ACT (AFRICAN CHILD TRUST)

Charity number: 1158266
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

African Child Trust (ACT) is working to relieve poverty among disadvantaged children and women-led households in Africa. We are educating children and orphans and empowering widows and women-in-need through training and income generation for sustainable livelihood to support their families. We are engaging UK youths in global citizenship awareness and international development experience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £256,964
Total expenditure: £222,583

People

4 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • 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 Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Burkina Faso
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 August 2014: CIO registration
  • 12 June 2015: Funds received from 1074911 ACT
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
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
GWENNETH HOWES Chair 15 May 2022
None on record
Nwabueze Amiaka Trustee 17 May 2022
None on record
CHIMA AMIAKA Trustee 30 January 2007
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (CROYDON)
Received: On time
Dr OLUKUNLE ONABOLU Trustee 07 November 1998
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £169.22k £174.56k £202.78k £210.42k £256.96k
Total expenditure £150.14k £144.89k £152.28k £185.65k £222.58k
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 2024 06 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 06 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 05 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 05 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 16 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 16 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 08 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 08 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 14 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 14 September 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 18 Aug 2014

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN OF WIDOWS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN AFRICA THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UK, AFRICA AND WORLDWIDE AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND GUIDED BY CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WITHIN THE UK, AFRICA AND WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
40 Tamworth Road
CROYDON
CR0 1XU
Phone:
02086880386
Email:
office@africanchildtrust.org.uk
Website:

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