PAMOJA

Registered charity 1085466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Pamoja works with Evangelical Christians in Africa to help meet the physical and spiritual needs of local communities. It seeks to do this by encouraging and supporting Christians to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, by running educational sponsorship schemes, by providing emergency relief, financial and other practical support for widows and orphans and basic health care initiatives.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN AFRICA

Area of benefit: AFRICA

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£185k

Latest spending

£167k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £185,417, resulting in a net surplus of £18,872 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £104,724, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of retaining at least £10,000 plus approximately £50,000 for project wind-down. The charity has no liabilities and employs no paid staff in the UK, relying on volunteers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary income (93% of income)

“Voluntary income 172,810” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pamoja (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Sheena GRIFFINchair
Richard Stannard
TIMOTHY JOHN FREDERICK GRIFFIN

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£185k	£167k
31/12/2024	£168k	£189k
31/12/2023	£170k	£181k
31/12/2022	£175k	£183k
31/12/2021	£204k	£197k

Common questions

Is PAMOJA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £185,417, resulting in a net surplus of £18,872 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £104,724, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of retaining at least £10,000 plus approximately £50,000 for project wind-down. The charity has no liabilities and employs no paid staff in the UK, relying on volunteers. 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
THE JERUSALEM TRUST	2	£20k
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND	1	£55k
CHATSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£22k
HIGHFIELDS CHURCH	1	£14k
FIELDSDENE TRUST	1	£12k
SEEDFIELD TRUST	1	£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS WESTCLIFF	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREYFRIARS READING	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PIONEERS UK MINISTRIES.

PIONEERS UK MINISTRIES income £5.5m
MOMBASA MISSION income £118k
GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION income £370k
CHRISTIAN PARTNERS IN AFRICA income £13k
WATOTO CHILD CARE MINISTRIES income £1.4m
WITHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £223k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PAMOJA	£185k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PIONEERS UK MINISTRIES FY2024	£5.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MOMBASA MISSION FY2024	£118k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION FY2024	£370k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN PARTNERS IN AFRICA FY2024	£13k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WATOTO CHILD CARE MINISTRIES FY2025	£1.4m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	unclear	—	material uncertainty

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