GAMBIANS IN NEED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 5 February 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £23,248
Latest expenditure: £18,763
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 84 Main Street, Shadwell, LEEDS, LS17 8HN

02 Activities

What the charity does

Support for James Ogoo Nursery School in Bundung, Serrekunda in The Gambia. Help for three family compounds in The Gambia. Sponsorship for four children at other schools.

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: 5 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £23,248
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,763

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: 22 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,930
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,015

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: 4 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,300

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: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,761
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,500

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: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,498
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,500

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £23,248
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,763
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
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Leeds City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GAMBIANS IN NEED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-02-05T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 6 JANUARY 2007
Charitable Objects: 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION /TRAINING OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE GAMBIA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE2. TO HELP RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS OF PEOPLE IN THE GAMBIA BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
Area Of Benefit: GAMBIA