ALONGSIDE AFRICA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 April 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07458896
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £84,589
Latest expenditure: £81,364
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 1-2 Rhodium Point, Hawkinge Business Park, Spindle Close, Hawkinge, Kent, CT18 7TQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

working in Uganda offering opportunities not aid, to street children and sponsoring of children through primary schools

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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: 17 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £84,589
Total Gross Expenditure: £81,364

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: 15 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £81,761
Total Gross Expenditure: £83,467

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: 23 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £94,671
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,145

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: 25 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £55,320
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,767

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 11 July 2021
Date Accounts Received: 11 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £47,048
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,898

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 17 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £84,589
Total Gross Expenditure: £81,364
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 15 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £81,761
Total Gross Expenditure: £83,467
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 23 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £94,671
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,145
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 4
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: 25 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £55,320
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,767
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 11 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £47,048
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,898
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 3

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ALONGSIDE AFRICA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-04-03T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02/12/2010NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21/02/2012
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ASSISTING COMMUNITIES TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND PROMOTING LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING OF EFFECTIVE LEADERS IN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN AFRICA WHO ARE OR WISH TO BE IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP TO LEARN ABOUT AND DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS.(2) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH IN AFRICA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.(3) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, ADVICE AND MICRO-FINANCE ENABLING THEM TO ESTABLISH AND GROW THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures