Pearl of Africa Child Care Limited
What it does
In line with our chief objects to support schoolchildren in Uganda, especially those who are vulnerable and whose lives are affected by poverty and/or the AIDS epidemic, our main work has been to support and raise funds for the Molly & Paul Childcare Foundation of Uganda.
Its charitable purposes
1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF WIDOWS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO SOURCE AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR SCHOOLS AND SPONSORSHIP FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN IN UGANDA; AND 2) TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF AIDS AND WAR IN AFRICA AND THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Accommodation and housing
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England
- Uganda
Area of benefit in its governing document: Uganda and Other Parts of Africa.
Income and spending
In the year ending 28 February 2025, it had income of £84,396 and spent £137,112.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | £84,396 | £137,112 | Not reported | 22 |
| 29 February 2024 | £171,806 | £124,152 | Not reported | 37 |
| 28 February 2023 | £55,240 | £76,818 | Not reported | 18 |
| 28 February 2022 | £73,260 | £117,792 | Not reported | 20 |
| 28 February 2021 | £108,188 | £118,475 | Not reported | 20 |
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 22%, from £108,188 in the year to 28 February 2021 to £84,396 in the year to 28 February 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 162% of its income in the year to 28 February 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 28 February 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 29 February 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 28 February 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Robin Grant WhaiteChair
- Becs Brocken
- David Tonge
- Elizabeth Angela Tonge
- Jennifer Griffiths
- Leonie Claire Bell
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | 28 December 2025 | Received 23 December 2025, 5 days early | Received 23 December 2025 |
| 29 February 2024 | 29 December 2024 | Received 27 December 2024, 2 days early | Received 27 December 2024 |
| 28 February 2023 | 28 December 2023 | Received 23 December 2023, 5 days early | Received 23 December 2023 |
| 28 February 2022 | 28 December 2022 | Received 27 December 2022, 1 day early | Received 27 December 2022 |
| 28 February 2021 | 28 December 2021 | Received 22 December 2021, 6 days early | Received 22 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1122809
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 15 February 2008
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 FEBRUARY 2006 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 18 NOVEMBER 2010
- Company number
- 05717237This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.pearlofafrica.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
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.