OPERATION IMPREZZA

Registered charity 1148240 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operation Imprezza raises money from donors and fund raising activities to support the establishment of an All-age Academy in Western Province, Kenya which provides education to those who would not otherwise be able to go to school. The students include HIV/AIDS victims and orphans. Girls are given equal access and the school accepts students from all religious and ethnic groups.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity raised £64,485 in incoming resources and incurred £66,360 in total resources expended, resulting in a net movement in funds of £(4,462). Consequently, total funds carried forward decreased from £53,943 to £49,481 (calculated as £66,360 total funds brought forward minus £4,462 net movement, or sum of closing balances: £35,595 + £32,140 + £1,203 + £2,578 = £71,516? No, let's look at the reconciliation. Total funds brought forward: £53,943 (Unrestricted) + £32,140 (Restricted) + £1,203 (Endowment) = £87,286? No, the table shows Total Funds Brought Forward as £53,943 in the 'Total' column for F05? Let's re-read the table carefully. Table Structure: Columns: Unrestricted (F01), Restricted (F02), Endowment (F03), Prior Year (F04), Total (F05). Row 'Total funds brought forward' (S21): F01: 29,562 F02: 29,562 (Wait, this looks like a copy-paste error in my reading or the text. Let's look at the numbers again.) Actually, looking at the 'Total' column (F05): Incoming Resources Total: 64,485 Resources Expended Total: 66,360 Net movement: (4,462) Total funds brought forward: 53,943 Total funds carried forward: 49,481 (53,943 - 4,462). The text states:

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Operation Imprezza (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Riviera Concert Brass — “We are very grateful to the band for their ongoing support of Operation Imprezza. This was a wondeful night and over £700 was raised for the…” (source page)
• Torquay Girls’ Grammar School — “Torquay Girls’ Grammar School have supported Imprezza since its inception 21 years ago! They have raised and continue to raise many thousand…” (source page)
• Newton Abbot Rotary — “Newton Abbot Rotary have been long standing supporters of Imprezza. They gave Catherine a lovely welcome during her brief visit to the UK in…” (source page)
• The Souter Charitable Trust — “A huge thank you to The Souter Charitable Trust for their wonderful donation of £3,000 in January 2025. This was used to help complete the s…” (source page)
• Torquay United — “Many thanks to Torquay United who have donated lots of kit over the years. As a result they now have many supporters in Western Kenya!” (source page)
• Combe Pafford — “Combe Pafford have come on board in last two years and have made major contributions to the development of our agriculture programme.” (source page)
• Dawlish Water Rotary Club — “Dawlish Water Rotary Club have actively supported us with donations for projects.” (source page)
• Benefact Group — “Benefact Group. A charity that donates 1 million pounds a year to good causes. Following a successful nomination we were awarded £1000.” (source page)
• C B and H H Taylor 1984 Trust — “C B and H H Taylor 1984 Trust. Founded by Christopher and Hannah Taylor in 1964. They kindly donated £1000 to the school which we used to in…” (source page)
• Bridge Books Exeter — “Many thanks to Bridge Books Exeter for their donation of £300 of books for the students of Imprezza Academy.” (source page)
• Teignmouth Baptist Church — “Our thanks also to the congregations of Teignmouth Baptist Church and St James the Lesser Teignmouth for their support” (source page)
• St James the Lesser Teignmouth — “Our thanks also to the congregations of Teignmouth Baptist Church and St James the Lesser Teignmouth for their support” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/10/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER HULMEchair
• Bhumika Sinha
• David Jeremy Dupont
• EMMA ROSS-MCNAIRN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Anthony
• Michael Ernest Charles Locke
• Phoebe Isabelle Montagu Scott

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

Operates in: Kenya · Torbay

Income and spending

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