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AFRICA EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1178306 · organisation 5112805

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
9 May 2018
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,744,042
Latest expenditure
£1,388,008
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Africa Educational Trust, 33 Creechurch Lane, LONDON, EC3A 5EB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.street-child.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance education for the public benefit in Africa by such means as the trustees deem appropriate, in particular by improving access for those excluded from educational opportunities by reason of conflict, discrimination or poverty and through the study of and dissemination of knowledge concerning African affairs.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,744,042
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,388,008
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
23 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,481,065
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,557,343
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,144,421
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,518,251
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
20 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
20 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,362,701
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,868,666
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
18 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
18 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£766,203
Total Gross Expenditure
£917,303

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
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,744,042
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,388,008
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£509,617
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 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
23 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,481,065
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,557,343
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£418,375
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 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,144,421
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,518,251
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£278,253
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 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
20 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,362,701
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,868,666
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£198,648
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 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
18 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£766,203
Total Gross Expenditure
£917,303
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£152,083
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
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
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
22 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
91269
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1642224
Income Investments
36
Income Other
10513
Income Total Income And Endowments
1744042
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£240
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,387,768
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1388008
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
121909
Expenditure Governance
19768
Expenditure Support Costs
20323
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£66,549
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£415,904
Assets Total Liabilities
£246,520
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£169,384
Creditors One Year Total Current
246520
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£408,541
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
66549
Funds Restricted
102835
Funds Total
169384
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
23 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
21511
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1447852
Income Investments
0
Income Other
11702
Income Total Income And Endowments
1481065
Income Legacies
198
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£293
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,557,050
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1557343
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
1179017
Expenditure Governance
18480
Expenditure Support Costs
18617
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£52,774
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£277,050
Assets Total Liabilities
£463,700
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£186,650
Creditors One Year Total Current
463700
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£228,784
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
52774
Funds Restricted
-239424
Funds Total
-186650
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
12786
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1124493
Income Investments
5
Income Other
7137
Income Total Income And Endowments
1144421
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£195
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,518,056
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1518251
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
46954
Expenditure Support Costs
790
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£179,369
Assets Total Liabilities
£289,741
Assets Current Investment
12135
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£110,372
Creditors One Year Total Current
289741
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£167,234
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-89823
Funds Restricted
-20549
Funds Total
-110372
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
20 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
17661
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1345040
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1362701
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£456
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,868,210
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1868666
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12519
Expenditure Support Costs
-2493
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-6858
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£458,877
Assets Total Liabilities
£195,419
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£263,458
Creditors One Year Total Current
195419
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£433,985
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-325716
Funds Restricted
589174
Funds Total
263458
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
18 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
192850
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
573347
Income Investments
6
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
766203
Income Legacies
132793
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£389
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£916,914
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
917303
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7906
Expenditure Support Costs
18040
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
8164
Reserves
£17,342
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£842,481
Assets Total Liabilities
£66,200
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£776,281
Creditors One Year Total Current
66200
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£556,264
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
17342
Funds Restricted
758939
Funds Total
776281
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Uganda
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Eswatini
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Somalia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Sudan
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
AFRICA EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2020-11-04T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
313139
Assoc Registered Charity Number
313139
Assoc Charity Name
AFRICA EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Name
AFRICA EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2018-05-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 May 2018 as amended on 08 Oct 2020
Charitable Objects
TO PAY AND APPLY THE SAME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS HEREINAFTER CONTAINED FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS IN THE ABSOLUTE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES SHALL BEST PROMOTE,(1) THE STUDY OF, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING AFRICAN AFFAIRS; OR (2) THE GENERAL EDUCATION IN AFRICA FOR ALL PERSONS AND OUTSIDE AFRICA FOR PERSONS WHO IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES ARE WHOLLY OR PARTLY OF AFRICAN DESCENT.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures