GHANA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 20 November 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £63,735
Latest expenditure: £32,671
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: GHANA INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC, 67 CHEAPSIDE, LONDON, EC2V 6AZ

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Foundation is sponsored by the London based Ghana International Bank plc with the objects of providing relief to persons in Africa in general but especially in Ghana, from conditions of need, hardship or distress and the furtherence of education. The Trustees are all based in London.

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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: 17 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 17 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £63,735
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,671

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: 16 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £55,444
Total Gross Expenditure: £69,647

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 16 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £57,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £150,955

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £52,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,506

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £50,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,308

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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: 17 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £63,735
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,671
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

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: 16 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £55,444
Total Gross Expenditure: £69,647
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 16 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £57,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £150,955
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £52,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,506
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £50,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,308
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 4

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: City Of London
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GHANA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-11-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 1ST AUGUST 2000, AS AMENDED BY DEED OF VARIATION DATED 12TH OCTOBER 2000 as amended on 26 Oct 2021 as amended on 12 Dec 2024 as amended on 20 Mar 2025 as amended on 01 Apr 2026
Charitable Objects: THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL THEREOF FOR OR TOWARDS RELIEVING PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER OR BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN FURTHERING THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT PROVIDED THAT DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION ACCUMULATE THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND BY INVESTING THE SAME AND THE RESULTING INCOME THEREOF IN OR UPON ANY INVESTMENTS HEREBY AUTHORISED AND SHALL HOLD SUCH ACCUMULATIONS AS AN ACCRETION TO THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND AND AS ONE FUND THEREWITH FOR ALL PURPOSES.
Area Of Benefit: AFRICA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures