KONO DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 26 February 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £6,808
Latest expenditure: £7,922
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 32 Craigen Gardens, ILFORD, Essex, IG3 9FG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kdda.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

KDDA UK raises awareness of rights issues affecting Konos and advocate on behalf of the Kono community in Sierra Leone and UK. Promotes education, public and self-awareness of human, minority, indigenous and identity right issue affecting people of minority background and the Kono descendants and raise projects funds in the UK and internationally and makes grants to individuals and organisations.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,808
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,922

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,914
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,762

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,842
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,247

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £29,227
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,771

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,784
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,884

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £29,227
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,771
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,784
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,884
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 15

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sierra Leone
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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KONO DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2015-02-26T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 06 APR 2013AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 31/01/2015 as amended on 30 May 2026
Charitable Objects: I. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF THE KONO DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE AND IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM THE KONO DISTRICT NOW LIVING IN THE UK IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. II. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF THOSE IN THE KONO DISTRICT OF SIERRA LEONE AND REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS FROM THIS DISTRICT NOW LIVING IN THE UK, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND ADVICE. III. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF THE KONO TRIBE OF SIERRA LEONE. IV. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN KONO DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE. V. TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY AMONGST THOSE IN THE KONO DISTRICT OF SIERRA LEONE, MEMBERS OF THE KONO TRIBE, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS FROM THIS DISTRICT NOW LIVING IN THE UK, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: A. MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS; B. RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; C. RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; D. PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS; E. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; F. COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION; G. RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; H. PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; I. PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; J. INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; K. ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 546441
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: KDDA (UK)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests