FRIENDS OF BAPHUMELELE LIMITED

Registered charity 1148140 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS (?OBJECTS?) ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO ARE POOR, SICK, DISABLED, OLD OR LIVING IN POOR CONDITIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO ARE POOR, SICK, DISABLED, OLD OR LIVING IN POOR CONDITIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£302k
Latest spending
£252k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £51,706 following a £300,000 legacy, with the majority transferred to a beneficiary. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and confirm sufficient resources to meet liabilities. Governance costs were minimal, consisting only of the independent examination and company filing fees.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£302k£252k
30/04/2024£3k£2k
30/04/2023£702£2k
30/04/2022£2k£2k
30/04/2021£4k£2k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF BAPHUMELELE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £51,706 following a £300,000 legacy, with the majority transferred to a beneficiary. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and confirm sufficient resources to meet liabilities. Governance costs were minimal, consisting only of the independent examination and company filing fees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.