MONEY FOR MADAGASCAR — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 7 January 1991
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £1,167,788
Latest expenditure: £1,009,023
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 7-2-9 Cameron House,, White Cross Business Park, South Road, Lancaster, LA1 4XQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.moneyformadagascar.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our mission is to enable Malagasy people to reduce poverty and protect the environment through sustainable, community-led initiatives. Our projects tackle many of the key issues facing Madagascar today: extreme poverty, poor health and education, food insecurity, the destruction of natural forests and the loss of bio-diversity.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,167,788
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,009,023

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,113,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,438,521

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,276,169
Total Gross Expenditure: £966,841

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £765,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £745,425

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £469,343
Total Gross Expenditure: £450,228

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,167,788
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,009,023
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,113,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,438,521
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,276,169
Total Gross Expenditure: £966,841
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £765,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £745,425
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £469,343
Total Gross Expenditure: £450,228
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1164264
Income Other Trading Activities: 1209
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2315
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1167788
Income Legacies: 70000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £182,791
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £826,232
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1009023
Expenditure Investment Management: 2990
Expenditure Grants Institution: 504875
Expenditure Governance: 10800
Expenditure Support Costs: 218719
Expenditure Depreciation: 489
Gain Loss Investment: 7885
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £226,007
Assets Total Fixed: 208570
Assets Own Use: 266
Assets Long Term Investment: 208304
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £373,320
Assets Total Liabilities: £27,595
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £554,295
Creditors One Year Total Current: 27595
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £311,301
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 226007
Funds Restricted: 328288
Funds Total: 554295
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1103470
Income Other Trading Activities: 3211
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 7024
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1113705
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £85,851
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,352,670
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1438521
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 968687
Expenditure Governance: 58257
Expenditure Support Costs: 238861
Expenditure Depreciation: 398
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 18218
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £188,430
Assets Total Fixed: 203389
Assets Own Use: 755
Assets Long Term Investment: 202634
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £243,455
Assets Total Liabilities: £59,199
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £387,645
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59199
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £213,474
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 188430
Funds Restricted: 199215
Funds Total: 387645
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1267710
Income Other Trading Activities: 4863
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 3596
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1276169
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £83,994
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £882,847
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 966841
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 688719
Expenditure Governance: 65784
Expenditure Support Costs: 65784
Expenditure Depreciation: 316
Gain Loss Investment: 10614
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £324,767
Assets Total Fixed: 183925
Assets Own Use: 1153
Assets Long Term Investment: 182772
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £523,059
Assets Total Liabilities: £12,741
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £694,243
Creditors One Year Total Current: 12741
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £460,691
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 324767
Funds Restricted: 369476
Funds Total: 694243
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 759283
Income Other Trading Activities: 3610
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2943
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 765836
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £64,725
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £680,700
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 745425
Expenditure Investment Management: 2831
Expenditure Grants Institution: 657192
Expenditure Governance: 3900
Expenditure Support Costs: 43016
Expenditure Depreciation: 125
Gain Loss Investment: -47196
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 474
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £236,285
Assets Total Fixed: 175802
Assets Own Use: 474
Assets Long Term Investment: 175328
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £243,399
Assets Total Liabilities: £44,900
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £374,301
Creditors One Year Total Current: 44900
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £179,721
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 236285
Funds Restricted: 138016
Funds Total: 374301
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Madagascar
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MONEY FOR MADAGASCAR
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1991-01-07T00:00:00

Charity Name: MONEY FOR MADAGASCAR
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-03-01T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 328489
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 328489
Assoc Charity Name: THE SEDGWICK TRUST

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 10 NOVEMBER 1990 as amended on 11 Mar 2016
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF MADAGASCAR AND ELSEWHERE AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN MADAGASCAR AND ELSEWHERE AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM CONCERNING MADAGASCAR AND IN PARTICULAR ECOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, POVERTY AND ECONOMY.
Area Of Benefit: MADAGASCAR AND ELSEWHERE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures