THE RUFINA CHILDRENS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1198684 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The RCF enhances the wellbeing of underprivileged children and young people by providing supplies, educational books, libraries, and tele-learning and telemedicine booths and empowering families. Our mission ensures access to quality supplies, education and healthcare, fostering lifelong learning and growth. We are passionate about what we do and touching young lives positively.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL BOOKS, LIBRARIES, TELEMEDICINE BOOTHS, TELE-LEARNING BOOTHS, AND RESOURCE MATERIALS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED SCHOOLS AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS CAMPS IN COUNTRIES IN AFRICA. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY COORDINATING AND DEVELOPING SERVICES SUCH AS, THE PROVISION OF CLOTHING, FOOD, FINANCE, WATER TREATMENT SERVICES, INSTALLATION OF TOILET UNITS, INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWER FOR ELECTRICITY AND/OR RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR SUPPLY OF TELE-MEDICINE BOOTHS, FREE MEDICAL CONSULTATION AND SUCH OTHER SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED AS THE TRUSTEES MAY 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,198 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £11,049. The trustees note that this reserve level is below their stated policy target of three to six months of operational expenditure, but they remain satisfied with the progress made. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dumebi Onuorachair
• Dr Emmanuel Emmanuel
• Elizabeth Ekenna
• Onyinye Ekenna

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

Operates in: Nigeria · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

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