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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

AFRICAN ADVENTURES FOUNDATION

THE CHARITY OPERATES IN GHANA, KENYA & ZANZIBAR, WHERE IT PROVIDES GRANTS TO FURTHER THE FOLLOWING:- EDUCATION AND TRAINING - PROVISION OF MATERIALS, BUILDING NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND ALSO REPAIRING AND IMPROVING EXISTING BUILDINGS- ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH- PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY- SUPPORTING AMATEUR SPORT- AIDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/10/23£219£187£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/22£151£163£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21£136£129£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£188£173£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£94£88£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18£71£71£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/17£116£114£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16£101£103£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/15£66£61£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/14£68£61£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.africanadventures.co.uk/foundation

dan.mew@africanadventures.co.uk

02381780957

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to African Adventure Foundation
£30,000 06/06/2024
36
Sanitation facilities, clean water, menstrual health education at three schools in Ghana
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to African Adventure Foundation
£8,000 12/04/2023
12
Insatallation of latrines and other personal hygiene measures at school in Kinuni, Zanzibar
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to African Adventure Foundation
£20,000 15/07/2021
24
Sanitation facilities, clean water, menstrual health education at three schools in Zanzibar

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANTHONY REECE-THOMPSON Appointed: 2024
  • CAMERON SMITH Appointed: 2024
  • CLARE FRANCES NOLAN Appointed: 2018
  • DAN MEW (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • EDWARD HOYLE Appointed: 2024
  • RACHEL NORTHOVER Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/08/2013, number: 1153361
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit 4
Crescent House
Yonge Close
Eastleigh
Hampshire

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN AFRICA WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN AFRICA3. SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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