THE SAVANNAH EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1104896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust aims to provide an education for some of Ghana's most needy children, through the provision of infant and primary schools, and associated feeding and teacher training programmes.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£253k

Latest spending

£362k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £109,073 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £417,109. The trustees hold reserves to cover future maintenance, expansion projects, and one year's core costs, noting that annual recurrent costs are increasing. The accounts state that the charity is fully committed to its objectives and continues to operate its schools and programmes in Ghana.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least one year’s worth of the charity’s core costs (held: £217k)

“It is helpful to hold at least one year’s worth of the charity’s core costs (i.e. staff and core programmes) in reserve.”

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 — Savannah Education Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Paul Benjamin Ramsbottomchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr Helen Skelton
HOWARD OLIVER HICKMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew Roe
Richard Howard Cooper BA
STEPHEN ANDREW RAMSBOTTOM BSC PGCE

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

Operates in: Ghana

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£253k	£362k
05/04/2024	£335k	£321k
05/04/2023	£348k	£372k
05/04/2022	£471k	£267k
05/04/2021	£330k	£219k

Common questions

Is THE SAVANNAH EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a deficit of £109,073 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £417,109. The trustees hold reserves to cover future maintenance, expansion projects, and one year's core costs, noting that annual recurrent costs are increasing. The accounts state that the charity is fully committed to its objectives and continues to operate its schools and programmes in Ghana. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SAVANNAH EDUCATION TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SAVANNAH EDUCATION TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2023	£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2022	£5k