THE FARAKUNKU FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1165558
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Farakunku Foundation supports children and young people in The Gambia. Our activities focus on education and healthcare.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £19,331
Total expenditure: £15,592

People

5 Trustee(s)

1 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • The Gambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 February 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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
FRANCINE HEGGIE Chair 13 February 2014
None on record
Rebecca Wilson Trustee 28 February 2019
None on record
ALEX RANKIN Trustee 11 October 2014
None on record
HANNAH-FLEUR FITZ-RANKIN Trustee 13 February 2014
None on record
HEATHER ROBERTS Trustee 13 February 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 £8.31k £8.66k £11.95k £11.95k £19.33k
Total expenditure £10.39k £9.58k £10.93k £11.41k £15.59k
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 06 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 April 2024 89 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 11/02/2014

Charitable objects

A. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN THE GAMBIA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE. B. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN THE GAMBIA. C. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE GAMBIA BY PROVIDING; GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. D. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE GAMBIA, BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES.

Contact information

Address:
Tattlebury
Borough Green Road
Ightham
SEVENOAKS
TN15 9HS
Phone:
07795606140
Email:
alex@farakunku.org
Website:

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