AID AFRICA (OPEN HAND PROJECTS)

Charity Number: 1116336
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Emergency maize distributed Community agri-gardens maintained Goat herd established and bred for milk feeding programme Houses and roofs repaired for the most vulnerable Water bore holes repaired Land purchased and erection of offices, living quarters, storerooms, training hall, livestock houses and security wall started. Training in agriculture

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £47,720
Total expenditure: £87,630

People

4 Trustee(s)

4 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Malawi

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 October 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID MILLS Chair
None on record
Hilda Stoker Trustee 15 September 2020
None on record
JENNIFER PALMER Trustee
None on record
LYNDA MILLS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £61.39k £73.24k £73.07k £127.34k £47.72k
Total expenditure £67.28k £50.37k £58.90k £94.27k £87.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £22.38k 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 October 2023 08 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 08 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 06 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 06 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 18 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 18 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 24 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 24 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 01 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 01 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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 DATED 15 SEPTEMBER 2006

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN MALAWI BY SUPPLYING RESOURCES AND ADVICE FOR AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS

Area of benefit

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

MALAWI

Contact information

Address:
Aid Africa
PO Box 103
Fakenham
NR21 1BF
Phone:
07726939300
Email:
info@aid-africa.com
Website:

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