CUMBRIA OVERSEAS AID TRUST

Charity number: 519696
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

COAT funds projects which work towards relieving poverty in developing countries, and have long-term and sustainable benefits for the local community overseas. Projects will be small-scale, non-political and non-sectarian in religion. COAT only considers costed proposals from individuals/organisations who already have a local Cumbrian connection.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £4,817
Total expenditure: £3,983

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambodia
  • Congo
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Philippines
  • Sierra Leone
  • Tanzania
  • The Gambia
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 February 1988: Standard registration
  • 07 October 2025: Removed (Does not operate)
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • COAT (Working name)
  • CITY OF CARLISLE OVERSEAS AID TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £69.28k £7.95k £9.79k £5.57k £4.82k
Total expenditure £30.05k £29.98k £7.42k £9.20k £3.98k
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 31 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 09 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 10 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 19 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 19 September 2021 On time
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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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 01 DEC 1987 AS AMENDED ON 03 NOV 2016 as amended on 09 Feb 2021

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HUNGER IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:- (A) THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE POOR PEOPLE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN PROJECTS WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO RELIEVE THIER OWN POVERTY; (B) THE SPONSORSHIP OF PERIODS OF RELIEF WORK UNDERTAKEN BY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE CITY OF CARLISLE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA; (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CARLISLE AREA CONCERNING THE PROBLEMS OF POOR PEOPLE IN ORDER THEREBY TO PROMOTE DONATIONS TO AND SUPPORT OR THE CHARITY BY THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit

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

ANY PART OF THE WORLD.