Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

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

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE MWEZI FOUNDATION

The Mwezi Foundation provides access to solar lighting to those living without access to mains electricity. In particular we donate solar lights to schools who provide them to their pupils to allow them to study outside of school hours, thereby improving educational opportunities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/10/23		£58	£50	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/22		£32	£51	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/21		£44	£31	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/20		£54	£21	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/19		£12	£18	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/18	*	£20	£15	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/17		£4	£2	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/16		£3	£3	£0	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: 9 years

www.mwezifoundation.org

mike@mwezifoundation.org

01491573346

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

International education & child welfare

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Kenya, Sierra Leone,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-71

CLAIRE LOUISE PAYE (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Voluntary Worker

GARY COLTMAN Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL HAMBLIN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor

SUSAN DAWSON-COLTMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

WILLIAM DURIGAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Product Designer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/08/2015, number: 1163037
Registered at Companies House on 15/10/2013, number: 08733254

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR18: 36 days late,

Main office

12 Vicarage Road
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 1HJ

Objectives

The charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to the following:(1) To relieve poverty through donating or otherwise facilitating the provision of solar energy to those in need in Kenya or anywhere else in the world that the trustees decide.(2) To advance the education of the public in matters relating to solar energy, climate change and the protection of the environment and to carry out and disseminate the results of research into all aspects of energy generation, distribution, supply and use.(3) To advance education by making grants for the payment of educational fees and the associated costs of attending educational establishments.