TEMWA UK
Registered charity 1185889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TEMWA
We work for a sustainable future for the people of Northern Malawi in partnership with rural communities, with projects supporting sustainable livelihoods, governance, health and education. Temwa UK is a CIO, established in 2020. Temwa previously operated as a charitable trust (reg. no. 1101090) and past financial information is available at www.temwa.org/about-us/#annual-reports-and-accounts.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Temwa UK reported a net deficit of £46.8k for the year, with total income of £355.3k against total expenditure of £402.2k. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £45.2k were used to meet this shortfall, leaving the charity with total funds of £105k at year-end. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with reserves above their policy target.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: two months’ core operating costs for Temwa UK plus two months’ core operating costs for Temwa Malawi (held: £45k)
“The charity will aim to hold a long-term contingency fund at least equal to two months’ core operating costs for Temwa UK plus two months’ core operating costs for Temwa Malawi funded from unrestricted income.” — page 26
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 — Temwa (matched by registered charity number).
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/07/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Richard Potterchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Elizabeth Clare Bishop
- Richard Mahony
- Rob Mamuda
- Steven Marshall
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Malawi
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TEMWA UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Temwa UK reported a net deficit of £46.8k for the year, with total income of £355.3k against total expenditure of £402.2k. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £45.2k were used to meet this shortfall, leaving the charity with total funds of £105k at year-end. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with reserves above their policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds TEMWA UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TEMWA UK as a grant recipient include THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION, MERCURY PHOENIX TRUST, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION.
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