APT ACTION ON POVERTY

Charity number: 290836
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Action on Poverty's vision is a world where everyone can work with pride for a better future. We work in partnership with people in East and West Africa to build livelihoods and transform lives; addressing barriers to safe and lasting work, hunger and injustice. These changemakers access vital skills and resources needed to earn a living and address the root causes of poverty.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £304,160
Total expenditure: £597,269

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kenya
  • Sierra Leone
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 January 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • APT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT (Previous name)
Company number:
01872538 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JAKE BHARIER Chair 08 December 2019
THE HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
Abidemi Yvonne Sanni Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Carol Jane Sherman Trustee 23 May 2024
None on record
Enitan Anuoluwapo Olowookere Trustee 23 May 2024
None on record
Benjamin Cumming Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
Amber Beth Honey Trustee 24 March 2021
None on record
David Andrew Elliott Trustee 11 December 2019
None on record
Helen Jane Altshul Trustee 11 December 2018
None on record
Dr Brian Stephen Capper Trustee
WAVERLEY HOPPA COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Received: On time
FARNHAM ASSIST
Received: On time

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 £841.27k £940.85k £807.77k £936.29k £304.16k
Total expenditure £806.86k £783.77k £950.10k £811.52k £597.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £436.98k £157.16k £10.00k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £143.14k £74.13k £134.26k £114.56k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £697.65k £866.64k £671.36k £816.41k N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £319 £86 £2.15k £3.66k N/A
Income - Other £160 £0 £0 £1.66k N/A
Income - Legacies £69.58k £0 £0 £20.00k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £772.47k £723.59k £868.86k £737.12k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £34.39k £60.18k £81.24k £74.40k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £51.50k £44.51k £46.90k £48.18k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £638.56k £550.97k £0 £513.53k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 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 12 July 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 12 July 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 24 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 24 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 03 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 03 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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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 17 DEC 1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 APR 1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 MAY 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 MAR 2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 APR 2016

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND IN PARTICULAR TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST PEOPLE LIVING IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES WHO ARE POOR BY REASON OF BEING UNABLE TO EARN THEIR LIVING, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GENERAL AND TECHNICAL ADVICE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT (INCLUDING THE OPERATION) OF BUSINESS AND NON-PROFIT ENTERPRISES, THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RE-TRAINING IN THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT , THE PROVISION OF RAW MATERIALS AND OTHER GOODS, AND THROUGH THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN AREAS OF NEED, AND THE PROMOTION OF SUCH DESIGNS, BY ALL SUITABLE MEANS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
111 Gloucester Road
Bishopston
BRISTOL
BS7 8AT
Phone:
01386861294
Email:
info@aptuk.org.uk
Website:

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