Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 4

Poor Liquidity: -1

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

GATSBY AFRICA

We aim to create jobs, raise incomes and reduce poverty for people in East Africa by accelerating inclusive and resilient economic growth.We fund and implement programmes that look to catalyse large-scale and lasting change in priority sectors, such as cotton in Tanzania.We also build and support local organisations dedicated to sector transformation and share what we have learned with others.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
05/04/23	£18,845	£17,233	£1,612	£0	£4,786	£4,786	3.3	130
05/04/22	£14,624	£18,769	£-4,145	£0	£3,998	£3,854	2.5	150
05/04/21	£23,389	£15,059	£8,330	£0	£8,120	£7,976	6.4	158
05/04/20	£16,135	£15,904	£231	£0	£0	£0	n/a	142
05/04/19	£16,546	£16,546	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	142
05/04/18	£12,215	£12,215	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	98
05/04/17	£9,819	£9,819	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	61

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 32%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 81%
Liabilities/Income: 108%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 8 years

www.gatsby.org.uk/africa

karen.everett@sfct.org.uk

02074100330

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

130 employees

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
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - UK PACT Scheme
£1,680,647	01/09/2022	To help support action on Climate change. Exact levels of future funding depend on SR outcome.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-78

PETER HESKETH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

JUDITH SUSAN PORTRAIT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeships: THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST, THE REST-HARROW TRUST, THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE CELIA BLAKEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ARDWICK TRUST, THE KAY KENDALL LEUKAEMIA FUND, PINHAS RUTENBERG EDUCATIONAL TRUST, GATSBY TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROJECTS,

JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER BURNS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Political Advisor, Other trusteeships: THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SAINSBURY CENTRE ENDOWMENT FUND, SAINSBURY RESEARCH UNIT FOR THE ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA AND THE AMERICAS, GATSBY TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROJECTS, THE SAINSBURY INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF JAPANESE ARTS AND CULTURE, CENTRE FOR CITIES,

KAREN EVERETT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director, Other trusteeships: THE HOUSE OF ST BARNABAS, LONDON NARROW BOAT PROJECT, DYNAMIC YOUTH THEATRE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/07/2016, number: 1168223
Registered at Companies House on 18/12/2014, number: 09360833

Gift Aid

NOT 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 policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Sainsbury Family Charitable Tru
5 Wilton Road
LONDON
SW1V 1AP

Objectives

A)THE PREVENTION AND/OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO UNDERTAKING ANY ACTIVITY OF A CHARITABLE NATURE WHICH MAY FURTHER THE PREVENTION AND/OR RELIEF OF POVERTY WORK OF THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 251988) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.B) TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE DIRECTORS SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PREVENTION AND/OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE.

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