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FRIENDS OF VAMIZI TRUST

Registered charity 1147351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MOZAMBIQUE FOUNDATION LIMITED

The charity's objects are for the benefit of the people of Mozambique with priority to the villagers on Vamizi Island.The charity aims to advance education to develop the inhabitants; to advance medical health and provide relief for those in need; to advance environmental protection and to promote equality and the status and rights of women disadvantaged by virtue of their sex.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £24,055 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £61,943 against expenditures of £37,888. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,214, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity is currently small, has no employees, and relies on trustee donations and consultancy fees for its primary activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)
“Total incoming resources amounted to £61,943 (2023: £4,520), which comprised of donations of £61,879 (2023: £4,500) and interest income of £64 (2023: £20).” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £1k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 13
“During the year ended 31 December 2024, funds totalling £61,879 (2023: £4,500) were donated by Trustees.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Vamizi (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Mozambique

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£62k£38k
31/12/2023£5k£3k
31/12/2022£433£3k
31/12/2021£3k£3k
31/12/2020£5k£2k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF VAMIZI TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £24,055 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £61,943 against expenditures of £37,888. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,214, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity is currently small, has no employees, and relies on trustee donations and consultancy fees for its primary activities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.