Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 10

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 14

MOJATU FOUNDATION

Support Human rights of individuals, especially girls and womenRaise awareness, research and publish on equality and diversityEvents and activities that foster understanding among people from diverse backgroundsAddress social issues affecting communities e.g. End Female Genital MutilationInformation and media servicesDevelop capacity & skills through education, training, mentoring etc.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be 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
31/08/23		£306	£288	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£199	£186	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£235	£247	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£195	£167	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£184	£181	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18	*	£141	£139	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 8 years

www.mojatufoundation.org

info@mojatufoundation.org

01158457009

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Scotland, Somalia, The Gambia, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who supports 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£383,110
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£102,250
DCMS	£61,931

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Mojatu Foundation
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Mojatu Foundation
£50,000	07/12/2022 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Mojatu Foundation
National Lottery Community Fund - Tackling Gender-Based Violence Community-Wide through FGM Survivors
£343,392	30/09/2021	The funding will be used over 3 years to deliver holistic wellbeing support for individuals affected by FGM and to tackle gender-based violence through social activities health workshops ....more The funding will be used over 3 years to deliver holistic wellbeing support for individuals affected by FGM and to tackle gender-based violence through social activities health workshops community-based training and grassroots campaigning.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Mojatu Foundation
£50,000	03/12/2020 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Mojatu Foundation, awarded under the Foundation's Racial Equity funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to ....more Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Mojatu Foundation, awarded under the Foundation's Racial Equity funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge from the pandemic.
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£61,931	03/12/2020	The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and ....more The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations to match funds raised on a pound for pound basis, to increase the support to the sector.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mojatu Covid-19
£39,718	15/05/2020 6	The funding will be used by the project to continue and develop its ‘COVID-19’ support network which is tailored to the people and communities it works with. The project is a grassroots ....more The funding will be used by the project to continue and develop its ‘COVID-19’ support network which is tailored to the people and communities it works with. The project is a grassroots community-led organisation which aims to empower BAME people in Nottingham particularly focusing on ‘new and emerging communities’- a majority of whom are African.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Media Training
£9,995	20/12/2017 12	This group will create an IT training suite, where people from the local community can participate in media training to improve their skills and chances of finding employment.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

DESIRE NHIDZA Appointed: 2019

DR BOLY-BARRY KOUMBU Appointed: 2021

PENNY COOPER Appointed: 2016

REV FRANCIS JOHN MWANGI WAIHENYA (Chair) Appointed: 2024

WILLIAM MUGO Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2016, number: 1167557

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR18: 144 days late, AR17: 72 days late,

Main office

MOJATU FOUNDATION
HOWITT BUILDING
LENTON BOULEVARD
NOTTINGHAM
NG7 2BG

Objectives

DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WOMEN, GIRLS AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, HELP AND MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN THE SOCIETY BY:A. HELPING TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION.B. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND ENHANCING SKILLS THROUGH TRAINING, MENTORING AND OTHER PROCESSES.C. RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.D. PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS E. CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC ANDF. HELPING TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS ESPECIALLY AMONG WOMEN, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES