WORKAID

Registered charity 1041574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a charity based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire empowering young people in Africa (and the UK) to help themselves by developing the skills and knowledge needed to find gainful employment or start their own business.We refurbish donated tools to a high standard and ship them to training centres and self-help organisations.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £30,151 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £690,421. The Chair's report confirms that reserves remain in line with the charity's prudent reserves policy, and the trustees consider the financial health to be sound despite the current year's loss.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (50% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Derek Stephen Moores
• Geoff Bellingham
• Jane Vellacott
• Martha Ware · trustee of 2 other charities
• Peter Charles Joseph Chidgey
• Robert James Levine

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

Operates in: Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales · Uganda · Zambia

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.