ACT 4 AFRICA

Charity number: 1092074
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Act4Africa delivers grassroots poverty reduction programmes focusing on the health, education and livelihoods of disadvantaged communities in East Africa. Projects are delivered through local implementation partners who are nationally registered NGOs with whom formal Memorandums of Understanding are in place.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £78,760
Total expenditure: £83,492

People

9 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 May 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04276635 Open in new window
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
Martin Smedley Chair 04 March 2020
None on record
sarah istephan Trustee 10 November 2022
None on record
Barbara Blaber Trustee 01 February 2022
SOCIETY FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS
Received: On time
Susie Orford Woolley Trustee 01 May 2021
None on record
Dr Lucy Coates Trustee 30 April 2020
None on record
Sue Underwood Trustee 30 April 2020
None on record
Stephanie Higgins Trustee 30 April 2020
None on record
Grace Boshoff Trustee 31 December 2018
None on record
Charis Baker Trustee 01 September 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £85.59k £100.12k £126.94k £95.43k £78.76k
Total expenditure £87.08k £67.80k £120.09k £130.35k £83.49k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £13.24k £20.26k £16.38k 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 2024 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 08 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 08 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 December 2020 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 ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 AUGUST 2001 AS AMENDED BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION DATED 18 APRIL 2002 AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12 JANUARY 2010 AS ACCEPTED BY COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 MARCH 2010.

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF TEACHING CHRISTIAN FAITH PROGRAMMES WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE HIV / AIDS AWARENESS IN AFRICA, AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, AND THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE PERFORMING ARTS AND SPORT, AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY

Area of benefit

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

UGANDA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

Contact information

Address:
Office 64
182-184 High Street North
East Ham
London
E6 2JA
Phone:
07990336364
Email:
admin@act4africa.org
Website:

www.act4africa.org Open in new window