PROJECT LUANGWA

Registered charity 1119335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE KAWAZA SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST

To assist in the provision of education in Zambia by way of construction of schools, sponsoring of students and provision of educational materials

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£541k
Latest spending
£466k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased from £162,354 to £236,273 during the period, with unrestricted funds rising to £162,354. The trustees note that the charity maintains a small reserve for unexpected requirements and that all administrative costs are met by individuals supporting the charity, meaning no expenditure was drawn from charitable funds for these items.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a small reserve which is available for unexpected requirements (held: £162k)
“The charity maintains a small reserve which is available for unexpected requirements.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Project Luangwa (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£541k
Total spending
£466k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£237k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£541k£466k
31/12/2023£474k£515k
31/12/2022£480k£389k
31/12/2021£362k£305k
31/12/2020£243k£233k

Common questions

Is PROJECT LUANGWA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased from £162,354 to £236,273 during the period, with unrestricted funds rising to £162,354. The trustees note that the charity maintains a small reserve for unexpected requirements and that all administrative costs are met by individuals supporting the charity, meaning no expenditure was drawn from charitable funds for these items.

Who funds PROJECT LUANGWA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PROJECT LUANGWA as a grant recipient include THE BLOOM FOUNDATION, THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2025£58k
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATIONFY2025£8k
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LANGALANGA TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PROJECT LUANGWA£541k—0unclear—no doubt
LANGALANGA TRUST FY2025£88k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARITABLE TRUST FOR THE TONGABEZI TRUST SCHOOL FY2024£345k—0unclear3.0%no doubt
THE NAYAMBA TRUST FY2025£49k—0within—no doubt
TEACHER AID FY2024£119k—0unclear—no doubt
POLISH UNIVERSITY ABROAD FY2025£497k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.