Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

2 Trustees: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

SIERRA LEONE FOUNDATION

Currently, Sierra Leone Foundation is establishing school links between UK schools and schools in Sierra Leone both in the primary and secondary sector, providing books and ICT for libraries and tertiary institutions, medical aid and support for people and communities affected by Ebola outbreak.. It is providing scholarships for students. Adult Education

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Positives:

There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/07/22		£9	£8	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/21	*	£7	£7	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/20		£8	£7	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/19		£9	£6	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/18	*	£10	£7	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/17		£19	£9	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/16	*	£10	£7	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/15		£9	£8	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/14		£9	£7	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/13		£9	£8	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/12		£9	£6	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/11		£9	£9	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/10		£8	£6	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/09		£9	£7	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/08		£6	£6	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/07	*	£12	£12	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years

slfoundation1@yahoo.co.uk

01189752645

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

International education & child welfare

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Sierra Leone,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

GODWIN KARGBO KOROMA (Chair)

SHEBORA KAMARA Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: NEW LIFE KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES., HEXHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/06/2006, number: 1114892

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR21: 6 days late, AR18: 114 days late, AR16: 22 days late, AR07: 39 days late,

Main office

4 KINGSTON GARDENS
READING
RG2 7SH

Objectives

(I) TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE POPULATION OF SIERRA LEONE, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR IN DISTRESS AND ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES(II) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF SUCH PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES(III) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF SUCH PEOPLE IN NEED THEREOF TO ENABLE THEM TO ADVANCE IN LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SIERRA LEONE.

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