CLASSROOMS IN THE CLOUDS

Charity number: 1170522
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Children in rural Nepal have few educational options; many work to support families. +70% of students don't complete grade 10. A registered NGO, CITCNepal, working closely with local communities, are dedicated to improving education, building good quality classrooms, sponsoring salaries of teachers and improving quality teaching and learning with training including first aid and menstrual health

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £306,313
Total expenditure: £304,034

People

9 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Nepal

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 December 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
10471484 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sally Joan Sixsmith Trustee 24 June 2023
None on record
Alexander James Waller Trustee 24 June 2023
None on record
Catherine Owen Trustee 25 June 2022
None on record
Annette Susan Roberts Trustee 13 November 2021
None on record
David Glen Thomas Trustee 13 November 2021
None on record
LAWRENCE MCLAREN Trustee 09 November 2016
None on record
MIKE HAGEN Trustee 01 June 2010
None on record
SARAH DOROTHY HAGEN Trustee 01 June 2010
None on record
DAWA GELJEN SHERPA Trustee 25 August 2007
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £310.46k £211.74k £257.24k £209.70k £306.31k
Total expenditure £233.71k £172.69k £181.74k £331.29k £304.03k
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 2023 09 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 09 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 14 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 14 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 19 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 19 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 09 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 09 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 12 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 12 September 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 NOV 2016 as amended on 09 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS IN NEPAL IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY: ASSISTING IN THE BUILDING OF GOOD QUALITY SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS; SPONSORING TEACHERS AND SUPPORTING TEACHER TRAINING. SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Contact information

Address:
18 Sandlea Park
West Kirby
WIRRAL
United Kingdom
CH48 0QF
Phone:
07973157883
Email:
MIKE@CITCNEPAL.ORG
Website:

https://www.citcnepal.org/index.php Open in new window