WATER FOR AFRICA

Charity number: 1113268
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Activities - how the charity spends its money

We work to implement sustainable water projects, training and healthcare, with a view to support communities out of poverty in Africa.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2023

Total income: £33,220
Total expenditure: £154,962

People

3 Trustee(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • The Gambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 March 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

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 handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
AZAR HUSSAIN Chair
None on record
Callum Thursfield Trustee 27 October 2023
None on record
Ahmed Salah Haroun Trustee 27 October 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2019 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023
Total gross income £475.00k £353.34k £39.64k £307.71k £33.22k
Total expenditure £229.13k £199.44k £192.09k £142.30k £154.96k
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 June 2024
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024
Annual return 30 June 2023
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

Annual return 30 June 2022
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

Annual return 30 June 2021
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

Annual return 30 June 2020
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020
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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 INCORPORATED 20 FEBRUARY 2006

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE WATER AND HEALTH SERVICES TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND REDUCE MORTALITY AND MORBIDY RATES IN AFRICA AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD. ALL AIMS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO RELIEVE ENDEMIC POVERTY AND PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD. 'SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT' TO MEAN "DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET ITS OWN NEEDS."

Area of benefit

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

AFRICA AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Contact information

Address:
89 CHAPLIN ROAD
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST3 4RH
Phone:
07968888813
Email:
info@waterforafrica.org.uk
Website:

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