ACTION UDOBO

Charity number: 1138863
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of disadvantaged children of pre-state school age attending the Udobo School, Montclair, Durban, South Africa through the provision of resources, educational materials, clothing and such goods as the Trustees may from time to time deem necessary through personal and corporate subscriptions, fundraising and grant applications to other charitable organisations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £12,456
Total expenditure: £8,787

People

3 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • South Africa

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 November 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOHN WILLIAM SHARMAN Chair 16 May 2012
NORTH HERTS METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City
Received: On time
Caroline Howard Trustee 26 March 2019
The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City
Received: On time
David Frank Latter MA Trustee 01 November 2010
The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £16.25k £16.28k £13.49k £13.19k £12.46k
Total expenditure £12.18k £12.48k £12.75k £18.19k £8.79k
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 December 2024 14 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 21 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 01 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 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 01/11/2010 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 30/04/2012

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN OF PRE-STATE SCHOOL AGE ATTENDING THE UDOBO SCHOOL, MONTCLAIR, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, CLOTHING AND SUCH GOODS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DEEM NECESSARY

Area of benefit

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

UDOBO SCHOOL, MONTCLAIR, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

Contact information

Address:
19 Le Jardin
Station Road
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY
SG6 3BA
Phone:
07805527675
Email:
actionudobo@gmail.com
Website:

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