Compassion Direct

Charity number: 1113505
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We work directly with children & families in shanties, mountain schools & refugees, encouraging self help, providing workshops, wells, vegetable gardens, goats, wind turbines, educational materials, rainwater harvesting tanks, libraries, school buildings & development centers in consultation with communities. Run by professional volunteers so donations go where needed without office expenses.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £1,879
Total expenditure: £2,540

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Argentina
  • Ghana
  • Rwanda
  • South Sudan
  • Syria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 March 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CDUK (Working name)
  • COMPASSION DIRECT (Working name)
  • COMPASSION DIRECT UK (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • 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
ROSALIND ANNE GRANT BA Hons JP Chair 22 October 2005
None on record
Christine Marjorie Cartwright Trustee 22 July 2019
None on record
Leandro Daniel Ghezzi Trustee 01 August 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £3.35k £8.80k £4.00k £2.77k £1.88k
Total expenditure £1.84k £2.46k £11.47k £3.07k £2.54k
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 05 April 2025 09 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2024 25 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2023 14 May 2024 99 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2022 19 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2021 18 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 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 27 MARCH 2006 AS AMENDED ON 04 FEB 2021 as amended on 11 Jun 2025

Charitable objects

COMPASSION DIRECT UK (CDUK) WORKS FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, RECYCLING, BIODIVERSITY AND THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES.

Contact information

Address:
5 Skippons Court
Naseby
NORTHAMPTON
NN6 6DT
Phone:
07773470384
Email:
rosinargentina@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

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