GOODWILL AND GROWTH FOR AFRICA UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 15 May 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £95,082
Latest expenditure: £106,798
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Bernard Rogers & Co, Bank Gallery, 13 High Street, KENILWORTH, Warwickshire, CV8 1LY

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.gaga-uk.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

GAGA UK works primarily in South Africa where the charity first started, we are also active in Tanzania & have been elsewhere in Africa. We focus on strengthening the provision of healthcare & education in rural communities, improving access to these vital services & helping to provide the basic requirements of food, warmth & access to communication that is necessary to survive and thrive.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £95,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £106,798

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £110,133
Total Gross Expenditure: £96,200

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £66,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,895

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £97,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,062

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £95,112
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,043

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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 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £95,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £106,798
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £110,133
Total Gross Expenditure: £96,200
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: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £66,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,895
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £97,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,062
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £95,112
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,043
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 5

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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

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GOODWILL AND GROWTH FOR AFRICA UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-05-15T00:00:00

Charity Name: GOODWILL AND GROWTH FOR AFRICA UK
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-03-20T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5075684
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1166576
Assoc Charity Name: KILIMANJARO YOUNG GIRLS IN NEED - UK

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 19/03/2002AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 17/03/2010AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 31/03/2010AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 22/01/2011 as amended on 26 May 2022
Charitable Objects: (I) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING RELIEF TO ORPHANS AND THEIR CARERS.(II) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TRAINING, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT INCLUDING SELF EMPLOYMENT, PARTNERSHIPS AND COOPERATIVES OF CHILDREN AND/OR THEIR CARERS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE.(III) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND THEIR CARERS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE.
Area Of Benefit: SOUTH AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 372697
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GOD'S GOLDEN AFRICA UK

Charity Name Id: 372692
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GOD'S GOLDEN ACRE UK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management