FRIENDS OF CONAKRY REFUGEE SCHOOL

Charity Number: 1124736
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We support better futures though education by engaging with our partner school in Conakry Guinea, managing programmes aligned with our vision. We improve the lives of marginalised and vulnerable young people through the provision of high quality education in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way. We promote gender equality by supporting girls' access to and experience in education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £122,253
Total expenditure: £111,834

People

9 Trustee(s)

7 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:
  • Education/training
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Shropshire
  • Telford & Wrekin
  • Guinea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 June 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Daniel John Watkins Chair 27 September 2024
None on record
Nigel Hankin Trustee 03 July 2024
THE MAUSOLEA AND MONUMENTS TRUST
Received: On time
Dan Walmsley Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record
Carol Jowitt Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record
Jeanette Therese Whitford Trustee 11 February 2020
None on record
Jackie Watkins Trustee 18 July 2018
None on record
Angela Saganowska Trustee 19 January 2016
None on record
RUTH DIANE WALMSLEY Trustee 23 June 2014
None on record
TANYA CHRISTINE WALMSLEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £86.39k £94.50k £60.44k £71.00k £122.25k
Total expenditure £62.39k £51.01k £128.54k £68.12k £111.83k
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 2024 02 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 07 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 07 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 07 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 07 January 2021 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 23 JUNE 2008

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF THOSE REFUGEE CHILDREN AND CHILDREN OF REFUGEES WHO REQUIRE SCHOOLING AND ATTEND CONAKRY REFUGEE SCHOOL GUINEA, WHICH IS CURRENTLY NOT SUPPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF GUINEA OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.

Area of benefit

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

GUINEA

Contact information

Address:
Gretton Mill
Cardington
Church Stretton
Shropshire
SY6 7HZ
Phone:
07918676699
Email:
info@fcrs.org.uk
Website:

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