SEDCU

Registered charity 1161405 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SEDCU has been established to support the education of disadvantaged children in Uganda. The children may be disabled, orphaned, homeless or living in extreme poverty. The charity is focusing on sponsorship of children and funding relevant projects at two nursery/primary schools in South West Uganda but it also supports older children at secondary schools and in tertiary education.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 30, RESIDENT IN UGANDA, BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS OR SUCH OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£68k

Latest spending

£50k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that SEDCU generated a surplus of £17,817 in 2025, increasing its total cash reserves to £48,103. The trustees report that the charity has sound financial reserves and is confident in continued supporter commitment. Administration costs were kept minimal at approximately 1% of expenditure, covered by Gift Aid refunds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a reasonable reserve so that, should a sponsor drop out, we can maintain sponsorship payments for a year for the affected child while a new sponsor is located, as well as maintaining funds for payment of committed future project funding instalments and coping with currency fluctuations. (held: £48k)

“The SEDCU policy is to maintain a reasonable reserve so that, should a sponsor drop out, we can maintain sponsorship payments for a year for the affected child while a new sponsor is located”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited. Discloses 4 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SEDCU (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Bernard Herdanchair · trustee of 1 other charity
JANET HERDAN
REBECCA LYNCH

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£68k	£50k
31/12/2024	£42k	£37k
31/12/2023	£46k	£43k
31/12/2022	£28k	£21k
31/12/2021	£23k	£20k

Common questions

Is SEDCU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that SEDCU generated a surplus of £17,817 in 2025, increasing its total cash reserves to £48,103. The trustees report that the charity has sound financial reserves and is confident in continued supporter commitment. Administration costs were kept minimal at approximately 1% of expenditure, covered by Gift Aid refunds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.