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THE CECILY EASTWOOD ZAMBIAN AIDS ORPHANS APPEAL

Registered charity 1071660 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CECILY'S FUND

Cecily's Fund supports orphans and vulnerable children access education to help lift themselves out of poverty. Our key activities include enabling orphans and vulnerable children go to school; supporting children to succeed at school; strengthening community support for children's education; preparing for life after school through entrepreneurship and training.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£230k
Latest spending
£269k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £38,808 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing to £95,282. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding between three and six months' budgeted expenditure, a target which the current unrestricted reserves of £59,960 do not fully meet given the annual expenditure levels. Despite the deficit, the trustees concluded the charity has sufficient funding to cover short-term variations and continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 31.7% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Expenditure on raising funds totalled £72,649 (2023 - £80,749).” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£230k£269k
31/12/2023£318k£344k
31/12/2022£388k£351k
31/12/2021£268k£275k
31/12/2020£283k£257k

Common questions

Is THE CECILY EASTWOOD ZAMBIAN AIDS ORPHANS APPEAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £38,808 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing to £95,282. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding between three and six months' budgeted expenditure, a target which the current unrestricted reserves of £59,960 do not fully meet given the annual expenditure levels. Despite the deficit, the trustees concluded the charity has sufficient funding to cover short-term variations and continue operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION2£5k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST2£4k
THE OAKDALE TRUST2£3k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST2£2k
HALCROW FOUNDATION1£184k
The Parochial Church Council of Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmer Green and Caversham Park St Barnabas1£182k
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND1£50k
THE SF CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EDUCATION FOR LIFE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CECILY EASTWOOD ZAMBIAN AIDS ORPHANS APPEAL£230k—0unclear31.7%no doubt
EDUCATION FOR LIFE FY2025£231k—0below—no doubt
TEACHER AID FY2024£119k—0unclear—no doubt
ZAMBIA ORPHANS AID UK FY2025£251k—0unclear—no doubt
AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND LTD FY2025£283k—0below—no doubt
AWAMU FY2025£194k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.