Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

DENISE'S PROMISE

Denises Promise is a UK based charity which supports the education of children in Mpigi, Uganda. The charity pays the teacher's salaries at the Abato School in Mpigi. It also pays for the schooling of 10 orphaned boys.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23*£18£16£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£9£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£15£16£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£6£8£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£11£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£16£14£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£19£26£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£22£28£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£30£49£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£77£43£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DENISE YVONNE AVERIL GWATKIN (Chair)
  • PATRICK RYAN Appointed: 2011
  • TERESA MCSWEENEY Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2009, number: 1133082
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR23: 58 days late,
Main office

30 KNELLER ROAD
NEW MALDEN
KT3 5NE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE RUBAGADIVISION OF KAMPALA, IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF UGANDA, THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED INTHE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIESAND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE ANDRESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;(D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UGANDA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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