Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

MICROENTERPRISE AFRICA 

We support the growth of micro businesses in Malawi
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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 Volun-
teers
30/09/22£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/21£8£7£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/19£10£14£-4n/an/an/an/an/a1
30/09/18£21£25£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£5£29£-24£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£8£113£-105£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£133£256£-123£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£217£114£104£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£221£212£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£65£45£20£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£111£38£73£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£72£35£36£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£96£0£96£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

http://www.microenterpriseafrica.org/

ian_marshall@hotmail.com

01202715267

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Malawi,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/11/2008, number: 1126922
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/04/2008, number: 06573059
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 WHITECLIFF ROAD
POOLE
BH14 8DU

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, ADVICE, AND FINANCE TO MICRO BUSINESSES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES IN AFRICA.B) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS THROUGH EDUCATION IN HEALTH RISKS AND NUTRITION TO WORKERS IN MICRO BUSINESSES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES IN AFRICA.C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY PROGRAMMES FOR POOR FAMILIES IN AFRICA.RVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OVERSEAS (AFRICA)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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