EDUCATION WEST AFRICA

Charity number: 1130223
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS IN SIERRA LEONE IN ORDER TO GIVE SUCH PUPILS BETTER OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE. THERE ARE TWO MAJOR PROJECTS, PROVIDING FURNITURE FOR SCHOOLS AND UNIFORMS FOR CHILDREN. BOTH FURNITURE AND UNIFORMS ARE MADE LOCALLY THUS PROVIDING INCOME FOR COMMUNITIES. A NEW PROJECT IS THE REFURBISHMENT OF A SCHOOL.. EWA ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING FOR HEADTEACHERS

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £15,892
Total expenditure: £16,988

People

8 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Sierra Leone

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 June 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:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ALYSON HEATH Chair 08 October 2015
CHURCH SCHOOLMASTERS AND SCHOOLMISTRESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PULBOROUGH
Received: On time
JUBYLEE BAKES CIO
Received: On time
Victoria Smith Trustee 12 September 2024
None on record
Susan Bingham Trustee 26 April 2023
None on record
Hannah Turner Trustee 22 January 2020
None on record
Martin Lloyd Trustee 26 January 2017
None on record
Amanda Louise Healey Trustee 14 May 2014
None on record
ERICA PENELOPE SHARMAN Trustee
None on record
MR ROD SHARMAN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £7.80k £4.13k £4.54k £5.56k £15.89k
Total expenditure £9.09k £9.13k £2.11k £13.53k £16.99k
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 30 June 2024 24 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2023 13 June 2024 44 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2022 03 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2021 21 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2020 04 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 17 MARCH 2009

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS IN SIERRA LEONE, GUINEA, THE GAMBIA AND CAMEROON, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, WITH A VIEW TO GIVING SUCH PUPILS BETTER OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE ABOVE COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN (1) ABOVE BY PROVIDING SUITABLE TRANSPORT LINKS BETWEEN POPULATION CENTRES TO OUTLYING COMMUNITIES THAT WILL ENABLE (I) TEACHERS TO TRAVEL AND (2) FACILITIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS IN REMOTE AREAS.

Area of benefit

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

SIERRA LEONE, GUINEA, GAMBIA AND CAMEROON,

Contact information

Address:
2 Aston Rise
PULBOROUGH
West Sussex
RH20 2JA
Phone:
01798 873795
Email:
educationwestafrica1@gmail.com
Website:

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