WILMSLOW WELLS FOR AFRICA

Charity number: 328330
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of Wilmslow Wells for Africa is the relief of poverty in the continent of Africa by the provision of water for human consumption and irrigation. This may be achieved by the drilling of wells, the building of dams, the provision of storage tanks or any other means.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £83,110
Total expenditure: £92,599

People

4 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • The Gambia
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 November 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nicholas Longson Trustee 31 December 2023
None on record
David Charles Cash Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
HELEN ELIZABETH BATTILANA Trustee
None on record
Dr DAVID TONKS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £59.93k £79.81k £62.30k £72.40k £83.11k
Total expenditure £74.65k £75.44k £62.76k £64.97k £92.60k
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 July 2024 05 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 05 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 22 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 22 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 10 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 10 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 11 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 11 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 20 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 20 May 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 25TH OCTOBER 1989

Charitable objects

(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA AND ESPECIALLY (BUT NOT SO AS TO RESTRICT THE FOREGOING) IN THE SOUTHERN DROUGHT BELT OF THAT CONTINENT IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT SO AS TO RESTRICT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY THE PROVISION OF WATER FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND WATER FOR IRRIGATION BY MEANS OF THE DRILLING OF WELLS, THE BUILDING OF DAMS, THE PROVISION OF THE DRILLING OF WELLS, THE PROVISION OF STORAGE TANKS RESERVOIRS CONDUITS PIPES AND TAPS AND IN ANY OTHER MANNER WHATSOEVER. (II) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION IN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA. (III) TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

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

THE CONTINENT AFRICA ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN DROUGHT BELT CONTIN

Contact information

Address:
5 Thornfield Hey
WILMSLOW
Cheshire
SK9 2NF
Phone:
07826633506
Email:
nick.longson@gmail.com
Website:

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