Giraffe Children’s Library
Charity Number: 1170053
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The advancement of education of children in the Akropong Akuapem Township in Ghana by providing access to books, other educational resources and learning support.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income: £4,410
Total expenditure: £657
People
4 Trustee(s)
4 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
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
Who the charity helps:
- Children/young People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
- Ghana
Governance
Registration history:
- 07 November 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
- GIRAFFE MOBILE EDUCATION PROJECT (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Safeguarding 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 | ||||
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| JESSICA LOUISE CLIFF | Chair | 17 November 2016 |
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| SAMPSON OBESE OSAFO | Trustee | 17 November 2016 |
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| Emma Lidbury | Trustee | 17 November 2016 |
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| Laura Louise ADAMS | Trustee | 17 November 2016 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £5.85k | £2.86k | £3.99k | £5.05k | £4.41k | |
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Total expenditure | £1.80k | £591 | £1.59k | £2.19k | £657 | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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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 |
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| Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 27 January 2025 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 27 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 24 January 2024 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 24 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 26 January 2022 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 26 January 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 28 January 2021 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 28 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |