SOPHOS AFRICA UK

Charity number: 1197557
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SOPHOS AFRICA aims to prevent or relieve poverty in Africa through supporting income generation schemes amongst disadvantaged communities as well as working to address the causes of poverty, such as corruption, religious extremism and enthno-centrism. SOPHOS AFRICA in the UK exists to support and fund the work of Africans to address these issues.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £60,060
Total expenditure: £48,254

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
No information available
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 January 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher William Reveley Chair 18 January 2022
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD
Received: On time
NICOLA MHAIRI HUNT Trustee 01 April 2025
THE NAZARETH TRUST FUND
Received: On time
BRIAN ROBERT MITCHELL Trustee 20 January 2025
None on record
Alastair Guy Michell-Baker Trustee 16 August 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £64.10k £60.06k
Total expenditure £43.10k £48.25k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 05 April 2024 16 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 16 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 15 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 15 January 2024 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 18 Jan 2022

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN LINE WITH JUDEO-CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES: 1. TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS IN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: A. SUPPORTING INCOME GENERATION SCHEMES AMONGST SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE; AND B. RESEARCHING AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE CAUSES OF POVERTY AND DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING MECHANISMS TO RELIEVE THE CAUSES; 2. TO PROMOTE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND PEACEFUL RELATIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS.

Contact information

Address:
70 BLAIRHEAD DRIVE
WATFORD
WD19 7RJ
Phone:
02045417597
Email:
sophosafrica@gmail.com
Website:

No information available