GIVING OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE AND LEARN FOR THE GAMBIA

Charity number: 1125489
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of Gambian Children by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and equipment for their use at school, including funds for the construction and improvement of educational and health facilities. The relief of unemployment for the Gambians through education and training. To promote the development of young Gambian people in the Scout movement.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2023

Total income: £79,138
Total expenditure: £89,789

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 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

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:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • The Gambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 August 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GOAL FOR THE GAMBIA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
DANIEL HARSTON Trustee
None on record
PAUL ALBERT REYNOLDS Trustee
None on record
SANDY SANYANG Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2019 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023
Total gross income £65.44k £63.81k £78.79k £85.88k £79.14k
Total expenditure £69.94k £66.31k £75.50k £79.11k £89.79k
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 July 2023 17 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 17 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 24 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 24 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 27 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 27 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 26 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 26 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2019 29 April 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2019 29 April 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30/07/2008 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 15/10/2015

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF GAMBIAN CHILDREN BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR USE AT SCHOOL INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION FACILITIES. 2) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF GAMBIANS IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THROUGH FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 3) TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SCOUT MOVEMENT IN THE GAMBIA IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. 4)THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG GAMBIAN PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THE CHARITY IS ADVANCING EDUCATION OF GAMBIAN CHILDREN.

Area of benefit

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

OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
29 Upton Scudamore
WARMINSTER
BA12 0AG
Phone:
07802776680
Email:
goalforthegambia@hotmail.co.uk
Website:

goalforthegambia.co.uk