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FRIENDS OF GRAHAMSTOWN AND DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT

Registered charity 1093339 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOGADD

The objects of the charity are to promote the advancement of education, health, welfare and sporting development in Grahamstown and the surrounding region of the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS IN GRAHAMSTOWN AND THE SURROUNDING REGION OF THE EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA:-FOR THE BENEFIT OR FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: GRAHAMSTOWN AND THE SURROUNDING REGION OF THE EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH 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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£23k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £25,617 at the year end, a figure the trustees note is significantly higher than their target of approximately £7,000 due to a one-off project commitment. The trustees confirmed they have sufficient funds to meet liabilities as they fall due and operate with minimal reserves as payments are typically made just before the year end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: cash reserves equal to Scholarship fees committed, currently of c £7,000 (held: £26k)
“Trustees are endeavouring to build up its donor base with a view to having cash reserves equal to Scholarship fees committed, currently of c £7,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£46k£23k
31/03/2024£22k£23k
31/03/2023£27k£26k
31/03/2022£17k£34k
31/03/2021£27k£8k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF GRAHAMSTOWN AND DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £25,617 at the year end, a figure the trustees note is significantly higher than their target of approximately £7,000 due to a one-off project commitment. The trustees confirmed they have sufficient funds to meet liabilities as they fall due and operate with minimal reserves as payments are typically made just before the year end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.