THE MWEZI FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1163037
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Mwezi Foundation provides access to solar lighting to those living without access to mains electricity. In particular we donate solar lights to schools who provide them to their pupils to allow them to study outside of school hours, thereby improving educational opportunities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £58,059
Total expenditure: £50,172

People

5 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kenya
  • Sierra Leone

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 August 2015: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08733254 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CLAIRE LOUISE PAYE Chair 11 June 2015
None on record
Gary Coltman Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
Susan Dawson-Coltman Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
William Durigan Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
MICHAEL HAMBLIN Trustee 15 October 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £12.09k £54.33k £43.95k £32.30k £58.06k
Total expenditure £17.89k £20.62k £31.23k £51.33k £50.17k
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 October 2023 28 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 28 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 31 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 01 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 18 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 18 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 16 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 16 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 03 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 OCT 2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23/07/2015 as amended on 23 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

The charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to the following: (1) To relieve poverty through donating or otherwise facilitating the provision of solar energy to those in need in Kenya or anywhere else in the world that the trustees decide. (2) To advance the education of the public in matters relating to solar energy, climate change and the protection of the environment and to carry out and disseminate the results of research into all aspects of energy generation, distribution, supply and use. (3) To advance education by making grants for the payment of educational fees and the associated costs of attending educational establishments.

Contact information

Address:
12 Vicarage Road
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 1HJ
Phone:
01491573346
Email:
mike@mwezifoundation.org
Website:

www.mwezifoundation.org Open in new window