ABC AFRICA: A BETTER CHANCE FOR CHILDREN

Charity number: 1158953
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

ABC Africa wants to make a difference to as many orphaned and vulnerable children as we can by simply and directly providing food, medication and education. ABC Africa supports communities and grass roots projects to feed, educate and provide health care for their children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £4,625
Total expenditure: £4,890

People

8 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Eswatini
  • Kenya
  • Namibia
  • Tanzania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 October 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • ABC AFRICA (Working name)
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elvis Jake Birrell Trustee 08 March 2023
None on record
Isobella Porter Trustee 14 March 2022
None on record
MICHELLE PORTER Trustee 23 October 2014
None on record
SHARON FOSTER PG Dip RGN Trustee 01 September 2014
None on record
LUCY BIRRELL Trustee 01 September 2014
None on record
DAVID PORTER Trustee 01 September 2014
None on record
JAMES BIRRELL BA HONS Trustee 01 September 2014
None on record
MIKE HARVEY Trustee 01 September 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £3.54k £3.00k £4.99k £7.65k £4.63k
Total expenditure £4.19k £5.18k £1.18k £5.57k £4.89k
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 March 2024 03 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 05 December 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 23 Oct 2014

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF ORPHANED, VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA.

Contact information

Address:
BALHUNGIE FARM
MONIFIETH
DUNDEE
DD5 4HY
Phone:
07715420499
Email:
info@abcafrica.org
Website:

abcafrica.org