RWANDA GROUP TRUST

Registered charity 1074656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust was established by deed on December 9th 1998 to advance the education and relieve the poverty and sickness of people in Rwanda. The Trust took on the work of its predecessor organisation, The Rwanda Group, which had been working with the same objectives since 1983.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN RWANDA BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME

Area of benefit: RWANDA

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Preston, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£42k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £42,000.17 and incurred total expenditure of £27,437.60, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees confirmed that the charity is able to continue its work, with bank balances increasing from £4,796.73 to £19,359.30 over the period.

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 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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 10
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 10
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael Joseph Donlanchair
Bernadette Mary Roberts
Clare Elizabeth Mary Spicer
Dr Mark Gerard IBISON
Judith Mary Potts
Mary Veronica Sanders
Myra Gregory

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

Operates in: Rwanda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£42k	£27k
31/12/2024	£20k	£34k
31/12/2023	£48k	£35k
31/12/2022	£26k	£38k
31/12/2021	£49k	£39k

Common questions

Is RWANDA GROUP TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £42,000.17 and incurred total expenditure of £27,437.60, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees confirmed that the charity is able to continue its work, with bank balances increasing from £4,796.73 to £19,359.30 over the period. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
H C D MEMORIAL FUND	1	£44k
THE CHALK CLIFF TRUST	1	£40k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£36k
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST	1	£22k
DUKES FOUNDATION	1	£15k
NORTH EAST THAMES QUAKER TRUST	1	£13k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RWANDA DIRECT LIMITED.

RWANDA DIRECT LIMITED income £34k
RWANDA RESTORED income £59k
RWANDA ACTION income £220k
RWANYANA COMMUNITY TRUST income £61k
FRIENDS OF RWANDAN RUGBY income £53k
FORWARD AFRICA EDUCATION TRUST income £50k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RWANDA GROUP TRUST	£42k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RWANDA DIRECT LIMITED FY2025	£34k	—	above	—	no doubt
RWANDA RESTORED FY2025	£59k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RWANDA ACTION FY2025	£220k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RWANYANA COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£61k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF RWANDAN RUGBY FY2026	£53k	—	above	—	no doubt

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