Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -9

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

2 Trustees: -2
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -14

EAST AFRICAN TEA INVESTMENTS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£11,774,000	£12,128,000	£12,543,000	£11,131,000		£5,426,000
Donations & Legacies	£2,172,000	£1,416,000	£1,108,000	£1,319,000		£1,990,000
Other Income
Investment Income	£145,000	£177,000	£176,000	£147,000		£168,000
Total income	£14,091,000	£13,721,000	£13,827,000	£12,597,000	£14,236,000	£7,584,000
Charitable activities spending	£11,981,000	£11,319,000	£13,099,000	£15,973,000		£6,310,000
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£11,981,000	£11,319,000	£13,099,000	£15,973,000	£15,087,000	£6,310,000
Surplus/deficit	£2,110,000	£2,402,000	£728,000	-£3,376,000	-£851,000	£1,274,000

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Established: 12 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Overseas only, main operating location: Aberdeen

Who it helps

Other defined groups
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (2)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 52-81

KNOPP, David William
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Company Director

WOOD, Ian Clark, Sir
Appointed: 2012
Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 18/04/2012, number: SC043093
Registered at Companies House on 26/01/2012, number: SC415526

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, AB15 4DT

Objectives

4.1 The objects of the Trust are:- (a) to promote and advance for the public benefit the prevention or relief of poverty and the advancement of citizenship or community development through, in particular, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, the encouragement and promotion of sustainable development, the regeneration of communities, the maintenance or improvement of infrastructure of disadvantaged communities, and assisting disadvantaged communities in Rwanda. all by providing seedcorn finance, professional support and other assistance to such communities or to disadvantaged individuals in such communities in setting up and running their own businesses for the benefit of the community or by establishing and running such businesses itself in order to provide employment, training and other opportunities for the benefit of those in need by reason of disadvantage and in furtherance of community development and regeneration in disadvantaged communities in Rwanda. and (b) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit.