BUILD AFRICA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 January 1988
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02200793
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £540,190
Latest expenditure: £511,508
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Africa Educational Trust, 33 Creechurch Lane, LONDON, EC3A 5EB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.street-child.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We combine education and livelihoods in programmes that work with children and families to deliver projects that will make a lasting difference to their lives. Whether the project ensures a community's children receive an education or helps communities save money and access loans to develop small businesses, we are empowering people to use their own energies to escape poverty.

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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: 22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £540,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £511,508

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: 23 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £278,228
Total Gross Expenditure: £306,934

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: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £440,939
Total Gross Expenditure: £677,126

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: 22 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £689,254
Total Gross Expenditure: £480,393

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: 24 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 24 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £840,658
Total Gross Expenditure: £839,385

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £540,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £511,508
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: 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: 23 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £278,228
Total Gross Expenditure: £306,934
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: 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: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £440,939
Total Gross Expenditure: £677,126
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
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
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £689,254
Total Gross Expenditure: £480,393
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £53,944
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 24 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £840,658
Total Gross Expenditure: £839,385
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £194,652
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 540190
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 540190
Income Legacies: 305461
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,530
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £504,978
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 511508
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 502214
Expenditure Governance: 2764
Expenditure Support Costs: 3244
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £94,821
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £129,292
Assets Total Liabilities: £34,471
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £94,821
Creditors One Year Total Current: 34471
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £63,754
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 94821
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 94821
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 22 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 688927
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 327
Income Total Income And Endowments: 689254
Income Legacies: 181887
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £16,107
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £464,286
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 480393
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 460881
Expenditure Governance: 3405
Expenditure Support Costs: 6810
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £278,841
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £360,918
Assets Total Liabilities: £29,887
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £331,031
Creditors One Year Total Current: 29887
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £177,254
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 278841
Funds Restricted: 52190
Funds Total: 331031
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 24 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 618977
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 194652
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 27029
Income Total Income And Endowments: 840658
Income Legacies: 4480
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £105,829
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £727,605
Expenditure Other: 5951
Expenditure Total: 839385
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 593511
Expenditure Governance: 8389
Expenditure Support Costs: 12197
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £122,170
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £179,457
Assets Total Liabilities: £57,287
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £122,170
Creditors One Year Total Current: 57287
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £143,165
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -210709
Funds Restricted: 332879
Funds Total: 122170
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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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: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Southwark
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BUILD AFRICA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1988-01-08T00:00:00

Charity Name: BUILD AFRICA
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-11-13T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 5052444
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1160827
Assoc Charity Name: PASS IT ON AFRICA

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: M&A INCORPORATED 30TH NOV 1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 30 DEC 1987, 1 JUNE 1995, 11 JULY 1995, 2 DEC 1996, 27 FEB 2007 AND 25 JAN 2008, NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12 JULY 2010 as amended on 12 Sep 2019
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SUFFERING SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG SUCH POOR PERSONS RESIDENT IN SUCH AREAS (WHETHER IN THE UK OR THROUGHOUT THE WORLD) AS THE COMPANY SHALL SELECT. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.)
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 180774
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL CARE & RELIEF LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 180800
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN RELIEF LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 180766
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ICR

Charity Name Id: 180781
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL CARE AND RELIEF

Charity Name Id: 180791
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL CARE AND RELIEF LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures