Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

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

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/10/22	£151	£163	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/21	£136	£129	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/20	£188	£173	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/19	£94	£88	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/18	£71	£71	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/17	£116	£114	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/16	£101	£103	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/15	£66	£61	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/14	£68	£61	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.african-adventures.co.uk

dan@african-adventures.co.uk

02381780957

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

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 individual and family 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'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
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 (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CLARE FRANCES NOLAN Appointed: 2018

DAN MEW (Chair) Appointed: 2013

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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 4, Crescent House
Yonge Close
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 9SX

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.

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