EDUCATION WEST AFRICA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 18 June 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £16,560
Latest expenditure: £9,780
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2 Aston Rise, PULBOROUGH, West Sussex, RH20 2JA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS IN SIERRA LEONE IN ORDER TO GIVE SUCH PUPILS BETTER OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE.THERE ARE TWO MAJOR PROJECTS, PROVIDING FURNITURE FOR SCHOOLS AND UNIFORMS FOR CHILDREN. BOTH FURNITURE AND UNIFORMS ARE MADE LOCALLY THUS PROVIDING INCOME FOR COMMUNITIES.A NEW PROJECT IS THE REFURBISHMENT OF A SCHOOL.. EWA ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING FOR HEADTEACHERS

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,780

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £15,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,988

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 13 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,558
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,525

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,544
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,108

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,130

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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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,780
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £15,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,988
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

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EDUCATION WEST AFRICA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-06-18T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 17 MARCH 2009
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS IN SIERRA LEONE, GUINEA, THE GAMBIA AND CAMEROON, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, WITH A VIEW TO GIVING SUCH PUPILS BETTER OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE.THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE ABOVE COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN (1) ABOVE BY PROVIDING SUITABLE TRANSPORT LINKS BETWEEN POPULATION CENTRES TO OUTLYING COMMUNITIES THAT WILL ENABLE (I) TEACHERS TO TRAVEL AND (2) FACILITIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS IN REMOTE AREAS.
Area Of Benefit: SIERRA LEONE, GUINEA, GAMBIA AND CAMEROON,

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures