THE BUFFALO FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1177994
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We raise funds to support sports and education academies around the world. Sport is used as the catalyst for encouraging children and young adults to access educational resources to help them improve their employment prospects and reach their potential. We operate in South Africa and the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £50,022
Total expenditure: £53,688

People

3 Trustee(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • South Africa

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 April 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JAN JOUBERT Chair 28 March 2018
None on record
Tim Hanley Trustee 28 March 2018
None on record
SVEN THIELE Trustee 28 March 2018
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 £131.47k £70.25k £43.28k £67.61k £50.02k
Total expenditure £137.83k £62.30k £63.51k £58.03k £53.69k
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 02 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 July 2024 177 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 July 2024 177 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 February 2022 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 February 2022 2 days late 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
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Apr 2018

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: • THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN THE UK AND AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS OR SERVICES THAT WOULD ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD IMPROVE THEIR LIFE SKILLS AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD LIFT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM POVERTY. • THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN THE UK AND AROUND THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF AMATEUR SPORTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CYCLING, FOR PERSONS WHO, BY REASONS OF POVERTY, ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH FACILITIES.”

Contact information

Address:
c/o Briars Group Ltd
Oak House
Shackleford Road
Elstead
GODALMING
Surrey
Phone:
07471083739
Email:
info@buffalo.foundation
Website:

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