MICROAID PROJECTS LTD

Charity number: 1125206
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The MicroAid Projects is established to empower smallholder farmers through the promotion of self-help, entrepreneurial skills via mobile phones to rural communities in Indonesia. Each smallholder is given free subscription to MicroAid's mobile application with the aim of giving someone the opportunity to learn a new skill that may help them themselves get out of poverty.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income: £25,727
Total expenditure: £27,194

People

2 Trustee(s)

1 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • West Sussex
  • Indonesia
  • Kenya

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 July 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05684287 Open in new window
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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
RICHARD BERESFORD Chair
None on record
TOBY RICHARD DE LA POER BERESFORD Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Total gross income £21.01k £21.01k £18.14k £14.84k £25.73k
Total expenditure £21.77k £21.77k £14.00k £15.79k £27.19k
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 January 2024 19 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 19 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 02 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2022 18 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2021 19 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2020 30 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 JANUARY 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 16 JULY 2008

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES BY FAMILY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT IN POOR COMMUNITIES; AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING FOR THAT PURPOSE PROVIDE TO ONLY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ENTERPRISE SKILLS TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE; LOCAL MARKET SURVEYS AND VISITS; SUPPORT OF FAMILY ENTERPRISE MATERIALS AND GRANTS; SELF-HELP GROUPS ORGANISATION; LOCAL COMMUNITY FACILITATION; AND TO UNDERTAKE OR ASSIST IN WORK CALCULATED DIRECTLY TO ACHIEVE THAT PURPOSE IN POOR AREAS OF THE WORLD.

Area of benefit

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

OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
1 Rainbow Field
Kilnwood Vale
Faygate
Horsham
West Sussex
Phone:
01403273600
Email:
admin@microaid.org
Website:

http://www.microaid.org Open in new window