GATSBY AFRICA

Charity number: 1168223
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We aim to create jobs, raise incomes and reduce poverty for people in East Africa by accelerating inclusive and resilient economic growth. We fund and implement programmes that look to catalyse large-scale and lasting change in priority sectors, such as cotton in Tanzania. We also build and support local organisations dedicated to sector transformation and share what we have learned with others.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 July 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
Not 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
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
Joseph Christopher Burns Chair 18 December 2014
GATSBY TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROJECTS
Received: On time
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
CENTRE FOR CITIES
Received: On time
THE SAINSBURY INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF JAPANESE ARTS AND CULTURE
Received: On time
SAINSBURY RESEARCH UNIT FOR THE ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA AND THE AMERICAS
Received: On time
SAINSBURY CENTRE ENDOWMENT FUND
Received: On time
Karen Everett Trustee 27 January 2023
LONDON NARROW BOAT PROJECT
Received: On time
ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS
Received: On time
DYNAMIC YOUTH THEATRE
Received: On time
THE HOUSE OF ST BARNABAS
Peter Hesketh Trustee 27 January 2023
ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Received: On time
JUDITH SUSAN PORTRAIT Trustee 18 December 2014
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE CELIA BLAKEY CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
GATSBY TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROJECTS
Received: On time
THE KAY KENDALL LEUKAEMIA FUND
Received: On time
THE REST-HARROW TRUST
Received: On time
PINHAS RUTENBERG EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Received: On time
THE ARDWICK TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £16.14m £23.39m £14.62m £18.85m £20.71m
Total expenditure £15.90m £15.06m £18.77m £17.23m £16.29m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £415.00k £574.00k
Income - Donations and legacies £15.90m £16.41m £14.23m £18.50m £20.25m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other £239.00k £6.98m £399.00k £345.00k £461.00k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £15.90m £15.06m £18.77m £17.23m £16.29m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £23.00k £53.00k £77.00k £76.00k £81.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £1.60m £677.00k £573.00k £330.00k £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Own use assets £442.00k £3.09m £2.10m £3.08m £3.48m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £6.76m £6.93m £5.72m £22.04m £7.42m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £7.20m £1.90m £3.82m £20.34m £2.04m

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 05 April 2024 06 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 06 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 10 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 10 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 04 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 04 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 13 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 13 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 16 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 16 November 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
The Sainsbury Family Charitable Tru
5 Wilton Road
LONDON
SW1V 1AP
Phone:
02074100330