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ADVANTAGE AFRICA

Company no. 04388034 · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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ADVANTAGE AFRICA is an active 24-year-old company, with accounts filed and up to date and no outstanding charges or mortgages registered. No adverse signals found on the public record.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
No outstanding charges or mortgages registered
Established — 24+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years
StatusActive
Company number04388034
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated6 Mar 2002 · 24 yrs
Registered office9 High Street, Olney, MK46 4EB
Nature of business84110 - General public administration activities · 86900 - Other human health activities
Next accounts due30 Apr 2027
Confirmation statement due20 Mar 2027

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
1092719
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
1 Jul 2002
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£359,468 · year to 31 Jul 2025
Latest expenditure
£387,640

What ADVANTAGE AFRICA does

Advantage Africa supports people affected by poverty, disability and HIV to improve their education, health and incomes. Our work in Kenya and Uganda helps people to help themselves and build a better future for their families and communities.

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Jul 2025 £359,468 £387,640 −£28,172
31 Jul 2024 £341,543 £346,160 −£4,617
31 Jul 2023 £333,172 £303,702 £29,470
31 Jul 2022 £276,093 £310,990 −£34,897
31 Jul 2021 £290,167 £283,427 £6,740

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (7)

Alice Gathoni
Trustee · appointed 30 Oct 2023
Amanda Brook
Trustee · appointed 22 Oct 2025
Amy Campo McEvoy
Trustee · appointed 22 Oct 2025
Andrew Lippett
Trustee · appointed 22 Oct 2025
Christopher Chapman
Trustee · appointed 25 Sep 2024
Mandy Smith
Trustee · appointed 22 Oct 2018
Pratima Dattani
Trustee · appointed 22 Oct 2018

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Directors & officers

BETTS, Andrew
Secretary · appointed 6 Mar 2002 · British
BROOK, Amanda
Director · appointed 23 Oct 2025 · British
CAMPO MCEVOY, Amy
Director · appointed 23 Oct 2025 · British
CHAPMAN, Christopher Bernard
Director · appointed 25 Sep 2024 · British
DATTANI, Pratima
Director · appointed 22 Oct 2018 · British
GATHONI, Alice
Director · appointed 30 Oct 2023 · Kenyan
LIPPETT, Andrew Jonathan
Director · appointed 23 Oct 2025 · British
SMITH, Mandy
Director · appointed 22 Oct 2018 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Jul 2025
Next accounts due30 Apr 2027
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement6 Mar 2026
Next statement due20 Mar 2027
Accounts typeSmall company

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