GEANCO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 31 October 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £0
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 6 Hampton Gardens, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 0AN

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.geanco.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

GEANCO saves and transforms lives in Africa. We conduct complex surgical missions and run an innovative program to fight anemia in Nigeria. Through our system of modern maternal clinics, we help poor, vulnerable pregnant women safely deliver healthy babies. Our Leadership Scholarship for Girls provides full tuition, healthcare, and social support to young female survivors of terrorism.

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 22 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 23 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 3 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 3 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 31 October 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 22 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 4
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: 3 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 31 October 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 22 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GEANCO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-10-31T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 Oct 2019
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH; AND (B) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC FOR PEOPLE PRINCIPALLY SITUATED IN NIGERIA, AND ANY OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD THAT THE CHARITY TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:(A) SUPPORTING THE COSTS OF MEDICAL MISSIONS WHETHER IN THE FORM OF MONEY OR SUCH OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE THROUGH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, ASSETS AND EQUIPMENT;(B) SUPPORTING THE COSTS OF RUNNING SCHOOLS WHETHER IN THE FORM OF MONEY OR SUCH OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE THROUGH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, ASSETS AND EQUIPMENT;(C) PROVIDING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF SURGICAL AND OTHER MEDICAL TREATMENTS TO PATIENTS WHO MAY NOT READILY HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH TREATMENTS;(D) PROVIDING FUNDS TO SUPPORT CHILDRENÆS EDUCATION TO CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT READILY HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION;(E) ASSISTING WITH THE PURCHASE AND SUPPLY OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUFFICIENT TO MEET PATIENT NEEDS;(F) ASSISTING WITH THE PURCHASE AND SUPPLY OF EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT SUFFICIENT TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS;(G) ASSISTING AND SUPPORTING ANY OTHER CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WHICH THE CHARITY TRUSTEES CONSIDER TO BE WORKING TO PROMOTE OR ADVANCE OBJECTS EQUIVALENT TO THOSE OF GEANCO; AND(H) DOING ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE PROMOTION OF OBJECTS OF GEANCO.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management