NELSON MANDELA CHILDREN'S FUND (UK) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 June 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03207203
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £100,774
Latest expenditure: £76,491
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Gable House, 239 Regents Park Road, LONDON, N3 3LF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.nelsonmandelachildrensfund.com/uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Refer to the report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2009

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £100,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,491

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £33,055
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,291

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 8 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £125,860
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,278

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £52,443
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,548

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 25 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £265,127
Total Gross Expenditure: £227,458

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £100,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,491
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 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £33,055
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,291
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
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 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £125,860
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,278
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £122,000
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £52,443
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,548
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £8,062
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £265,127
Total Gross Expenditure: £227,458
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £6,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: NELSON MANDELA CHILDREN'S FUND (UK)
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-08-20T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4012297
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1106975
Assoc Charity Name: THE NELSON MANDELA LEGACY TRUST (UK)

Charity Name: NELSON MANDELA CHILDREN'S FUND (UK)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-06-05T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29 MAY 1996
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA WHO ARE IN NEED, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, THOSE WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE BENEFIT OF FORMAL EDUCATION OR THOSE WHO ARE IN DETENTION OR ARE IN PRISON, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE NELSON MANDELA CHILDREN'S FUND, A CHARITABLE TRUST ESTABLISHED BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Area Of Benefit: SOUTH AFRICA

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 233161
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF NELSON MANDELA CHILDREN'S FUND

Charity Name Id: 233206
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: NELSON MANDELA CHILDRENS FUND UK

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling