01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 November 2011
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07770647
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £1,972,551
- Latest expenditure
- £2,037,961
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Suite 1, Old Grammar School House, School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.partnerafrica.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We work across Africa and the Near East providing ethical audits, training, trade development projects and consulting services for international brands and retailers, local suppliers, producers and smallholder farmers, as well as governments, NGOs and Trade Organisations. We are driven by a social mission to improve the livelihoods of workers and producers across Africa and the Near East.
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
- 24 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,972,551
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,037,961
- 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
- 1 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,843,262
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,987,288
- 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
- 1 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,982,220
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,100,664
- 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
- 24 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,237,278
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,227,391
- 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
- 12 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,177,894
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,220,400
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
- 24 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,972,551
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,037,961
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 1 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,843,262
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,987,288
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 1 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,982,220
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,100,664
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 24 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,237,278
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,227,391
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 12 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,177,894
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,220,400
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 24 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1970139
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 2412
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1972551
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,015,914
- Expenditure Other
- 22047
- Expenditure Total
- 2037961
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 817
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 84969
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7527
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £54,902
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11985
- Assets Own Use
- 11985
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £523,358
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £480,441
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £54,902
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 480441
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £370,107
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 54902
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 54902
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 1 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1804520
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 38742
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1843262
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,987,288
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1987288
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26580
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 26580
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8707
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £124,147
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12982
- Assets Own Use
- 12982
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £587,052
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £475,887
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £124,147
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 475887
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £488,659
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 124147
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 124147
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 1 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1923181
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 59039
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1982220
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,100,664
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2100664
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8199
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 23313
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9089
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £275,695
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23397
- Assets Own Use
- 23397
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £673,737
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £421,439
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £275,695
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 421439
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £558,379
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 275695
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 275695
- Count Employees
- 22
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 24 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2190651
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 46627
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2237278
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,227,391
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2227391
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 16212
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 18342
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8797
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £394,005
- Assets Total Fixed
- 22383
- Assets Own Use
- 22383
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £989,597
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £617,975
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £394,005
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 617975
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £775,959
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 394005
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 394005
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 12 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1177894
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1177894
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,220,400
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1220400
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 18342
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 18342
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10240
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £384,118
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25002
- Assets Own Use
- 25002
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £964,110
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £604,994
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £384,118
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 565262
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 39732
- Assets Cash
- £639,699
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 384118
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 384118
- Count Employees
- 19
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 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
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Africa
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Egypt
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Madagascar
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Nigeria
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COULTHARD CONTINENTAL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2011-11-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/09/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/11/2011 as amended on 28 Feb 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE PREVENTION OF RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA OR ANY PART OF THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ALL NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO GENERATE SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.
- Area Of Benefit
- AFRICA/WORLDWIDE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 515473
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- PARTNER AFRICA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests