Love Zimbabwe

We work in Wales and Zimbabwe through a Welsh government scheme which has twinned Abergavenny with Chinamhora village in Zimbabwe. Fundraising activities include donations such as wheelchairs, school supplies, football kits, medical supplies and funding the building of a community centre for Chinamhora. In Wales we support the school curriculum teaching about African culture and Fairtrade.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Elsewhere

• Zimbabwe

Area of benefit in its governing document: Zimbabwe

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £20,156 and spent £24,450.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Down 34%, from £30,721 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £20,156 in the year to 30 September 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 121% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: £4,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £4,100, awarded in 2011.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 9 November 2021

  Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd

  …pport, face masks. We've done a lot to support the Newport volunteering association, every constituency—. And many times we've had visits from Love Zimbabwe, and I know colleagues have welcomed Love Zimbabwe to the Senedd. And we've given them funding as well, again to improve hygiene, access to cle…

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• 9 November 2021

  Named by John Griffiths in the Senedd

  …been a strong feature of devolution since 1999, and is a thoroughly good thing for everybody in our country. More locally for me now, we have Love Zimbabwe, who are doing some really good work in that part of Africa, and they tell me that there are some issues, just as the Minister has mentioned, o…

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5 trustees run the charity.

• Gareth RiceAppointed 4 November 2024
• Ian MitchellAppointed 18 July 2026
• Lucinda WalkerAppointed 16 February 2017
• Martha Musonza Holman
• PAULINE MARY McKENNAAppointed 1 March 2011

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

1137434

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

11 August 2010

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 SEPTEMBER 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 30 JULY 2010

Company number

06378795This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

www.lovezimbabwe.orgAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Monmouthshire

• 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Monmouthshire Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Monmouthshire's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Sir Fynwy Torfaen