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GAP MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1111373 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Gap Ministries founders Paul and Gayle Woods have begun a work to help the 30,000+ streetchildren in Mombasa, Kenya.The charity seeks to help street children by providing shelter, food, clothing education and training.Funding is provided by sponsers within the Uk, both corporate and individual to support this work.Please see www.gapkenya.com for more information

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£76k
Latest spending
£71k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remained in a stable financial position with unrestricted reserves of approximately £10,000, representing around two months of average expenditure. The trustees consider this level of reserves appropriate to support ongoing operations and provide a prudent financial buffer against fluctuations in income or unforeseen expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining unrestricted reserves in order to ensure the continuity and stability of the charity’s activities in the event of unexpected fluctuations in income or unforeseen expenditure (held: £10k)
“The trustees have agreed a policy of maintaining unrestricted reserves in order to ensure the continuity and stability of the charity’s activities in the event of unexpected fluctuations in income or unforeseen expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Founders (trustees) reside in Kenya and oversee day-to-day management; transactions conducted per conflict of interest policy.
“The charity works closely with its founders, who currently reside in Kenya and oversee the day-to-day management of the projects. Any transactions or financial support involving trustees, founders or their immediate families are conducted in accordance with the charity’s conflict of interest policy and are fully disclosed in the financial statements where required.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gap Kenya (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£76k£71k
31/03/2024£49k£59k
31/03/2023£79k£88k
31/03/2022£57k£48k
31/03/2021£60k£38k

Common questions

Is GAP MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remained in a stable financial position with unrestricted reserves of approximately £10,000, representing around two months of average expenditure. The trustees consider this level of reserves appropriate to support ongoing operations and provide a prudent financial buffer against fluctuations in income or unforeseen expenditure.