Teacher Aid
What it does
Supporting the education of orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia who would otherwise have difficulty in accessing education. Specifically supporting the Nsobe Comunity school in Ndola MasaitI district by funding teachers, feeding projects, buildings, building repairs and the provision of educational support materials and equipment.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ORPHANS AND OTHER VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE CHILDREN AT THE NSOBE COMMUNITY SCHOOL NDOLA MASAITI DISTRICT IN ZAMBIA'S COPPERBELT REGION, AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS OF ZAMBIA, BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDING FOR QUALIFIED TEACHERS, BUILDINGS AND ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Zambia
Area of benefit in its governing document: For Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Southern Africa, Particularly,those Attending the Good Samaritan Ministries School, Lusaka and in Zambial's Copperbelt Region.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £83,663 and spent £84,408.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £83,663 | £84,408 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 December 2024 | £118,889 | £112,072 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £93,163 | £112,707 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 December 2022 | £86,681 | £60,548 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 December 2021 | £139,177 | £107,053 | Not reported | 2 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 40%, from £139,177 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £83,663 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £3,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £12,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Maggie BeecherChair
- Christine Patricia Whipp
- Luke Gawthorn
- Michael Papadacos
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 31 October 2026 | Received 31 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 24 October 2025, 7 days early | Received 24 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 29 October 2024, 2 days early | Received 29 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 25 October 2023, 6 days early | Received 25 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 26 October 2022, 5 days early | Received 26 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1103660
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 May 2004
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 28 MARCH 2004. as amended on 12 Feb 2021
- Website
- www.teacheraid.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.