Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

JAMMA INTERNATIONAL 

The charitable activities are focussed on the Khomani San in Kalahari, conservation agriculture in Namibia, wildlife conservation in southern Africa and financial support to various UK registered charities in the fields of international conservation and/ or community development.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £6,721,521 available, equivalent to 32 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
05/04/23£1,581£2,516£-935£0£6,767£6,72232.170
05/04/22£101£2,117£-2,016n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£74£4,998£-4,924n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20£175£1,245£-1,070n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19£332£487£-155n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18*£1,845£447£1,398£0£11,831£11,831317.400
05/04/17£244£361£-117£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£319£604£-284£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£409£414£-6£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£328£183£145£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£156£82£74£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£8,384£832£7,552£51£7,547£7,547108.800

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 32.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 9.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

info@jammainternational.com

01483958051

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Animal sanctuaries and shelters
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Namibia, South Africa, Throughout England And Wales, Zambia,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/11/2010, number: 1138785
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/08/2010, number: 07344374
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR18: 15 days late,
Main office

BRIGHT GRAHAME MURRAY
EMPEROR'S GATE
114A CROMWELL ROAD
KENSINGTON
LONDON
SW7 4AG

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (INCLUDING ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SKILLS) BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SCHOOLS, SCHOOL FACILITIES AND/OR SUCH OTHER TRAINING FACILITIES IN SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD; AND/OR 2) TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD; AND/OR 3) TO PROMOTE CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; AND/OR 4) TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS OR RACIAL HARMONY OR EQUALITY OR DIVERSITY; AND/OR 5) TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND/OR 6) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; AND/OR 7) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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