AFRICAN CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Charity number: 1066869
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To alleviate the poverty of vulnerable Ethiopian children, generally orphans, the disabled/ abandoned - through long-term self-sustaining educational initiatives - giving them more choices & access to enhanced opportunities to enable them to lead better, brighter & more productive lives. Through local partners we give individual scholarships & help upgrade/build government elementary schools.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £129,153
Total expenditure: £88,590

People

3 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Ethiopia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 December 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • A-CET (Working name)
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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DR SAMMY ASSEFA BSC MSC MPHIL PHD Chair
None on record
Elizabeth Dalby Trustee 09 July 2023
KNAPP FOUNDATION CIO
Received: On time
Captain Johannes Makonnen Trustee 25 June 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £60.78k £53.54k £0 £0 £129.15k
Total expenditure £40.62k £75.63k £0 £0 £88.59k
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 30 June 2024 13 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 13 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 05 August 2024 97 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2022 19 June 2023 50 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2021 18 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 18 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 18 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 18 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20 OCTOBER 1997 AMENDED BY DEED DATED 29 APRIL 2004 AND 28 NOVEMBER 2007

Charitable objects

1) TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT (" THE AREA OF BENEFIT") IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- A. IN AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS EXHIBITIONS BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES TO PERSONS UNDER THIRTY FIVE YEARS OF AGE B. IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OUTFITS CLOTHING TOOLS INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO SUCH PERSONS ON LEAVING SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO PREPARE THEM FOR OR ASSIST THEIR ENTRY INTO A TRADE PROFESSION OR SERVICE C. IN AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS GRANTS OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO ENABLE THEM TO TRAVEL WHETHER IN AFRICA OR ELSEWHERE IN FURTHERANCE OF THEIR EDUCATION D. IN OTHERWISE FURTHERING THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS 2) FOR THE RELIEF OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT WHO ARE SUFFERING HARDSHIP AS A RESULT OF DROUGHT EARTHQUAKE FLOOD OR OTHER NATURAL DISASTER OR WHO BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE

Area of benefit

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

THE AFRICAN CONTINENT

Contact information

Address:
7 Bell Yard
London
WC2A 2JR
Phone:
0203 834 9516
Email:
info@a-cet.org
Website:

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