PUMP AID — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 21 October 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03661446
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £958,795
Latest expenditure: £793,562
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 3RD FLOOR, 86-90 PAUL STREET, LONDON, EC2A 4NE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

With more than 17 years of experience working in Africa, Pump Aid is committed to achieving lasting positive change in peoples lives by improving the quality, availability and use of water with communities in need. Pump Aid is currently active in Malawi but has also previously built pumps in Zimbabwe, Liberia and Mozambique.

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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: 15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £958,795
Total Gross Expenditure: £793,562

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: 8 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £861,863
Total Gross Expenditure: £794,721

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: 13 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £959,605
Total Gross Expenditure: £909,604

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: 16 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,012,198
Total Gross Expenditure: £991,094

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: 14 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,266,095
Total Gross Expenditure: £963,184

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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: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £958,795
Total Gross Expenditure: £793,562
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 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: 8 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £861,863
Total Gross Expenditure: £794,721
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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 80001 90000: 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: 13 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £959,605
Total Gross Expenditure: £909,604
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £14,952
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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 80001 90000: 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: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,012,198
Total Gross Expenditure: £991,094
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £42,388
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any 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: 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: 14 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,266,095
Total Gross Expenditure: £963,184
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £537,532
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any 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

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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: 15 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 740087
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 195564
Income Investments: 10989
Income Other: 12155
Income Total Income And Endowments: 958795
Income Legacies: 25450
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £120,318
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £673,244
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 793562
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 42366
Expenditure Support Costs: 162684
Expenditure Depreciation: 7353
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £918,845
Assets Total Fixed: 13278
Assets Own Use: 13278
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,076,414
Assets Total Liabilities: £170,847
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £918,845
Creditors One Year Total Current: 170847
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £964,682
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 894953
Funds Restricted: 23892
Funds Total: 918845
Count Employees: 18
Consolidated 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: 8 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 644729
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 208447
Income Investments: 8687
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 861863
Income Legacies: 9236
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £115,697
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £679,024
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 794721
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 39166
Expenditure Support Costs: 154863
Expenditure Depreciation: 6353
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £701,527
Assets Total Fixed: 4342
Assets Own Use: 4342
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £780,502
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,232
Assets Current Investment: 1
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £753,612
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31232
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £699,208
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 701527
Funds Restricted: 52085
Funds Total: 753612
Count Employees: 20
Consolidated 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: 13 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 819865
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 138042
Income Investments: 1597
Income Other: 101
Income Total Income And Endowments: 959605
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £104,446
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £805,158
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 909604
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 38840
Expenditure Support Costs: 104446
Expenditure Depreciation: 9943
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £615,921
Assets Total Fixed: 10695
Assets Own Use: 10695
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £742,155
Assets Total Liabilities: £66,380
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £686,470
Creditors One Year Total Current: 66380
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £642,135
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 615920
Funds Restricted: 70550
Funds Total: 686470
Count Employees: 19
Consolidated 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: 16 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 619759
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 389911
Income Investments: 19
Income Other: 2509
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1012198
Income Legacies: 12922
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £72,566
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £918,528
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 991094
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 33357
Expenditure Support Costs: 69960
Expenditure Depreciation: 17423
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -2509
Reserves: £577,575
Assets Total Fixed: 22382
Assets Own Use: 22382
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £651,729
Assets Total Liabilities: £37,642
Assets Current Investment: 251894
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £636,469
Creditors One Year Total Current: 37642
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £399,835
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 577575
Funds Restricted: 58894
Funds Total: 636469
Count Employees: 27
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: 14 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 59564
Income Other Trading Activities: 69898
Income Charitable Activities: 1136401
Income Investments: 8
Income Other: 224
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1266095
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £69,960
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £893,224
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 963184
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 30310
Expenditure Support Costs: 85734
Expenditure Depreciation: 15143
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 224
Reserves: £574,571
Assets Total Fixed: 20014
Assets Own Use: 20014
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £655,705
Assets Total Liabilities: £60,354
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £615,365
Creditors One Year Total Current: 60354
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £578,408
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 574571
Funds Restricted: 40794
Funds Total: 615365
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PUMP AID
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-10-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 4TH NOVEMBER 1998
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN RURAL AFRICAN COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF WATER FOR IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC NEEDS
Area Of Benefit: AFRICA

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 488579
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PUMP AID LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures