THE COCO'S FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1138100 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The CoCo's Foundation was set up for the prevention or relief of poverty in Africa by providing grants, itemsand services to individuals in need and/or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty, byproviding Water, Food and Shelter.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Area of benefit: AFRICA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£183k
Latest spending
£163k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is preparing its financial statements on a break-up basis rather than a going concern basis, as it plans to close on 31 December 2026. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £32,597, with a policy to expend all generated funds on charitable activities. The charity reported total income of £183,267 and charitable expenditure of £163,135 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other unrestricted donations (Including volunteer trip contributions) (51% of income)
“Other unrestricted donations (Including volunteer trip contributions) 93,719” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: all of the funds generated will be expended on charitable activities (reserves figure: £33k)
“It is the policy of the charity that all of the funds generated will be expended on charitable activities.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“With the charity planning to close on the 31 December 2026, it is not appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements, instead preparing the accounts on a break-up basis.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“During the year there were donations from the trustees of The Coco's Foundation totalling £3,862 (2024: £3,207).” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 100

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CoCo's Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£183k£163k
31/12/2024£207k£220k
31/12/2023£174k£168k
31/12/2022£106k£114k
31/12/2021£132k£123k

Common questions

Is THE COCO'S FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is preparing its financial statements on a break-up basis rather than a going concern basis, as it plans to close on 31 December 2026. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £32,597, with a policy to expend all generated funds on charitable activities. The charity reported total income of £183,267 and charitable expenditure of £163,135 for the year. 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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MAKO FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COCO'S FOUNDATION£183k—0unclear—not going concern
THE MAKO FOUNDATION FY2025£79k—0above—no doubt
SAO FOUNDATION FY2025£812k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JO COX FOUNDATION FY2025£417k—0below—no doubt
SOPHOS AFRICA UK FY2025£42k—0above—no doubt
GO AFRICA FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt

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