AKAMBA CHILDREN'S EDUCATION FUND

Charity number: 1139880
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity's objectives are to advance the education, health and wellbeing of 800 plus vulnerable children and orphans who attend Brainhouse Academy in Mathare North slum, Kenya. The charity support the basic rights of a child; to be cared for, to have a safe place to live, to have food and clean water to drink, to be protected from harm and to be given a good education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £18,711
Total expenditure: £16,498

People

3 Trustee(s)

6 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Solihull
  • Kenya

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 January 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • ACEF (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elizabeth Formby Chair 18 January 2011
None on record
Kathryn June Hobbs Trustee 21 June 2021
None on record
Rochelle Yeo Trustee 01 July 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £23.29k £21.33k £17.38k £20.89k £18.71k
Total expenditure £12.63k £30.29k £23.17k £13.76k £16.50k
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 2023 29 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 04 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 09 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 13 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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 26 NOVEMBER 2010

Charitable objects

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION 2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY 3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH THE BENEFISERIES OF AKAMBA CHILDREN'S EDUCATION FUND ARE VULNERABLE SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND THE BRAINHOUSE ACADEMY IN NAIROBI, KENYA

Area of benefit

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

KENYA

Contact information

Address:
101 SANDY HILL ROAD
SHIRLEY
SOLIHULL
B90 2EU
Phone:
01217452597
Email:
ELIZABETHJANE07@GMAIL.COM
Website:

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