Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Large volunteer base +5
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

GAMBIA HEALTHCARE MATTERS

MEDICAL SUPPLIES: to primary and secondary care services, for Gambians and people living in The Gambia. HEALTH PROMOTION: Promote healthy lifestyles across communities; rural & urban to help control and prevent diseases. HEALTH EDUCATION: Provide information on healthy living, encourage access to services, involvement in health decisions and promote behavioural change to stay healthy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/22£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21*£8£6£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20*£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18*£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.gambiahealthcarematters.org

info@gambiahealthcarematters.org

07703681992

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • International healthcare & famine relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • The Gambia, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

  • AMINATA HYDARA Appointed: 2023
  • MUSA KRUBALLY (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • SOLOMON OWENS Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/12/2017, number: 1176059
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR21: 352 days late, AR20: 717 days late, AR18: 70 days late,
Main office

42 COMYNS ROAD
DAGENHAM
RM9 6PB

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF PERSONS LIVING IN THE GAMBIA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FROM THE UK TO VARIOUS HOSPITALS IN THE GAMBIA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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