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FRIENDS OF MATTHEW RUSIKE CHILDRENS HOME

Registered charity 1120944 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FRIENDS OF THE MATTHEW RUSIKE CHILDRENS HOME

To relieve financial hardship and to advance the education of children by supporting the Matthew Rusike Children's Home in Zimbabwe

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
£57k
Latest spending
£74k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's support base has become smaller due to declining church numbers and fundraising events, leading to a reliance on legacies and individual donations. The trustees report that the charity is facing tremendous financial problems and feels helpless regarding the situation in Zimbabwe, where staff salaries are in arrears and resources are declining. Despite these challenges, the charity continues to operate with a committee of 10 trustees and maintains its remittances to the home.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“At the end of the year, the friends of Matthew Rusike children’s home were left feeling rather helpless due to the tremendous financial problems facing the Matthew Rusike Children’s Home which the Friends of the Matthew Rusike Children’s Home recognised were beyond their control and means.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£57k£74k
31/12/2024£96k£49k
31/12/2023£57k£53k
31/12/2022£38k£35k
31/12/2021£30k£27k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF MATTHEW RUSIKE CHILDRENS HOME financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's support base has become smaller due to declining church numbers and fundraising events, leading to a reliance on legacies and individual donations. The trustees report that the charity is facing tremendous financial problems and feels helpless regarding the situation in Zimbabwe, where staff salaries are in arrears and resources are declining. Despite these challenges, the charity continues to operate with a committee of 10 trustees and maintains its remittances to the home. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.