AID TO BURKINA

Registered charity 1129254 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN SUCH PARTS OF AFRICA AND / OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PRODUCING AND / OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIAN FAITH AND PRACTICE TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN SUCH PARTS OF AFRICA AND / OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PRODUCING AND / OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIAN FAITH AND PRACTICE TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS WHICH REMAIN UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CHARITY, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT, LECTURES, FORA AND BY THE PUBLICATION OF LITERATURE DEVOTED TO HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH PROMOTION IN SUCH PARTS OF AFRICA AND / OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND SUCH PARTS OF AFRICA AND / OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA AND/ OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: AFRICA AND /OR THE WORLD

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 · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £24,408 at the end of the period, with the trustees declaring that they do not currently feel it necessary to maintain reserves because overheads are negligible and projects are funded as money becomes available. The charity reported total income of £36,633 and total expenditure of £32,941, resulting in a net surplus for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The bulk of our donations in this financial year continue to come from the Folkestone School/Church alliance”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Burkina Faso

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£37k£33k
31/03/2024£75k£73k
31/03/2023£28k£33k
31/03/2022£26k£28k
31/03/2021£39k£29k

Common questions

Is AID TO BURKINA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £24,408 at the end of the period, with the trustees declaring that they do not currently feel it necessary to maintain reserves because overheads are negligible and projects are funded as money becomes available. The charity reported total income of £36,633 and total expenditure of £32,941, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.