EDUCATION FOR AFRICA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 1 July 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 12186433
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £11,000
Latest expenditure: £6,840
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 62a St. Pauls Crescent, LONDON, NW1 9XZ

Website recorded by the regulator: https://educ4africa.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Education for Africa (EFA) is a non-profit organisation registered in the UK and with functional Offices in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi to promote education among the marginalised and socially excluded communities in these Countries.It is dedicated to working with governments, Civil Society as well as the private sector in support of education through merit-based scholarships, school feeding pr

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £11,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,840

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £26,401
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,145

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £27,120
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,405
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £31,260
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,950

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,616
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,279

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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: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £11,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,840
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £26,401
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,145
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £27,120
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,405
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £31,260
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,950
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,616
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,279
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: 4

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kenya
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: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EDUCATION FOR AFRICA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2020-07-01T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 SEP 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 OCT 2019AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25 NOV 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 APR 2020 as amended on 10 Aug 2020
Charitable Objects: 1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROVIDE AID AND SUPPORT IN FISCAL AND MATERIAL FORM IN THE DOMAINS OF DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, CHARITY AND HUMANITARIAN WORK.2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT AND OR SUPPORTING CENTRES AND PROJECTS FOR PROVISION OF EDUCA-TIONAL, CULTURAL, HUMANITARIAN AND CHARITABLE SERVICES.3. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF AFRICAN COMMUNITY AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH WIDER COMMUNITY.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 623315
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: EDUCATION FOR AFRICA LTD

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff