THE NAYAMBA TRUST

Registered charity 1165845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the Trustees see fit from time to time in particular but not limited to advancing the education of young people by making grants to schools and to students. The charity shall benefit in particular but not exclusively, the population surrounding the Nayamba Primary School in the Chisamba region of Zambia.

Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY MAKING GRANTS TO SCHOOLS AND TO STUDENTS.THE CHARITY SHALL BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE POPULATION SURROUNDING THE NAYAMBA PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE CHISAMBA REGION OF ZAMBIA.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Teignbridge, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£49k

Latest spending

£75k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £63,057 were maintained within the charity's stated policy target of six to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing overall fund balances from £113,126 to £86,520, while noting that ongoing monthly financial demands exceed monthly donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between six and twelve month's expenditure (reserves figure: £63k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between six and twelve month's expenditure.” — page 4

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 20
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 20
Grant-making is its main activity

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Vanessa Jane Pestridgechair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Mackereth
David Collins
Helen Day
Joanna Hooper
Louise Mayor
Sarah Benthall

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

Operates in: Devon · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£49k	£75k
31/12/2024	£101k	£64k
31/12/2023	£51k	£47k
31/12/2022	£42k	£39k
31/12/2021	£57k	£42k

Common questions

Is THE NAYAMBA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £63,057 were maintained within the charity's stated policy target of six to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing overall fund balances from £113,126 to £86,520, while noting that ongoing monthly financial demands exceed monthly donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BROWN SOURCE TRUST	1	£12k
THE GOSHEN TRUST	1	£8k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHISLEHURST	1	£7k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	1	£3k
GREEN STREET GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£2k
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	1	£2k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHARITABLE TRUST FOR THE TONGABEZI TRUST SCHOOL.

THE CHARITABLE TRUST FOR THE TONGABEZI TRUST SCHOOL income £326k
THE ZAMBIA SOCIETY TRUST income £83k
WYNAUD TRUST income £46k
THE NOBLE CHARITABLE TRUST income £180k
THE NORTHUMBRIA COMMUNITY TRUST income £380k
NSUMBI TRUST income £79k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NAYAMBA TRUST	£49k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE CHARITABLE TRUST FOR THE TONGABEZI TRUST SCHOOL FY2025	£326k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ZAMBIA SOCIETY TRUST FY2025	£83k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WYNAUD TRUST FY2025	£46k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NOBLE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NORTHUMBRIA COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£380k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.