BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR AFRICA

Registered charity 1127661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising in order to finance the building of schools, toilets and provision of clean water in collaboration with our partners Shumas, in Bamenda, North West Province, Cameroon.

Objects

A TO FACILITATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AFRICA BYI. FINANCING THE BUILDING AND REFURBISHMENT OF SCHOOLSII. EQUIPPING SCHOOLS WITH BASIC FURNITURE AND TEACHING MATERIALSIII. PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP CHILDREN WITHOUT FUNDS OF THEIROWN TO MEET EDUCATIONAL EXPENSESB TO FACILITATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH IN AFRICA BYI. FINANCING THE PROVISION OF SAFE DRINKING WATER, TOILETS AND BASICMEDICAL PROVISIONS IN SCHOOLS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUPILS, TEACHERS AND THELOCAL COMMUNITYC TO FACILITATE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA BYI. FINANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INCOME GENERATION SCHEMES WITHINSCHOOLSII. FINANCING SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS.ALL ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN OBJECTS A - C SHALL BE CARRIED OUT WITH OR WITHOUT THECOLLABORATIVE SUPPORT OF THE CHARITY'S CHOSEN PARTNER ORGANISATIONS, AN IN ACCORDANCEWITH THE TRUSTEES' DECISIONS, WHO IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

Area of benefit: AFRICA

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£222k

Latest spending

£194k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £28,127 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £222,422 against resources expended of £194,295. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total funds of £126,542 and states it remains financially viable to continue its projects. The trustees note a policy of not holding reserves, preferring to transfer funds on a project-by-project basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: not to hold reserves (held: £127k)

“It is the policy of the Charity not to hold reserves, but to transfer funds on a project by project basis when appropriate.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Building Schools for Africa (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr IAN STIRLING JOHNSON MFCMchair
Andrew Gerard Hindle
DR Judith Sarah Moore BM MRCGP
MARIANNE JANET JOHNSON
NICHOLAS WILLIAM TOMLISON HAYWARD
Stuart Alexander Whitman

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

Operates in: Cameroon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£222k	£194k
31/03/2024	£209k	£135k
31/03/2023	£105k	£80k
31/03/2022	£146k	£211k
31/03/2021	£272k	£176k

Common questions

Is BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR AFRICA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £28,127 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £222,422 against resources expended of £194,295. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total funds of £126,542 and states it remains financially viable to continue its projects. The trustees note a policy of not holding reserves, preferring to transfer funds on a project-by-project basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 REED FOUNDATION	2	£11k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL HIGHGATE	1	£41k
THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£22k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£10k
THE MAGENI TRUST	1	£10k
EA FOUNDATION	1	£6k
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HELP FOR EDUCATION AND LOCAL PROJECTS IN THE GAMBIA.

HELP FOR EDUCATION AND LOCAL PROJECTS IN THE GAMBIA income £132k
THE MEASHAM FAMILY CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION income £542k
CAMDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION OF FRANCES MARY BUSS income £873k
KIRIMA LIMITED income £255k
THE AFRICA TRUST income £1.5m
AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND LTD income £283k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR AFRICA	£222k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HELP FOR EDUCATION AND LOCAL PROJECTS IN THE GAMBIA FY2025	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE MEASHAM FAMILY CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION FY2025	£542k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CAMDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION OF FRANCES MARY BUSS FY2025	£873k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KIRIMA LIMITED FY2025	£255k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE AFRICA TRUST FY2024	£1.5m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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