Able Child Africa — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 14 May 1985
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01861434
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £938,833
Latest expenditure: £1,005,852
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 34 Ponton Road, Nine Elms, LONDON, SW11 7BA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ablechildafrica.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Able Child Africa works toward a world in which no child with a disability is left behind, bringing together a network of organisations that protect, educate and amplify the voices of children and young people with disabilities. We work across Africa, breaking down barriers to inclusion so that children with disabilities are able to thrive.

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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: 30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £938,833
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,005,852

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: 19 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £947,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £960,282

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: 24 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,035,086
Total Gross Expenditure: £909,023

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: 12 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £688,771
Total Gross Expenditure: £737,645

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: 8 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 8 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £957,430
Total Gross Expenditure: £909,713

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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: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £938,833
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,005,852
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £49,492
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
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: 19 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £947,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £960,282
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £68,825
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
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: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,035,086
Total Gross Expenditure: £909,023
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
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: 12 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £688,771
Total Gross Expenditure: £737,645
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: £2
Income From Government Grants: £18,486
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: 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: 8 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £957,430
Total Gross Expenditure: £909,713
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £112,045
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: 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: 30 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 393285
Income Other Trading Activities: 17611
Income Charitable Activities: 517478
Income Investments: 10459
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 938833
Income Legacies: 1000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £218,531
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £787,321
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1005852
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 246958
Expenditure Governance: 18689
Expenditure Support Costs: 168753
Expenditure Depreciation: 2655
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £229,246
Assets Total Fixed: 5312
Assets Own Use: 5312
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £505,535
Assets Total Liabilities: £19,818
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £491,029
Creditors One Year Total Current: 19818
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £404,979
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 229246
Funds Restricted: 261783
Funds Total: 491029
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 19 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 390448
Income Other Trading Activities: 28695
Income Charitable Activities: 518001
Income Investments: 10268
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 947412
Income Legacies: 10000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £184,968
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £775,314
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 960282
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 262163
Expenditure Governance: 8875
Expenditure Support Costs: 138404
Expenditure Depreciation: 1649
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £225,537
Assets Total Fixed: 3299
Assets Own Use: 3299
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £588,209
Assets Total Liabilities: £33,460
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £558,048
Creditors One Year Total Current: 33460
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £538,935
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 225537
Funds Restricted: 332511
Funds Total: 558048
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 24 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 349609
Income Other Trading Activities: 19078
Income Charitable Activities: 663109
Income Investments: 3290
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1035086
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £160,362
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £748,661
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 909023
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 373364
Expenditure Governance: 14722
Expenditure Support Costs: 111259
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £225,593
Assets Total Fixed: 3974
Assets Own Use: 3974
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £582,873
Assets Total Liabilities: £15,929
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £570,918
Creditors One Year Total Current: 15929
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £459,721
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 225593
Funds Restricted: 345325
Funds Total: 570918
Count Employees: 9
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: 12 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 233619
Income Other Trading Activities: 18253
Income Charitable Activities: 436832
Income Investments: 67
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 688771
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £125,215
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £612,430
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 737645
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6552
Expenditure Support Costs: 88894
Expenditure Depreciation: 1869
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £181,618
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £461,195
Assets Total Liabilities: £16,340
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £444,855
Creditors One Year Total Current: 16340
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £424,518
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 199382
Funds Restricted: 245473
Funds Total: 444855
Count Employees: 8
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: 8 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 271220
Income Other Trading Activities: 738
Income Charitable Activities: 685305
Income Investments: 167
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 957430
Income Legacies: 85031
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £83,061
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £826,652
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 909713
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5585
Expenditure Support Costs: 80050
Expenditure Depreciation: 5316
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £226,015
Assets Total Fixed: 1869
Assets Own Use: 1869
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £510,072
Assets Total Liabilities: £18,212
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £493,729
Creditors One Year Total Current: 18212
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 311015
Funds Restricted: 182714
Funds Total: 493729
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Malawi
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

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Able Child Africa
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1985-05-14T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/11/1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/02/1985AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/04/1985AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/02/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/05/2007AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 31/05/2007 as amended on 14 Apr 2020
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE CHARITABLE NEED, PROMOTE HEALTH, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, WITH A FOCUS ON (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) PROMOTING SUCH DISABLED CHILDREN ACHIEVING THEIR HUMAN, SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN ("UNCRC"), UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ("UDHR") AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATION AND IN REGIONAL CODES OF HUMAN RIGHTS WHICH INCORPORATE THE RIGHTS CONTAINED IN THE UNCRC, THE UDHR AND THOSE SUBSEQUENT CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION CHOOSE AND IN PARTICULAR BY RAISING AWARENESS AS TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND ADVOCACY AS TO HOW THOSE NEEDS CAN BEST BE MET.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 177051
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: U S D C

Charity Name Id: 177042
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ABLECHILDAFRICA

Charity Name Id: 703167
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ABLE CHILD

Charity Name Id: 177072
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: UGANDA SOCIETY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures