ALONGSIDE AFRICA

Registered charity 1146752 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

working in Uganda offering opportunities not aid, to street children and sponsoring of children through primary schools

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ASSISTING COMMUNITIES TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND PROMOTING LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING OF EFFECTIVE LEADERS IN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN AFRICA WHO ARE OR WISH TO BE IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP TO LEARN ABOUT AND DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS.(2) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH IN AFRICA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.(3) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, ADVICE AND MICRO-FINANCE ENABLING THEM TO ESTABLISH AND GROW THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£99k
Latest spending
£86k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £35,285, with unrestricted reserves at £20,285. The trustees' report notes that core income was down by £10,000, partially offset by a £15,000 donation and funds from Australia. The charity holds three months of operational costs in reserves as per its policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operational costs (held: £20k)
“The trustees have decided to hold three months operational costs in reserves in case of sudden loss of income.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

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    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Uganda

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/12/2025£99k£86k
    31/12/2024£85k£81k
    31/12/2023£82k£83k
    31/12/2022£95k£90k
    31/12/2021£55k£66k

    Common questions

    Is ALONGSIDE AFRICA financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £35,285, with unrestricted reserves at £20,285. The trustees' report notes that core income was down by £10,000, partially offset by a £15,000 donation and funds from Australia. The charity holds three months of operational costs in reserves as per its policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

    Who funds ALONGSIDE AFRICA?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name ALONGSIDE AFRICA as a grant recipient include PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALLINGTON, ST NICHOLAS WITH MAIDSTONE, ST PETER, MAIDSTONE.

    Known funders

    Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALLINGTON, ST NICHOLAS WITH MAIDSTONE, ST PETER, MAIDSTONEFY2022£485Charitable Donations