CHASE AFRICA (COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT)

Registered charity 1200992 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CHASE Africa supports local partner organisations in East Africa to deliver health services to underserved rural communities, with a particular focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Family Planning. It also provides information, raises awareness about both health and environmental issues, and generate demand for services. It works in remote, rural areas.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, TRAINING AND EDUCATION(B) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.(SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.)

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £114,695 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £448,392 to £333,697. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £212,533, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £150,000. The trustees confirm that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue 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 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Community Health and Sustainable Environment (CHASE) Africa (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Mount Kenya Trust — “Grant awarded to our forest and health project with Mount Kenya Trust” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 15.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire Marie Maxeychair · trustee of 3 other charities
• Dorothy Frederika Payne
• Dr Kate Campbell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Matilda Ingabire Mutanguha
• Thomas Palmer · trustee of 2 other charities
• Victoria Catherine Rumbold Wright

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

Operates in: Kenya · Tanzania · Uganda

Income and spending

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Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ECHO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES LIMITED.

• ECHO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES LIMITED income £34k
• RURAL EXTENSION WITH AFRICA'S POOR income £43k
• ACT 4 AFRICA income £88k
• AFRICAN HEALTH POLICY NETWORK income £153k
• ACE AFRICA (UK) income £508k
• SHAREAFRICA income £599k

Side by side with its peers

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