THE MADRINHA TRUST

Registered charity 1140672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the charity is the advancement of education and the relief of poverty by the provision of funds and financial assistance to educational and other projects anywhere in the world, but with a particular focus on Africa and the developing world.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£221k

Latest spending

£277k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £322,524 in total funds at the end of 2024, a decrease from £334,527 in the previous year. The charity reports a net outgoing resource position of £12,003 for the year, primarily driven by charitable expenditure on scholar mentees. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to meet liabilities and that the charity is not reliant on grants or additional donations to maintain liquidity.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Donations and legacies 138,200” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

JANIA GEOGHEGANchair
AMRIT SINGH
Andrew Goulden Mr
CASMIR CHANDA
Chrissy Vassiliou
ELLIE PATSALOS
Ronke Kokoruwe
SUE CHIN MCKEAND-HAN
Sarah Constantine Haidry · trustee of 1 other charity
Vanessa Kyte
Will Dear

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

Operates in: Barbados · Ghana · Malawi · Nepal · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Rwanda · Saint Vincent · South Africa · Tanzania · Tunisia · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£221k	£277k
31/12/2023	£76k	£270k
31/12/2022	£168k	£375k
31/12/2021	£297k	£277k
31/12/2020	£400k	£322k

Common questions

Is THE MADRINHA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £322,524 in total funds at the end of 2024, a decrease from £334,527 in the previous year. The charity reports a net outgoing resource position of £12,003 for the year, primarily driven by charitable expenditure on scholar mentees. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to meet liabilities and that the charity is not reliant on grants or additional donations to maintain liquidity. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY OF MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA TRUST.

MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY OF MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA TRUST income £1.0m
MADNI TRUST income £1.2m
MADINA TRUST income £120k
J N DERBYSHIRE TRUST income £146k
Afro-Asia Welfare Trust income £175k
MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST income £100k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MADRINHA TRUST	£221k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY OF MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA TRUST FY2024	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MADNI TRUST FY2025	£1.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
MADINA TRUST FY2025	£120k	—	above	—	no doubt
J N DERBYSHIRE TRUST FY2025	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Afro-Asia Welfare Trust FY2025	£175k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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