NYOTA ING'ARAYO (SHINING STAR) CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1183102 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NYOTA ING'ARAYO CHARITABLE TRUST

Raising funds to help financethe feeding programme at Nyota Ingarayo (Shining Star) school in the Kongowea district of Mombasa Kenyaessential repairs maintenance and improvements in the buildings furniture and facilities of the schoolsponsorship of graduate pupils of the school andincome generating projects to secure the schools long-term survival

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PUPILS AT THE NYOTA ING'ARAYO (SHINING STAR) SCHOOL IN THE KONGOWEA DISTRICT OF MOMBASA (KENYA) BY:-A)HELPING TO FUND THE FEEDING PROGRAMME SO THAT THE SCHOOL'S 200+ PUPILS CAN BE PROVIDED WITH SIMPLE BUT NUTRITIOUS MEALS, TO RELIEVE HUNGER, PROMOTE HEALTH, ENCOURAGE ENROLMENT AND ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL, AND THUS IMPROVE EDUCATION LEVELS, EXAM SUCCESS AND EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS;B)HELPING TO FUND ESSENTIAL REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BUILDINGS, FURNITURE AND FACILITIES OF THE SCHOOL TO ENCOURAGE ENROLMENT AND ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL AND THUS IMPROVE EDUCATION LEVELS, EXAM SUCCESS AND EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS;C)HELPING TO FUND SPONSORSHIP OF GRADUATE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL SO THAT THEY MAY PURSUE FURTHER EDUCATION;D)HELPING TO FUND THE SPONSORSHIP OF PUPILS AT THE SCHOOL IN ORDER TO SECURE THEIR ATTENDANCE AT THE SCHOOL SO THAT THEY MAY RECEIVE THE EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND OTHER BENEFITS IT PROVIDES, INCLUDING THE SCHOOL'S FEEDING PROGRAMME; ANDE)SUCH OTHER EXPENDITURE TO HELP THE LONG TERM SURVIVAL OF THE SCHOOL AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £58,942, resulting in a significant decrease in total unrestricted funds from £62,395 to £3,453. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces liquidity risk and uses a mixture of long-term and short-term debt finance to maintain sufficient funds for ongoing operations.

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 3 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Investment
• Risk management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Nyota Ing'Arayo (Shining Star) Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard Tewkesburychair
• Fleur Caroline Rush

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

Operates in: Kenya

Income and spending

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