The AVOCADO Foundation
Registered charity 1157549 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as M4Y, MONEY4YOU, MONEY4YOUTH
Financial education, entrepreneurship and capacity building training.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £29,640 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a 10% reduction in income and a 13% increase in expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern and note that unrestricted reserves held 4.1 months of operating costs, falling below the stated policy target of six months. The organization has taken out a loan to support development and plans to raise unrestricted funds through course monetisation.
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 (held: £122k; policy: six months of operating costs)
“At the close of the reporting year this policy had not been met. Currently the organisation holds 4.1 months of total expenditure within the unrestricted funds. This is 68% of the policy requirement.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The AVOCADO Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Dilys Barnettchair
- Alezandra Udueni
- Caroline Phansi
- Donna Colless-Gent
- Edwin Viegas
- Lewis K Goode
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cameroon · Ghana · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Rwanda · Throughout England And Wales · Togo · Uganda · United States · Zambia
Income and spending
Common questions
Is The AVOCADO Foundation financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £29,640 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a 10% reduction in income and a 13% increase in expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern and note that unrestricted reserves held 4.1 months of operating costs, falling below the stated policy target of six months. The organization has taken out a loan to support development and plans to raise unrestricted funds through course monetisation. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds The AVOCADO Foundation?
Funders whose own accounts filings name The AVOCADO Foundation as a grant recipient include THE J R S S T CHARITABLE TRUST.
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