GRACE SUSTAINS AFRICA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 April 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 October 2024 – 1 October 2025
Latest income: £1,803
Latest expenditure: £1,925
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: CAPITAL OFFICE, 124 City Road, LONDON, EC1V 2NX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by the relief of poverty and the improvement of education. Also to advance the Christian religion, in particular, but not exclusively, through training of missionaries to deliver community events allowing residents to learn about Christian teaching.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,803
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,925

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 1 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,060
Total Gross Expenditure: £941

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,337
Total Gross Expenditure: £900

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,988
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,919

Fin Period Start Date: 16 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,614
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,630

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: 2 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,803
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,925
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: 2 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,060
Total Gross Expenditure: £941
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: 2 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,337
Total Gross Expenditure: £900
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,988
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,919
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 16 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,614
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,630
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: 15

05 Official extract

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sierra Leone
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GRACE SUSTAINS AFRICA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-04-16T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Apr 2020
Charitable Objects: 1. TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: A. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THROUGH EQUIPPING, BUILDING AND FACILITATING CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES AND ORGANISATIONS B. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION THROUGH SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION OF IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES AND ENSURING ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS WATER. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS. 2. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH TRAINING OF MISSIONARIES TO DELIVER COMMUNITY EVENTS ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT CHRISTIAN TEACHING.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 624294
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GSA

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management