THE GIRAFFE PROJECT

Registered charity 1149540 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GIRAFFE PROJECT CHILDREN'S CHARITY

THE CHARITY WORKS IN THE SLUM AREAS OF NAIROBI FOR THE EDUCATION OF UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLE.ITS ACTIVITIES ARE:- A SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMME TO FUND CHILDREN'S EDUCATION;- WORKING WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL BOARDS TO DEVELOP RELEVANT SCHOOLS THAT PREPARE STUDENTS FOR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND LIFE ISSUES;- FUNDING THE EXPANSION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AT THE SCHOOL

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Latest income

£242k

Latest spending

£223k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £15,730 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £40,786. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting between £50,000 and £100,000, meaning current unrestricted reserves are below the stated policy target. The charity is not dependent on trading subsidiaries or professional fundraisers, relying instead on individual donations and sponsorship.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six months’ sponsorship expenditure which currently corresponds to between £50,000 and £100,000 (held: £41k)

“Reserves, drawn from our unrestricted funds, are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ sponsorship expenditure which currently corresponds to between £50,000 and £100,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07988621

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

Average employees: 0.02

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Giraffe Project (matched by registered charity number).

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.

IGNA, Iosif — director, appointed 04/07/2024on trustee list
HORSTKOTTE-WESSELER, Gesa — director, appointed 01/08/2020on trustee list
DALTON, Ian — director, appointed 02/04/2013on trustee list
BAINES, Denise Madeleine Yvonne — director, appointed 13/03/2012on trustee list
BAINES, Richard Anthony, Mr. — director, appointed 13/03/2012on trustee list

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/01/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

IAN ROBERT FRANCIS DALTONchair
DENISE MADELEINE YVONNE BAINES
Gesa Horstkotte-Wesseler
Iosif Igna
RICHARD ANTHONY BAINES

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

Operates in: Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£242k	£223k
31/12/2023	£230k	£220k
31/12/2022	£243k	£315k
31/12/2021	£260k	£290k
31/12/2020	£305k	£330k

Common questions

Is THE GIRAFFE PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £15,730 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £40,786. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting between £50,000 and £100,000, meaning current unrestricted reserves are below the stated policy target. The charity is not dependent on trading subsidiaries or professional fundraisers, relying instead on individual donations and sponsorship. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE RUDDOCK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS	1	—
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	1	£900k
The Parochial Church Council of Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmer Green and Caversham Park St Barnabas	1	£182k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY	1	£137k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£119k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£106k
RAISE YOUR HANDS	1	£102k
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST	1	£88k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NAKURU CHILDREN'S PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GIRAFFE PROJECT	£242k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NAKURU CHILDREN'S PROJECT FY2025	£219k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
EDUCATION FOR LIFE FY2025	£231k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL NEEDS UK FY2024	£1.1m	—	0	below	11.0%	no doubt
PROJECT S.E.E.D. LIMITED FY2025	£2.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDSHIP PROJECT FY2025	£108k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.