Charity Details

The Roof of Africa (SCIO)

SC047518Registered charity from 21 June 2017

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Charity Information:

Address The Cottage
Freelands Road
Ratho
Newbridge
Midlothian

Postcode EH28 8NW

Website www.theroofofafrica.org

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

4.1 To use the UN convention on the rights of the child to guide activities in disadvantaged areas of Tanzania, to improve the lives of children and their families 4.2 To make education as accessible as possible for children of all ages, by running schools, activities, sports and clubs in impoverished areas 4.3 To support adult learning and the transition of Tanzanian students from school to Higher Education 4.4 To support families in the community, to help break the cycle of poverty 4.5 To use guidance from the Scottish Government to structure teaching, including 'Getting It Right For Every Child' 4.6 To expand on activities away from education, in an effort to relieve poverty in a sustainable manner

Operations:

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 21 Jun 2017

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Jun 2021	£17,000	£17,869	31 Mar 2022	Yes
30 Jun 2022	£21,490	£21,506	30 Mar 2023	Yes
30 Jun 2023	£20,952	£18,949	04 Apr 2024	Yes
30 Jun 2024	£16,475	£18,569	04 Apr 2025	Yes	Visit Charity's Website
30 Jun 2025			No	Annual Information due by 31 Mar 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

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