MALAWI RELIEF FUND UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 11 June 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £2,771,621
Latest expenditure: £2,666,817
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 63-65 Victoria Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 6DN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity has been successful in helping organisations based in Malawi with similar objectives as us by way of providing funds to them to further our objectives

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: 26 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,771,621
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,666,817

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: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,875,272
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,459,983

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: 21 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 21 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,630,572
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,003,115

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
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,657,401
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,962,569

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: 27 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,413,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,224,671

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: 26 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,771,621
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,666,817
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: 25

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: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,875,272
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,459,983
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: 18

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: 21 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,630,572
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,003,115
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: 18

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: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,657,401
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,962,569
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 19

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: 27 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,413,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,224,671
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 19

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2653350
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 118271
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2771621
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £8,610
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,563,806
Expenditure Other: 94401
Expenditure Total: 2666817
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 103011
Expenditure Depreciation: 19409
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -19410
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £198,470
Assets Total Fixed: 76308
Assets Own Use: 76308
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £843,275
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,100
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £909,483
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10100
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £780,347
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 198470
Funds Restricted: 711013
Funds Total: 909483
Count Employees: 73
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: 29 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2875272
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2875272
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 2875272
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,459,983
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2459983
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 109173
Expenditure Support Costs: 109173
Expenditure Depreciation: 19453
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £183,210
Assets Total Fixed: 95717
Assets Own Use: 95717
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £712,462
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,500
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £804,679
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3500
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £650,179
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 183210
Funds Restricted: 621469
Funds Total: 804679
Count Employees: 0
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: 21 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 3630572
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3630572
Income Legacies: 5120
Income Endowments: 3625452
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,003,115
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4003115
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 95681
Expenditure Support Costs: 76234
Expenditure Depreciation: 19447
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £183,749
Assets Total Fixed: 114441
Assets Own Use: 114441
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £282,409
Assets Total Liabilities: £7,460
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £389,390
Creditors One Year Total Current: 7460
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £213,348
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 183749
Funds Restricted: 205641
Funds Total: 389390
Count Employees: 0
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: 30 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3657401
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3657401
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,890,492
Expenditure Other: 72077
Expenditure Total: 3962569
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 52645
Expenditure Depreciation: 19432
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £204,132
Assets Total Fixed: 132603
Assets Own Use: 132603
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £633,310
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,980
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £761,933
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3980
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £560,671
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 204132
Funds Restricted: 557801
Funds Total: 761933
Count Employees: 0
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: 27 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3413190
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3413190
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,164,241
Expenditure Other: 60430
Expenditure Total: 3224671
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 60430
Expenditure Depreciation: 19433
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £208,965
Assets Total Fixed: 152035
Assets Own Use: 152035
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £919,826
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,760
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,067,101
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4760
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £855,993
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 208965
Funds Restricted: 858136
Funds Total: 1067101
Count Employees: 0
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: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

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

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MALAWI RELIEF FUND UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-06-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 NOVEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED ON 4 MAY 2007
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN WORK IN MALAWI AFRICA AND TO ASSIST PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTERS TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE AND TO PROMOTE, FURTHER AND SUPPORT SUCH OTHER SIMILAR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT
Area Of Benefit: MALAWI

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management