SUPPORTING WEST AFRICA THROUGH SCHOOLING (SWATS)

Charity Number: 1159662
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of the pupils at the Evans Primary School, Freetown, Sierra Leone, by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school. To promote or support the education of people in West Africa by awarding scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at any school, university, college or institution of higher or further education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £10,500
Total expenditure: £14,282

People

4 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-bissau
  • Ivory Coast
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • The Gambia
  • Togo

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 December 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SWATS (Working name)
  • SUPPORTING WEST AFRICA THROUGH SCHOOLING (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
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
RUTH HANDCOCK Chair 01 January 2015
None on record
Richard Wilson Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
FRASER HANDCOCK Trustee 01 January 2015
None on record
CLAIRE PURCHASE Trustee 17 November 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £21.56k £10.90k £6.17k £12.82k £10.50k
Total expenditure £8.50k £8.94k £11.62k £12.01k £14.28k
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 December 2024 10 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 10 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 03 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 03 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 04 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 04 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 February 2021 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 17 Dec 2014

Charitable objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WEST AFRICA BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING: (A) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT SCHOOLS INCLUDING AT THE EVANS PRIMARY SCHOOL IN TENGBEH TOWN, FREETOWN; (B) PROMOTING, SUPPORTING OR FUNDING INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS IN ORDER THAT WEST AFRICAN PEOPLE IN NEED CAN ACCESS EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING PROGRAMMES BEYOND PRIMARY SCHOOL INCLUDING: (I) AWARDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SUCH PERSONS (E.G. SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS OR RESOURCES/ITEMS TENABLE FOR SECONDARY, TERTIARY, FURTHER, HIGHER, SPECIALIST OR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OR TRAINING); (II) PROVIDING FOR THEIR EDUCATION OR PREPARATION FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT. (III) ASSISTING ANY CHARITY IN WEST AFRICA WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION OF PERSONS BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES; 2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WEST AFRICA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS, AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PURCHASE OF FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, MEDICAL TREATMENT OR OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES NECESSARY FOR RELIEVING POVERTY

Contact information

Address:
THE COACH HOUSE
GREGORIES FARM LANE
BEACONSFIELD
HP9 1HJ
Phone:
07815728632
Email:
SWATScharity@gmail.com
Website:

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