GREAT LAKES OUTREACH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 29 April 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04686283
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £2,418,700
Latest expenditure: £2,339,216
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: GREAT LAKES OUTREACH, 1ST FLOOR TOWER HOUSE, LATIMER PARK, LATIMER, CHESHAM, HP5 1TU

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

GLO empowers and equips local leaders of passion, integrity, and vision to bring Gospel-driven transformation to Burundi, bottom-up and top-down. Activities include education, health, agriculture, livelihoods initiatives, support for marginalised and at-risk groups, and training of church and civil society leaders - delivered through local partners, without discrimination, for sustainable change.

03 Official extract

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: 24 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,418,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,339,216

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 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,903,324
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,711,708

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: 22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,348,360
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,244,129

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: 25 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,618,184
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,607,962

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: 18 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,506,889
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,780,055

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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: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,418,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,339,216
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

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 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,903,324
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,711,708
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
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 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,348,360
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,244,129
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 25 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,618,184
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,607,962
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 18 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,506,889
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,780,055
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 2390309
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 17562
Income Investments: 10829
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2418700
Income Legacies: 64720
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,100
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,333,116
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2339216
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1676736
Expenditure Governance: 23484
Expenditure Support Costs: 453604
Expenditure Depreciation: 5475
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -11448
Reserves: £734,903
Assets Total Fixed: 45777
Assets Own Use: 45777
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £913,268
Assets Total Liabilities: £13,820
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £945,225
Creditors One Year Total Current: 13820
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £815,323
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 780680
Funds Restricted: 164545
Funds Total: 945225
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1886061
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 9680
Income Investments: 7583
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1903324
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,975
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,705,536
Expenditure Other: 197
Expenditure Total: 1711708
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1215154
Expenditure Governance: 11526
Expenditure Support Costs: 360798
Expenditure Depreciation: 2075
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 44643
Reserves: £608,605
Assets Total Fixed: 59866
Assets Own Use: 59866
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £871,557
Assets Total Liabilities: £54,234
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £877,189
Creditors One Year Total Current: 54234
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £737,323
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 668471
Funds Restricted: 208718
Funds Total: 877189
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 22 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1332589
Income Other Trading Activities: 10177
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5594
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1348360
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,801
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,238,983
Expenditure Other: 345
Expenditure Total: 1244129
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13615
Expenditure Support Costs: 322389
Expenditure Depreciation: 472
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -6461
Reserves: £370,620
Assets Total Fixed: 46053
Assets Own Use: 46053
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £607,159
Assets Total Liabilities: £12,282
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £640,930
Creditors One Year Total Current: 12282
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £525,727
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 463717
Funds Restricted: 177213
Funds Total: 640930
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 25 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1607242
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 9879
Income Investments: 1063
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1618184
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,551
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,603,411
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1607962
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1278973
Expenditure Governance: 14529
Expenditure Support Costs: 268372
Expenditure Depreciation: 455
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 22584
Reserves: £295,229
Assets Total Fixed: 31543
Assets Own Use: 3456
Assets Long Term Investment: 28087
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £520,427
Assets Total Liabilities: £8,810
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £543,160
Creditors One Year Total Current: 8810
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £377,407
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 451650
Funds Restricted: 91510
Funds Total: 543160
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 18 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1497270
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 7842
Income Investments: 1777
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1506889
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,705
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,777,350
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1780055
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1485980
Expenditure Governance: 9756
Expenditure Support Costs: 252762
Expenditure Depreciation: 305
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 4796
Reserves: £307,058
Assets Total Fixed: 36323
Assets Own Use: 451
Assets Long Term Investment: 35872
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £492,507
Assets Total Liabilities: £18,476
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £510,354
Creditors One Year Total Current: 18476
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £458,093
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 490272
Funds Restricted: 20082
Funds Total: 510354
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GREAT LAKES OUTREACH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-04-29T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 MARCH 2003 as amended on 20 Jul 2022 as amended on 28 Jun 2022
Charitable Objects: 3.1 The charitable purposes of the Charity are:(a) to advance the Christian faith in Burundi and in such other parts of the world as the Trustees of the Charity may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the Charity;(b) to relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in the said location and in such other parts of the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit;(c) to advance education in accordance with Christian principles by such means as the Trustees may consider appropriate including by means of establishing and operating any educational establishment or establishments in the said location and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.
Area Of Benefit: BURUNDI AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS DETERMINE.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures