THE EDUCATIONAL FRONTIER TRUST
The Charity seeks to help meet the needs of the people living in Northern Kenya by empowering the pastoralist and other communities through education and by equipping the Christians for effective ministry amongst themselves and their own communities.
Objects
TO FURTHER SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE FURTHERING OF EDUCATION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted general funds held at year-end were £212,214, which exceeded the trustees' stated policy target of one term's running costs (£140,000). The charity reported a net deficit of £7,519 for the year, primarily due to charitable expenditure exceeding income, though total income remained substantial at £252,937. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts' compliance or the keeping of accounting records.
What the accounts disclose
“TEFT's goal is to maintain at all times reserves of at least one terms running costs for the school in addition to the term one costs which are transferred in early january each year.” — page 11
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 1
- Grant-making is its main activity
Funders the charity credits
- BMF
Trustees
- David Munnschair
- Eve Sigei
- JONATHAN MICHAEL TAYLOR
- John Newcomb
- Lucy Chalkly-Maber
- Nigel Adam John William Buxton
- SARAH GRACE PICKWICK
- Sarah Robinson
- Trevor Maingi Mwiu
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £253k | £260k |
| 31/12/2024 | £364k | £344k |
| 31/12/2023 | £301k | £309k |
| 31/12/2022 | £355k | £293k |
| 31/12/2021 | £170k | £165k |
Common questions
Is THE EDUCATIONAL FRONTIER TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general funds held at year-end were £212,214, which exceeded the trustees' stated policy target of one term's running costs (£140,000). The charity reported a net deficit of £7,519 for the year, primarily due to charitable expenditure exceeding income, though total income remained substantial at £252,937. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts' compliance or the keeping of accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION | 2 | £10k |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | 1 | £45k |
| THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £26k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW, OTFORD. | 1 | £17k |
| THE EIFION TRUST | 1 | £13k |
| THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY | 1 | £9k |
| W F SOUTHALL TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| HALCROW FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- AFRICAN CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- AFRICA EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- PURSUE
- EAST AFRICA CHILDREN'S PROJECT
- MURUGI COMMUNITY TRUST
- THE KISUMU CHILDREN TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE EDUCATIONAL FRONTIER TRUST | £253k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AFRICAN CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL TRUST | £111k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AFRICA EDUCATIONAL TRUST | £1.7m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| PURSUE | £47k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| EAST AFRICA CHILDREN'S PROJECT | £91k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MURUGI COMMUNITY TRUST | £69k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |