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Activities & Mission

SoA is focused on the relief of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. It seeks to do this not only by providing financial assistance, but also by promoting the exchange of expertise, learning and friendship with the communities that it works with. The formal objectives of SoA are to advance education, alleviate poverty & unemployment and protect & preserve health for people in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£474,958
Latest Expenditure
£643,362

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 101.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £662,740
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £208

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £669,606
Raising Funds £43,109
Governance £1,138
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£474,958£643,3620 / 13
2023£662,948£712,715£669,606£363,226£74,1010 / 25
2022£696,876£415,616£405,366£412,993£00 / 25
2021£215,435£145,0810 / 20
2020£213,433£243,6010 / 18

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
53 Ox Lane
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4PH
Registration Date
15 January 2007
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
4028223
Charity Number
1117585

Trustees

Wendy Howson
Dr Bethan Rees
WILLIAM MILES TREASURE
Laura Bailey
Hefin Rees KC
Nadin Plamenova Kaneva
Wendy Jane Bampton
Simon James Taylor
Scott David Cowan
Philip Lee Harvey

Also Known As

  • HARPENDEN SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA