CCEW Charity Commission profile

Change a Child's Life

Registered charity 1135744 · organisation 4049218

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
29 April 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income
£80,350
Latest expenditure
£87,771
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 3 WOODBURN DRIVE, WIRRAL, CH60 8QG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

1) To promote the benefit of people living in and around Nairobi, Kenya, by:(a) the advancement of education and training;(b) the relief of poverty and-?sickness;(c) the promotion of good health.2) To advance in life and help young people through the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received
19 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
19 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£80,350
Total Gross Expenditure
£87,771
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£86,014
Total Gross Expenditure
£80,699
Accounts Qualified
Yes
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£80,072
Total Gross Expenditure
£83,342
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received
3 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
3 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£84,150
Total Gross Expenditure
£91,748
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received
4 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
4 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£61,405
Total Gross Expenditure
£50,623

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
6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2025
Ar Due Date
5 February 2026
Ar Received Date
19 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£80,350
Total Gross Expenditure
£87,771
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
150
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2024
Ar Due Date
5 February 2025
Ar Received Date
15 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£86,014
Total Gross Expenditure
£80,699
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
150
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2023
Ar Due Date
5 February 2024
Ar Received Date
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£80,072
Total Gross Expenditure
£83,342
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
150
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2022
Ar Due Date
5 February 2023
Ar Received Date
3 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£84,150
Total Gross Expenditure
£91,748
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
150
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2021
Ar Due Date
5 February 2022
Ar Received Date
4 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£61,405
Total Gross Expenditure
£50,623
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
150

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
106
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Change a Child's Life
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2010-04-29T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 APRIL 2009 as amended on 01 Jan 2021
Charitable Objects
3.1 TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN AND AROUND NAIROBI, KENYA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING THE MARIA IMMACULATE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION CENTRE FOR POOR CHILDREN AND ST. MONICA CHILDREN'S HOME FOR ORPHANS BY3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS;3.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH.3.2 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
Area Of Benefit
NAIROBI, KENYA,

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
455876
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE MAURICE GLAYZER CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
Charity Name Id
538577
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CHANGE A CHILD'S LIFE

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