MAD 4 AFRICA

Registered charity 1127976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABANA UK

MAD4Africa is a small charity who is passionate about providing a brighter and sustainable future for the young people living in severely disadvantaged communities of Africa, its focus is mainly on education, health and overall development.

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ALLEVIATE SUFFERING IN RWANDA REGARDLESS OF RACE, GENDER, CREED AND POLITICAL CONNECTIONS.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND STUDENTS IN RWANDA BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION.TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN RWANDA BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SERVICES.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS RWANDA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA,THE PROVISION FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: RWANDA

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 · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £61,032 and total resources expended were £43,656, resulting in a net movement in funds of £17,376. The charity held unrestricted reserves of £25,572 at the end of the period, an increase from £8,196 in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

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

• Book Aid International — “New books in partnership with Book Aid International” (source page)
• The Lawn Tennis Association — “The Lawn Tennis Association (kindly organised by a former Barnes Primary parent!) generously donated sports kit to Rusuzumiro and two other …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Hawksley
• Jennifer Kate Hunt · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Cooney
• TROY AITKEN

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

Operates in: Rwanda · Uganda

Income and spending

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