Change a Child's Life

Registered charity 1135744 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MAURICE GLAYZER CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

1) To promote the benefit of people living in and around Nairobi, Kenya, by:(a) the advancement of education and training;(b) the relief of poverty and-?sickness;(c) the promotion of good health.2) To advance in life and help young people through the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare.

Objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN AND AROUND NAIROBI, KENYA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING THE MARIA IMMACULATE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION CENTRE FOR POOR CHILDREN AND ST. MONICA CHILDREN'S HOME FOR ORPHANS BY3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS;3.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH.3.2 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Area of benefit: NAIROBI, KENYA,

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wirral, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,421 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £2,218. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with statutory requirements and give a true and fair view. The trustees confirmed that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations and there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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 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)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• LISA MARIA BROCKLEBANK
• PAUL KENNY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kenya

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GOOD LIFE ORPHANAGE & SBM SCHOOL.

• THE GOOD LIFE ORPHANAGE & SBM SCHOOL income £351k
• KARIBUNI CHILDREN income £324k
• NEW LIFE NYAMBENE income £77k
• EAST AFRICA CHILDREN'S PROJECT income £91k
• JUST BE A CHILD income £88k
• NIA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION income £34k

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