NSUMBI TRUST

Registered charity 1112574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education, preserve and protect the good health and relieve financial hardship of children, young people and families living in Kampala, Uganda and the surrounding area, in such ways as the trustees shall see fit.Working in partnership with the Stephen Jota Children's Centre to help support families devastated by poverty and illness.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£76k
Latest spending
£74k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted funds of £34,393 at the end of the year, with unrestricted reserves of £16,663. The trustees confirm that a reserve of £500 is maintained in the bank account, though the total unrestricted balance is significantly higher than this specific operational reserve. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: A reserve of £500 is maintained in the bank account. (held: £17k)
“A reserve of £500 is maintained in the bank account.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Paul Endersby's air fare paid by charity
“The air fare of £816.92 was paid for one of the return trips to Uganda made by Paul Endersby to oversee the work of Nsumbi Trust projects.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£76k£74k
31/12/2023£100k£85k
31/12/2022£96k£106k
31/12/2021£98k£106k
31/12/2020£104k£96k

Common questions

Is NSUMBI TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted funds of £34,393 at the end of the year, with unrestricted reserves of £16,663. The trustees confirm that a reserve of £500 is maintained in the bank account, though the total unrestricted balance is significantly higher than this specific operational reserve. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NSUMBI TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NSUMBI TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GOSHEN TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHISLEHURST, GREEN STREET GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AUGUSTINE'S WITH ST LUKE’S , BROMLEY COMMON.

Known funders

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