UTANGE ORPHANS CHARITY

Registered charity 1160637 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UTANGE ORPHANS

To fund and operate an Orphanage, Feeding Programme, School and provide practical and spiritual support for orphans in Utange, Kenya.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF AND TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY ORPHANS, IN UTANGE, KENYA, THROUGH OTHER CHARITIES OR ORGANISATIONS, BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF A SAFE AND SECURE HOME, FOOD, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, CLOTHING, MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATION SO AS TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AS A MEANS OF ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION(C) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION IN HEALTH MATTERS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR HEALTHCARE(D) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR WELL-BEING(E) THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTION IN CHRISTIAN VALUES TO PROVIDE A MORAL AND ETHICAL FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH THEY CAN LIVE(F) THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS, FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR THEIR GENERAL WELL-BEING AND IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY

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

£97k

Latest spending

£132k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £35,179 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing total funds from £103,913 to £68,734. The trustees report that adequate reserves are maintained and the charity is considered a going concern. Total incoming voluntary resources were £96,689, while total charitable expenditure amounted to £131,868.

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: £29k; policy: six months running costs of the charity, (c£34,000))

“The Trustees have agreed to maintain General funds at least equivalent to six months running costs of the charity, (c£34,000).” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Utange Orphans Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Justin Waterschair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alice Wong
DEBBIE SCOTT-ROBINSON
Neil Foster
PAUL ROBINSON

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

Operates in: Kenya · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£97k	£132k
31/03/2024	£89k	£120k
31/03/2023	£91k	£58k
31/03/2022	£87k	£67k
31/03/2021	£84k	£64k

Common questions

Is UTANGE ORPHANS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £35,179 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing total funds from £103,913 to £68,734. The trustees report that adequate reserves are maintained and the charity is considered a going concern. Total incoming voluntary resources were £96,689, while total charitable expenditure amounted to £131,868. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.