BALA CHILDREN'S CENTRE KENYA

Registered charity 1101120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BALA ORPHANAGE KENYA

The charity engages in 2 activities: 1) raising funds within the UK and 2) creating businesses in Western Kenya that will allow the Children?s Centre to become sustainable for its day-to-day running costs. The centre cares for around 300 orphans and needy children, providing primary and secondary education. The children live on site or with extended local family groups and are fed and cared for.

Objects

1) FURTHERANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND, IN PARTICULAR, AFRICA.2) RELIEF OF POVERTY, NEED, HARDSHIP DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE UK & ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA.3) SUPPORT THE ORPHANAGES & PLACES OF REFUGE FOR CHILDREN WORLDWIDE.

Area of benefit: IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR AFRICA.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources decreased by 29% to £55,719, while expenditure was £55,663, resulting in a small surplus of £56. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £2,847, which the trustees note is lower than the amount needed to run the centre effectively, as regular monthly giving has decreased due to supporters retiring or passing away.

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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bala Children's Centre Kenya (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICHARD DORIAN FERDINANDOchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• MAURA VIVIENNE FERDINANDO
• Paul Hargreaves MA

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Kenya

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