FOOTPRINTS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN IN ZAMBIA

Registered charity 1151710 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FFCZ

Footprints Foundation for Children in Zambia exists to provide orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia with the support that they need to become happy, healthy, well educated and responsible citizens. Our activities are supporting vulnerable street children through outreach, reintegration, drug rehabilitation, Christian Burial and developing our Beating HIV program We work in Lusaka, Zambia.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ZAMBIA BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES,OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN ZAMBIA THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN ZAMBIA

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 · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves (closing balance) were £9,442.96, representing a slight increase from the opening balance of £9,364.05. Total income of £29,277.77 was largely derived from charitable donations, while total expenditure of £29,198.86 resulted in a small surplus for the year. The filing does not disclose a specific reserves policy target or any material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable Donations (92% of income)
“Charitable Donations £26,899.70” — page 19
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 4

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Footprints Foundation for Children in Zambia (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£29k£29k
31/03/2025£22k£24k
31/03/2024£29k£28k
31/03/2023£41k£45k
31/03/2022£13k£16k

Common questions

Is FOOTPRINTS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN IN ZAMBIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves (closing balance) were £9,442.96, representing a slight increase from the opening balance of £9,364.05. Total income of £29,277.77 was largely derived from charitable donations, while total expenditure of £29,198.86 resulted in a small surplus for the year. The filing does not disclose a specific reserves policy target or any material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ZAMBIA ORPHANS AID UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FOOTPRINTS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN IN ZAMBIA£29k——unclear—no doubt
ZAMBIA ORPHANS AID UK FY2026£228k——below—no doubt
MUMBA CHILDREN'S PROJECT FY2025£37k—0unclear—noted
PARTNERS ACROSS THE MILES FY2025£22k—0unclear—no doubt
FOOTSTEPS INTERNATIONAL FY2025£279k—0below—no doubt
HEAL PROJECT FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt

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