THE TESFA SPONSORSHIP TRUST UK

Registered charity 1177205 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention or relief of poverty in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by providing: grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.The organisation currently has partnerships with two Ethiopian NGOs (CBISDO and AHISDO) which in turn provide poverty alleviation services to the communities in which they are based in Addis

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA 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: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1,077.57 for the year, with total receipts of £42,602.96 and total payments of £43,680.53. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £5,464.97, which is above the stated minimum policy target of £1,500. The charity maintains a cash balance of £15,613.90, split between restricted and unrestricted funds, with no liabilities recorded at year-end.

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.

• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• PAUL GRAHAM WILSONchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• BENJAMIN RUSSELL BOOTH
• Lucy Booth

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

Operates in: Ethiopia

Income and spending

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