CHIPEMBELE TRUST

Registered charity 1107698 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHIPEMBELE

Supporting the Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust (CWET) Centre for the advancement of the education of children and young people in Zambia in the conservation and preservation of the environment and its wildlife. Also supporting CWET's Chipembele Pupil Sponsorship Scheme which enables orphaned and vulnerable children to attend school.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ZAMBIA IN THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS WILDLIFE IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: ZAMBIA

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

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£76k

Latest spending

£61k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is financially sound with total incoming resources of £75,171 and net incoming resources of £15,116 for the year. The trustees report that the charity is in a strong position going forward, having transferred £60,000 to its beneficiary in Zambia. The organization maintains minimal unrestricted reserves of £2,000 as per its stated policy to cover administrative costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimal level of £2000 per year (held: £2k)

“The free reserve is therefore set at a minimal level of £2000 per year.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Chipembele Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Anna TOLAN
David Roy HORSBURGH
JUNE CHAPMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
NIGEL THOMAS MORGAN
PAUL NORLEY

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

Operates in: Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£76k	£61k
31/12/2024	£75k	£85k
31/12/2023	£60k	£81k
31/12/2022	£64k	£40k
31/12/2021	£58k	£121k

Common questions

Is CHIPEMBELE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is financially sound with total incoming resources of £75,171 and net incoming resources of £15,116 for the year. The trustees report that the charity is in a strong position going forward, having transferred £60,000 to its beneficiary in Zambia. The organization maintains minimal unrestricted reserves of £2,000 as per its stated policy to cover administrative costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.