Finance Score: -17
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -21 ?

ALTERNATIVE NGO 

To promote self-financing, ecological, sustainable, local integrated development projects for the worlds poor.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/08/20£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17*£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/13*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/12£0£2£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/10£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/09£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00

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

https://www.alternativengo.africa

p.gatuna@alternativengo.africa

01184375084

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Kenya, Reading, Tanzania, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/11/2007, number: 1121503
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: 01121503
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR19: 15 days late, AR18: 213 days late, AR17: 51 days late, AR14: 64 days late, AR13: 65 days late,
Main office

65 LULWORTH ROAD
READING
RG2 8LX

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY LIASING WITH ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED WITH IMPROVING THE PROVISION OF SAFE WATER AND SANITATION SERVICE AND2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENYA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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