BESTBUDDY SCHOLARSHIP & HOPE FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 31 January 2022
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,882
Latest expenditure: £1,793
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 1 TOP STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4BR

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Bestbuddy Scholarship & Hope Foundation works with local grass-roots organisations. We help to fund school fees, school utensils, uniforms, hospital bills and visits, pensioners, and loving homes for abandoned and orphaned children. Our program partners are our lifesavers. We work closely with our international partners to ensure the Nolan Principles of Public life are being followed thoroughly.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,882
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,793

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,295
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,200

Fin Period Start Date: 31 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,083
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,928

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,882
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,793
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,295
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,200
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 31 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,083
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,928
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

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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: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BESTBUDDY SCHOLARSHIP & HOPE FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2022-01-31T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 Jan 2022
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE: 1. TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING TUITION FEES AND RESOURCE MATERIALS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED SCHOOLS AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL COURSES IN COUNTRIES IN AFRICA.3. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY COORDINATING AND DEVELOPING SERVICES SUCH AS, THE PROVISION OF BEDDING, CLOTHING, FOOD, FINANCE AND SUCH OTHER SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 647507
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BESHFOUNDATION

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures