FOUNTAIN OF LIFE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 23 July 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £12,723
Latest expenditure: £20,453
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 26 LANGLEY ROAD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 1BX

Website recorded by the regulator: http://fountainoflife.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Fountain of Life exists to bring sustainable safe drinking water, improved hygiene, and sanitation to those who have access to only unimproved facilities through appropriate technologies and education. Focusing mainly but not exclusively on Sub-Saharan West Africa.

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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: 28 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,723
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,453

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: 20 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £24,137
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,071

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: 3 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,898
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,448

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: 27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £11,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,735

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: 30 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 30 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £7,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,923

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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: 28 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,723
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,453
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: 1

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: 20 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £24,137
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,071
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: 5

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: 3 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,898
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,448
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: 2

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: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £11,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,735
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: 1

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: 30 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £7,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,923
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: 1

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-07-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 23 Jul 2015
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO BRING SUSTAINABLE IMPROVED DRINKING WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN SUB-SAHARAN WEST AFRICA TO THOSE WHO HAVE ACCESS TO ONLY UNIMPROVED FACILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO IMPROVED DRINKING WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE THROUGH APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES AND EDUCATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR THE SAVING OF LIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES. DEFINITIONS:FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "UNIMPROVED SANITATION" MEANS OPEN DEFECATION: WHEN HUMAN FAECES ARE DISPOSED OF IN FIELDS, FORESTS, BUSHES, OPEN BODIES OF WATER, BEACHES OR OTHER OPEN SPACES OR DISPOSED OF WITH SOLID WASTE.UNIMPROVED SANITATION FACILITIES DO NOT ENSURE HYGIENIC SEPARATION OF HUMAN EXCRETA FROM HUMAN CONTACT. UNIMPROVED FACILITIES INCLUDE PIT LATRINES WITHOUT A SLAB OR PLATFORM, HANGING LATRINES AND BUCKET LATRINES.SHARED SANITATION FACILITIES: SANITATION FACILITIES OF AN OTHERWISE ACCEPTABLE TYPE SHARED BETWEEN TWO OR MORE HOUSEHOLDS. ONLY FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT SHARED OR NOT PUBLIC ARE CONSIDERED IMPROVED.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "IMPROVED SANITATION" MEANSIMPROVED SANITATION FACILITIES: ARE LIKELY TO ENSURE HYGIENIC SEPARATION OF HUMAN EXCRETA FROM HUMAN CONTACT. THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES: FLUSH/POUR FLUSH TO: PIPED SEWER SYSTEM, SEPTIC TANK, PIT LATRINE, VENTILATED IMPROVED PIT (VIP) LATRINE, PIT LATRINE WITH SLAB, COMPOSTING TOILET.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "UNIMPROVED DRINKING WATER" MEANSUNPROTECTED DUG WELL, UNPROTECTED SPRING, CART WITH SMALL TANK/DRUM, SURFACE WATER, BOTTLED WATER (BOTTLED WATER IS CONSIDERED TO BE IMPROVED ONLY WHEN THE HOUSEHOLD USES WATER FROM ANOTHER IMPROVED SOURCE FOR COOKING AND PERSONAL HYGIENE). SURFACE DRINKING-WATER SOURCES: RIVER, DAM, LAKE, POND, STREAM, CANAL, IRRIGATION CHANNELS.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "IMPROVED DRINKING WATER" MEANSPUBLIC TAPS OR STANDPIPES, TUBE WELLS OR BOREHOLES, PROTECTED DUG WELLS, PROTECTED SPRINGS, RAINWATER COLLECTION. PIPED HOUSEHOLD WATER CONNECTION LOCATED INSIDE THE USER?S DWELLING, PLOT OR YARD.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY (AT)" MEANSAT IS TECHNOLOGY THAT IS DESIGNED TO BE "APPROPRIATE" TO THE CONTEXT OF ITS USE. TYPICAL ATS MAY BE MORE LABOUR INTENSIVE BUT REQUIRE FEWER RESOURCES, AND USE LOW COST AND READILY AVAILABLE MATERIALS WHEREVER POSSIBLE.

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling