AFRICA CHRISTIAN TEACHING SERVICES

Registered charity 1003479 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTS

The Charity promotes the Christian Religion and works with partners to help individuals in difficult circumstances, orphans and widows in particular. The charity is committed to education and does this by sponsoring children and establishing schools in East Africa.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS IN THE U.K. AND OVERSEAS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state the charity's financial position is healthy, with enough funds to meet half of its annual commitments. The charity holds approximately £62,773 in cash funds and has no other assets or liabilities. However, the trustees note uncertainties regarding the charity's future due to conflicts in East Africa, the pandemic, and a sharp decline in donations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• REVEREND KEVIN JONES BA, MAchair
• ANNE-MARIE JONES
• Claire Campbell Smith
• Elaine Bingham
• GEOFFREY BUTERA
• Georgette Butera BA

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Burundi · Kenya · Rwanda · Uganda

Income and spending

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