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great lakes outreach

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Great Lakes Outreach is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Chesham and operates in Burundi.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

GLO works in partnership with local organisations in Central Africa (Burundi), to help people, providing financial, logistical and advisory assistance. Main focus is evangelism and discipleship through churches and schools, printing and teaching materials, fighting AIDS, street children and orphans, and encouraging an informed dialogue between different ethnic and religious groups.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,903,324
Latest Expenditure
£1,711,708

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 89.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,886,061
Charitable Activities £9,680
Other Trading £0
Investments £7,583
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,705,536
Raising Funds £5,975
Governance £11,526
Grants to Institutions £1,215,154
Other Expenditure £197

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,903,324£1,711,708£1,705,536£877,189£608,60511 / 0
2023£1,348,360£1,244,129£1,238,983£640,930£370,62010 / 0
2022£1,618,184£1,607,962£1,603,411£543,160£295,22910 / 0
2021£1,506,889£1,780,055£1,777,350£510,354£307,0589 / 0
2020£1,671,637£1,734,614£1,730,005£788,316£383,3827 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers