BENEFIT FOR AFRICA TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 27 October 1986
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £0
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 122 EARLSFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW18 3DS

02 Activities

What the charity does

To relieve poverty, distress, suffering in countries of the developing world, with particular regard to the Sahel region of Africa. The trust also undertakes to promote Pan-African Culture and Arts.

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: 25 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 18 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 12 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Showing 20 of 23 supplied records in this dataset.

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BENEFIT FOR AFRICA TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1986-10-27T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 23RD JULY 1986
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING IN COUNTRIES OF THE THIRD WORLD WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE SAHEH REGION OF AFRICA.
Area Of Benefit: THIRD WORLD

08 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 132339
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: SOUL 2 SOUL FOR AFRICA

Charity Name Id: 132330
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PAN-AFRICAN-BEMAS FOUNDATIONS

Charity Name Id: 132309
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PAN AFRICA FOUNDATION AND CLUB

Charity Name Id: 132297
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BACK-2-MY ROOTS

Charity Name Id: 132346
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: SOUL TO SOUL (FOR AFRICA)

Charity Name Id: 132319
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PAN-AFRICA

Charity Name Id: 132229
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: B F A TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling