MASAMBIRO UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 13 December 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £58,529
Latest expenditure: £87,273
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 28 QUEENS AVENUE, LONDON, N3 2NP

Website recorded by the regulator: masambiro.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We pursues the advancement of education and the relief of poverty for the people of Malawi. Activities include supporting the building of educational facilities such as classrooms, supporting bursaries to school and university students, supporting teacher training, supporting vocational training for school graduates and providing educational resources such as text books, science equipment.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £58,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,273

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £123,812
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,980

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £71,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,425

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £50,391
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,929

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £60,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,779

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £58,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,273
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £123,812
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,980
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 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £71,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,425
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 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £50,391
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,929
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £60,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,779
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MASAMBIRO UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2016-12-13T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 01 NOV 2016 as amended on 03 Dec 2019
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF MALAWI FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING, ALTHOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: - SUPPORTING THE BUILDING OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES SUCH AS CLASSROOMS- SUPPORTING BURSARIES TO SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BASED ON NEED - SUPPORTING TEACHER TRAINING - SUPPORTING VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR SCHOOL GRADUATES- SUPPORTING ADULT EDUCATION- PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES SUCH AS TEXT BOOKS, SCIENCE EQUIPMENT - SUPPORTING FACILITIES AND STAFF REQUIRED FOR INCOME GENERATION PROJECTS FOR SCHOOLS THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PEOPLE OF MALAWI FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING, ALTHOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- SUPPORTING VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR SCHOOL GRADUATES- THE CREATION OF FEEDING PROGRAMME IN EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS - PROVIDING SCHOOL FEES AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR THOSE THAT ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO ACCESS EDUCATION AS A RESULT OF POVERTYTHE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE PEOPLE OF MALAWI FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING, ALTHOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- SUPPORTING HEALTH PROGRAMMES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY - SUPPORTING HEALTH EDUCATION WITHIN EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS - PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF LIFE-SAVING HEALTHCARE WHICH IS OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE TO THEM -RAISING FUNDS FOR THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR LOCAL CLINICS AND HOSPITALS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures