LAFIYA NIGERIA LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 February 2024
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 13750546
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £2,436,934
Latest expenditure: £1,120,815
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Suite A, 82 James Carter Road, Mildenhall, England, IP28 7DE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Lafiya Nigeria Ltd is a community-based organisation that promotes access to, and facilitates provision of contraception and family planning information to women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa.

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: 31 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,436,934
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,120,815

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: 31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £730,911
Total Gross Expenditure: £264,016

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,436,934
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,120,815
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £730,911
Total Gross Expenditure: £264,016
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 31 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 177394
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2259540
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2436934
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £23,438
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,097,377
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1120815
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2528
Expenditure Support Costs: 182083
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £265,209
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,391,302
Assets Total Liabilities: £629,558
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,761,744
Creditors One Year Total Current: 629558
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,467,355
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 875267
Funds Restricted: 886477
Funds Total: 1761744
Count Employees: 1
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: 31 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 424599
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 306312
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 730911
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £264,016
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 264016
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 23736
Expenditure Support Costs: 23736
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £322,595
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £661,977
Assets Total Liabilities: £195,083
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £466,894
Creditors One Year Total Current: 195083
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £643,940
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 322595
Funds Restricted: 144299
Funds Total: 466894
Count Employees: 2
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Netherlands
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LAFIYA NIGERIA LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2024-02-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 NOV 2021AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08 FEB 2024
Charitable Objects: THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN NIGERIA:(A)TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PREVENTION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY OR THE SUFFERING CAUSED BY UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES THROUGH THE PROVISION AND / OR FACILITATION OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AND OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES AND TREATMENTS TO REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY, RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD; AND(B)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION, EDUCATION, TRAINING, COUNSELLING AND ADVOCACY.
Area Of Benefit: IN NIGERIA

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 704250
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Lafiya

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures