THE TRUST FOR CHILD SOLDIERS

Registered charity 1144484 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TCS

TCS supports young people in northern Uganda who have been affected by exposure to armed conflict, in order to relieve poverty and mental distress and promote well-being. In 2022/23 we worked with over 170 families, providing support through grants for school fees and small businesses; and advice and befriending. We have also provided help with medical costs to over 250 children and adults.

Objects

1.TO RELIEVE THE SICK AND PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING THE PSYCHOSOCIAL WELLBEING AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH EXPERIENCING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF ARMED CONFLICT IN AFRICA.2.TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT IN AFRICA, GENERALLY AND INDIVIDUALLY, BY PROVISION OF GRANT, ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED.3.TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH AND PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS IN ISSUES AFFECTING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELFARE AND SECURITY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFECTED BY CONFLICT IN AFRICA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD, IN ORDER TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that income increased by 11% to £30,687 while expenditure rose by 7% to £28,031, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Reserves at the end of the financial year stood at £5,573, representing a 91% increase from the previous year. The trustees note that while the financial position has strengthened, there is a need to increase predictable income to cover future commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Phillips
• Charles Ogeno
• DIANA MARGARET TENISON BIRKETT BA
• Dr JULIAN HOPWOOD
• Dr Sophie Katherine Hardman Mylan
• Eliana Kyra Lafone
• Helen Christian Saunders
• Kim Edward Hartley Silburn

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

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

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