BREAD AND WATER FOR AFRICA UK

Registered charity 1103138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main areas of activity are:- sustainable grant-making through partnerships with grass-roots non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Africa;- Education and development programmes (website, programme tour/safari, programme conference and newsletter);- Research/ fact-finding site visits to Africa.

Objects

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN AFRICA, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY WORKING WITH AND ASSISTING MEMBERS OF LOCAL POPULATIONS TO BUILD VIABLE LIVELIHOODS, ENCOURAGING SELF-RELIANCE AND SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS INITIATED BY THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION; AND B. ANY OTHER PURPOSES DEEMED CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased to £40,930, which remains above the stated policy target range of £2,500 to £5,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £27,626, driven by charitable grants paid to its parent charity and a partner organization. The auditors confirmed that the charity has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• From Babies with Love — “"I hugely admire Street Child’s ambition, strategy and programming. The urgent and enormous change they create for some of the world’s most …” (source page)
• Deloitte — “"It has been a pleasure to be able to make such a significant contribution to such a worthy cause, and we look forward to developing our lon…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr ANTHONY WALLERSTEINER
• Street Child · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Burundi · Kenya · Sierra Leone · Uganda

Income and spending

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