01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 23 January 1985
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01872538
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £758,040
- Latest expenditure
- £675,604
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 111 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, BRISTOL, BS7 8AT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.aptuk.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Action on Poverty's vision is a world where everyone can work with pride for a better future. We work in partnership with people in East and West Africa to build livelihoods and transform lives; addressing barriers to safe and lasting work, hunger and injustice. These changemakers access vital skills and resources needed to earn a living and address the root causes of poverty.
03 Official extract
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
- 13 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £758,040
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £675,604
- 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
- 12 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £304,160
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £597,269
- 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
- 24 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £936,287
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £811,523
- 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
- 3 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £807,767
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £950,099
- 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
- 30 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £940,854
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £783,772
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 13 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £758,040
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £675,604
- 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 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £304,160
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £597,269
- 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 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £936,287
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £811,523
- 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
- 6
- 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
- 3 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £807,767
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £950,099
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £10,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- 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
- 30 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £940,854
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £783,772
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £157,157
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 13 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 98066
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 655138
- Income Investments
- 1677
- Income Other
- 3159
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 758040
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £59,236
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £616,368
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 675604
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 466993
- Expenditure Governance
- 45531
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 45531
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 393
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -393
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £161,290
- Assets Total Fixed
- 494
- Assets Own Use
- 494
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £355,911
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £14,586
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £341,819
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 14586
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £314,313
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 231290
- Funds Restricted
- 110529
- Funds Total
- 341819
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 24 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 114557
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 816411
- Income Investments
- 3664
- Income Other
- 1655
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 936287
- Income Legacies
- 20000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £74,400
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £737,123
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 811523
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 513528
- Expenditure Governance
- 48183
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 48183
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 242
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -242
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £294,431
- Assets Total Fixed
- 547
- Assets Own Use
- 547
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £567,214
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £15,269
- Assets Current Investment
- 64886
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £552,492
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 15269
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £497,905
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 294431
- Funds Restricted
- 258061
- Funds Total
- 552492
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 3 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 134261
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 671356
- Income Investments
- 2150
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 807767
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £81,244
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £868,855
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 950099
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 46902
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 69719
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 472
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 472
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £214,694
- Assets Total Fixed
- 210
- Assets Own Use
- 210
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £442,922
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £15,404
- Assets Current Investment
- 64885
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £427,728
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 15404
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £258,693
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 284694
- Funds Restricted
- 143034
- Funds Total
- 427728
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 30 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 74127
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 866641
- Income Investments
- 86
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 940854
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £60,179
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £723,593
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 783772
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 550970
- Expenditure Governance
- 44505
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 61475
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 724
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £220,760
- Assets Total Fixed
- 682
- Assets Own Use
- 682
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £585,025
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £15,647
- Assets Current Investment
- 64885
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £570,060
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 15647
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £468,658
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 290760
- Funds Restricted
- 279300
- Funds Total
- 570060
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Sierra Leone
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Tanzania
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- 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
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- APT ACTION ON POVERTY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1985-01-23T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 DEC 1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 APR 1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 MAY 2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 MAR 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 APR 2016
- Charitable Objects
- THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND IN PARTICULAR TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST PEOPLE LIVING IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES WHO ARE POOR BY REASON OF BEING UNABLE TO EARN THEIR LIVING, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GENERAL AND TECHNICAL ADVICE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT (INCLUDING THE OPERATION) OF BUSINESS AND NON-PROFIT ENTERPRISES, THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RE-TRAINING IN THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT , THE PROVISION OF RAW MATERIALS AND OTHER GOODS, AND THROUGH THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN AREAS OF NEED, AND THE PROMOTION OF SUCH DESIGNS, BY ALL SUITABLE MEANS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 71598
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- APT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries