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Sophos Africa UK is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment.
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What are the key facts about Sophos Africa UK?
Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05
£41,569
Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05
£59,226
Registered charity number
1197557
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Watford
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Quick answer
Sophos Africa UK (number 1197557) 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 Sophos Africa UK do?
SOPHOS AFRICA aims to prevent or relieve poverty in Africa through supporting income generation schemes amongst disadvantaged communities as well as working to address the causes of poverty, such as corruption, religious extremism and enthno-centrism. SOPHOS AFRICA in the UK exists to support and fund the work of Africans to address these issues.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Sophos Africa UK
Answers Sophos Africa UK gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Sophos Africa UK's highest-paid staff paid?
Sophos Africa UK's annual return for the year ending 5 April 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 Sophos Africa UK 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
Sophos Africa UK's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
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 Sophos Africa UK registered for?
General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment
Why is there no Clarity Score for Sophos Africa UK yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Sophos Africa UK.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Sophos Africa UK as a registered charity (number 1197557) 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 Sophos Africa UK's charity number?
Sophos Africa UK's charity number is 1197557. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1197557?
Search 1197557 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 Sophos Africa UK do?
SOPHOS AFRICA aims to prevent or relieve poverty in Africa through supporting income generation schemes amongst disadvantaged communities as well as working to address the causes of poverty, such as corruption, religious extremism and enthno-centrism. SOPHOS AFRICA in the UK exists to support and fund the work of Africans to address these issues.
Does Sophos Africa UK have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Sophos Africa UK. 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 Sophos Africa UK?
Sophos Africa UK does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Sophos Africa UK's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Sophos Africa UK's annual return for the year ending 5 April 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 Sophos Africa UK?
The register records Sophos Africa UK 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 Sophos Africa UK's trustees paid?
Sophos Africa UK's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Sophos Africa UK registered as a charity?
Sophos Africa UK was entered on the register on 18 January 2022.