METRO KIDS AFRICA

Charity number: 1187245
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

At the moment we operate in South Africa and Uganda. We run school and after school programmes, teaching life skills to children from 4 to 12 years old. Teenagers who have been through the programme are taught leadership skills and trained to lead and care for the younger children. We also visit the children's families, offering emotional and food support where necessary.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £104,402
Total expenditure: £100,125

People

5 Trustee(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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • South Africa
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 January 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • MKA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Patience Ojima Abdul Trustee 12 November 2024
None on record
Valerie Hill Trustee 01 August 2022
None on record
Callum Street Trustee 01 August 2022
None on record
Alan Edminston Trustee 13 February 2017
None on record
Paul Young Trustee 13 February 2017
WEARSIDE YOUTH FOR CHRIST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £112.06k £109.45k £102.19k £104.40k
Total expenditure £99.51k £108.25k £99.81k £100.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £11.18k 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 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 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 07 Jan 2020

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND FOR THE PROJECTS DELIVERED WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS: 1. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES, AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; B) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHO HAVE THE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, POVERTY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS. 2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Contact information

Address:
23 Shepherds Cote Drive
Hepscott Park
Stannington
MORPETH
Northumberland
NE61 6FN
Phone:
07495558490
Email:
james@metrokidsafrica.org
Website:

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