01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 13 August 2008
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £74,634
- Latest expenditure
- £75,320
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 29 Upton Scudamore, WARMINSTER, BA12 0AG
Website recorded by the regulator: goalforthegambia.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To advance the education of Gambian Children by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and equipment for their use at school, including funds for the construction and improvement of educational and health facilities. The relief of unemployment for the Gambians through education and training. To promote the development of young Gambian people in the Scout movement.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £74,634
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £75,320
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £83,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £83,170
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £79,138
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £89,789
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £85,882
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £79,105
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £78,785
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £75,497
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £74,634
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £75,320
- 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
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £83,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £83,170
- 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
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £79,138
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £89,789
- 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
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £85,882
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £79,105
- 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
- 14
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £78,785
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £75,497
- 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
- 12
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
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GIVING OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE AND LEARN FOR THE GAMBIA
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2008-08-13T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30/07/2008AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 15/10/2015
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF GAMBIAN CHILDREN BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR USE AT SCHOOL INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION FACILITIES.2) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF GAMBIANS IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THROUGH FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING.3) TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SCOUT MOVEMENT IN THE GAMBIA IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.4)THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG GAMBIAN PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THE CHARITY IS ADVANCING EDUCATION OF GAMBIAN CHILDREN.
- Area Of Benefit
- OVERSEAS
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 350689
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- GOAL FOR THE GAMBIA
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures