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Friends Of Africa Missionary Endeavour Limited

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £138.7K

  • Spending

    £135.8K

Charity no. 107586 Company no. 35616 Date registered. 11/06/2021

Public benefits

The direct benefits flowing from the organisation's purpose are: 1. FAME employs local people which gives them a reasonable lifestyle and the ability to provide for themselves and their families. They will also invest in their community using their income in local shops and business. 2. FAME has no employees in UK, we only employ local Kenyan

people. Trustees receive no remuneration. There are no overt or covert benefits to trustees. 3. FAME has bookkeeping systems in place in Kenya to detail all income and expenditure. We can see the direct benefits daily in the lives of individuals and families we help. 4. FAME buys materials and supplies locally which helps the local economy. 5. FAME has seen a vast improvement in the health of the communities where we operate due to the local medical facilities available. Our medical care is free to all at point of need. We have had to add a small fee to prevent people coming from afar to benefit from free medical help and free medicine. This is however discretionary depending on the family’s circumstances and affordability. 6. The supply of clean water has seen a great improvement in the general health of the community. 7. FAME takes legal guardianship of orphaned and destitute children and looks after them in its Orphanage. 8. FAME helps to educate children and adults giving them employment opportunities. 9. FAME helps to teach Pastors who in turn can go back to instruct their local churches. 10. FAME makes a contribution towards the salaries of some local primary school teachers. The benefits identified can be demonstrated in the following ways; Eternal Salvation for all who repent from their Sin and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as their own and personal Saviour, Increased Health care for both Mother and Baby, Provision of food, clothes, educational and housing shelter support to orphans in the local area and Medical help to locals unable to avail of other medical due to financial restrictions. The trustees have not identified any harm arising from the purposes. The beneficiaries are local people in a remote area East of Nairobi Kenya The trustees have not identified any private benefit flowing from the purposes.

What your organisation does

The mission carries out its purpose through Religious Gospel and Evangelistic outreach from its centre in a remote area East of Nairobi Kenya. The centre also runs a mother and baby unit(Cole Baby Unit), provides shelter for orphans, provides vocational training for women, and Medical assistance at the Curran Clinic. The activities of the

organisation include; 1. Child Rescue, providing food, shelter, a sense of self-worth, personal happiness and restoring to them the confidence and security of being wanted and loved, within an environment, that is both friendly and safe, 2. Medical Aid including nurse and Lab staff and the dispensing of medication, 3. Evangelism including Home-to-Home Evangelism, Prison Ministry, School Evangelism, Christian Resource Centre and Bible College and Child Evangelism & 4. Vocational Training including Sewing classes and Carpentry classes.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • Homelessness
  • Men
  • Overseas/developing countries
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Education/training
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Relief of poverty
  • Religious activities

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Company's objects are advancement of the Christian faith, the advancement of education and the relief of poverty in Africa and elsewhere and without restriction on the generality of that object to; 1. promote evangelisation, promulgation of Christianity, dissemination of the Holy Scriptures and to advance Christian knowledge. 2. Engender evangelical and missionary zeal amongst native Christians. 3. Encourage spiritual development, education, maturity, unity and leadership. 4. Advance general education and promote the practical application of knowledge. 5. Provide sanctuary for the destitute, disadvantaged, incapacitated, helpless, homeless and needy. 6. Provide medical aid including expertise, care, equipment, supplies and accommodation for treatment, nursing and convalescence so as to alleviate the suffering of the poor and needy.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 5 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

  • Tel: 02838338913

Public address

  • Mr Jonathan Lockhart, 205 Abbey Road, Newtownards, 205 Abbey Road, Millisle, BT22 2DH

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr David William Garrett
Mr Rodney Hugh Davidson
Mr Gordon Martin
Mr Jonathan Lockhart
Mr Jordan Davidson

Areas of operation

List of regions

  • Internationally
  • Kenya