FRIENDS OF EAST MERU COMMUNITY SCHOOL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 27 July 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £18,015
Latest expenditure: £9,560
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 5 Gents Lane, Shimpling, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, Suffolk, IP29 4HP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We support an English medium Primary school in Tanzania by raising awareness and funds in order to complete the current building programme and to contribute to the day to day running costs, including the purchasing of food, uniforms, text books and other teaching materials, classroom furnishings and other ongoing community projects.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £18,015
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,560

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £17,586
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,437
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,346

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £16,870
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,210

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £20,462
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,543

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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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £18,015
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,560
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £17,586
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,000
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,437
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,346
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £16,870
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,210
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £20,462
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,543
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF EAST MERU COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-07-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 27 Jul 2016
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES IN THE MERU DISTRICT OF NORTHERN TANZANIA BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE PROVISION OF AN ENGLISH MEDIUM PRIMARY EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO OTHER APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.ADVANCING EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE DISADVANTAGED PRIMARY AGED CHILDREN IN THE MERU DISTRICT OF NORTHERN TANZANIA IN PARTICULAR BY RAISING AWARENESS AND RAISING FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF EAST MERU COMMUNITY SCHOOL.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 576701
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF EMCS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures