THE SHAMBA TRUST

Registered charity 1149849 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHAMBA UK

SHAMBA provides free high quality preschool education and a daily meal to the most needy children in poor AIDS affected families in rural communities, enabling them to perform well at primary school and beyond. SHAMBA works directly with communities in support of the Government's Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) initiative for promoting early childhood development for the poorest families.

Objects

To relieve poverty and alleviate the burden caused by HIV/AIDS. To promote good health among disadvantaged women, children and young people in poor communities in Eswatini. In particular, but not exclusively, by supporting the charitable work of SHAMBA Eswatini.

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

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Registered contact address: Eastbourne, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that cumulative operating funds increased to £80,537 by the end of the year, reflecting a surplus of receipts over expenditure. The trustees aim to keep reserve funds sufficient for a year of operation, a target that appears to be met given the current balance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would hinder a proper understanding of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The SHAMBA Trust (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).

• EU — “The expansion of SHAMBA’s preschool programme to eight communities was made possible with an EU grant.” (source page)
• Children’s Cup — “With help from Children’s Cup, we provide a nutritious lunch for about 180 children each month at three locations in Mpolonjeni.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jim Sweetchair
• Dr Ruth Bell
• Ken Charles
• Kerry Wilcox

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

Operates in: Eswatini

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WAMBA COMMUNITY TRUST.

• WAMBA COMMUNITY TRUST income £26k
• NSUMBI TRUST income £79k
• THE NAYAMBA TRUST income £49k
• CHILD OF HOPE income £288k
• BRAMMA CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED income £33k
• GAMBIA SCHOOL SUPPORT income £157k

Side by side with its peers

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