Apt for Social Development
What it does
APT for Social Development is a charity working in Kenya , Ghana , Malawi and Wales supporting and training rehabilitation workers and volunteers in the techniques of appropriate paper-based technology (APT) to make bespoke postural support devices for people with disabilities in Kenya and household items in Wales.
Its charitable purposes
1. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY AND FINANCIAL DISADVANTAGE BY: A. SUPPORTING AND TRAINING REHABILITATION WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS IN THE TECHNIQUES OF APPROPRIATE PAPER-BASED TECHNOLOGY (APT) TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE ASSISTIVE DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THOSE IN NEED IN KENYA, MALAWI AND GHANA. B. PROVIDING TRAINING ON CREATING FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS USING APT TO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES, SKILLS, OR CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES. 2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY: A. THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS B. THE PROVISION OF TRAINING IN HOW TO CREATE FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN WALES, KENYA, GHANA AND MALAWI. 3. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO BY PROVIDING TRAINING IN APPROPRIATE PAPER-BASED TECHNOLOGY (APT), WORKSHOPS AND GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL-HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); DISABILITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF HIV STATUS, SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
- Elsewhere
- Kenya
- Ghana
- Malawi
Income and spending
In the year ending 6 April 2025, it had income of £7,977 and spent £6,559.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2025 | £7,977 | £6,559 | Not reported | 5 |
| 6 April 2024 | £1,404 | £4,435 | Not reported | 3 |
| 6 April 2023 | £30,420 | £26,971 | Not reported | 6 |
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 74%, from £30,420 in the year to 6 April 2023 to £7,977 in the year to 6 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 82% of its income in the year to 6 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 6 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 6 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 6 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Rachel LindoewoodChair
- Diane Lyle
- Dr Rachael Wanjagua
- Hannah Lindoewood
- Hilary Williams
Filing record
Of the last 3 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2025 | 6 February 2026 | Received 5 February 2026, 1 day early | Received 5 March 2026 |
| 6 April 2024 | 6 February 2025 | Received 6 February 2025 | Received 6 February 2025 |
| 6 April 2023 | 6 February 2024 | Received 5 February 2024, 1 day early | Received 5 February 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1196076
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 October 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Oct 2021 as amended on 01 Dec 2025
- Website
- www.apt4sd.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
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.