THE DESK & CHAIR FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1103895 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MEGHJEE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

The charityÔÇÖs objects and principal activities are:The advancement of education of any person in Tanzania, England and Wales or elsewhere; & the relief of financial hardship and the assistance of social welfare. The main objectives and activities for the year continued to focus upon the establishment of new wells by working in partnership with the local communities.

Objects

A. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF ANY PERSON IN TANZANIA, ENGLAND AND WALES OR ELSEWHERE;B. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE ASSISTANCE IN SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE POOR OR NEEDY IN PARTICULAR OF THE ORPHANS, WIDOWS, AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF OLD AGE, SICKNESS, RESETTLEMENT (INVOLUNTARY OR OTHERWISE) OR ANY DISABILITY IN TANZANIA, ENGLAND AND WALES OR ELSEWHERE; ANDC. THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF PERSONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF AND BETWEEN PERSONS AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS IN TANZANIA, ENGLAND AND WALES OR ELSEWHERE.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £974 to £46,254, driven by a net income of £45,280 against charitable expenditure of £267,950. The charity holds cash at bank of £47,334 with minimal creditors of £1,080, indicating a stable short-term liquidity position. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing financial statements that give a true and fair view.

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.

Year-over-year changes

• Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04873624

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Desk & Chair Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Welfare Aid International of Australia — “TDCF Very recently built classroom sponsored by Welfare Aid International of Australia” (source page)
• M V LATEST NEWS GROUP — “Thank you all especially M V LATEST NEWS GROUP.” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MEGHJEE, Salim Pyarali Ladha, Dr — director, appointed 21/08/2003on trustee list
• MEGHJEE, Abul Kassim — secretary, appointed 20/08/2015

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ABUL KASSIM MEGHJEE
• Dr SALIM MEGHJEE

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

Operates in: Tanzania

Income and spending

Common questions

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION.

• THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION income £956k
• THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION income £242k
• THE POINT FOUNDATION income £102k
• MEDEWELL INTERNATIONAL income £198k
• ISSA FOUNDATION income £9.9m
• THE CH FOUNDATION (UK) income £119.3m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.