THE NYUNGWE CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (NYUCO)

Charity number: 1186281
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Nyungwe Forest National Park is pristine rainforest in south western Rwanda. NYUCO provides grants to local organisations working to conserve and protect the environment and to advance the education locally about conservation and sustainable development. Our first project was funded in September 2019, a grant to BioCoop https://www.biocoop.rw for a 6 month project Children in Nature to 31/3/20

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £3,365
Total expenditure: £1,000

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Rwanda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 November 2019: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • NYUCO (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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
Peter Andrew Evans Chair 30 April 2019
None on record
Dr Richard Milburn Trustee 30 April 2019
None on record
Louise Catherine Sylva Trustee 30 April 2019
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 £6.49k £3.92k £6.72k £1.61k £3.37k
Total expenditure £3.02k £7.05k £5.70k £2.50k £1.00k
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 10 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 08 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 30 APR 2019 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 07 NOV 2019 as amended on 19 Oct 2021as amended on 19 Oct 2021as amended on 20 Aug 2021

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”): (I) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; (II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND (III) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES (B) REDUCING POVERTY AND FOCUS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE CHARITY WILL FURTHER THE ABOVE OBJECTS BY MAKING GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED TO PRESERVE THE NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK IN SOUTH AND WEST PROVINCES IN RWANDA AND PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS”.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
Flat 18
Palmerston House
126 Westminster Bridge Road
LONDON
SE1 7UW
Phone:
07794379711
Email:
nyucofoundation@gmail.com
Website:

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