01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 April 2004
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04823686
- Financial period
- 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
- Latest income
- £2,774,619
- Latest expenditure
- £2,063,252
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: MRS P HAIGH, WHITELEAF BUSINESS CENTRE, 11 LITTLE BALMER, BUCKINGHAM, MK18 1TF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.rippleafrica.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We aim to help rural Malawians sustainably manage their natural resources through large scale tree planting, forest conservation and fuel efficient cookstove projects.We relieve poverty and improve food security through community led fisheries management in Lake Malawi and improved agricultural practices.We aim to improve education and healthcare standards near our Malawi base at Mwaya.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,774,619
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,063,252
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,568,289
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,031,662
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,812,038
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,862,790
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,414,533
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,234,551
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 September 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £891,995
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £823,392
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,774,619
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,063,252
- 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
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,568,289
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,031,662
- 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 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 12 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,812,038
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,862,790
- 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
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 2 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,414,533
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,234,551
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- 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
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £891,995
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £823,392
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £87,045
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1527958
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1240528
- Income Investments
- 5578
- Income Other
- 555
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2774619
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £224,010
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,839,242
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2063252
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 21906
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 163115
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 71131
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 6911
- Reserves
- £1,195,401
- Assets Total Fixed
- 377402
- Assets Own Use
- 377402
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,029,508
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £656,814
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,750,096
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 656814
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,959,043
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1572803
- Funds Restricted
- 177293
- Funds Total
- 1750096
- Count Employees
- 224
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 February 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1809674
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 753445
- Income Investments
- 5170
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2568289
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £150,720
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,880,942
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2031662
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 33350
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 55583
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 85722
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £789,699
- Assets Total Fixed
- 293106
- Assets Own Use
- 293106
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £759,693
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £14,070
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,038,729
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 14070
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £721,567
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1082805
- Funds Restricted
- -44076
- Funds Total
- 1038729
- Count Employees
- 224
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 12 March 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1810802
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 1236
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1812038
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £129,603
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,733,187
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1862790
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7153
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 8043
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 63104
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £408,358
- Assets Total Fixed
- 232803
- Assets Own Use
- 232803
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £376,009
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £200,454
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £408,358
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 100454
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 100000
- Assets Cash
- £357,491
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 143529
- Funds Restricted
- 264829
- Funds Total
- 408358
- Count Employees
- 168
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 2 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1414325
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 208
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1414533
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £127,408
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,107,143
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1234551
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7576
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 8549
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 51686
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £459,110
- Assets Total Fixed
- 198917
- Assets Own Use
- 198917
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £353,455
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £93,262
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £459,110
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 93262
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £341,217
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 9680
- Funds Restricted
- 449430
- Funds Total
- 459110
- Count Employees
- 138
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 September 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 891801
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 194
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 891995
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £80,135
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £743,257
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 823392
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2549
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 6251
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23793
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £279,128
- Assets Total Fixed
- 118109
- Assets Own Use
- 118109
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £220,300
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £59,281
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £279,128
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 59281
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £216,413
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5940
- Funds Restricted
- 273188
- Funds Total
- 279128
- Count Employees
- 140
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Malawi
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- RIPPLE AFRICA
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2004-04-16T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- RIPPLE AFRICA
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-07-25T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4022657
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1115357
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE SUSTAINABLE, ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ('THE SEED PROJECT')
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/07/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/09/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/03/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/01/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/03/2012 as amended on 23 Jan 2018
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN MALAWI AND GREATER AFRICA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF SCHOOLS, VOLUNTEER TEACHING ASSISTANTS, EQUIPMENT;2. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN MALAWI AND GREATER AFRICA;3. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT IN MALAWI AND GREATER AFRICA, AND TO PROMOTE BETTER METHODS OF AGRICULTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES;4. TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY HELPING PEOPLE IN MALAWI AND GREATER AFRICA TO START THEIR OWN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES.
- Area Of Benefit
- MALAWI AND GREATER AFRICA
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures