FRIENDS OF REFILWE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 31 August 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 September 2024 – 1 September 2025
Latest income: £11,687
Latest expenditure: £10,022
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Hawkshead, New Hey Lane, Willaston, NESTON, CH64 2UU

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are based on the Wirral and continually organise fundraising and awareness events to support the Community Project in South Africa.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £11,687
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,022

Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,273

Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £20,542
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,665

Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,695

Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £28,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £29,065

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: 2 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £11,687
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,022
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,273
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £20,542
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,665
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,695
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £28,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £29,065
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 10

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF REFILWE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-08-31T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 31 Aug 2016
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN REFILWE COMMUNITY PROJECT, LANSERIA, SOUTH AFRICA BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS SERVICES OR FACILITIES.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 570970
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: F.O.R

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures