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BORIEN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (BEFSA)

Registered charity 1106964 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEFSA

The eradication of poverty, and the education, training and development of the peoples of South Africa and Southern Africa, and in particular those people previously disadvantaged by the policy and legacy of apartheid.

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

Latest income
£30k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £228,631.05, which is lower than the previous year's £353,587.63. Total expenditure was significantly reduced to £35,165.57 from £158,853.88 in the prior year, resulting in a positive balance of £193,465.48 at the end of the period.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: General donations (19% of income)
“£14,992.23 – general donations (regular and one off), CAF and Gift Aid” — page 1
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Gateshead · Oxfordshire · South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2026£30k£33k
28/02/2025£38k£96k
29/02/2024£16k£42k
28/02/2023£292k£16k
28/02/2022£13k£12k

Common questions

Is BORIEN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (BEFSA) financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £228,631.05, which is lower than the previous year's £353,587.63. Total expenditure was significantly reduced to £35,165.57 from £158,853.88 in the prior year, resulting in a positive balance of £193,465.48 at the end of the period. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BORIEN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (BEFSA)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BORIEN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (BEFSA) as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BANBURY ST MARY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BANBURY ST MARYFY2024£2kUK and overseas mission