MARTHA'S DREAM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 4 December 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 5 April 2024 – 4 April 2025
Latest income: £2,249
Latest expenditure: £2,314
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 35 MARDALE AVENUE, MORECAMBE, LA4 5XG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We provide funding for the educational needs of Primary aged children in Ekenobizi, Eastern Nigeria, who have no other means of accessing an education. Reasons for their inability to access an education could be due to poverty, suffering from a disability or ostracism due to social stigma.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 4 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,249
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,314

Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 4 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,484

Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 4 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,947
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,008

Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 4 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,424
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,468

Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 4 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,784
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,717

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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: 5 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 4 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,249
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,314
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: 5 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 4 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,484
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: 5 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 4 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,947
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,008
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 4 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,424
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,468
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: 5 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 4 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,784
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,717
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: Nigeria
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MARTHA'S DREAM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-12-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Dec 2018
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS OF EKENOBIZI, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA, BY PROVIDING THE FUNDING OF AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY, GIVING FREE ACCESS TO EDUCATION TO CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO ENTER STATE EDUCATION. THIS COULD BE DUE TO A VARIOUS OF REASONS SUCH AS FAMILY POVERTY.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures