# Serenje Outreach for Children's Help

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1127234 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1127234)
- Website: https://www.sochschool.org
- Latest income: £22k; spending £22.8k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Accommodation / housing, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Zambia
- Other names: Serenje Orphans Appeal (previous); Soa (working); Serenje Outreach Appeal (previous); Soch (working)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/serenje-outreach-for-childrens-help

1. To promote health and advance education of vulnerable school-age children in the Serenje district of Zambia.2. To support the relief of poverty, sickness and distress by working with local institutions in the Serenje District that care for vulnerable children.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £22k | £22.8k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £5,359 | £19.3k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £9,279 | £55.2k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £117k | £18.4k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £10.6k | £10.3k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1 to promote health and advance education of orphans and other vulnerable school-age children in the Serenje district of Zambia.2 to support the relief of poverty, sickness and distress by working with local institutions in the Serenje district that care for orphans and other vulnerable children.

## What it funds

Serenje Outreach for Children's Help is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation / housing and economic / community development / employment for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Serenje Outreach for Children's Help reported income of £22k and spending of £22.8k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £126k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Zambia.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Serenje Outreach for Children's Help in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (sochschool.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Serenje Outreach for Children's Help open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Serenje Outreach for Children's Help is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Serenje Outreach for Children's Help fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Zambia.

### Does Serenje Outreach for Children's Help give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Serenje Outreach for Children's Help makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Serenje Outreach for Children's Help give each year?

The register does not break out Serenje Outreach for Children's Help's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £22.8k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £25.2k a year.

### How large is Serenje Outreach for Children's Help?

In its latest reported year Serenje Outreach for Children's Help reported income of £22k and spending of £22.8k.


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