THE GAMBIAN PENCIL PROJECT

Registered charity 1088420 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF FAJI -KUNDA NURSERY SCHOOL, ROOTS NURSERY SCHOOL

Fundraising to provide funds to advance education for the children in The Gambia to relieve poverty by the provision of financial assistance: to parents to help them pay towards advancing the education of their children and to provide food assistance in local communities.Assist in providing fresh water to Gambian communities.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the minutes of a meeting held on 14/12/25 approved the accounts for the year ending 31/08/25. The document notes that the charity's assets were transferred to the Pencil Project Foundation, a Gambian charity, and that the Roots school is now administered by this entity. There is no financial data provided in the text to assess reserves, income, or expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: The Gambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£32k£33k
31/08/2024£2k£2k
31/08/2023£7k£7k
31/08/2022£3k£6k
31/08/2021£4k£4k

Common questions

Is THE GAMBIAN PENCIL PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the minutes of a meeting held on 14/12/25 approved the accounts for the year ending 31/08/25. The document notes that the charity's assets were transferred to the Pencil Project Foundation, a Gambian charity, and that the Roots school is now administered by this entity. There is no financial data provided in the text to assess reserves, income, or expenditure.