BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR AFRICA

Charity number: 1127661
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Fundraising in order to finance the building of schools, toilets and provision of clean water in collaboration with our partners Shumas, in Bamenda, North West Province, Cameroon.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £209,139
Total expenditure: £135,214

People

6 Trustee(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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Cameroon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 January 2009: 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 policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr IAN STIRLING JOHNSON MFCM Chair
None on record
Andrew Gerard Hindle Trustee 10 April 2022
None on record
Stuart Alexander Whitman Trustee 01 August 2017
None on record
DR Judith Sarah Moore BM MRCGP Trustee 26 November 2013
None on record
MARIANNE JANET JOHNSON Trustee
None on record
NICHOLAS WILLIAM TOMLISON HAYWARD Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £118.46k £272.12k £146.27k £104.64k £209.14k
Total expenditure £255.34k £175.66k £210.61k £80.15k £135.21k
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 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 February 2023 21 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 February 2023 21 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 3 DECEMBER 2008

Charitable objects

A TO FACILITATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AFRICA BY I. FINANCING THE BUILDING AND REFURBISHMENT OF SCHOOLS II. EQUIPPING SCHOOLS WITH BASIC FURNITURE AND TEACHING MATERIALS III. PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP CHILDREN WITHOUT FUNDS OF THEIR OWN TO MEET EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES B TO FACILITATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH IN AFRICA BY I. FINANCING THE PROVISION OF SAFE DRINKING WATER, TOILETS AND BASIC MEDICAL PROVISIONS IN SCHOOLS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUPILS, TEACHERS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY C TO FACILITATE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA BY I. FINANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INCOME GENERATION SCHEMES WITHIN SCHOOLS II. FINANCING SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS. ALL ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN OBJECTS A - C SHALL BE CARRIED OUT WITH OR WITHOUT THE COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT OF THE CHARITY'S CHOSEN PARTNER ORGANISATIONS, AN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRUSTEES' DECISIONS, WHO IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

Area of benefit

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

AFRICA

Contact information

Address:
Westbrook Cottage
Pondwell Hill
RYDE
PO33 1PY
Phone:
01983618500
Email:
hello@buildingschoolsforafrica.org
Website:

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