CHRISTIAN AFRICAN RELIEF TRUST

Charity number: 803686
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Christian Africa Relief Trust is a charity which provides goods to the people of Africa, free of charge, in order to make a positive difference to their lives. The goods are distributed regardless of caste or creed. We also sponsor and encourage self-help and developmental projects in education, medicine, agriculture and vocational training.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £142,374
Total expenditure: £180,981

People

5 Trustee(s)

55 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Calderdale
  • City Of Wakefield
  • Kirklees
  • Cameroon
  • Eritrea
  • Ghana
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
  • Tanzania
  • The Gambia
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 July 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • C A R T (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
GLENN STEWART Chair
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, LINDLEY, HUDDERSFIELD
Received: On time
Joan Susan Rock Trustee 21 July 2015
None on record
Joanne Cheesbrough Trustee 02 March 2015
None on record
Brigitte Matthews Trustee 01 January 2014
None on record
VANESSA JANE STEWART Trustee
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, LINDLEY, HUDDERSFIELD
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £92.81k £131.50k £136.12k £170.82k £142.37k
Total expenditure £103.23k £119.56k £135.21k £161.39k £180.98k
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 March 2025 27 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 21 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 23 FEBRUARY 1995 AS AMENDED BY DEED OF VARIATION DATED 11 NOVEMBER 1995 AND SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 6 MAY 2010. as amended on 09 Jun 2020 as amended on 06 Jun 2020

Charitable objects

The Trustees shall hold the trust fund and its income upon trust to apply them for the following objects (“the objects”) (a) the relief of poverty; (b) the advancement of the Christian religion; (c) the advancement of education; and (d) the improvement of health and for horticultural and agricultural development, for the benefit of needy persons, regardless of faith, caste or creed in the continent of Africa.

Area of benefit

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

AFRICAN AND INDIAN CONTINENTS

Contact information

Address:
Christian African Relief Trust
PO Box 554
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 9ZQ
Phone:
01484 461800
Email:
enquiries@cartyorkshire.co.uk
Website:

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