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SOUTH AFRICANS IN NEED TRUST

Registered charity 1192321 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S.A.I.N.T.

We stage an annual golf day named Nedbank South African Charity Golf Day. We may include other fund raising events in future. We distribute the funds raised to pre-selected charities who operate in South Africa but often have a UK registered charity under the same name. We concentrate on charities supporting children by improving education, health, housing, sporting facilities and the disabled.

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Latest income
£132k
Latest spending
£143k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves held at the year-end amounted to £12,671. The trustees' policy is to hold a sufficient minimum balance of unrestricted funds to cover at least one year’s expenditure on the cash costs of running the Charity. Per the trustees' report, there are no material concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£132k£143k
31/03/2024£52k£29k
31/03/2023£109k£114k
31/03/2022£2k£0

Common questions

Is SOUTH AFRICANS IN NEED TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves held at the year-end amounted to £12,671. The trustees' policy is to hold a sufficient minimum balance of unrestricted funds to cover at least one year’s expenditure on the cash costs of running the Charity. Per the trustees' report, there are no material concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 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
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATION1£5.1m
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£205k
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£45k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST1£20k
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY1£19k
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST1£16k
THE LITTLE CHARITY1£10k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MAKE A DIFFERENCE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH AFRICANS IN NEED TRUST£132k—0unclear—no doubt
MAKE A DIFFERENCE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION FY2023£603k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE THROUGH ACTION FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt
SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST FY2025£103k—0below—no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CHARITY FY2025£279k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION FY2024£214k—0below—no doubt

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