BALA CHILDREN'S CENTRE KENYA

Charity number: 1101120
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity engages in 2 activities: 1) raising funds within the UK and 2) creating businesses in Western Kenya that will allow the Children?s Centre to become sustainable for its day-to-day running costs. The centre cares for around 300 orphans and needy children, providing primary and secondary education. The children live on site or with extended local family groups and are fed and cared for.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £75,369
Total expenditure: £82,725

People

3 Trustee(s)

3 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire
  • Kenya

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 December 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BALA ORPHANAGE KENYA (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding 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
RICHARD DORIAN FERDINANDO Chair
1 MORECHILD
Received: On time
Paul Hargreaves MA Trustee 01 October 2014
None on record
MAURA VIVIENNE FERDINANDO Trustee
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 £68.43k £53.90k £52.55k £87.14k £75.37k
Total expenditure £65.77k £59.30k £55.08k £78.86k £82.73k
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 2024 13 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 05 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 05 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 26 January 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 16/07/2003 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 16/07/2012

Charitable objects

1) FURTHERANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND, IN PARTICULAR, AFRICA. 2) RELIEF OF POVERTY, NEED, HARDSHIP DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE UK & ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA. 3) SUPPORT THE ORPHANAGES & PLACES OF REFUGE FOR CHILDREN WORLDWIDE.

Area of benefit

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

IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR AFRICA.

Contact information

Address:
Orchard House
Bagbury Lane
Restrop
Purton
SWINDON
SN5 4LX
Phone:
07825770523
Email:
dorianferdinando@hotmail.co.uk
Website:

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