TUMAINI UK - WORKING FOR THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF TANZANIA

Registered charity 1143833 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TUMAINI UK

Tumaini supports HIV/AIDS widows and orphans of the Dioceses of Keera/Lweru North-West Tanzania towards independent living by improving their standard of living and promoting their health and education. It sponsors vulnerable families who receive funding and advice to strive to lead a sustainable life style. Sponsored orphans are given the means to attend educational or vocational training.

Objects

1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG AIDS WIDOWS AND ORPHANS LIVING IN THE DIOCESE OF KAGERA IN NORTH WEST TANZANIA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF AIDS ORPHANS IN THE DIOCESE OF KAGERA IN NORTH WEST TANZANIA BY WAY OF PROVIDING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL FEES, SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND MATERIALS.3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES OF AIDS WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN THE DIOCESE OF KAGERA IN NORTH WEST TANZANIA BY PROVIDING FUNDING TO PAY FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND MATERIALS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF ENDEMIC LOCAL DISEASES, FOR EXAMPLE, MALARIA.

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
£48k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of receipts over expenditure of £2,018 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in carried forward reserves of £12,700. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. All administrative roles are performed by volunteers with no money used for UK administrative purposes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“We all perform our roles as volunteers, and absolutely no money is used within the UK for administrative purposes.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by CPAK. 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/01/2025£48k£50k
01/01/2024£49k£35k
01/01/2023£49k£35k
01/01/2022£19k£16k
01/01/2021£25k£37k

Common questions

Is TUMAINI UK - WORKING FOR THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF TANZANIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of receipts over expenditure of £2,018 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in carried forward reserves of £12,700. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. All administrative roles are performed by volunteers with no money used for UK administrative purposes. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by CPAK.