01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 14 July 2016
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 09360833
- Financial period
- 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
- Latest income
- £22,453,000
- Latest expenditure
- £20,695,000
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Sainsbury Family Charitable Tru, 5 Wilton Road, LONDON, SW1V 1AP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.gatsby.org.uk/africa (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We aim to create jobs, raise incomes and reduce poverty for people in East Africa by accelerating inclusive and resilient economic growth.We fund and implement programmes that look to catalyse large-scale and lasting change in priority sectors, such as cotton in Tanzania.We also build and support local organisations dedicated to sector transformation and share what we have learned with others.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £22,453,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,695,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £20,706,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,288,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £18,845,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,233,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £14,624,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,769,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £23,389,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,059,000
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
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £22,453,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,695,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £391,000
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £20,706,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,288,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £574,000
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £18,845,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,233,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £415,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 4 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £14,624,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,769,000
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 13 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £23,389,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,059,000
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 February 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 21963000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 490000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 22453000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £20,695,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 20695000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 87000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2602000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 238000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -116000
- Reserves
- £10,506,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2479000
- Assets Own Use
- 2479000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,920,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,893,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,506,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1685000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 208000
- Assets Cash
- £4,247,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10506000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 10506000
- Count Employees
- 131
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 20245000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 461000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 20706000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £16,288,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 16288000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 81000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1992000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 279000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -340000
- Reserves
- £8,864,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3482000
- Assets Own Use
- 3482000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,423,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,041,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,864,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1742000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 299000
- Assets Cash
- £2,775,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8864000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 8864000
- Count Employees
- 124
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 18500000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 345000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 18845000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,233,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 17233000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 330000
- Expenditure Governance
- 76000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2005000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 783000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 824000
- Reserves
- £4,786,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3081000
- Assets Own Use
- 3081000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £22,042,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £20,337,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,786,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 20273000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 64000
- Assets Cash
- £2,775,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4786000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4786000
- Count Employees
- 130
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 4 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 14225000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 399000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14624000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £18,769,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 18769000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 573000
- Expenditure Governance
- 77000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2509000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 168000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 23000
- Reserves
- £3,998,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2100000
- Assets Own Use
- 2100000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,718,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,820,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,998,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3731000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 89000
- Assets Cash
- £2,299,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3854000
- Funds Restricted
- 144000
- Funds Total
- 3998000
- Count Employees
- 150
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 13 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 16411000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 6978000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 23389000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,059,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 15059000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 677000
- Expenditure Governance
- 53000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2407000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 192000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -210000
- Reserves
- £8,120,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3091000
- Assets Own Use
- 3091000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,933,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,904,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,120,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1779000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 125000
- Assets Cash
- £5,322,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7976000
- Funds Restricted
- 144000
- Funds Total
- 8120000
- Count Employees
- 158
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Rwanda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Tanzania
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- 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
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GATSBY AFRICA
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2016-07-14T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 DEC 2014 as amended on 04 Sep 2019
- Charitable Objects
- A)THE PREVENTION AND/OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO UNDERTAKING ANY ACTIVITY OF A CHARITABLE NATURE WHICH MAY FURTHER THE PREVENTION AND/OR RELIEF OF POVERTY WORK OF THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 251988) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.B) TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE DIRECTORS SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PREVENTION AND/OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investment