RURAL AFRICA CHILDRENS EDUCATION TRUST

Charity number: 1127759
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To break the cycle of rural poverty through education in Nigeria, in particular but not exclusively, by: 1. Granting scholarships and bursaries to secondary school students; 2. Managing libraries and computer centres; 3. Employing qualified teachers; 4. Providing general infrastructure at secondary schools such as water; 5. Funding tertiary education for graduating secondary school students

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £28,539
Total expenditure: £30,642

People

4 Trustee(s)

4 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Nigeria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 January 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DEIRDRE FRANCES TRAPP Chair 22 October 2014
None on record
Adetunji B ADELEYE Trustee 10 October 2012
None on record
MARY ANN PERASSO Trustee
None on record
ELIZABETH MAIA CLIFFORD Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £57.68k £35.96k £37.58k £30.42k £28.54k
Total expenditure £53.47k £20.13k £15.51k £58.07k £30.64k
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 August 2024 30 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 30 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 29 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 29 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 29 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 29 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 29 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 29 June 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST MADE 15 JANUARY 2009

Charitable objects

1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN NIGERIA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ASSISTING WITH SCHOOL FEES AND BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL FACILITIES. 2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN NIGERIA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF AN ORPHANAGE FOR HOMELESS OR ORPHANED CHILDREN.

Area of benefit

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

OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
145 PILGRIMS WAY
KEMSING
SEVENOAKS
TN15 6TR
Phone:
01959522337
Email:
secretary@racet.org
Website:

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