UMOJA STREET CHILD TRUST

Registered charity 1168734 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Umoja Street Child Trust exists to support, fund and facilitate the work of the Umoja Boys Rescue Centre (UBRC) in Kwale, Kenya. The UBRC in turn exists to rescue, rehabilitate and restore street-living boys in Kenya. As part of these processes we also care for them at every stage, and enable the boys to either access education (by sending them to school) or we provide education on site.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£103k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a net deficit of -£1,856, resulting from total incoming receipts of £102,475 against payments of £103,332. The trustees report that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,714, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no concerns about the charity continuing as a going concern despite citing dwindling supporter support as a principal risk.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months if no other funds were available (held: £3k)
The charity’s reserve policy is to hold sufficient funds in reserve to enable the charity to operate for a period of three months if no other funds were available.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of London · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£102k£103k
31/08/2024£76k£74k
31/08/2023£68k£73k
31/08/2022£62k£60k
31/08/2021£64k£65k

Common questions

Is UMOJA STREET CHILD TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a net deficit of -£1,856, resulting from total incoming receipts of £102,475 against payments of £103,332. The trustees report that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,714, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no concerns about the charity continuing as a going concern despite citing dwindling supporter support as a principal risk.