BREADLINE AFRICA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 May 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03524187
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £661,338
Latest expenditure: £661,338
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Breadline Africa, Claydon Court, Old Ipswich Road, Claydon, IPSWICH, IP6 0AE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

For more than 30 years, Breadline Africa has worked alongside communities and partners to improve early childhood development across South Africa, building safe classrooms, kitchens, libraries and replacing dangerous pit toilets in schools. It's about unlocking potential, restoring dignity and opening doors for children to grow into the leaders, teachers and changemakers of tomorrow.

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: 18 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 18 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £661,338
Total Gross Expenditure: £661,338

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: 10 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £572,908
Total Gross Expenditure: £572,908

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £771,045
Total Gross Expenditure: £771,045

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: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £855,921
Total Gross Expenditure: £843,921

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 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,050,841
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,050,841
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £661,338
Total Gross Expenditure: £661,338
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: 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: 10 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £572,908
Total Gross Expenditure: £572,908
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £771,045
Total Gross Expenditure: £771,045
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £855,921
Total Gross Expenditure: £843,921
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,050,841
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,050,841
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: No
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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 660518
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 820
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 661338
Income Legacies: 198254
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £9,989
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £651,349
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 661338
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10200
Expenditure Support Costs: 70948
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £35,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £68,998
Assets Total Liabilities: £33,998
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £35,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 33998
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £31,993
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 35000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 35000
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 10 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 570133
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2775
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 572908
Income Legacies: 56107
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,812
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £561,096
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 572908
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9480
Expenditure Support Costs: 73426
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £35,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £110,868
Assets Total Liabilities: £75,868
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £35,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 75868
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £17,001
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 35000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 35000
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 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 769190
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1855
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 771045
Income Legacies: 326645
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £12,963
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £758,082
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 771045
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7680
Expenditure Support Costs: 56683
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £35,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £439,213
Assets Total Liabilities: £404,213
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £35,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 404213
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £39,200
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 35000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 35000
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 854168
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1753
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 855921
Income Legacies: 204889
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £17,271
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £826,650
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 843921
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6120
Expenditure Support Costs: 67037
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £35,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £285,707
Assets Total Liabilities: £250,707
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £35,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 250707
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £40,759
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 35000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 35000
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1050734
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 107
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1050841
Income Legacies: 363154
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £17,749
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,033,092
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1050841
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5880
Expenditure Support Costs: 62710
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £23,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £237,464
Assets Total Liabilities: £214,464
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £23,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 214464
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £20,500
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 23000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 23000
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BREADLINE AFRICA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-05-17T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/03/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/01/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/12/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/04/2012
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE IN AFRICA ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS CONSIDERED CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE RELIEF OF POVERTY
Area Of Benefit: AFRICA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests