FRIENDS OF COLOMBIA FOR SOCIAL AID

Registered charity 274778 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOCSA

Our mission is to help improve the lives of the most disadvantaged children of Colombia. We fulfill our mission by donating medical, educational and other necessary equipment to institutions that have been set up to help these children.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIEVING THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF PERSONS WHO ARE OF COLOMBIAN NATIONALLATY, THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS AND IN PARTICULAR BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY, CLOTHING OR OTHERWISE TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: GREAT BRITAIN AND COLOMBIA

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£73k

Registered

1978

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed 2025 with unrestricted reserves of £55,605, which is above its stated policy target of £30,000. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern and expressed confidence in its financial position despite a significant drop in fundraising income compared to the previous year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Events (75% of income)

“Total receipts for the year were £25,849 made up of events (75%), Donations (18%) and interest received (7%).” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £56k)

“It has established a policy whereby the minimum level of reserves should be £30,000 approximately equivalent to the cost of organizing fundraising events and administration of the Charity for one year.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Colombia for Social Aid (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Maria Parada Rajmankinachair · trustee of 1 other charity
AMANDA ARDILA MA
CLEMENCIA CORRADINE
Felipe Posada Amezquita
Lauren Driver Page
Patricia Marulanda
Silvia Eberstein

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

Operates in: Colombia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£26k	£73k
31/12/2024	£91k	£62k
31/12/2023	£32k	£54k
31/12/2022	£68k	£48k
31/12/2021	£44k	£23k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF COLOMBIA FOR SOCIAL AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed 2025 with unrestricted reserves of £55,605, which is above its stated policy target of £30,000. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern and expressed confidence in its financial position despite a significant drop in fundraising income compared to the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.