CCEW Charity Commission profile

CHILDREN OF AFRICA

Registered charity 1110517 · organisation 4016578

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 21 July 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £3,798
Latest expenditure: £3,983
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Flat 1, Beech Wood, Cavendish Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 2NH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Supporting a Children's Home for children orphaned through HIV/AIDSSupporting a Creche / Nursery for children affected by HIV/AIDS and poverty

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,798
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,983

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,052
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,019

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,495
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,337

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,779
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 11 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,805
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,440

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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: Eswatini
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

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

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHILDREN OF AFRICA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-07-21T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 1 JANUARY 2005 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 19 JUNE 2005 as amended on 27 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects: 1) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG ORPHANED CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN AFRICA SUFFERING FROM OR ORPHANED AS A RESULT OF HIV/AIDS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION WITHIN SOUTHERN AFRICA, BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR ACCOMMODATION, TREATMENT AND CARE.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING SCHOOLS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN MEETING THE COST OF PROGRESSING TO HIGHER EDUCATION, INCLUDING SCHOOL FEES, UNIFORMS, TRANSPORT COSTS AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES SUCH OTHER ASSISTANCE AS IS DEEMED NECESSARY.
Area Of Benefit: KWAZULU-NATAL AREA OF SOUTH AFRICA

08 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 468202
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: COFA

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries