RISE AFRICA UK

Charity number: 1148744
Charity reporting is up to date (3 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Rise Africa UK supports projects in Tanzania that: a) develop young people?s skills to enable them to participate in society as independent and responsible individuals; making them more employable and increase their standard of living b) advance education through sponsorship, free education, after-school classes, training programs and the offering of recourses to ill-equipped schools.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £81,478
Total expenditure: £95,306

People

5 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Lambeth
  • Tanzania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 August 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • GOLDEN ACTION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
OLIVIA de Villiers Chair 13 June 2012
None on record
Kelly Phillips Trustee 19 April 2015
None on record
PAUL ATHERTON Trustee 29 August 2012
None on record
CHRISTOPHER FAULKNER Trustee 13 June 2012
None on record
ANGELA KENYON Trustee 13 June 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £64.20k £49.73k £83.00k £81.48k £81.48k
Total expenditure £74.39k £52.84k £41.52k £95.31k £95.31k
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 31 October 2023 03 September 2024 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 03 September 2024 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 14 November 2023 75 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 14 November 2023 75 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 27 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 27 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 23 November 2021 84 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 23 November 2021 84 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 31 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 31 August 2020 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 09/08/2012 as amended on 01 Oct 2022

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN TANZANIA THROUGH SUPPORTING PROJECTS IN TANZANIA THAT: (A) DEVELOP YOUNG PEOPLES SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; MAKING THEM MORE EMPLOYABLE AND INCREASE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING IN THE FUTURE. (B) ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH SPONSORSHIP, FREE EDUCATION, AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSES, TRAINING PROGRAMS AND THE OFFERING OF RESOURSES TO ILL-EQUIPPED SCHOOLS. (C) RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN TANZANIA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. (D) PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Contact information

Address:
The Old Chapel House
Riseley Road
Keysoe
Bedford
MK44 2HT
Phone:
01234708656
Email:
info@rise-africa.co.uk
Website:

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