MAKOMBORERO

Charity Number: 1122176
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Makomborero (which means "blessings" in the local Zimbabwean language, Shona) is a UK registered charity that helps relieve poverty in Africa through the education of its children. Makomborero achieves this by investing time and money in disadvantaged communities in Zimbabwe, enabling talented students to fulfil their potential and providing them with hope and a future.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £184,401
Total expenditure: £129,987

People

7 Trustee(s)

5 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 January 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ABIODUN OLORUNFEMI Chair
None on record
Solinda Tracy Butawo Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
Jacquelyn Van Jaarsveld Trustee 06 November 2018
None on record
Mujuru Simbarashe Mupfumira Trustee 07 September 2015
None on record
Tanatsa Nyamambi Trustee 09 March 2015
None on record
NICOLA BALDWIN Trustee 25 September 2011
None on record
Nathan Whitaker Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £127.46k £131.74k £147.88k £196.94k £184.40k
Total expenditure £82.27k £141.35k £157.47k £192.44k £129.99k
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 March 2024 22 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 19 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 19 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.

MODEL TRUST DEED DATED 8 NOVEMBER 2007

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AFRICA BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PROVIDE FOR TRAINING AND COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
51 Willersley Avenue
SIDCUP
DA15 9EJ
Phone:
07793889255
Email:
info@makomborero.info
Website:

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