LANGALANGA TRUST

Registered charity 1076360 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LANGALANGA SCHOLARSHIP FUND

The charity awards secondary school scholarships to bright but disadvantaged children living in the Rift Valley and Central Provinces of Kenya. Those scholars who do well enough at secondary school are then supported through further education. The charity also funds a lunch programme for two primary schools and provides resources to other linked schools in the most deprived areas near Langalanga.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS IN THE RIFT VALLEY AND CENTRAL PROVINCE OF KENYA OR SUCH OTHER AREAS OF KENYA AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT, FINANCIAL AND SUCH OTHER MATERIAL ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR PUPILS/STUDENTS, TEACHERS/ANCILLARY STAFF, THE CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE/UPKEEP OF SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND ASSISTANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF MEALS/EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS/INFRASTRUCTURE.

Area of benefit: THE RIFT VALLEY AND CENTRAL PROVINCES OF KENYA

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

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £264,642 and total reserves at £290,243, with the trustees considering these levels adequate to meet foreseeable commitments. However, the filing notes that donor income is under pressure and future income cannot be assumed, requiring prudent stewardship of funds. The trust remains able to meet its commitments despite a net decrease in funds for the year.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Langalanga Scholarship Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Scott (Eredine) Charitable Trust — “The Scott (Eredine) Trust is a general purpose charity that has donated generously to the Langalanga Trust. It is a major sponsor enabling u…” (source page)
• Woodard Corporation — “The Woodard Secondary School in Langalanga was funded by the Woodard Corporation and other donors and is a wonderful facility bringing educa…” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (03/06/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Geoffrey Andrew Nield OBEchair
• Alan Victor Twigg · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Keith Regan
• Geoffrey Andrew Nield OBE
• Prof Andrew Leitch

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

Operates in: Kenya

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST.

• SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST income £103k
• THE MARA RIANDA CHARITABLE TRUST income £103k
• UJAMAA CHILDREN'S TRUST income £38k
• SIERRA LEONE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £86k
• HATUA income £55k
• OPPORTUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION income £56k

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