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BUILDING MALAWI

Registered charity 1145965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

BUILDING MALAWI WILL PROVIDE SCHOOL AND LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE IN MALAWI. IN MOST CASES BUILDING MALAWI WILL EMPLOY A MALAWIAN BUILDER TO CONSTRUCT FACILITIES AND THE RUNNING OF THESE FACILITIES WILL TYPICALLY BE EXECUTED BY PARTNER ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE OF MALAWI.

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Latest income
£87k
Latest spending
£91k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is winding down its primary operational support, noting that the current year should be the last for supporting the school's running costs as MSP Malawi takes over. Financially, the charity received £50,000 from MSP Malawi for a specific development project, of which £48,800 was spent, and holds a £6,000 residue from a previous project that is ring-fenced. The filing does not disclose total unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy, nor does it provide a full income and expenditure statement to assess overall financial health.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: The document notes administrative irregularity: 'During the year, partly due to the lack of availability of the treasurer , some payments were arranged by the Chair'
“During the year, partly due to the lack of availability of the treasurer , some payments were arranged by the Chair” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Building Malawi (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Malawi

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£87k£91k
31/12/2024£57k£72k
31/12/2023£151k£118k
31/12/2022£24k£27k
31/12/2021£121k£125k

Common questions

Is BUILDING MALAWI financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is winding down its primary operational support, noting that the current year should be the last for supporting the school's running costs as MSP Malawi takes over. Financially, the charity received £50,000 from MSP Malawi for a specific development project, of which £48,800 was spent, and holds a £6,000 residue from a previous project that is ring-fenced. The filing does not disclose total unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy, nor does it provide a full income and expenditure statement to assess overall financial health.