TILINANU EDUCATION

Registered charity 1133208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TILINANU ORPHANAGE

The prevention of and relief of poverty in Malawi. To provide education to children in Malawi.

Objects

= THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN MALAWI, EAST AFRICA BY PROVIDING:GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHERORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.= TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, TO ENABLETHEM TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD NOTOTHERWISE AFFORD.

Area of benefit: MALAWI, EAST 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 · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Isle of Anglesey, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£26k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £9,371 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £33,621. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Free reserves of £33,621 were deemed appropriate by the board to protect ongoing activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The board reviewed the reserves policy and agreed that the current level of reserves was appropriate. (reserves figure: £34k)

“The aim of the reserves policy is to ensure that the charity’s ongoing and future activities are reasonably protected from unexpected fluctuations in its income and expenditure. The board reviewed the reserves policy and agreed that the current level of reserves was appropriate.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Alice Pulford and Nina Roots are trustees of the charity and are also key management personnel of Love Support Unite African Foundation (LSUAF). During the year, the charity gave £23,645 (2024: £26,717) to LSUAF.

“Alice Pulford and Nina Roots are trustees of the charity and are also key management personnel of Love Support Unite African Foundation (LSUAF). During the year, the charity gave £23,645 (2024: £26,717) to LSUAF.” — page 13

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 4
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 5
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tilinanu Orphanage (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Brian David Kevin Smyth
Gayle Berry · trustee of 1 other charity
Jade Perry MISS
MRS LINDA UPTON
NINA ROOTS
YVONNE PULFORD
alice pulford

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Malawi

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£35k	£26k
31/03/2024	£13k	£30k
31/03/2023	£36k	£38k
31/03/2022	£23k	£17k
31/03/2021	£36k	£62k

Common questions

Is TILINANU EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £9,371 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £33,621. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Free reserves of £33,621 were deemed appropriate by the board to protect ongoing activities. 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 LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION	1	£25k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£6k
SSP FOUNDATION	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BWENGU PROJECTS MALAWI.

BWENGU PROJECTS MALAWI income £33k
MASAMBIRO UK income £59k
MALAWI COMMUNITY HUBS income £203k
LIAISON AMANI CHILDREN'S CHARITY income £87k
THE ELLEN "MAI GURU" TRUST income £30k
MYMALAWI income £212k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TILINANU EDUCATION	£35k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
BWENGU PROJECTS MALAWI FY2025	£33k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MASAMBIRO UK FY2025	£59k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MALAWI COMMUNITY HUBS FY2025	£203k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIAISON AMANI CHILDREN'S CHARITY FY2025	£87k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ELLEN "MAI GURU" TRUST FY2025	£30k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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