gold-youth Africa Foundation UK

Registered charity 1113786 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AFRICAN VISION MALAWI, LANDIRANI TRUST, THE LANDIRANI TRUST

Our vision is to see a healthy, educated, self sufficient community in Malawi. Our mission statement is that we promote educational facilities for all children in the community. Enhance the ability of the community to become self sufficient. Ensure care of orphans and vulnerable people affected by HIV/Aids. Provide fresh water and sanitation. We are active in 13 centres in an area of 400km sq.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY (OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP) IN AFRICA, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND HEALTHCARE PROJECTS.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased from £123,328 to £99,569, while restricted funds fell from £83,817 to £55,996, resulting in a net decrease in total funds of £51,580. The trustees confirm that liquid assets are sufficient to complete intended projects and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• UNESCO — “Since 2018 we have been an International Partner with UNESCO who have already provided bursaries to train 216 marginalized people in differe…” (source page)
• European Union — “We follow the STEP programme (Skills and Technical Education Programme) an initiative funded by the European Union (EU) and partially implem…” (source page)
• Feed the Children — “has worked with AVM for over 10 years, providing Vitameal a nutritional porridge, to 1000 pre-school children every day!” (source page)
• Bryanston School — “for raising funds to build a Safe Motherhood Unit in Malawi throughout 2020/21 to create a safe and comfortable place for mothers and their …” (source page)
• FOMA (Friends of Malawi Association) — “kindly helped fund the provision of a maize mill for the local community.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sandile Swanachair
• Alicia Davids
• Andrew Stegmann
• Ayanda Madira Helen Mnkeni
• Christianne Clare Williamson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jolly Dusabe
• Susannah Farr
• Tamanda Ng'ombe

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

Operates in: Malawi

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JACARANDA UK FOUNDATION.

• JACARANDA UK FOUNDATION income £86k
• SALTMALAWI TRUST income £31k
• GIVE A CHILD A HOPE income £77k
• GIVING OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE AND LEARN FOR THE GAMBIA income £75k
• URAFIKI (LINKING WITH COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA) income £209k
• MASAMBIRO UK income £59k

Side by side with its peers

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