MOUNT ELGON FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1186668
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Mount Elgon Foundation seeks to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of Mount Elgon on the Kenya-Uganda border. Our initial focus is to support the Mount Elgon Elephant Project that aims to protect the Elgon cave elephants and mitigate human-elephant conflict. It includes funding the development of sustainable livelihoods. Other projects will be supported when funding is available.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £80,868
Total expenditure: £56,207

People

4 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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Kenya
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 November 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
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 handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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
Christopher John Powles Chair 29 November 2019
None on record
Dr Emmanuel Ndiema Trustee 31 May 2020
None on record
ANTONY LEONARD JARVIS Trustee 29 November 2019
None on record
Aiden Laurence Doyle Trustee 29 November 2019
None on record

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 £54.09k £55.77k £47.27k £80.87k
Total expenditure £43.41k £29.08k £50.69k £56.21k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 23 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 February 2024 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 February 2024 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 February 2023 27 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 February 2023 27 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 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 29 Nov 2019

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, BEING UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE MOUNT ELGON REGION AND MORE WIDELY IN THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA AND THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA, ARE: THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED ELEPHANTS AND THEIR PROTECTION FROM EXTINCTION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND OTHER AID TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF PROTECTING, MONITORING, AND ADVANCING THE CONSERVATION OF THOSE ELEPHANTS. TO FURTHER OTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES, WHICH ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
West House
South Green
Kirtlington
KIDLINGTON
OX5 3HJ
Phone:
01869350978
Email:
chris@mountelgonfoundation.org.uk
Website:

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