TZ RISING

Registered charity 1162345 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EMPOWER TZ

Tz Rising supports girls living in rural poverty in Tanzania through Secondary School, College and University. Tz Rising currently supports 25 girls by paying their education fees and providing them with school materials and other necessities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN TANZANIA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING: AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SECONDARY LEVEL EDUCATION INSTITUTION; PROVIDING GRANTS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, SUCH AS UNIFORMS, FURTHER TUITION AND SCHOOL SANITATION FACILITIES.TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF BUSINESS SKILLS PROGRAMMES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sevenoaks, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £59.31 for the year ended 31st May 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Current liabilities of £19,587.03 exceeded current assets of £19,587.03, resulting in a net current liability position. The balance sheet shows a negative retained profit of £59.31 against capital introduced of £13,028.00.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
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• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cecilia Makundi
• Elaine Marley
• Faye Jones
• Nathan Fox

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

Operates in: Tanzania

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RISE AFRICA UK.

• RISE AFRICA UK income £96k
• THE ZAMBEZI SUNRISE TRUST income £59k
• POVERTY RELIEF FOUNDATION LIMITED income £59k
• RAISE YOUTH UK income £79k
• TARIRO - HOPE FOR YOUTH IN ZIMBABWE income £265k
• LYRA IN AFRICA income £246k

Side by side with its peers

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