WATOTO TRUST

Charity number: 1111551
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Watoto Trust is involved with a number of projects in Kenya supporting education in rural communities. Watoto Trust provides scholarships for about 40 children to go to secondary school. These are children in rural areas who would not otherwise be able to afford to go to school.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £25,435
Total expenditure: £16,142

People

6 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Kenya

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 October 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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
Karen Yvonne Meynink Trustee 24 April 2018
None on record
Louise Anne Myles Trustee 03 February 2017
None on record
JOANNA LOUISE SHAPIRO Trustee
None on record
BRUCE IVO NIGHTINGALE Trustee
None on record
SARAH ELENA GREEN Trustee
None on record
OLIVER IVO NIGHTINGALE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £23.14k £23.51k £13.67k £17.54k £25.44k
Total expenditure £22.26k £27.04k £13.14k £26.95k £16.14k
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 September 2023 23 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 23 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 08 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2021 24 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2020 19 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2019 07 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 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.

TRUST DEED EXECUTED ON 19TH MAY 2005 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 9TH SEPTEMBER 2005.

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF PERSONS IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD, CLOTHING, MEDICAL AID, SHELTER, SUPPORT FOR LOCAL PROJECTS AND BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit

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

AFRICA

Contact information

Address:
TANKERDALE FARM
TANKERDALE LANE
LISS
GU33 7QY
Phone:
01730893107
Email:
watototrust@gmail.com
Website:

watototrust.org