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ISLINGTON MANAGUA FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1141003 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IMFA

We support a nursery and primary school called 'Los Pollitos' situated in barrio Edguard Munguia, Managua, Nicaragua. The school currently has approximately 220 pupils. We pay the core salaries of 7 teachers. We have recently paid for the construction of a new building to house a library, office and computer room. We raise funds through a 'sponsor a teacher' scheme and pub quizzes.

Objects

THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED TO: 1) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN "LOS POLLITOS" NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCE, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER SCHOOL RESOURCES WHICH WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE SAID PUPILS IN COMPLETING THEIR EDUCATION; 2) TO CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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

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Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a reserve policy to cover ongoing expenditure, which was kept under review. The charity completed substantial building works in 2025 and continued to fund teacher salaries through donations and fundraising activities like pub quizzes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Monthly donations through the ‘sponsor a teacher’ scheme and other one-off donations on which we claim gift aid; the holding of regular pub or online quizzes.
“Principal sources of funds: Monthly donations through the ‘sponsor a teacher’ scheme and other one-off donations on which we claim gift aid; the holding of regular pub or online quizzes.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: IMFA will maintain a reserve of funds in order to cover ongoing expenditure. The level of the reserve will be kept under review at least once per year and prior to any major expenditure.
“IMFA will maintain a reserve of funds in order to cover ongoing expenditure. The level of the reserve will be kept under review at least once per year and prior to any major expenditure.” — page 6
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — IMFA: Islington Managua Friendship Association (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nicaragua

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£25k£21k
31/12/2024£22k£18k
31/12/2023£18k£16k
31/12/2022£16k£15k
31/12/2021£15k£14k

Common questions

Is ISLINGTON MANAGUA FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a reserve policy to cover ongoing expenditure, which was kept under review. The charity completed substantial building works in 2025 and continued to fund teacher salaries through donations and fundraising activities like pub quizzes.