CHAFFINCH

Charity number: 1173464
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Chaffinch raises money and material support for children and young people in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. These are used for food, shelter, education, medical care and other related expenses by locally run projects and enterprises who care for youngsters who are orphaned, abandoned or from very poor families. In one of the poorest places on the planet they are loved and cared for.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £34,630
Total expenditure: £30,653

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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
Where the charity operates:
  • Kenya

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 June 2017: Standard registration
  • 31 October 2025: Removed (Funds transferred (incor))
  • 31 October 2025: Funds transferred to 1206986 CHAFFINCH
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

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 £16.94k £19.57k £28.02k £42.52k £34.63k
Total expenditure £11.14k £16.80k £29.14k £42.98k £30.65k
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 05 April 2024 15 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 15 January 2025 On time
Annual return 05 April 2023 01 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 01 February 2024 On time
Annual return 05 April 2022 09 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 09 November 2022 On time
Annual return 05 April 2021 30 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2020 12 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26 FEB 2014 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12 OCT 2019 as amended on 01 Aug 2021

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING FUNDS AND MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR FOOD, SHELTER, EDUCATION, MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE KIBERA SLUM, KENYA. THESE AIMS TO BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF LOCALLY RUN PROJECTS AND ENTERPRISES.