BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR AFRICA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 21 January 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £222,422
Latest expenditure: £194,295
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Westbrook Cottage, Pondwell Hill, RYDE, PO33 1PY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Fundraising in order to finance the building of schools, toilets and provision of clean water in collaboration with our partners Shumas, in Bamenda, North West Province, Cameroon.

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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: 5 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £222,422
Total Gross Expenditure: £194,295

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: 10 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £209,139
Total Gross Expenditure: £135,214

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: 15 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £104,636
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,146

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: 21 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £146,273
Total Gross Expenditure: £210,612

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: 27 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £272,123
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,662

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £222,422
Total Gross Expenditure: £194,295
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

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £209,139
Total Gross Expenditure: £135,214
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

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £104,636
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,146
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £146,273
Total Gross Expenditure: £210,612
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £272,123
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,662
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: 1

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR AFRICA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-01-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 3 DECEMBER 2008
Charitable Objects: A TO FACILITATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AFRICA BYI. FINANCING THE BUILDING AND REFURBISHMENT OF SCHOOLSII. EQUIPPING SCHOOLS WITH BASIC FURNITURE AND TEACHING MATERIALSIII. PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP CHILDREN WITHOUT FUNDS OF THEIROWN TO MEET EDUCATIONAL EXPENSESB TO FACILITATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH IN AFRICA BYI. FINANCING THE PROVISION OF SAFE DRINKING WATER, TOILETS AND BASICMEDICAL PROVISIONS IN SCHOOLS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUPILS, TEACHERS AND THELOCAL COMMUNITYC TO FACILITATE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA BYI. FINANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INCOME GENERATION SCHEMES WITHINSCHOOLSII. FINANCING SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS.ALL ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN OBJECTS A - C SHALL BE CARRIED OUT WITH OR WITHOUT THECOLLABORATIVE SUPPORT OF THE CHARITY'S CHOSEN PARTNER ORGANISATIONS, AN IN ACCORDANCEWITH THE TRUSTEES' DECISIONS, WHO IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.
Area Of Benefit: AFRICA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures