ZEBRA TRUST

Registered charity 309270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust spends most of its income on grants for secondary school fees in East, Central and Southern Africa (in Kenya, Lesotho, Somaliland, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. It will accept donations both to add to its capital and to fund individual students needs.

Objects

(I) THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION, (II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS, (III) THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND RELIEF OF SICKNESS, (IV) OTHER CHARITABLE PUBLIC BENEFITS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£341k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £1,304,401 to £1,269,533 due to a net investment loss of £68,209 outweighing investment income of £48,745. The trustees report that the charity is dependent on its trustees and staff, and that future funding streams are yet to be agreed upon for certain projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining sufficient capital, in the form of investments, to contribute as much income to allow the continued payment of grants to the children and young people currently supported and to increase the number of children, in particular girls, supported by the Trust (held: £1.3m)

“The Trust has current investment and reserves policies of maintaining sufficient capital, in the form of investments, to contribute as much income to allow the continued payment of grants to the children and young people currently supported and to increase the number of children, in particular girls, supported by the Trust.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

BRIDGET MARYE CASSchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ANDREW SUTCLIFFE QC
Alexander Cass
MAY FANTOM
RACHEL KNOWLES

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

Operates in: Kenya · Lesotho · Somalia · Sudan · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£29k	£341k
31/03/2025	£49k	£15k
31/03/2024	£60k	£55k
31/03/2023	£66k	£65k
31/03/2022	£49k	£55k

Common questions

Is ZEBRA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £1,304,401 to £1,269,533 due to a net investment loss of £68,209 outweighing investment income of £48,745. The trustees report that the charity is dependent on its trustees and staff, and that future funding streams are yet to be agreed upon for certain projects. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.