BUILD A SCHOOL IN GAMBIA

Charity number: 1146651
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE GAMBIA, WITH A VIEW TO RELIEVING AND PREVENTING POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) BUILDING AND RUNNING A SCHOOL IN THE VILLAGE OF SUKUTA IN THE GAMBIA SO THAT IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY CAN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FREE SCHOOLING THEY MAY OTHERWISE NOT HAVE HAD. B) SUPPORTING EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN THE SAME VILLAGE.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2025

Total income: £20,677
Total expenditure: £14,250

People

3 Trustee(s)

6 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 March 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
Simon Foster Trustee 24 July 2023
None on record
Mark Sheppard Trustee 24 July 2023
None on record
ALAN SEAGER Trustee 10 January 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024 30/04/2025
Total gross income £3.79k £16.22k £20.16k £14.67k £20.68k
Total expenditure £4.04k £17.23k £19.68k £14.72k £14.25k
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 April 2025 08 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2025 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2024 14 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2023 15 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2022 17 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2021 27 April 2022 58 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/03/2011 AS AMENDED ON 20/02/2012

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION EDUCATION IN THE GAMBIA, WITH A VIEW TO RELIEVING AND PREVENTING POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) BUILDING AND RUNNING A SCHOOL IN THE VILLAGE OF SUKUTA IN THE GAMBIA SO THAT IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY CAN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FREE SCHOOLING THEY MAY OTHERWISE NOT HAVE HAD. B) SUPPORTING EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN THE SAME VILLAGE WITH THE INTENTION OF PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO HAVE PROGRESSED THROUGH THE SCHOOL MENTIONED ABOVE.”

Contact information

Address:
Crockett Garage Ltd
3 Seager Court
Crockatt Road
Hadleigh
IPSWICH
IP7 6RL
Phone:
01473824342
Email:
sfoster8@sky.com
Website:

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