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MY CHILD

Registered charity 1137445 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. Child Sponsorship in Uganda2. An Orphanage in Uganda - one of the long term goals.3. Charity Swap-Shops in Uganda.4. Supporting Ugandan Women in Small Business5. Mission Trips to Uganda

Objects

A PREVENTION OF RELIEF OF POVERTY -1 THE PREVENTION OF POVERTY IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY2 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENTB ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION -1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH HOLDING PRAYER MEETINGS, RETREATS, MENTORING PROGRAMMES THAT WILL ENABLE PEOPLE TO REALISE THEIR IDENTITY, GIFTS AND PURPOSE, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH2 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MY CHILD STATEMENT OF FAITH APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULEC ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION -1 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES IN SUCH A WAY AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Area of benefit: AFRICAN COUNTRIES

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£22k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £16,249 in cash funds at the end of 2025, with £1,214 designated for restricted purposes. The trustees' policy is to hold up to six months of expenditure (£11,000) in reserves, and the current unrestricted reserves exceed this target. The filing declares that no funds were in deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: up to 6 month’s expenditure (£11,000 based on 2025 figures) (held: £15k)
“The target of the trustees of My Child is to hold up to 6 month’s expenditure (£11,000 based on 2025 figures) in reserves.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees Matt and Ruth Savage received refunds of charity related expenses totalling £759.12 during 2025. Of this £710.58 was for Ruth Lovell’s flights to the UK; £19.74 was postage and stationery; and £28.80 was for My Child website domain costs.
“Trustees Matt and Ruth Savage received refunds of charity related expenses totalling £759.12 during 2025. Of this £710.58 was for Ruth Lovell’s flights to the UK; £19.74 was postage and stationery; and £28.80 was for My Child website domain costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£26k£22k
31/12/2024£27k£22k
31/12/2023£19k£21k
31/12/2022£16k£19k
31/12/2021£9k£6k

Common questions

Is MY CHILD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £16,249 in cash funds at the end of 2025, with £1,214 designated for restricted purposes. The trustees' policy is to hold up to six months of expenditure (£11,000) in reserves, and the current unrestricted reserves exceed this target. The filing declares that no funds were in deficit.