CCEW Charity Commission profile

COLLECTIONS FOR AFRICA

Registered charity 1175630 · organisation 5103013

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Double Default
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
8 November 2017
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
10489806
Financial period
1 December 2019 – 30 November 2020
Latest income
£0
Latest expenditure
£0
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: WHITE HOUSE FARM, MALTHOUSE LANE, EARLSWOOD, SOLIHULL, B94 5DX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.collectionsforafrica.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We recycle waste clothing to fund the building of schools in Africa.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2025
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2024
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2023
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2022
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2019
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2021
Date Annual Return Received
15 December 2020
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0

04 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
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
COLLECTIONS FOR AFRICA
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2017-11-08T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 NOV 2016
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY, WHICH ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, AMONGST PERSONS RESIDENT IN KENYA OR SUCH OTHER PARTS OF AFRICA AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE;2. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, WITH EMPHASIS ON THOSE LIVING IN AFRICA AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE RESIDENT IN KENYA. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT THIS SHALL INCLUDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN LIFE SKILLS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PARTICULAR NEEDS FOR SUCH SKILLS SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED; AND3. ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE ACCORDING TO THE LAW IN ENGLAND AND WALES WHICH SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME.

08 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
588304
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CFA

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Complaints handling