AFRICAN CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 16 December 1997
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £110,588
Latest expenditure: £44,980
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR

Website recorded by the regulator: https://a-cet.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To alleviate the poverty of vulnerable Ethiopian children, generally orphans, the disabled/ abandoned - through long-term self-sustaining educational initiatives - giving them more choices & access to enhanced opportunities to enable them to lead better, brighter & more productive lives. Through local partners we give individual scholarships & help upgrade/build government elementary schools.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £110,588
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,980

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 13 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £129,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,590

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 18 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £53,539
Total Gross Expenditure: £75,634

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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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £110,588
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,980
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 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £129,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,590
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: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £53,539
Total Gross Expenditure: £75,634
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ethiopia
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: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: AFRICAN CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1997-12-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20 OCTOBER 1997 AMENDED BY DEED DATED 29 APRIL 2004 AND 28 NOVEMBER 2007
Charitable Objects: 1) TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT (" THE AREA OF BENEFIT") IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:-A. IN AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS EXHIBITIONS BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES TO PERSONS UNDER THIRTY FIVE YEARS OF AGEB. IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OUTFITS CLOTHING TOOLS INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO SUCH PERSONS ON LEAVING SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO PREPARE THEM FOR OR ASSIST THEIR ENTRY INTO A TRADE PROFESSION OR SERVICEC. IN AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS GRANTS OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO ENABLE THEM TO TRAVEL WHETHER IN AFRICA OR ELSEWHERE IN FURTHERANCE OF THEIR EDUCATIOND. IN OTHERWISE FURTHERING THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS2) FOR THE RELIEF OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT WHO ARE SUFFERING HARDSHIP AS A RESULT OF DROUGHT EARTHQUAKE FLOOD OR OTHER NATURAL DISASTER OR WHO BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE
Area Of Benefit: THE AFRICAN CONTINENT

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 447257
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: A-CET

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries