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Every registration, every audit, every rand - in one place, because donors deserve proof, not promises.
Who we are, officially
- NPO 006-473 — registered 5 May 1999 under the Nonprofit Organisations Act
- PBO 18/11/13/4545 — approved public benefit organisation (Income Tax Act, section 30)
- Section 18A approved — approved under section 18A(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1962; qualifying donations are tax-deductible and we issue section 18A certificates (status verified on the SARS Tax Exempt Institutions list)
- SARS compliant — current Tax Compliance Status in good standing
- VAT and PAYE registered — full payroll and tax compliance
- Affiliated — branch of WCAPD (NPO 003-105), affiliate of NCPPDSA (NPO 000-923)
How we are funded
Roughly three-quarters of our income is Western Cape Department of Social Development subsidy, tied to specific service posts. The remaining quarter — the part that keeps the organisation itself alive — comes from rental income on our own property, our charity shop, training income and donations.
- ±74% — government subsidies (social work and workshop posts)
- ±12% — rental income from the Reable property
- ±10% — charity shop, training, recoveries
- ±4% — donations and fundraising: the growth frontier, and where your gift lands
Percentages from the 2026/27 approved budget; audited figures in the AFS below.
Our government partnership
The Western Cape Department of Social Development funds our social work and protective workshop posts through three Transfer Payment Agreements, renewed annually against delivered outcomes. The relationship comes with teeth - DSD officials inspect our sites, audit our spending against approved business plans, and score us publicly: 90% and 85% ("Mature/Healthy") at the last monitoring round.
We value that scrutiny. It means a donor's rand joins a system already verified by government - and every rand you give goes where the subsidy cannot: the vehicles, the building, the way to the door.
Audited. Rated. Open.
- Unqualified audit opinion — independent IRBA-registered auditor, IFRS for SMEs
- 90% and 85% — independent DSD monitoring, "Mature/Healthy" (highest band); Financial Management 95%
- Two signatories on every payment; Finance Committee chaired by a Chartered Accountant
- Annual NPO Act reporting — filings current
Your gift, protected
- You give via Payfast's secure gateway - we never see or store card details.
- We receipt immediately, and issue your section 18A certificate. Your data stays ours alone, under POPIA.
- We account - every donation enters audited books, reconciled monthly, reported quarterly.
Fraud warning: we never ask for card details by phone or WhatsApp. Verify any request against this website or call 021 637 1204.
Read it yourself
Annual Financial Statements
Latest audited AFS (year ended 31 March 2025). Download (PDF)
NPO & PBO certificates
Registration certificates. Available on request
Constitution
Current constitution (2018); a modernised version goes to members at the September 2026 AGM. Available on request
Policies & POPIA
Privacy notice, safeguarding and key policies. Available on request