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Registered charity · No. 1125489

Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia

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Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£74,634
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£75,320
Registered charity number
1125489
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Warminster
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia (number 1125489) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia do?

To advance the education of Gambian Children by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and equipment for their use at school, including funds for the construction and improvement of educational and health facilities. The relief of unemployment for the Gambians through education and training. To promote the development of young Gambian people in the Scout movement.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia

Answers Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia's highest-paid staff paid?

Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Goal for the Gambia
Where it says it operates
The Gambia

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia registered for?

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia as a registered charity (number 1125489) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia's charity number?
Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia's charity number is 1125489. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1125489?
Search 1125489 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia do?
To advance the education of Gambian Children by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and equipment for their use at school, including funds for the construction and improvement of educational and health facilities. The relief of unemployment for the Gambians through education and training. To promote the development of young Gambian people in the Scout movement.
Does Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia?
Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia's website listed in our register data is http://goalforthegambia.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia?
The register records Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia's trustees paid?
Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia registered as a charity?
Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia was entered on the register on 13 August 2008.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.