PRACTICAL TOOLS INITIATIVE LIMITED

Charity Number: 1152292
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world 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 in particular by collecting, refurbishing and supplying used tools to those with a charitable need.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £180,735
Total expenditure: £167,019

People

4 Trustee(s)

15 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Liberia
  • Philippines
  • Sierra Leone

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 June 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • PRACTICAL TOOLS INITIATIVE (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Hawah Gamanga Trustee 10 May 2022
None on record
Bockarie Musa Trustee 15 July 2020
None on record
Archielia Barbara James Trustee 13 June 2019
None on record
James Fallah-Williams Trustee 06 September 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £293.97k £177.09k £145.03k £149.36k £180.74k
Total expenditure £130.46k £342.52k £168.07k £151.07k £167.02k
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 July 2024 31 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 31 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 09 June 2024 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 09 June 2024 9 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 12 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 12 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 18 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 18 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 02 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 02 October 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/10/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03/06/2013

Charitable objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD 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 IN PARTICULAR BY COLLECTING, REFURBISHING AND SUPPLYING USED TOOLS TO THOSE WITH A CHARITABLE NEED.

Contact information

Address:
C/O Fareham Community Church
Church Office
18 Russell Place
FAREHAM
Hampshire
PO16 7FH
Phone:
07800586533
Email:
info@practicaltoolsinitiative.org
Website:

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