CAFE AFRICA TRUST

Charity number: 1118450
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of funding, with others, to enable consulting and advisory work in a number of African countries with a view to relieving poverty of the small scale coffee grower; the creation of a strategic model for national coffee development programmes aimed at impoverished coffee growers who cannot pay their bills; and the provision of secretariat services working with national institutions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £360
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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cameroon
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Switzerland
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 March 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CAFE AFRICA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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
Jeremy Lefroy Trustee 05 October 2021
THE YARLET TRUST
Received: On time
THE DONALD MACKAY TRUST
Received: On time
THE MYCRO TRUST
Received: On time
THE BUCKE COLLINS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT
Received: On time
TANZANIA DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Received: On time
THE RELATIONSHIPS FOUNDATION
Received: 15 days late
STAFFORD AND DISTRICT CARERS HOLIDAY TRUST
Received: On time
STAFFORDSHIRE HISTORY DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Received: On time
STAFFORD WORKS
Received: On time
Global Coalition for Youth Employment
Received: On time
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire
Received: On time
THE TRAIDCRAFT FOUNDATION
Received: On time
FRIENDS OF THE GUILDHALL, NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME
Received: On time
David Balcombe Trustee 01 June 2018
THE TONBRIDGE CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP
Received: On time
THE WILLIAM STRONG FOUNDATION
Received: On time
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL TONBRIDGE
Received: On time
John Schluter Trustee 30 January 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £360 £360 £1.36k £2.46k £360
Total expenditure £12.02k £0 £0 £768 £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 31 December 2023 21 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 07 February 2023 99 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 November 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2019 21 November 2020 21 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 21 FEBRUARY 2007

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN AFRICA WHO ARE IN NEED BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH SERVICES, FACILITIES ITEMS AND GRANTS WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR LIVING BY GROWING COFFEE OR OTHER COMMODITIES; AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

AFRICA

Contact information

Address:
9 Highway Lane
Keele
NEWCASTLE
Staffordshire
ST5 5AN
Phone:
01732 384585
Email:
jlefroy@cafeafrica.org
Website:

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