DEDZA WELFARE TRUST (DWT) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 20 December 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £982,462
Latest expenditure: £765,993
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: DEDZA WELFARE TRUST UK, PO Box 10388, LEICESTER, LE5 9HG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

HELPING THE NEEDY BY WAY OF EDUCATION, HOUSING, FOOD AND CLOTHING, MEDICINES, AND SELF HELP PROJECTS.THE CHARITY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN HELPING ORGANISATIONS BASED IN MALAWI AND ELSEWHERE, WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES AS US BY WAY OF PROVIDING FUNDS AND RESOURCES TO THEM TO FURTHER OUR OBJECTIVES

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 7 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £982,462
Total Gross Expenditure: £765,993

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: 12 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 12 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £987,592
Total Gross Expenditure: £780,144

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: 6 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £895,590
Total Gross Expenditure: £940,081

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: 14 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 14 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £766,070
Total Gross Expenditure: £744,560

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: 23 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £630,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £545,429

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 7 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £982,462
Total Gross Expenditure: £765,993
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £987,592
Total Gross Expenditure: £780,144
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 6 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £895,590
Total Gross Expenditure: £940,081
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 14 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £766,070
Total Gross Expenditure: £744,560
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: 5
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: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £630,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £545,429
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: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 7 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 982462
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 982462
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £33,038
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £732,955
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 765993
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £106,370
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £879,693
Assets Total Liabilities: £176,448
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £703,245
Creditors One Year Total Current: 176448
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £875,945
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 106370
Funds Restricted: 596875
Funds Total: 703245
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 12 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 987592
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 987592
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £20,676
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £759,468
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 780144
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £587,474
Assets Total Liabilities: £100,698
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £486,776
Creditors One Year Total Current: 100698
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £586,150
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 139408
Funds Restricted: 347368
Funds Total: 486776
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 6 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 895590
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 895590
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £9,810
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £930,271
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 940081
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 9810
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £279,342
Assets Total Liabilities: £14
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £279,328
Creditors One Year Total Current: 14
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £279,328
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 67086
Funds Restricted: 212242
Funds Total: 279328
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 14 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 765770
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 300
Income Total Income And Endowments: 766070
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £744,560
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 744560
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18382
Expenditure Support Costs: 18382
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £221,446
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £327,305
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,486
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £323,819
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3486
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £323,820
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 221446
Funds Restricted: 102373
Funds Total: 323819
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 23 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 629676
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 800
Income Total Income And Endowments: 630476
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £539,129
Expenditure Other: 6300
Expenditure Total: 545429
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £30,341
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £302,309
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £302,309
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £302,309
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 30341
Funds Restricted: 271968
Funds Total: 302309
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DEDZA WELFARE TRUST (DWT)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-12-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 9 MAY 2010 AS AMENDED 20 NOVEMBER 2010
Charitable Objects: A) THE RELIEF OF NEED AND POVERTY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, EQUIPMENT,EMERGENCY AID AND RESOURCES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINEB) TO PROMOTE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM AND UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM FOR THEPUBLIC BENEFITC) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHD) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONE) THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLEUNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIMEDETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 400289
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DWT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures