AFRICAN WOMENS AID NETWORK

Charity number: 1133118
Charity reporting is up to date (46 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We work with the most disadvantaged Women & Children in Uganda & Kenya. Most of our work is in the cities and mostly in the slum areas. We try to Empower Women through self-help assistance projects. Since 2016 we have been concentrating on the rescue and rehabilitation of street orphans, girls and boys in the city of Kampala in Uganda. We provide a safe family style home food and education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £41,688
Total expenditure: £44,947

People

2 Trustee(s)

1 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

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Wirral
  • Kenya
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 December 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Brice Burgum Chair
None on record
Ann Irene Namatovu Trustee 07 May 2017
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 £67.75k £96.04k £78.00k £47.69k £41.69k
Total expenditure £66.88k £92.94k £91.70k £48.52k £44.95k
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 15 June 2025 46 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 15 June 2025 46 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 12 June 2025 408 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 12 June 2025 408 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 11 June 2025 773 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

11 June 2025 773 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 09 June 2025 1136 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 09 June 2025 1136 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 29 March 2022 333 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 29 March 2022 333 days late 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 28 OCTOBER 2009

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF WOMEN IN EAST AFRICA BUT PRIMARILY IN KENYA AND UGANDA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN EAST AFRICA BUT PRIMARILY IN KENYA AND UGANDA WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THROUGH THE PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FEES.

Area of benefit

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

KENYA AND UGANDA

Contact information

Address:
LITTLE ORCHARD
15 Hilltop Lane
Heswall
Wirral
CH60 2TT
Phone:
07850154651
Email:
cheshirelife@aol.com
Website:

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