DAYS FOR GIRLS UK

Charity number: 1189219
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

DfG UK operates under the umbrella of Days for Girls International (DfGI). DfG UK has over 20 active volunteer sewing teams, dedicated to the DfG mission and to supporting menstrual health locally and globally. Their efforts include advocacy and awareness raising, fundraising, sewing and donating DfG Kits, facilitating menstrual health education, and building local community partnerships.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £49,945
Total expenditure: £31,094

People

6 Trustee(s)

120 Volunteer(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • São Tomé And Principe
  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Syria
  • Tanzania
  • The Gambia
  • Yemen

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 April 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
11755069 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Amy Barklam Chair 18 March 2021
None on record
Sanjana Das Trustee 17 August 2024
None on record
Cynthia Pokuah Trustee 01 May 2024
None on record
Phoebe Sanderson Trustee 11 December 2023
None on record
Lowri Davies Trustee 11 December 2023
None on record
Connie Yen-Pai Chen Trustee 12 December 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2021 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £3.47k £11.77k £28.66k £31.94k £49.95k
Total expenditure £5.10k £5.10k £24.00k £22.52k £31.09k
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 December 2024 29 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 29 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 November 2022 27 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 January 2021 30 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 JAN 2019 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17 MAR 2020

Charitable objects

1.1 THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH AND EDUCATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES LIVING IN IMPOVERISHED COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE BY: (A) THE PROVISION OF MENSTRUAL CARE PRODUCTS AND SUPPORT IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO ALL ASPECTS OF MENSTRUAL HEALTH EDUCATION; (B) THE SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS WHOSE AIM IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR USES CONSISTENT WITH THESE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY; AND (C) CO-OPERATION AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER UK AND NON-UK BASED CHARITIES AND ANY OTHER BODIES IN RELATION TO THE OBJECTS AND THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CHARITABLE WORK OF SUCH OTHER CHARITIES OR BODIES THAT ARE FROM TIME TO TIME IN ANY WAY CONCERNED WITH THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

Contact information

Address:
Orchard Cottage
Elm Lane
Ockham
WOKING
Surrey
GU23 6FQ
Phone:
07796193466
Email:
chairuk@daysforgirls.org
Website:

http://www.daysforgirls.org/uk Open in new window