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CCEW Charity Commission profile

KIJANA KWANZA (YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST)

Registered charity 1183099 · organisation 5136444

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
24 April 2019
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£1,023,169
Latest expenditure
£949,048
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: 59 Compton Avenue, WEMBLEY, Middlesex, HA0 3FD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kijana-kwanza.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Kijana Kwanza (Young People First) supports disadvantaged children and young people in Tanzania, in particular those who are orphaned, abandoned or at-risk, with shelter, education and life skills training.

03 Official extract

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
22 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,023,169
Total Gross Expenditure
£949,048
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
30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£894,282
Total Gross Expenditure
£846,735
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
30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£883,631
Total Gross Expenditure
£851,095
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
4 September 2023
Date Accounts Received
4 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£608,255
Total Gross Expenditure
£591,714
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
27 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£413,041
Total Gross Expenditure
£389,647

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
22 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,023,169
Total Gross Expenditure
£949,048
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
26
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
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£894,282
Total Gross Expenditure
£846,735
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
12
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
30 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£883,631
Total Gross Expenditure
£851,095
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
10
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
4 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£608,255
Total Gross Expenditure
£591,714
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
2
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
27 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£413,041
Total Gross Expenditure
£389,647
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
1

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
22 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1014496
Income Other Trading Activities
3499
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
5174
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1023169
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£18,017
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£931,031
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
949048
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
650252
Expenditure Governance
15190
Expenditure Support Costs
6245
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£209,372
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£296,285
Assets Total Liabilities
£14,878
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£281,407
Creditors One Year Total Current
14878
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£212,828
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
209372
Funds Restricted
72035
Funds Total
281407
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
30 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
882473
Income Other Trading Activities
5218
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
6591
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
894282
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£846,735
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
846735
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
669925
Expenditure Governance
3300
Expenditure Support Costs
22246
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£85,000
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£170,589
Assets Total Liabilities
£14,823
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£155,766
Creditors One Year Total Current
14823
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£170,589
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
130391
Funds Restricted
25375
Funds Total
155766
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
30 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
877461
Income Other Trading Activities
6170
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
883631
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£62,404
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£788,211
Expenditure Other
480
Expenditure Total
851095
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
729733
Expenditure Governance
9222
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£85,000
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£108,592
Assets Total Liabilities
£373
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£108,219
Creditors One Year Total Current
373
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£108,592
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
78370
Funds Restricted
29849
Funds Total
108219
Count Employees
2
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
4 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
605944
Income Other Trading Activities
475
Income Charitable Activities
1043
Income Investments
120
Income Other
674
Income Total Income And Endowments
608256
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£591,714
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
591714
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
499595
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£34,701
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£75,683
Assets Total Liabilities
£0
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£75,683
Creditors One Year Total Current
0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£75,683
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
34701
Funds Restricted
40982
Funds Total
75683
Count Employees
1
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Tanzania
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
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
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
KIJANA KWANZA (YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST)
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2019-04-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Apr 2019
Charitable Objects
THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN TANZANIA WHO ARE POOR OR IN A CONDITION OF NEED OR HARDSHIP BY ORGANISING PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES THAT:A) PROVIDE FOOD, LODGING AND GOODS TO SUCH PERSONS WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS;B) ADVANCE EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING;C) ASSIST INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT; ANDD) DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES THAT ENABLE PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
614687
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
KIJANA KWANZA

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures