Heshima
What it does
A project based near Kisongo, Arusha, Tanzania. We have a textile centre providing training for local Maasai women so they can generate their own income. In addition there is a small nursery, and a classroom equipped with lap-tops providing support for local school children. A carpentry workshop is being built, which will provide training for local people, enhancing employment opportunities.
Its charitable purposes
(3.1) THE OBJECTS ARE TO:(3.1.1) PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF EAST AFRICAN ARTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC UNDERSTANDING AND PARTICIPATION IN AND BY PERSONS LIVING IN EAST AFRICA (THE AREA OF BENEFIT);(3.1.2) PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN MATTERS OF SEX AND CONTRACEPTION AND DEVELOPING AMONG THEM A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY WITH REGARD TO SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR;(3.1.3) PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE GOOD HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND OTHER CHARITABLE FORMS OF SUPPORT INCLUDING ADVICE ABOUT HEALTH AND HEALTHY RECREATION; AND (3.1.4) PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Tanzania
Area of benefit in its governing document: East Afica.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £2,475 and spent £4,050.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £2,475 | £4,050 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £5,313 | £5,315 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £4,704 | £6,232 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,330 | £4,060 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,892 | £4,500 | Not reported | Not reported |
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
- Up 31%, from £1,892 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £2,475 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 164% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 5 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Alan Cram
- Ellie Quine
- Emily Rowe
- Matthew James Dillingham
- Michael Watson
- Minesh Patel
- Stephen Ngugi
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 18 August 2026, 166 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 20 June 2025, 225 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 30 November 2024, 62 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 16 April 2024, 76 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 13 January 2023, 18 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1114419
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 31 May 2006
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 JULY 2005.
- Company number
- 05502810This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.heshima.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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.