01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044499
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Overseas only
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH17 8GH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Africa on the Ball is a Scottish charity that changes lives through football in sub-Saharan Africa, principally in Zambia. We use sport as a vehicle to address poverty, advance education, improve health outcomes, and develop communities. Our programmes include community football tournaments, primary school outreach, tertiary education scholarships, and HIV/AIDS awareness activities. We work through an Executive Director and contractors based in Zambia, supported by a volunteer trustee board in Scotland. In 2025 we reached 4,750 participants across Maamba, Lundazi, Chongwe and Lusaka, awarded 10 scholarships, and completed a pitch drainage project enabling year-round activity. We are currently developing a Community Education Clubhouse and pursuing funding for a 3G artificial pitch at our Kalingalinga base.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 The prevention and relief of poverty through the provision and delivery of services and opportunities including but not limited to food programmes, employment, access to education or vocational training. 4.2 The advancement of education through subsidy of school fees and delivery of educational workshops. 4.3 The advancement of public participation in sport through the delivery of sporting and recreational activities. 4.4 The advancement of health, by delivering services and activities to empower individuals and communities to live healthy lives, with particular attention but not limited to the prevention of HIV & AIDS and support for those already affected. 4.5 The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life of communities. 4.6 The advancement of citizenship and community development by encouraging and supporting personal development and fulfilment of potential, promoting the advancement of personal skills such as motivation, leadership and team work
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £49,870 | £24,591 | 0 | 24 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £28,465 | £17,129 | 0 | 3 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £11,136 | £10,083 | 0 | 25 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £13,268 | £27,409 | 0 | 26 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £25,459 | £34,555 | 0 | 15 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 42 Greenwell Wynd, EDINBURGH
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.africaontheball.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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