FRESH START FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 1118109
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Support children to access uninterrupted education Providing suitable provisions that support a conductive learning environment. Providing books, stationery, uniforms, furniture, pay school fees Renovate classrooms and provide means to supply clean water and sanitation

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 March 2024

Total income: £23,268
Total expenditure: £23,783

People

4 Trustee(s)

6 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • The Gambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 February 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
REBECCA MARIA DAFFEH Chair
None on record
JOHN HENRY EVANS Trustee
None on record
Dr LAMIN FILIJEH DAFFEH Trustee
None on record
LESLEY EVANS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/03/2020 30/03/2021 30/03/2022 30/03/2023 30/03/2024
Total gross income £27.43k £43.04k £34.00k £21.87k £23.27k
Total expenditure £29.46k £53.84k £34.00k £21.85k £23.78k
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 30 March 2024 26 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 30 March 2023 31 January 2024 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 30 March 2022 29 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2022 29 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2020 04 February 2021 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2020 04 February 2021 5 days late 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 5 DECEMBER 2006

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18, WHO ARE AFFECTED BY CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, SUCH AS SEXUAL ABUSE OR ILL HEALTH AND TO HELP THEM RECOVER BOTH PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY FROM THE TRAUMA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CARE, SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO COUNSELLING AND TREATMENT. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIVE SESSIONS ON HEALTH ISSUES AND CONCERNS SUCH AS HIV/AIDS AWARENESS TALKS DELIVERED TO ORPHANS, VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE THE GAMBIA

Contact information

Address:
FRESH START FOUNDATION
SUITE 147
79 FRIAR STREET
WORCESTER
WR1 2NT
Phone:
07577745162
Email:
info@fsfgambia.org
Website:

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