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CARING IN CRISIS AFRICA (UK)

Registered charity 1166440 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARING IN CRISIS AFRICA, CHILDREN IN CRISIS AFRICA, CHILDREN IN CRISIS AFRICA (UK), CICA, CICA UK

Provision of educational sponsorship and support, for school children and students in further and higher education.Provision of support and accommodation for destitute elderly people.Assistance for small business and farming projects.Emergency crisis assistance including medical care and funeral expenses.The work is focused in but not exclusive to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Kenya.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH OF PERSONS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THOSE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND IN ZAMBIA AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF AFRICA AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED IN ZAMBIA AND SUCH PARTS OF AFRICA AND BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ZAMBIA AND SUCH PARTS OF AFRICA BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a small unrestricted fund deficit of £617 at the end of the reporting period, though this is offset by expected Gift Aid receipts and post-year-end donations. The trustees acknowledge that their aspirational reserves target of three to six months of core operating costs is not achievable in the short term without significantly reducing charitable activity. Consequently, the trustees adopt a cautious approach involving close cashflow monitoring and tight expenditure control.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of core operating costs (held: £-617)
“An aspirational reserves target equivalent to three to six months of core operating costs has been identified.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received £3,300 for part-time bookkeeping and administrative support.
“One trustee continues in part-time paid employment with the charity, providing bookkeeping and administrative support. This arrangement is permitted under the constitution and remuneration remained £3,300 for the year.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“One trustee continues in part-time paid employment with the charity, providing bookkeeping and administrative support. This arrangement is permitted under the constitution and remuneration remained £3,300 for the year.” — 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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kenya · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£54k£54k
31/03/2024£56k£64k
31/03/2023£68k£57k
31/03/2022£48k£56k
31/03/2021£50k£48k

Common questions

Is CARING IN CRISIS AFRICA (UK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a small unrestricted fund deficit of £617 at the end of the reporting period, though this is offset by expected Gift Aid receipts and post-year-end donations. The trustees acknowledge that their aspirational reserves target of three to six months of core operating costs is not achievable in the short term without significantly reducing charitable activity. Consequently, the trustees adopt a cautious approach involving close cashflow monitoring and tight expenditure control. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.