AFRICAN PROMISE

Registered charity 1122285 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion and provision for the advancement of education in primary schools in Kenya in particular by supporting the development of schools in the Kasigau region.

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Latest income

£39k

Latest spending

£86k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £43,011 for the year, reducing total funds to £46,749. The trustees anticipate ceasing significant ongoing support by the end of 2025 and do not require significant reserves beyond that period. Unrestricted reserves of £38,038 are held to meet expenditure until the planned wind-down.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Individual giving (55% of income)

“a much greater proportion of voluntary income was from individual giving (55%)” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £38k)

“the Trustees will aim to hold funds in the charity’s bank account sufficient for all known expenses for any forthcoming six-month period”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Trustees anticipate that the charity will have only nominal on-going and recurring costs beyond the end of 2025 and therefore will not need to maintain any significant level of reserves” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — African Promise (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

BigGive — “The Â£15,000 that was raised from last year’s BigGive Christmas Challenge is already being put” (source page)
Hazel's Footprints Trust — “"This is the biggest investment we've ever made towards one project - a testament to the huge confidence we have in African Promise." Joan S…” (source page)
Aspect Capital Ltd — “"Aspect Capital have supported African Promise for many years. We have consistently been impressed by the ability of the charity to maximise…” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER DUNCAN OTTchair
Gary Shaun Leonard Shiels
NICOLA ANNE COLDMAN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£39k	£86k
31/03/2025	£134k	£174k
31/03/2024	£121k	£184k
31/03/2023	£227k	£176k
31/03/2022	£212k	£192k

Common questions

Is AFRICAN PROMISE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £43,011 for the year, reducing total funds to £46,749. The trustees anticipate ceasing significant ongoing support by the end of 2025 and do not require significant reserves beyond that period. Unrestricted reserves of £38,038 are held to meet expenditure until the planned wind-down. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AFRICAN PROMISE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AFRICAN PROMISE as a grant recipient include THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUST, MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS, THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION, THE MAGENI TRUST, THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£7k	Overseas Development and Healthcare
THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k	Overseas Development and Healthcare
THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Overseas Development and Healthcare
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS	FY2022	£5k
THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Overseas Development and Healthcare
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£4k
THE MAGENI TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THE MAGENI TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2021	£3k
THE MAGENI TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE MAGENI TRUST	FY2023	£2k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST	FY2022	£1k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£45k
THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£26k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£10k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	1	£9k
EA FOUNDATION	1	£6k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
SEEDFIELD TRUST	1	£3k
THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITED	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND LTD.

AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND LTD income £283k
Urban Promise UK income £129k
CHRISTIAN PARTNERS IN AFRICA income £13k
AWAKEN LOVE FOR AFRICA income £294k
SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST income £103k
THE GIRAFFE PROJECT income £242k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AFRICAN PROMISE	£39k	—	unclear	—	noted
AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND LTD FY2025	£283k	—	below	—	no doubt
Urban Promise UK FY2025	£129k	—	within	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN PARTNERS IN AFRICA FY2024	£13k	—	above	—	no doubt
AWAKEN LOVE FOR AFRICA FY2024	£294k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST FY2025	£103k	—	below	—	no doubt

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