Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST 

Providing grants scholarships and facilities for education of children and young people in Africa and relieving their needs through the provision of food clothing and accommodation, in Africa
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£121£109£12n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£113£127£-14n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£109£104£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£133£145£-12n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£140£141£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£129£108£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16*£92£127£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£135£99£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14*£70£73£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£69£73£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£55£51£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£53£44£9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Kenya,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Move on Fund
£10,000 30/09/2021
Grant funding to free up hostel and refuge spaces by increasing the availability of affordable move-on or second stage housing
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Move on Fund
£200,000 16/06/2021
Grant funding to free up hostel and refuge spaces by increasing the availability of affordable move-on or second stage housing

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/02/2011, number: 1140208
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/10/2010, number: 07418210
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR16: 82 days late, AR14: 88 days late,
Main office

6 WELTON WOLD VIEW
SWANLAND
NORTH FERRIBY
HU14 3PX

Objectives

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN AFRICA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS2 TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN AFRICA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GOOD, CLOTHING AND ACCOMMODATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

AFRICA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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