Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Mainly male board: -1

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

CAMARA EDUCATION UK LTD

Camara uses technology to improve education and increase life opportunities for some of the poorest children in the world. We do this by setting up Digital Learning Centres (DLCs) in schools and training teachers how to effectively use those Centres to teach their students. We operate in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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
31/12/23	£411	£556	£-145	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£501	£518	£-17	£0	£4	£-44	-1	3	0
31/12/21	£147	£192	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£66	£161	£-96	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£407	£291	£115	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£244	£301	£-57	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£335	£196	£139	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£200	£188	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£101	£72	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	£232	£265	£-33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13	£223	£147	£76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12	£226	£234	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	£23	£1	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10	£1	£5	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 15 years

http://camara.org

ukcomputers@camara.org

020 8670 1225

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Ethiopia, Ireland, Kenya, Tanzania, Throughout England, Zambia,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£20,000	26/10/2022	for core funding
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£3,760	06/09/2022	to support specified work
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£5,000	24/08/2021	to support specified work

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 53-71

ANDREW JARVIS Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Entrepreneur

ANDREW PETER SINGER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

CHARLES HENRY MARK ELLINGHAM Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Publisher

CORMAC EUGENE LYNCH (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

FRANK OLIVER LEHMANN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Financial Manager

JOHN DOMINIC WEARE BROWN Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Consultant

JESSICA ELIZABETH WREN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

OLIVIA LICHTENSTEIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

RICHARD JOHN BASHAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Banker

RORY KINGSLEY WARDROPER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

RUSHI MILLNS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Executive Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2010, number: 1135540
Registered at Companies House on 08/08/2009, number: 06985729

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

241A PORTOBELLO ROAD
LONDON
W11 1LT

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PEOPLE IN LESS DEVELOPED AREAS OF THE WORLD THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY(I) THE REFURBISHMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF COMPUTERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT TO THESE AREAS FOR THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS,(2) THE PROMOTION OF E LEARNING, THROUGH THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED STAFF IN THE USEOF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THESECOUNTRIES, AND (3) THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FOR USE ON COMPUTERS

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE WORLD

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