Registered charity · Cambridgeshire
Camfed International
Camfed International is a registered charity (number 1029161) based in Cambridgeshire, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen since 2023. Latest income £117m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as C A M F E D (Charity Commission)
The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following:(a) to provide financial and other assistance for the education and advancement of disadvantaged young people, with a focus on girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa;(b)...
- 8 trustees
- Income £117m (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 4 more
- Where
- Ghana, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and more
- Website
- www.camfed.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Camfed International
- Registered
- 1993
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£117m£85m
- 2024£85m£62m
- 2023£91m£41m
Earlier years
- 2022£48m£44m
- 2021£50m£41m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following:(a) to provide financial and other assistance for the education and advancement of disadvantaged young people, with a focus on girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa;(b) to enable young people to transition from school into independent adulthood and take on positions of leadership in their communities, with a focus on girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa;(c) to conduct research and to advance the education of the public in subjects relating to:(i) the lives of girls and women and how these are affected by education and the lack of education; and(ii) the opportunity for young people to successfully transition from education into independent adulthood and leadership.Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes, which are not charitable in accordance with section 2 of the Charities Act 2011.
Grants received
27 grants · £8,593,689 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · £4,619,026
- Greenwood Place · £2,240,000 (15 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,354,270 (3 grants)
- Tuixen Foundation · £330,000 (7 grants)
- Samworth Foundation · £50,393
Most recent
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen Chair since 2023
- Afriyie Oware since 2025
- Dr Joan Nyanyuki since 2025
- Maidie Arkutu since 2022
- Mohammed Reza Essop since 2026
- Tara Katharine Camm since 2025
- Victoria Johnson since 2022
- Victoria Sabula since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen Chair since 2023
- Afriyie Oware since 2025
- Dr Joan Nyanyuki since 2025
- Maidie Arkutu since 2022
- Mohammed Reza Essop since 2026
- Victoria Johnson since 2022
- Victoria Sabula since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Tara Katharine Camm since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 13.0 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1029161
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18TH NOVEMBER 1993 as amended on 26 May 2021 as amended on 09 Jun 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 02874653 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01223362648 · info@camfed.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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