AFRICA ENTERPRISE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 May 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03642821
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £30,605
Latest expenditure: £26,155
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Africa Enterprise Trust, 26-42 Railway Terrace, RUGBY, Warwickshire, CV21 3LJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Runs family based children's homes for double orphaned children at risk of living on the street; provides grants and other educational support for orphaned and vulnerable children; runs computer skills training courses; makes microcredit loans to individuals and small businesses.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £30,605
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,155

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £24,178
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,488

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,909
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,998

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £30,605
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,155
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £24,178
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,488
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,909
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,998
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: 7

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AFRICA ENTERPRISE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-05-24T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1ST OCTOBER 1998
Charitable Objects: 1. TO RELIEVE THOSE IN AFRICA WHO ARE POOR, IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK. 2. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION (INCLUDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING) THAT WILL ASSIST IN THE SOCIAL HEALTH EDUCATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN AFRICA. 3. TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY THROUGHOUT AFRICA 4. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: AFRICA

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 451936
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: A.E.T.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests