EMPOWER THE GAMBIA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 8 April 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £18,817
Latest expenditure: £18,519
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 92 DUNSFORD CLOSE, SWINDON, SN1 4PW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.facebook.com/EmpowertheGambia (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Empower the Gambia provides training & resources for communities in rural Gambia in order to alleviate poverty. We first visited Bansang in 2008 & set up the charity in 2012. We sponsor children, support schools, medical services, a poultry cooperative & kitchen gardens. We plant community libraries with sponsored librarians & have completed a building programme. We now work with 7 communities.

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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: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £18,817
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,519

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: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £18,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,124

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £22,453
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,783

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,508
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,953

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,098

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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: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £18,817
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,519
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 5

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: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £18,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,124
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £22,453
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,783
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,508
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,953
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: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,098
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: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EMPOWER THE GAMBIA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2015-04-08T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 JUL 2013
Charitable Objects: 1) LINKING INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES TOGETHER TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO RELIEVE POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT. 2) SUPPORTING A NUMBER OF NURSERY SCHOOLS, LOWER BASIC SCHOOLS AND UPPER BASIC SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND TRAINING FOR THE TEACHERS TO ENHANCE THEIR TEACHING TO BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHICH IN TURN BENEFITS THE STUDENTS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES OF POVERTY. 3) RUNNING A CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM TO PAY NURSERY SCHOOL FEES WHERE THE FAMILY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA IS IN POVERTY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE EDUCATION THAT WOULD ENABLE THE CHILD A HEAD START ONCE REACHING FREE EDUCATION AT THE AGE OF 7 YEARS. IN THE LONGER TERM THIS WOULD IN TURN ENABLE THESE CHILDREN IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT AND A BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING IN THEIR ADULT LIVES. 4) RUNNING A PROGRAM OF INSTALLING SOLAR LIGHTS INTO RURAL SCHOOLS TO ALLOW TEACHERS TO PREPARE LESSONS, RUN HOMEWORK AND REVISION CLASSES IN THE EVENINGS, ALLOW COMMUNITY MEETINGS, ADULT LITERACY CLASSES AND FOR SOCIAL EVENTS. THESE COMMUNITIES DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY AND HAVING A COMMUNITY BUILDING AVAILABLE AT NIGHT TIMES MEANS THAT EDUCATION CAN BE ADVANCED AND INTURN POVERTY CAN BE MINIMISED. 5) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING SKILLS AND TRAINING WITH THE COMMUNITIES OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BY PEOPLE FROM THE UK VOLUNTEERING TO TEACH FIRST AID, TEACHER TRAINING AND SPORT TRAINING. THIS BOTH ADVANCES EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE AND IN TURN SAVES LIVES THROUGH INCREASED AWARENESS AND TRAINING. 6) SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES SET UP OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS BICYCLE MAINTENANCE, POULTRY PRODUCTION, PLASTIC BOTTLE SOLAR LIGHT BULBS AND SOLAR POWERED MOBILE PHONE CHARGING. THIS HELPS RELIEVE POVERTY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. 7) PROVIDING ANY OTHER ACTIVITY OR RESOURCE AS APPROPRIATE AND NEEDED BY THE COMMUNITIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO REDUCE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SAVING OF LIVES.

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Volunteer management

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Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

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Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures