Brighter Futures Foundation (Africa)

Registered charity 1154999 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TUMAINI CHILDRENS CHARITY (HOPE FOR CHILDREN)

We continue to fund raise and collect monthly donations which are used to support children in Kenya to receive education and regular food, along with other areas of support within the needs of their emotional and social development.We have held various fund raising events through the year which have been successful.

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN KENYA BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE PROJECTS, AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£132k
Latest spending
£126k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is run entirely by volunteers with no fixed ongoing obligations, providing support only within the scope of donations received. The filing explicitly notes that no significant reserves are held. The charity successfully raised sufficient funds to keep its school open following new regulatory requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“No significant reserves are held” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brighter Futures Foundation Africa (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kenya · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£132k£126k
01/10/2023£38k£25k
01/10/2022£31k£24k
01/10/2021£40k£34k
01/10/2020£55k£63k

Common questions

Is Brighter Futures Foundation (Africa) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is run entirely by volunteers with no fixed ongoing obligations, providing support only within the scope of donations received. The filing explicitly notes that no significant reserves are held. The charity successfully raised sufficient funds to keep its school open following new regulatory requirements.