Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 1
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

AFRICAN GIFTED FOUNDATION 

To advance education, including (without limitation) by identifying, teaching mentoring and developing highly gifted African children and young people and advancing the education of the gifted generally. The aim is to set a benchmark for gifted education and deliver high quality gifted educational opportunities in cooperation with leading African universities and international partners.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/10/22£720£854£-135£9£88£260.420
31/10/21£434£384£50n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/20£224£194£30n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/19£404£319£85n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/18£312£310£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£260£247£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16*£198£308£-111£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£25£78£-53£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14*£189£24£164£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£78£108£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12*£66£85£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£90£63£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10£80£16£64£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 29%
Reserves/Spending: 0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 7.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years
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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Richmond Upon Thames, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 2 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
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to African Gifted Foundation
£5,000 09/04/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to African Gifted Foundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
The Fore - Grant to Africa Gifted Foundation
£4,800 31/12/2012
36
Grant enabled African Gifted Foundation to extend the reach by inviting a group of inner-city London students to attend the Academy. Londoners see first-hand how young people in Africa value their ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 26-65
  • ANDREW ALLI Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Financial Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/01/2010, number: 1133900
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/10/2009, number: 07061874
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR16: 19 days late, AR14: 8 days late, AR12: 18 days late,
Main office

Bates Wells Braithwaite
Thames Exchange
10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1BE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY IDENTIFYING, TEACHING, MENTORING AND DEVELOPING HIGHLY GIFTED AFRICAN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED GENERALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, INTERNATIONALLY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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