Saltpeter Trust
What it does
Supporting in the Teso region of Uganda, Africa: - Women's & Widows & Orphans' Cooperatives- agricultural training in new initiatives & introduction of improved seeds & rootstock- a Medical Centre in Soroti including medical outreach- raising funds for orphans' education and trainingProviding training & materials for Christian pastors and church leaders
Its charitable purposes
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN AFRICA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN AFRICA THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGIONTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN AFRICA IN THE SUBJECT OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY.TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORALLY IN AFRICA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORITIES;TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN AFRICA BY SETTING UP AND / OR SUPPORTING INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FACILITIES EITHER GENERALLY OR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS, OR SERVICES AND;TH PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN AFRICA OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION BY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:- RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP- RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT- THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING.
Causes
- What it works on
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Religious activities
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Uganda
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice, Overseas
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £24,157 and spent £54,474.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £24,157 | £54,474 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2024 | £68,469 | £50,440 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 December 2023 | £31,357 | £34,230 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 December 2022 | £29,976 | £21,024 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 December 2021 | £39,208 | £48,193 | Not reported | 15 |
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 38%, from £39,208 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £24,157 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 225% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £4,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £4,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £19,000 from 2 grants | 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.
- Catherine Parry
- Helen Margaret Flower
- Ian William Flower OBE FICE
- Stephen Parry
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 17 October 2026, 14 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 23 October 2025, 8 days early | Received 23 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 25 October 2024, 6 days early | Received 25 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 10 October 2023, 21 days early | Received 10 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 28 October 2022, 3 days early | Received 28 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1119275
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 May 2007
- Governing document
- MODEL DECLARATION OF TRUST, DATED 23 OCTOBER 2006
- Website
- www.saltpetertrust.weebly.com
- 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.