LIVING WATERS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 15 February 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 28 February 2024 – 27 February 2025
Latest income: £3,700
Latest expenditure: £4,583
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 17 LEIGH ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO17 1EF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Living Waters Social Enterprises aims to bring support and relief to the poor living in the slum areas of Nairobi by helping to start social enterprise businesses that will use their profits to support the community, for example by sponsoring school teachers.We also aim to support local people to set up their own businesses through supporting Micro Enterprise schemes.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 28 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 27 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,583

Fin Period Start Date: 28 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 27 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 16 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,359

Fin Period Start Date: 28 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 27 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,905
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,348

Fin Period Start Date: 28 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 27 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,727
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,312

Fin Period Start Date: 29 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 27 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 1 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £23,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,784

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: 28 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 27 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,583
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: 28 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 27 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,359
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: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 28 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 27 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,905
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,348
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 28 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 27 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,727
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,312
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 29 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 27 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 1 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £23,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,784
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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

05 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

06 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: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LIVING WATERS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-02-15T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Feb 2019
Charitable Objects: THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN NAIROBI, KENYA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTH CARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.
Area Of Benefit: OVERSEAS

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures