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The Friends of Masasi & Newala

The Friends of Masasi & Newala is a registered charity (number 1009963) based in Gloucestershire, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Stephen John Arbery since 2012. Latest income £5k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £5k (2025)

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief and 1 more
Where
Tanzania
Website
friendsofmasasiandnewala.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1992

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£5k£5k
  • 2024£4k£6k
  • 2023£10k£7k
Earlier years
  • 2022£14k£24k
  • 2021£14k£27k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO ASSIST THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND WITH ITS MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES IN THE DIOCESE OF MASASI. TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE IN THE SAID DIOCESE.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

12.4y median 14y
average tenure
34y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 9The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 8Religious Activities 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£5k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1009963
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 10TH JULY 1990 AS VARIED BY DEED OF APPOINTMENT DATED 22ND OCTOBER 1991 AS AMENDED 16 MAY 2011
Contact on the register
01453884545 · stephenjarvis88@talktalk.net
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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