EAST AFRICAN SPONSORSHIP TRUST

Charity number: 1190820
Charity reporting is up to date (6 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

East African Sponsorship Trust recognises that a quality education can make a huge difference to a young person's success in life and this in turn can have a positive impact on raising their family out of poverty. As a result, we raise money to sponsor promising East African students through a good school or university.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £88
Total expenditure: £45

People

6 Trustee(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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 August 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • EAST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Simon Rowe Chair 06 February 2020
None on record
Minesh Rajnikant Patel Trustee 06 February 2020
None on record
Patricia Ridley Trustee 06 February 2020
None on record
Jonathan David Pennington-Ridge Trustee 06 February 2020
None on record
Alison Jean Rogers Trustee 06 February 2020
None on record
Wendy Suzanne Pennington-Ridge Trustee 06 February 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 £0 £0 £108 £88
Total expenditure £0 £0 £64 £45
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 27 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 February 2025 6 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 May 2024 100 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 May 2024 100 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 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 12 Aug 2020

Charitable objects

EAST AFRICAN SPONSORSHIP TRUST WORKS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF GIFTED OR TALENTED YOUNG STUDENTS IN TANZANIA AND KENYA WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD GOOD QUALITY EDUCATION, BY RAISING FUNDS AND PROVIDING GRANTS AS EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THESE STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR SCHOOLING AND GO ON TO A SELECTION OF UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

Contact information

Address:
Dreamcatcher
Whitewalls Farm
Warleggan
Mount
BODMIN
Cornwall
Phone:
07743447467
Email:
info@eastscholarship.com
Website:

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