Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE BUTTERFLY TREE 

Advance education - pre-school, primary, secondary, further and special education, orphan sponsorship, food security. Supports healthcare - maternity, HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention, funds treatment for sick children. Provides - safe water, sanitation, community houses and sustainable enterprises. Operates - Southern Province, Zambia. Promotes travel philanthropy and responsible tourism.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

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
31/03/23£280£293£-12n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22£299£307£-8n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£193£210£-17n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20£465£410£54n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/19£229£231£-2n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18£227£247£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£203£185£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£134£135£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£214£211£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£134£138£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£155£154£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£245£234£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£271£295£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£213£178£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£90£90£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£78£76£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

www.thebutterflytree.org.uk

jane@thebutterflytree.org.uk

02031615877

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Zambia,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/02/2007, number: 1118084
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

6 Walnut Tree Close
BANSTEAD
Surrey
SM7 1QT

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE 'MUKUNI BASIC SCHOOL' AND OTHER RURAL SCHOOLS IN ZAMBIA BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOLS.2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN ZAMBIA.3. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS OF THE MUKUNI HEALTH CENTRE BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ZAMBIA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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