FRIENDS OF HELPER — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 19 May 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £52,014
Latest expenditure: £50,400
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: St. Philips & St. James Church, King George Road, CHATHAM, Kent, ME5 0TZ

02 Activities

What the charity does

Receiving donations and involved in fundraising activities to support the work of 'helper' in Kigoma, Tanzania which is helping support vulnerable people and providing education and access to support particularly for women and girls.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £52,014
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,400

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £52,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,568

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £43,215
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,987

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,660
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,132

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £36,659
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,394

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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 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £52,014
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,400
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £52,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,568
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: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £43,215
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,987
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,660
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,132
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £36,659
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,394
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 7

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF HELPER
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-05-19T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 8 MAY 2009
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN WESTERN TANZANIA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND WOMEN.TO PROMOTE EQUALITY IN PARTICULAR BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT IN WESTERN TANZANIA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS DEEMED FIT BY THE TRUSTEES.
Area Of Benefit: WESTERN TANZANIA

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures