THE GHANAIAN CHILDREN'S TRUST

Charity number: 1106764
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity raises funds in the UK, through events and regular donations from supporters, to pay for staff salaries, food, education costs, transport, utility bills etc, at the King Jesus Charity Home in Ghana. The trustees maintain close contact with the orphanage's director to ensure the money is used correctly.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £14,350
Total expenditure: £14,505

People

6 Trustee(s)

5 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • Ghana

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 November 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
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
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JEAN EDUSEI MBE Chair
None on record
Colin Liddell Trustee 07 December 2018
None on record
Gordon Ian Wanless Trustee 18 September 2017
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ( NORTHERN PROVINCE) TRUST LTD.
Received: On time
Catherine Edna Dixon Trustee 08 June 2011
None on record
NANA KWABENA EDUSEI II Trustee
None on record
Colette Anson 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 £22.94k £27.06k £16.48k £31.27k £14.35k
Total expenditure £15.94k £25.92k £19.83k £37.77k £14.51k
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 19 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 03 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 11 JULY 2004

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, WHO ARE ORPHANS OR WHO ARE DESTITUTE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO ARE RESIDENT AT THE KING JESUS CHARITY HOME IN BOADI, KUMASI AND TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION

Area of benefit

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

BOADI, KUMASI

Contact information

Address:
6 KIRKSTONE GARDENS
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE7 7AN
Phone:
07849470138
Email:
childrenstrust@yahoo.com
Website:

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