POSITIVE WOMEN

Charity Number: 1111952
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We establish projects and programs that eradicate poverty and empower women in Swaziland.Our empowerment work with women not only helps eradicate poverty in their local communities but gives them the skills and confidence to fight for a better life. We will fund women led small businesses, send aids orphaned children to school and help pioneer legal cases to protect women and children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 17 October 2023

Total income: £601
Total expenditure: £0

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Angola
  • Cameroon
  • Eswatini
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 November 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • First Year Africa (Working name)
  • THE CHILDREN OF SWAZILAND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Charles Desmond Harman Trustee 12 May 2022
THE BIG GIVE TRUST
Received: On time
MEDAID INTERNATIONAL
Recently registered
Ariane Genillard Cowley Trustee 12 May 2011
None on record
CHARALAMBOS CHARALAMBOS Trustee 20 April 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 17/10/2019 17/10/2020 17/10/2021 17/10/2022 17/10/2023
Total gross income £20.61k £11.75k £2.56k £2.09k £601
Total expenditure £15.09k £31.08k £23.72k £1.33k £0
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 17 October 2023 09 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 17 October 2023 Not Required
Annual return 17 October 2022 14 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 17 October 2022 Not Required
Annual return 17 October 2021 19 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 17 October 2021 Not Required
Annual return 17 October 2020 02 September 2021 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 17 October 2020 Not Required
Annual return 17 October 2019 16 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 17 October 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29TH JULY 2005 AS AMENDED 17TH OCTOBER 2005, 28 AUGUST 2010 AND 2 OCTOBER 2010.

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND WOMEN AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR SWAZILAND. 2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR SWAZILAND, THAT ARE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS. 3. TO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR SWAZILAND, ABOUT SEXUAL HEALTH AND RIGHTS ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH HIV/AIDS. 4. TO EDUCATE PEOPLE IN THE UK, IN PARTICULAR SOUTH WALES, ABOUT THE ISSUES AFFECTING COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS.

Area of benefit

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

AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR SWAZILAND, AND UK

Contact information

Address:
Lluast Isaf
Rhyd y Gwin
Craig-Cefn-Parc
Swansea
SA6 5TH
Phone:
01792842048
Email:
info@firstyearafrica.uk
Website:

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