DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FOR NIGERIA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 11 March 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,470
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FOR NIGERIA, C/O CAN MEZZAMINE, 49-51 EAST ROAD, LONDON, N1 6AH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Development Impact For Nigeria (DIFN) is an international development NGO providing advocacy and community development work to individuals, self help groups and professionals working with socially excluded communities across Nigeria. Our key values are empowerment and socio-economic & personal development

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,470
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 16 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,042
Total Gross Expenditure: £495

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: 3 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £370
Total Gross Expenditure: £500

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 6 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £610
Total Gross Expenditure: £320

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FOR NIGERIA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-03-11T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12 JANUARY 2001 AS AMENDED 15 FEBRUARY 2002 AND 18 SEPTEMBER 2005
Charitable Objects: TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WITHIN NIGERIA AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND ADVANCE EDUCATION WITHIN SUCH COMMUNITIES.
Area Of Benefit: SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WITHIN NIGERIA.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 490441
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHRISTIAN IMPACT FOR NIGERIA

Charity Name Id: 490451
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DIFN

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries