FRIENDS OF ST JAMES MISSION AND SCHOOL NYAMANDHLOVU — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 8 February 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £26,585
Latest expenditure: £21,934
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 3 Ashurst Road, West Moors, FERNDOWN, BH22 0LR

Website recorded by the regulator: https://fsjms.weebly.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Friends of St James Mission & School, Zimbabwe (FSJMS) funds a pre school teacher salary and bursaries for able girls from the primary into the boarding school 80 km northwest of Bulawayo. We also provide school lunch for 220 Preschool/Primary pupils who live in & around St James mission between Nymandhlovu & Tsholotsho. The trustees and some committee members were teachers at the school.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 19 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £26,585
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,934

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,653
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,565

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £25,522
Total Gross Expenditure: £30,206

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £27,508
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,849

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 17 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,189
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,716

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £26,585
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,934
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,653
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,565
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
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £25,522
Total Gross Expenditure: £30,206
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £27,508
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,849
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,189
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,716
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: 5

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF ST JAMES MISSION AND SCHOOL NYAMANDHLOVU
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-02-08T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 JANUARY 1993
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE ASSIST AND ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL ROLE OF AND WORK BY THE SCHOOL IN IMPARTING AND DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE IN ALL AREAS OF CONVENTIONAL ACADEMIC AND COMMERCIAL STUDY.TO PROMOTE THE BELIEF IN AND THE PRACTISING OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AMONGST THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL,THEIR FAMILIES AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST THOSE PUPILS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE WHO HAVE NO PERMANENT HOUSING OR PERMANENT WATER SUPPLY OR DO NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE FOOD OR MEDICAL SUPPLY OR ADEQUATE SHOES AND CLOTHES
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 114896
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FSJMS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures