TEACH AFRICA

Charity number: 1112423
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide secondary education support to the children of the Nairobi slums. This is done in the form of a bursary that provides funding for school fees and essential school equipment including where necessary, uniforms.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2018

Total income: £536
Total expenditure: £4,317

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Kenya

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 December 2005: Standard registration
  • 21 November 2020: Removed (Funds spent (by trustees))
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • TEACH ( THE EDUCATING AFRICA CHARITY ) (Working name)
  • BARCLAYCARD INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN SCHOOLS SUPPORT COMMITTEE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2014 31/12/2015 31/12/2016 31/12/2017 31/12/2018
Total gross income £27.79k £19.85k £23.30k £5.17k £536
Total expenditure £27.76k £16.68k £13.39k £13.55k £4.32k
Income from government contracts N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £0 £0 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 December 2019 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not submitted
Annual return 31 December 2018 10 March 2020 131 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2018 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2017 08 October 2018 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2017 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2016 16 October 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2016 Not Required

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 ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2005 AS AMENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2005

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THOSE STUDENTS OF MUKURU KWA NJENGA PRIMARY SCHOOL IN NAIROBI, KENYA WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED (IN PARTICULAR WHERE THEY, THEIR FAMILIES AND/OR THEIR CAREERS ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP) AND TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING ANNUAL 4 YEAR BURSARIES TO THE TOP 10 PERFORMING STUDENTS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR PURSUIT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION; AND B) PROVIDING AD HOC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER THAT SCHOOL EQUIPMENT CAN BE PROVIDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL (AS ADVISED BY THE HEADMASTER) WITH THE AIM OF PROMOTING THE STUDENTS' MENTAL, SPIRITUAL, MORAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL CAPACITIES AND ENABLE THEM TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAYBE IMPROVED.

Area of benefit

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

MUKURU KWA NJENGA PRIMARY SCHOOL IN NAIROBI, KENYA.