Ripple Effect International

Charity Number: 299717
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Work in six countries in Africa to provide a package of on-going support and practical training over three to five years, including training in farming skills, gender equality, sanitation and money management . alongside the provision of livestock and tools - to ensure that some of Africa's most marginalised people have the confidence, knowledge and skills to help themselves.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income:
£9,002,328

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Donations and legacies £3.15m
Charitable activities £5.74m
Other trading activities £6.54k
Investments £81.93k
Other £26.03k

Total expenditure:
£8,628,365

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Raising funds £1.25m
Charitable activities £7.38m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £193,741 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £1.25m
Charitable expenditure £7.38m
Retained for future use £373.96k

People

281 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1
£90k to £100k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Burundi
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 October 1988: Standard registration
  • 05 October 2022: Funds received from 1045672 EMERGE POVERTY FREE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Ripple Effect (Working name)
  • SEND A COW (Previous name)
  • SEND A COW LIMITED (Previous name)
  • SEND A COW STOCKAID LTD (Previous name)
  • SENDACOW STOCKAID LTD (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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
Shallin Chikoto Trustee 04 March 2024
None on record
Karthikeyan Dasari Chinna Trustee 04 March 2024
None on record
Timothy Passey Trustee 04 March 2024
None on record
Prina Rasikbhai Patel Trustee 04 March 2024
None on record
Peter Jeffries Trustee 24 March 2023
None on record
SIMON ROBERT GILL Trustee 27 March 2022
None on record
Patricia Napier Trustee 26 January 2022
None on record
Elizabeth Sarah Brunwin Trustee 26 January 2022
THE RUFFORD FOUNDATION
Received: On time
WILD TEAM CONSERVATION
Received: On time
Andrew Gillam Trustee 18 January 2019
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EMMANUEL, SOUTH CROYDON
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £7.19m £6.65m £7.52m £9.92m £9.00m
Total expenditure £7.16m £6.82m £7.90m £8.80m £8.63m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £819.44k £677.33k £2.02m £427.36k £193.74k
Income - Donations and legacies £3.26m £2.98m £3.26m £3.15m £3.15m
Income - Other trading activities £14.69k £18.69k £286.63k £14.57k £6.54k
Income - Charitable activities £3.82m £3.54m £3.96m £6.71m £5.74m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £1.48k £308 £465 £12.28k £81.93k
Income - Other £96.40k £109.63k £12.48k £32.25k £26.03k
Income - Legacies £288.76k £335.89k £676.54k £317.53k £598.62k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £5.76m £5.45m £6.48m £7.31m £7.38m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.40m £1.37m £1.42m £1.49m £1.25m
Expenditure - Governance £264.60k £285.01k £261.53k £285.63k £265.12k
Expenditure - Grants institution £297.26k £342.18k £172.21k £321.87k £569.16k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Own use assets £253.23k £265.17k £198.66k £215.39k £187.26k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £2.29m £2.93m £1.97m £3.46m £5.07m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £413.39k £1.23m £587.17k £980.78k £3.84m

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 30 June 2024 13 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 13 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 04 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 04 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 05 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 05 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 17 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 17 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 10 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 10 March 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 25/08/1988 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10/06/1999 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19/02/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/09/2013 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 18/09/2013 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/10/2013 as amended on 22 Jun 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE PRIMARILY TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THOSE OF ALL FAITHS AND NONE IN COUNTRIES OF LOW PER CAPITA INCOME, PARTICULARLY THROUGH TRAINING IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND BY THE PROVISION OF LIVESTOCK AND/OR OTHER RESOURCES. A FURTHER OBJECT IS TO EDUCATE AUDIENCES AND ADVOCATE FOR EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. THESE OBJECTS ARE TO BE PURSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND VALUES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Area of benefit

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

OVERSEAS COUNTRIES

Contact information

Address:
THE OLD ESTATE YARD
NEWTON ST. LOE
BATH
BA2 9BR
Phone:
01225874222
Email:
info@rippleeffect.org
Website:

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