FRIENDS OF MONZE

Registered charity 1154762 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NONE

The aim is to relieve or prevent poverty in Monze. FoM assists in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals and community groups to generate income and be self-sufficient.Fund-raising activities include presentations to organisations, individual donations, and grants from grant-giving bodies.

Objects

TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN MONZE IN ZAMBIA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bridgend, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£131k
Latest spending
£131k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £34 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £806. The trustees consider a reserves policy of maintaining at least three months of funds to support partner running costs, which the current balance significantly exceeds. The charity's principal sources of funds are private philanthropy, grants, and online fundraising.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £806; policy: three months funds)
“The Board judges that a reasonable level of reserves is to ensure that there is always at least three months funds in our account to continue this support for ZaWGF. Approximately £793, varies with exchange rate”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by P A Davies FCA. Discloses 5 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 31/12/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bridgend · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£131k£131k
31/12/2024£124k£124k
31/12/2023£126k£132k
31/12/2022£131k£127k
31/12/2021£132k£139k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF MONZE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £34 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £806. The trustees consider a reserves policy of maintaining at least three months of funds to support partner running costs, which the current balance significantly exceeds. The charity's principal sources of funds are private philanthropy, grants, and online fundraising. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by P A Davies FCA.

Who funds FRIENDS OF MONZE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF MONZE as a grant recipient include Brian Mercer Trust, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY, W F SOUTHALL TRUST, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Brian Mercer TrustFY2022£15kCharitable Activities
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2023£5k
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2024£5kEnvironmental Action and Sustainability
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£4kOverseas education
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2023£3kEnvironmental Action and Sustainability
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2022£3kEnvironmental Action and Sustainability
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2021£3k
Brian Mercer TrustFY2023£2k
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£1kSmall Grant
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2023£1k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2024amount not stated

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF MULANJE ORPHANS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF MONZE£131k—0below—no doubt
FRIENDS OF MULANJE ORPHANS FY2025£92k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS FIRST FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
FAIR FROME FY2026£254k——within—no doubt
FRIENDS OF MINTERNE SCHOOL FY2025£25k—0above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF FIRS FARM FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt

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