SPIRIT OF AFRICA

Charity number: 1141351
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Spirit of Africa fund raises to support children in South Africa who are without a home or suitable carer. We support a project called Ithembalihle. We provide the finance to house, feed and educate the children at this project. In 2013, in association with GAGA charity we built a pre-school on this site. Since March 2022 the S.Africa Gov. registered and provides all funding for the Pre-school.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 12 August 2024

Total income: £28,767
Total expenditure: £23,308

People

7 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • South Africa

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 April 2011: 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Carol Tree Chair
None on record
Lauren Tree Tree Trustee 02 September 2024
None on record
Andrew Justin Marsh Trustee 23 May 2022
None on record
Gillian Rachel Marsh Trustee 23 May 2022
None on record
Lucy Collins Trustee 10 May 2019
None on record
Sian Beck Trustee 10 May 2019
None on record
Clive Barr Trustee 14 September 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 12/08/2020 12/08/2021 12/08/2022 12/08/2023 12/08/2024
Total gross income £31.07k £22.32k £35.56k £34.59k £28.77k
Total expenditure £29.03k £27.88k £51.58k £29.67k £23.31k
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 12 August 2024 19 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 12 August 2024 05 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 12 August 2023 28 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 12 August 2023 26 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 12 August 2022 02 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 12 August 2022 02 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 12 August 2021 10 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 12 August 2021 Not required
Annual return 12 August 2020 28 April 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 12 August 2020 28 April 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 06/04/2011

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA A) TO RELIEVE CHILDREN WHO ARE HOMELESS OR WITHOUT A SUITABLE CARER, BY ESTABLISHING CARE HOMES WITH SUITABLY QUALIFIED CARERS FOR SUCH CHILDREN; B) TO PROMOTE THE CARE AND UPBRINGING AND ESTABLISHMENT IN LIFE OF CHILDREN IN CARE BY PROMOTION OF THEIR HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF THOSE PROVIDING THE CARE AT THE HOMES IN THE SUBJECTS OF CHILDCARE AND HEALTH. AT THEIR DISCRETION THE TRUSTEES MAY SPEND ALL OR PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THEIR OBJECTS.

Contact information

Address:
52 OVINGTON VIEW
PRUDHOE
NE42 6RG
Phone:
01661835435
Email:
info@spiritofafrica.org.uk
Website:

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