ACT (AFRICAN CHILD TRUST)

Registered charity 1158266 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

African Child Trust (ACT) is working to relieve poverty among disadvantaged children and women-led households in Africa. We are educating children and orphans and empowering widows and women-in-need through training and income generation for sustainable livelihood to support their families. We are engaging UK youths in global citizenship awareness and international development experience.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£204k

Latest spending

£223k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £19,079 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £178,758 to £159,679. The trustees maintain a reserves policy requiring between £85,000 and £90,000 to cover operational running costs and educational commitments, while the actual unrestricted reserves stood at £71,313. The charity confirms it has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £85k and £90k (held: £71k)

“this policy requires us to hold between £85k and £90k as funds designated for the children’s education support and widows income generation programme in the 2024/25 financial year and 6 months operational running costs.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

GWENNETH HOWESchair
Abiola Olufeyimi
CHIMA AMIAKA · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr OLUKUNLE ONABOLU
Jack Beadle
Nwabueze Amiaka

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

Operates in: Burkina Faso · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Kenya · Malawi · Nigeria · Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales · Uganda · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£204k	£223k
30/04/2024	£257k	£223k
30/04/2023	£210k	£186k
30/04/2022	£203k	£152k
30/04/2021	£175k	£145k

Common questions

Is ACT (AFRICAN CHILD TRUST) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £19,079 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £178,758 to £159,679. The trustees maintain a reserves policy requiring between £85,000 and £90,000 to cover operational running costs and educational commitments, while the actual unrestricted reserves stood at £71,313. The charity confirms it has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.