TRUST FOR AFRICA'S ORPHANS

Charity Number: 1069208
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve the poverty of and educate orphans, needy and vulnerable children in Africa, and in Uganda in particular, who are in need, hardship or distress or who have need of assistance by reason of their youth or social and economic circumstances. Our programmes are based on implementing income-generating activities, such as sustainable farming, to enable the families to become self-supporting.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2019

Total income: £199,894
Total expenditure: £548,142

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 April 1998: Standard registration
  • 22 September 2020: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • TRUST FOR AFRICA'S ORPHANS (Working name)
  • THE UWESO UK TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2014 31/12/2015 31/12/2016 31/12/2017 30/06/2019
Total gross income £243.41k £137.81k £398.10k £248.17k £199.89k
Total expenditure £205.50k £198.89k £210.40k £272.08k £548.14k
Income from government contracts N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income from government grants N/A £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 30 June 2020 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 Not submitted
Annual return 30 June 2019 10 September 2019 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2019 10 September 2019 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2017 03 July 2018 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2017 03 July 2018 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2016 19 September 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2016 19 September 2017 On Time

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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH NOVEMBER 1997 AMENDED BY ORDER OF 4 APRIL 2006 AND BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 24 OCTOBER 2009

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF, AND TO EDUCATE ORPHANS AND OTHER CHILDREN IN UGANDA AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM, OR WHO HAVE NEED OF ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Area of benefit

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

UGANDA AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD