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MICROLOAN FOUNDATION
Profile
- Company number
- 04828558
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2003-07-10
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 64999
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After having reviewed forward projections and making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Subsidiaries
- MicroLoan Foundation Malawi · Malawi
- MicroLoan Foundation Zambia · Zambia
- MicroLoan Trust Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe
- Microloan Foundation South Africa (Pty) Limited · South Africa
- MicroLoan Foundation (Private) Limited
Significant events
- “In 2025, we will launch operations in South Africa, scale our programmes in existing countries, and develop new, client-centred solutions to meet the evolving needs of women entrepreneurs.”
- “During the year, MicroLoan Malawi made significant progress in introducing our clients to digital financial services. This includes extensive client training to build trust in digital transactions and a marketing campaign to raise awareness of the MicroLoan USSD code for repayments.”
- “In 2024, MicroLoan Zambia advanced its digital transformation with the establishment of a dedicated Innovation Department. The new team is spearheading the development of a digital ecosystem designed to enhance transaction security, improve operational efficiency, and reduce both administrative costs and environmental impact for our clients.”
- “In April 2024, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) introduced a new gold-backed currency, the ZiG, aimed at stabilising the economy.”
- “In response to the difficult operating environment, MicroLoan Zimbabwe reduced its monthly interest rate from 10% to 7% to ease the financial burden on clients.”
- “During 2024, the financial performance of our institutions in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe were all significantly impacted by drought conditions.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNSMUIR, Bernice | Director | 2019-04-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| JACKSON, Michael Anthony | Director | 2019-04-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
| MARSHALL, Steven | Director | 2022-10-03 | Aug 1976 | British |
| STOLLIDAY, Stephen Paul | Director | 2022-10-03 | Jan 1960 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECK, Caroline Norma | Secretary | 2012-07-12 | 2019-04-01 |
| PATERSON, Anne Kerr | Secretary | 2005-12-19 | 2011-10-19 |
| DEVONHURST ACCOUNTIN LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2003-07-10 | 2005-12-19 |
| ALEXANDER, Lesley-Anne | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| BECK, Caroline Norma | Director | 2012-07-12 | 2019-04-01 |
| BENNETT, Jeff | Director | 2003-07-10 | 2011-05-25 |
| BURTON-GRAHAM, Sally | Director | 2015-07-31 | 2019-04-01 |
| DELANEY, Greg | Director | 2009-03-11 | 2014-12-01 |
| JENKINS, Robert Ian | Director | 2016-03-11 | 2019-04-01 |
| KOCK, Egmont Stephanus | Director | 2008-09-24 | 2011-10-19 |
| LEVINE, Ida Louise | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2016-05-04 |
| MARSHALL, Ian | Director | 2006-04-23 | 2008-03-31 |
| MILNE, Colin David | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-10-03 |
| OLNEY, Joanna Mary | Director | 2016-04-15 | 2017-07-19 |
| PENSON, Alan | Director | 2012-07-17 | 2019-04-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Iain | Director | 2007-03-19 | 2012-03-01 |
| RIDGE, Nicholas Benedict | Director | 2003-07-10 | 2011-10-19 |
| RILEY, Michael Charles, Revd | Director | 2003-07-10 | 2009-03-11 |
| RYAN, Caroline Greta | Director | 2003-07-10 | 2018-03-16 |
| RYAN, Peter John | Director | 2003-07-10 | 2018-01-31 |
| SCHOLES, Karen | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-10-03 |
| SHILOH, Dina | Director | 2015-07-31 | 2019-04-01 |
| SIMANOWITZ, Anton | Director | 2012-10-03 | 2015-12-04 |
| TWEEDIE, Alexander Hugh Carmichael | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2014-04-03 |
| WITTER, Daniel Christopher | Director | 2015-07-31 | 2019-04-01 |
| YOUNG, David William | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2016-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-08-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-10-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-10-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2021-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-11-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2020-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-08-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2019-07-29 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2019-07-29 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2019-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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