EQUIP

Charity number: 1134890
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Equip is currently working with the Rwandan Ministry of Education and the Districts of Bugesera and Nyarugenge to provide good quality, affordable vocational education designed to increase the ability of young people to gain employment or start their own small businesses. Equip assists with the provision of business skills training and start-up finance for eligible young people.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £27,399
Total expenditure: £27,152

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire
  • Rwanda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 March 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:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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 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
PAUL JOHNSON BA, NPQH Chair
None on record
Dr Martin David Hughes Trustee
WESTON CHURCH YOUTH PROJECT
Received: On time
JONATHAN PAUL SWEENEY 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 £32.80k £28.67k £32.01k £26.40k £27.40k
Total expenditure £33.50k £28.90k £23.66k £29.83k £27.15k
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 16 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 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 25 SEPTEMBER 2009

Charitable objects

OBJECT 1 - TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY IN EAST AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTH CARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF SUFFICIENT AND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES TO FIND SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. OBJECT 2 - THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES IN EAST AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION IN ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT AND THE PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OR ADULTS ON THE BASIS OF SUCH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. OBJECT 3 - TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS AND PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE IN EAST AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, SERVICES, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE. OBJECT 4 - THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE ARTICLES HERETO AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN EAST AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

Area of benefit

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

EAST AFRICA

Contact information

Address:
9 FAWN CRESCENT
HEDGE END
SOUTHAMPTON
SO30 2QD
Phone:
07484717867
Email:
office@equipuk.org
Website:

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