Wise-Aid

Charity number: 1085765
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The relief of poverty worldwide; and the advancement of public education about international development initiatives. Wise-Aid implements these objects by focusing its resources on a) the advancement of civil society in remote areas; b) advocacy for greater recognition of the special needs of people in remote rural areas; c) creative and sustainable use of natural resources.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £16,920
Total expenditure: £26,090

People

3 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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire
  • Nepal

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 March 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WISEAID (Working name)
  • Wise-Aid (Working name)
  • TRANSRURAL TRUST (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 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
  • 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
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Trevor Lucey Mr Chair 03 April 2018
None on record
Rachael Twiss Trustee 10 May 2022
None on record
REBECCA MANSFIELD Trustee 21 June 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £16.41k £24.58k £11.81k £15.60k £16.92k
Total expenditure £7.01k £7.86k £18.18k £25.35k £26.09k
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 March 2025 10 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 JULY 1997 as amended on 29 Jan 2020

Charitable objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN RURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING INFORMATION ADVICE AND SUPPORT ABOUT RURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND RURAL SERVICE INITIATIVES

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
Stonehouse
Vicarage Road
Potten End
BERKHAMSTED
HP4 2QZ
Phone:
07775632542
Email:
livelihoods@transrural.org
Website:

www.transrural.org Open in new window