Spotlight on Africa

Charity number: 1117585
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SoA is focused on the relief of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. It seeks to do this not only by providing financial assistance, but also by promoting the exchange of expertise, learning and friendship with the communities that it works with. The formal objectives of SoA are to advance education, alleviate poverty & unemployment and protect & preserve health for people in sub-Saharan Africa.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £474,958
Total expenditure: £643,362

People

10 Trustee(s)

13 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire
  • Throughout London
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 January 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • HARPENDEN SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Hefin Rees KC Chair 05 December 2021
None on record
Nadin Plamenova Kaneva Trustee 07 December 2022
None on record
Philip Lee Harvey Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
Simon James Taylor Trustee 23 September 2022
None on record
Wendy Jane Bampton Trustee 23 September 2022
None on record
Scott David Cowan Trustee 23 September 2022
None on record
WILLIAM MILES TREASURE Trustee 01 October 2020
THE ST ALBANS & HARPENDEN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION PROJECT
Received: On time
Laura Bailey Trustee 01 June 2019
None on record
Dr Bethan Rees Trustee 28 March 2018
None on record
Wendy Howson Trustee 04 April 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £213.43k £215.44k £696.88k £662.95k £474.96k
Total expenditure £243.60k £145.08k £415.62k £712.72k £643.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £6.90k £22.29k £11.81k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £696.42k £662.74k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £460 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 £208 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £405.37k £669.61k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £8.88k £43.11k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £1.37k £1.14k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £1.37k £0 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 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 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 17 DECEMBER 2006 as amended on 27 Mar 2023

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT AND PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH FOR PEOPLE IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY BUILDING LINKS BETWEEN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE PEOPLE OF HARPENDEN AND BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND/OR PRACTICAL HELP AND BY ASSISTING LOCAL INITIATIVES.

Area of benefit

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

SUB SAHARAN AFRICA

Contact information

Address:
53 Ox Lane
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4PH
Phone:
07779387557
Email:
secretary@hsoa.org.uk
Website:

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