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Description
SolarAid combats poverty and climate change by providing access to solar lights in Africa to help catalyse solar markets and eradicate the kerosene lamp. We have created a social enterprise, SunnyMoney, who sell lights via sustainable school networks and local enterprises.
Also known as
- Solar Aid
- Solar Aid
- SolarAid
CCEW Charity number
Company number
Registered
Postcode
E17 6DS
Website
Domain
solar-aid.org
Latest income
£2,797,089 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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- solar-aid.org
- Charity Commission England and Wales
- CharityBase
- Giving is Great
- Companies House
- Opencorporates
- Twitter: @SolarAid
- Wikipedia: SolarAid
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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.
Area of operation outside the UK
- Malawi
- Zambia
Registered Office in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1115960 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Grant-making foundations
H10
UK Charity Activity Tags
These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.
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Economic and community development
EC» Social enterpriseEC106 -
Education
ED» SchoolsED106 -
Environment
EN» Climate EmergencyEN101 -
Social welfare
SW» Individual povertySW105
Theme (CCEW)
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Education/training
102 -
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
105 -
Environment/conservation/heritage
112 -
Economic/community Development/employment
113
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
-
Children/young People
201 -
Elderly/old People
202 -
People With Disabilities
203 -
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
205 -
The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
-
Provides Human Resources
304 -
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
305 -
Provides Services
306 -
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
307 -
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
308
Scale of operation
- Overseas
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-30 |
Registered as a charity |
|
| 2007-03-31 | 80,181 | 35,503 |
| 2008-03-31 | 573,740 | 301,416 |
| 2009-03-31 | 1,325,648 | 890,975 |
| 2010-03-31 | 2,111,876 | 1,291,334 |
| 2011-03-31 | 2,685,967 | 2,269,035 |
| 2012-03-31 | 2,696,752 | 3,357,345 |
| 2013-03-31 | 3,590,476 | 4,481,373 |
| 2014-03-31 | 6,332,904 | 6,027,655 |
| 2015-03-31 | 6,191,995 | 6,326,794 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2,563,809 | 3,146,980 |
| 2017-03-31 | 1,830,704 | 1,629,270 |
| 2018-03-31 | 1,424,288 | 1,353,736 |
| 2019-03-31 | 2,258,437 | 1,493,454 |
| 2020-03-31 | 2,546,516 | 1,931,848 |
| 2021-03-31 | 1,729,082 | 1,738,925 |
| 2022-03-31 | 2,800,133 | 2,438,054 |
| 2023-03-31 | 2,797,089 | 3,176,155 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 89 | 76 |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | 1 | 1 |
| Volunteers | - | - |
| Trustees | 5 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
Statement of financial activities for year ended .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £000s |
2022
£000s |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | 1,012.2 | 770.0 |
| Legacies | 69.6 | - |
| Endowments | - | - |
| Donations and legacies | 1,081.7 | 770.0 |
| Income from charitable activities | 1,708.3 | 1,879.8 |
| Income from other trading activities | - | - |
| Income from investments | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Other income | 0.3 | 150.3 |
| Total | 2,797.1 | 2,800.1 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | - | - |
| Other spending on raising funds | 669.6 | 477.8 |
| Spending on raising funds | 669.6 | 477.8 |
| Grants to institutions | 60.0 | - |
| Other charitable activities | 2,446.5 | 1,960.3 |
| Charitable activities | 2,506.5 | 1,960.3 |
| Other spending | - | - |
| Total | 3,176.2 | 2,438.1 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | (379.1) | 362.1 |
Balance sheet at .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £000s |
2022
£000s |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | 103.0 | 108.5 |
| Investment assets | - | - |
| 103.0 | 108.5 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 1,228.9 | 1,881.5 |
| Other current assets | 1,145.6 | 859.3 |
| 2,374.5 | 2,740.8 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (427.2) | (419.9) |
| Net current assets | 1,947.3 | 2,320.9 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 2,050.3 | 2,429.3 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | - | - |
| Net assets | 2,050.3 | 2,429.3 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | - | - |
| Restricted funds | 157.4 | 170.9 |
| Unrestricted funds | 1,892.9 | 2,258.5 |
| 2,050.3 | 2,429.3 | |
According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The EQ Foundation | £25,000 | Grant to Solar Aid | ||
| The EQ Foundation | £20,000 | Grant to Solar Aid | ||
| The EQ Foundation | £5,000 | Grant to Solar Aid | ||
| The EQ Foundation | £20,000 | Grant to Solar Aid | ||
| The EQ Foundation | £17,500 | Grant to Solar Aid | ||
|
The National Lottery Community Fund
International Grants |
£9,104
1 year |
Research and analysis to develop solar power programme in Tanzania or Zambi
Mar 2007 to Mar 2008 |
Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- The EQ Foundation (5 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The National Lottery Community Fund (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
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