THE HELP UGANDA TRUST

Registered charity 1113447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Works with local charities and individuals in Uganda to relieve poverty and sickness and to provide education for children and others in need. The charity works particularly closely with the St Michael's Children Home in Nsambya. The charity also seeks to raise awareness in the UK of issues of poverty in Uganda.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION WHETHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN UGANDA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE CHILDREN OF THE ST MICHAEL'S CHILDREN'S HOME IN NSAMBYA, KAMPALA, BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES OR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GOODS OR SERVICES OR GRANTS.

Area of benefit: UGANDA, PARTICULARLY NSAMBYA, KAMPALA.

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

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

Latest income
£18k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a wind-down mode, with unrestricted cash reserves of £7,613 at the end of the period. The charity received total income of £51,531 and incurred payments of £44,919, resulting in a net increase in cash funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“ST.GABRIEL'S, GENERAL ST.GABRIELS'S STO RECEIPTS ST. ERCONWALD'S FR JOHN ST. ERCONWALD'S STO RECEIPTS SPUT ST. MICHAEL'S SUPPORTERS SOCIETY”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“As in previous year we continue to slowly wind down the charity as more of the young people graduate or finish training and are permanently resettled into independent living.” — page 2
Per its FY2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£18k£24k
31/12/2024£52k£45k
31/12/2023£46k£55k
31/12/2022£16k£42k
31/12/2021£10k£50k

Common questions

Is THE HELP UGANDA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a wind-down mode, with unrestricted cash reserves of £7,613 at the end of the period. The charity received total income of £51,531 and incurred payments of £44,919, resulting in a net increase in cash funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.