ILFA

Registered charity 1170647 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's principal activity is to facilitate the provision of post-graduate level higher education and the study of law by individuals from the continent of Africa.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE "OBJECTS") ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEGAL EDUCATION AND THE STUDY OF LAW IN ALL ITS BRANCHES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEGAL EDUCATION AND THE STUDY OF LAW BY INDIVIDUALS FROM THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general funds decreased to £63,145 from £74,661 in the prior year, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£11,516. The trustees confirm that the financial position remains stable and that the level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year in line with their policy target of three to six months' expenditure.

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 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 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Mutisya
• David John Ziyambi
• Howard Jonathan Barrie
• Olufunke Ajayi Adekoya
• Silver Kayondo
• Susan Craughan
• Timothy Hugh Christian Taylor

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

Operates in: Botswana · Cameroon · City Of London · Egypt · Ethiopia · France · Ghana · Guinea · Ireland · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Lesotho

Income and spending

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