AFRICAN SCHOLARS' FUND (UK)

Registered charity 1070406 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educational support to scholars in South Africa

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE SECONDARY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH BURSARIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, MENTORING PROGRAMMES OR OTHER SUCH FORMS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES.

Area of benefit: SOUTH AFRICA

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £33,694.33 for the year, with total income of £33,717.83 and minimal expenses of £23.50. The trustees report that the charity carries no administration expenses and holds no assets or liabilities at the year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW JOHN ELSWORTHchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• PETER GRAHAM ROBERTS
• Ruth Elizabeth Roberts

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

Operates in: South Africa

Income and spending

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