FRIENDS OF VAMIZI TRUST

Charity number: 1147351
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity's objects are for the benefit of the people of Mozambique with priority to the villagers on Vamizi Island. The charity aims to advance education to develop the inhabitants; to advance medical health and provide relief for those in need; to advance environmental protection and to promote equality and the status and rights of women disadvantaged by virtue of their sex.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £61,943
Total expenditure: £37,888

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Mozambique

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 May 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE MOZAMBIQUE FOUNDATION LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
07558552 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Carl Gustaf Lundin Chair 29 September 2025
None on record
Henry John Pitman Trustee 29 September 2025
None on record
Christopher Jude Ringrose Trustee 29 September 2025
None on record
JONATHAN CHENEVIX-TRENCH Trustee 29 September 2025
J. EDWARD CONWAY FUND
Received: On time
WORCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED
Received: On time
Martin Andersson Trustee 29 September 2025
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £5.11k £2.88k £433 £4.52k £61.94k
Total expenditure £2.10k £3.36k £2.79k £2.84k £37.89k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 20 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 20 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 15 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 11 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/03/2011 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/05/2012

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE, THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING) IN ANY DISCIPLINE; (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; (C) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH AND DISABILITY; (D) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY; (E) THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INHABITANTS OF MOZAMBIQUE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE BOTH TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS; (F) THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY THE PROMOTION OF BEST PRACTICE IN AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK FARMING; (G) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY (INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE STATUS AND RIGHTS OF WOMEN DISADVANTAGED BY REASON OF THEIR SEX); AND (H) SUCH OTHER WHOLLY AND EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

MOZAMBIQUE

Contact information

Address:
Stirling House
10 Viscount Way
Swindon
SN3 4TN
Phone:
07767310216
Email:
friendsofvamizi@vamizi.com
Website:

http://www.vamizi.com/conservation/FriendsofVamiziTrust/ Open in new window