# SOS AFRICA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188705
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 23, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1188705


## Contact

- **Address:** 44 High Street, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset
- **Postcode:** BA4 5AS
- **Phone:** 01749344197
- **Email:** info@sosafrica.com
- **Website:** https://www.sosafrica.com/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 WHO ARE RESIDENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, BY PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUCH OTHER FACILITIES AS THE CIO DEEMS FIT WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

**Activities:** SOS Africa invests 100% of the funds it raises into holistic education, training and learning support programmes for disadvantaged African children and youth. This grassroots approach enables them to break the cycle of poverty and reach their full potential. Since 2003 SOS Africa has established 4 education centres supporting hundreds of children with many graduates at university or in employment.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- South Africa



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £313306 | £308394 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £334574 | £299567 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £324290 | £489953 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £477522 | £520297 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £712987 | £577680 | £329053 | 1 |



## Trustees

- **Dr Matthew Lloyd Davies** (Chair) — appointed March 23, 2020
- Alexandre Dyer — appointed April 1, 2021
- Gavin Austin Thompson — appointed April 1, 2022
- Kim Williams — appointed March 23, 2020