CAMEROON CATALYST

Charity Number: 1155758
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE OBJECT OF THE CAMEROON CATALYST IS TO EMPOWER VILLAGE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST OF CAMEROON, WEST AFRICA AND IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS AND WELLBEING, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WATER, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND MICROBUSINESS. FROM 2014/15 ONWARD, CAMEROON CATALYST IS FOCUSING ON THE PROVISION OF IMPROVED WATER SOURCES IN CAMEROON'S EASTERN REGION

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £22,320
Total expenditure: £23,399

People

5 Trustee(s)

35 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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cameroon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 February 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Social media 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
Thomas Henderson Edwards MEng Chair 31 August 2020
None on record
James Cox Trustee 03 October 2023
None on record
Sebastian Denner Trustee 16 February 2022
None on record
CLAIRE WATSON MENG Trustee 12 November 2013
None on record
PATRICK ARMAND MBALLA Trustee 12 November 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £18.74k £6.87k £18.87k £13.62k £22.32k
Total expenditure £14.98k £8.69k £9.52k £12.55k £23.40k
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 August 2023 29 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 30 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 28 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 28 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 30 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 30 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 29 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019

(These accounts
have been qualified)

29 June 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED ON 12/02/2014

Charitable objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND GOOD HEALTH THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY LED INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN CAMEROON (AND AFRICA) (2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF CAMEROON (AND AFRICA), IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SOCIETY (3) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CAMEROON (AND AFRICA) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES (B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS

Contact information

Address:
Flat 6
Stockwood Court
19 St. Winifreds Road
BOURNEMOUTH
BH2 6NY
Phone:
07539015337
Email:
thomas.edwards@camerooncatalyst.org
Website:

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