AFRIKIDS LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 March 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07534096
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,595,661
Latest expenditure: £1,630,093
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: AfriKids, 124 City Road, LONDON, EC1V 2NX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

AfriKids is a grass roots child rights non-governmental organisation, working with families in Northern Ghana to improve life for their most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Our philosophy it to: -Listen to what a community knows it needs.-Empower them to make the necessary changes themselves.-Ensure absolute sustainability

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,595,661
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,630,093

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,555,749
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,507,329

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,637,539
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,989,105

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,823,905
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,870,731

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 9 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,564,857
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,525,805

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,595,661
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,630,093
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,555,749
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,507,329
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,637,539
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,989,105
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,823,905
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,870,731
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 9 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,564,857
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,525,805
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £196,668
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
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: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1573707
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5273
Income Other: 16681
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1595661
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £401,578
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,228,515
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1630093
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1047561
Expenditure Governance: 15186
Expenditure Support Costs: 200204
Expenditure Depreciation: 1327
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £642,080
Assets Total Fixed: 5310
Assets Own Use: 5310
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £711,422
Assets Total Liabilities: £20,759
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £695,973
Creditors One Year Total Current: 20759
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £691,572
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 642080
Funds Restricted: 53893
Funds Total: 695973
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1539165
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5565
Income Other: 11019
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1555749
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £368,903
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,138,426
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1507329
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 934667
Expenditure Governance: 16266
Expenditure Support Costs: 203239
Expenditure Depreciation: 612
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £472,272
Assets Total Fixed: 5740
Assets Own Use: 5740
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £738,785
Assets Total Liabilities: £14,120
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £730,405
Creditors One Year Total Current: 14120
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £671,152
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 472272
Funds Restricted: 258133
Funds Total: 730405
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1622341
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 4156
Income Other: 11042
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1637539
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £479,570
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,509,535
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1989105
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1222650
Expenditure Governance: 20828
Expenditure Support Costs: 238397
Expenditure Depreciation: 3722
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £527,763
Assets Total Fixed: 15736
Assets Own Use: 15736
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £682,413
Assets Total Liabilities: £16,178
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £681,971
Creditors One Year Total Current: 16178
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £608,251
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 527763
Funds Restricted: 154208
Funds Total: 681971
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1818694
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 359
Income Other: 4852
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1823905
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £493,179
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,377,552
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1870731
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1144060
Expenditure Governance: 32702
Expenditure Support Costs: 159868
Expenditure Depreciation: 1301
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £773,562
Assets Total Fixed: 18612
Assets Own Use: 18612
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,061,017
Assets Total Liabilities: £46,092
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,033,537
Creditors One Year Total Current: 46092
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £968,788
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 773562
Funds Restricted: 259975
Funds Total: 1033537
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 9 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1528561
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 71
Income Other: 36225
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1564857
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £376,132
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,149,673
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1525805
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1038768
Expenditure Governance: 14433
Expenditure Support Costs: 92974
Expenditure Depreciation: 1335
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,021,434
Assets Total Fixed: 6504
Assets Own Use: 6504
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,087,490
Assets Total Liabilities: £13,631
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,080,363
Creditors One Year Total Current: 13631
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,010,556
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1021434
Funds Restricted: 58929
Funds Total: 1080363
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Camden
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable 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: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: AFRIKIDS LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-11-25T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 3991888
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1093624
Assoc Charity Name: AFRIKIDS

Charity Name: AFRIKIDS LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-03-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/02/2011 as amended on 29 May 2020
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE THE NEED, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN, LIVING IN THE UPPER EASTERN REGION OF GHANA, OR SUCH OTHER REGIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT AND ANYTHING INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO ANY OF THOSE OBJECTS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures