CCEW Charity Commission profile

I AM SOMEBODY'S CHILD SOLDIER

Registered charity 1157761 · organisation 5049203

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
8 July 2014
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£5,084
Latest expenditure
£6,013
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: 48 WEST WORLD, WEST GATE, LONDON, W5 1DT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

1. Providing food and clothes to child soldiers and victims of war in Northern Uganda.2. Providing an on- going psychotherapy service to victims of war through a rehabilitation centre built to annex Laroo Boarding School in Northern Uganda.3. Enhancing public awareness of the impact of mental illness on the lives of child soldiers and child victims of war in Africa.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,084
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,013
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,578
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,817
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£19,879
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,229
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
24 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
25 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,069
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,692
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,936
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,712

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
30 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,084
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,013
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
No
Count Volunteers
7
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,578
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,817
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
3
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
24 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£19,879
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,229
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
7
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
24 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,069
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,692
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
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
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
26 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,936
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,712
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
15

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
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
I AM SOMEBODY'S CHILD SOLDIER
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2014-07-08T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 08 JUL 2014AMENDED ON 06 MAR 2017
Charitable Objects
1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ON-GOING PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR RESCUED CHILD SOLDIERS STILL SUFFERING FROM POST-WAR TRAUMA IN NORTHERN UGANDA AND BUILDING A REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR THE CONTINUED PROVISION OF ON-GOING PSYCHOTHERAPY TO RESCUED CHILD SOLDIERS AND VICTIMS OF WAR.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN AFRICA.THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OF FORMER CHILD SOLDIERS, VICTIMS OF WAR, WOMEN RETURNEES AND CHILDREN BORN IN CAPTIVITY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE THEM TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. 4.-TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF FORMER CHILD SOLDIERS, VICTIMS OF WAR, WOMEN RETURNEES AND CHILDREN BORN IN CAPTIVITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
547874
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
IAMSCS

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Charity Policy

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