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AN AFRICAN DREAM

Registered charity 1123231 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AAD

Provide education, meals, books, uniform for orphans at St Mark's School - in addition resourcing and developing school facilitiesTrain Pastors, finance construction of church buildings, provide Bibles, fund conferences. Support microenterprise.Support women through provision of piglets, resources and training, Preaching, teaching and encouragement from UK volunteersFacilitating healthcare

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates with minimal overheads as a conduit for donations to Uganda, maintaining unrestricted reserves of approximately £12,167. The trustees have adopted a policy to hold reserves covering 50% of one year’s teacher wages at St Marks, currently valued at about £5,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 50% of one year’s wages for teachers at St Marks (held: £12k)
“the Trustees agreed in September 2010 to keep in reserve a sum to cover 50% of one year’s wages for teachers at St Marks. This is currently about £5,000.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£54k£50k
05/04/2024£53k£56k
05/04/2023£50k£59k
05/04/2022£47k£41k
05/04/2021£53k£53k

Common questions

Is AN AFRICAN DREAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates with minimal overheads as a conduit for donations to Uganda, maintaining unrestricted reserves of approximately £12,167. The trustees have adopted a policy to hold reserves covering 50% of one year’s teacher wages at St Marks, currently valued at about £5,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AN AFRICAN DREAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AN AFRICAN DREAM as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAM.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAMFY2023£3kMissionary and Charitable giving: Home missions and other church societies