MICROAID PROJECTS LTD

Registered charity 1125206 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The MicroAid Projects is established to empower smallholder farmers through the promotion of self-help, entrepreneurial skills via mobile phones to rural communities in Indonesia. Each smallholder is given free subscription to MicroAid's mobile application with the aim of giving someone the opportunity to learn a new skill that may help them themselves get out of poverty.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES BY FAMILY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT IN POOR COMMUNITIES; AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING FOR THAT PURPOSE PROVIDE TO ONLY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ENTERPRISE SKILLS TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE; LOCAL MARKET SURVEYS AND VISITS; SUPPORT OF FAMILY ENTERPRISE MATERIALS AND GRANTS; SELF-HELP GROUPS ORGANISATION; LOCAL COMMUNITY FACILITATION; AND TO UNDERTAKE OR ASSIST IN WORK CALCULATED DIRECTLY TO ACHIEVE THAT PURPOSE IN POOR AREAS OF THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £5,686 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in a deficit per the accounts. The balance sheet shows net current assets of £19,426, financed entirely by member funds. The directors confirmed that no notice was deposited under section 294B(2) of the Companies Act 1985, and the accounts were prepared without audit.

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 4 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICHARD BERESFORDchair
• TOBY RICHARD DE LA POER BERESFORD

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

Operates in: Indonesia · Kenya · West Sussex

Income and spending

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