SUPPORTING TANZANIAN ORPHANS AND WIDOWS (STOW)

Registered charity 1112424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STOW

We work with a Tanzanian NGO called TUMAINI, based in Tanga. We provide funds to support orphans to go to school and in Further Education; and small loans to their carers to help with small income-generating operations. We raise money by subscriptions, donations, sponsorships and fundraising events. Twice a year, we visit the schools, colleges and homes with the NGO to see the children and carers.

Objects

(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONG CHILDREN IN TANZANIA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHO HAVE LOST ONE OR BOTH PARENTS THROUGH AIDS AND AMONG WOMEN WIDOWED AS A RESULT OF AIDS BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND SUCH FINANCIAL OR MATERIAL ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.(II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG CHILDREN IN TANZANIA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHO HAVE LOST ONE OR BOTH PARENTS THROUGH AIDS BY SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: TANZANIA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Suffolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £3,859 at the end of the financial year, which is below its stated policy target of holding six months of ongoing commitment funds. The charity reported total income of £55,500 and total expenditure of £92,439, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds for the period.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

Policies the charity declares

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• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARIE JEANNETTE ADAMSchair
• Donald McGregor
• JEREMY ADAMS
• Jeremy Adams
• MARTIN STEVENS
• RICHARD HENRY IAN WILLS CRISP
• ROBIN POTTER
• VIVIENNE WILLSCRISP

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

Operates in: Tanzania

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TUMAINI UK - WORKING FOR THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF TANZANIA.

• TUMAINI UK - WORKING FOR THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF TANZANIA income £48k
• GIVE TO ORPHANS income £177k
• WELCOME HOME TRUST TANZANIA income £25k
• OPPORTUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION income £56k
• ORPHANS IN THE WILD income £35k
• TUMAINI KWA WATOTO income £55k

Side by side with its peers

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