CHEKA SANA FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 1189823
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CSF's primary aim is to enable and create positive, sustainable change in the lives of children living alone and at risk on the streets in Tanzania.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £19,480
Total expenditure: £27,557

People

5 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 June 2020: 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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
Thomas Albert John Merilion Chair 08 June 2020
None on record
Daniella Durston Trustee 10 November 2020
None on record
Stuart Christopher Page Trustee 22 September 2020
None on record
Serena Kelly Trustee 07 July 2020
None on record
Dr Simon Benjamin Obendorf Trustee 08 June 2020
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 £29.81k £20.29k £58.56k £19.48k
Total expenditure £17.49k £28.37k £56.98k £27.56k
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 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 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 08 Jun 2020

Charitable objects

1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS IN MWANZA, TANZANIA BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE RELEVANT SCHOOLS; (B) THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND WOMEN OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF TANZANIA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE, YOUNG PEOPLE AND WOMEN IN TANZANIA, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT; (D) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN TANZANIA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY SEE FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT; (E) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN TANZANIA BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THE DISADVANTAGE ARISING FROM THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY; FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE 3(E) "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ON ALCOHOL OR DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS, HOMELESSNESS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY); (F) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN TANZANIA, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL; AND (G) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Contact information

Address:
8 CAPITO DRIVE
NORTH HYKEHAM
LINCOLN
8
Capito Drive
LN6 9FZ
Phone:
07593791789
Email:
chekasanafoundation@gmail.com
Website:

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