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MONTGOMERY HEIGHTS ZIMBABWE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1176854 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The primary objects of the CIO are for the public benefit, the relief and assistance of children and young people in Zimbabwe, in particular orphans resident at Montgomery Heights Christian Care Centre, particularly but not exclusively by the provision of (a) specialist care and education provision (b) educational facilities and resources.

Objects

THE PRIMARY OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ZIMBABWE, IN PARTICULAR ORPHANS RESIDENT AT MONTGOMERY HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN CARE CENTRE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF (A) SPECIALIST CARE AND EDUCATION PROVISION (B) EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND RESOURCES.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£143k
Latest spending
£151k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £44,868 at the end of the year, which is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £7,429 for the year, resulting in a decrease in fund balances from £52,297 to £44,868.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months' expenditure (held: £45k)
“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 three and six months' 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Montgomery Heights ZCF (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£143k£151k
31/12/2024£130k£149k
31/12/2023£142k£140k
31/12/2022£126k£134k
31/12/2021£100k£122k

Common questions

Is MONTGOMERY HEIGHTS ZIMBABWE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £44,868 at the end of the year, which is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £7,429 for the year, resulting in a decrease in fund balances from £52,297 to £44,868. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
COMMUNITY OF ST PETER, HORBURY1£33k
FELLOWSHIP OF ST JOHN (UK) TRUST ASSOCIATION1£20k
THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£10k
THE PRET FOUNDATION1£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AIDANS SOUTHCOATES1£7k
INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF THE NUMBER 1 TRUST FUND1£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, MAIDENHEAD1£4k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PROGRAMME FOR APPLIED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MONTGOMERY HEIGHTS ZIMBABWE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION£143k—0unclear—no doubt
PROGRAMME FOR APPLIED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FY2025£169k—0above—no doubt
CC FOUNDATION FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RAMP FY2024£678kUnder £60,0000within—no doubt
Forum CIO FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
Montessori St Nicholas Ltd FY2025£279k——unclear—no doubt

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