KNOWLEDGE FOR CHANGE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 17 April 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £511,059
Latest expenditure: £501,823
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Knowledge for Change, 11 Newmarket Street, SKIPTON, North Yorkshire, BD23 2HX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.Knowledge4Change.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We aim to improve the standard of healthcare provision in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the UK through the training of staff and students in both regions. We run undergraduate student exchange programmes between SSA and UK, and also place professional UK volunteers within healthcare facilities in SSA on long and short-term basis in order to provide training and facilitate knowledge exchange.

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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: 31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £511,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £501,823

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: 9 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £433,825
Total Gross Expenditure: £409,932

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: 10 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £254,256
Total Gross Expenditure: £294,648

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: 7 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £81,704
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,213

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: 20 May 2021
Date Accounts Received: 20 May 2021
Total Gross Income: £123,691
Total Gross Expenditure: £163,685

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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: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £511,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £501,823
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 200

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: 9 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £433,825
Total Gross Expenditure: £409,932
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: 175

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: 10 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £254,256
Total Gross Expenditure: £294,648
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: 135

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: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £81,704
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,213
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: 12

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: 20 May 2021
Total Gross Income: £123,691
Total Gross Expenditure: £163,685
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: £12,633
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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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: 31 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 343413
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 166035
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 1611
Income Total Income And Endowments: 511059
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £501,823
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 501823
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 288679
Expenditure Governance: 622
Expenditure Support Costs: 622
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £187,506
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £187,506
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £187,506
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £187,506
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 187506
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 187506
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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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

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KNOWLEDGE FOR CHANGE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-11-12T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 4044280
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1135219
Assoc Charity Name: THE LIVERPOOL MULAGO PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH

Charity Name: KNOWLEDGE FOR CHANGE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-04-17T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 10 JAN 2012
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN HEALTHCARE CENTRES THROUGHOUT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES, EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES / ACTIVITIES.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE HEALTH WORKERS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 517313
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: K4C

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures