Rhodes University Trust (UK)

Registered charity 1064353 Registered since 1997

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, South Africa

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

8.6y median 11y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.8y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6

Commercial experience

Education 3Finance 1Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists Charity 1 shared trustee
Grahamstown United Schools Trust 1 shared trustee

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Grahamstown United Schools Trust 1 shared trustee
The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists Charity 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.rhodesalumni.co.uk
Email	alumni@ruktrust.com
Phone	07850 954289
Address	The Gothic Cottage, 70 Station Road, LONDON

Finances

£4,944 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£4,708	£4,479
2022	£3,825	£15,659
2023	£4,913	£4,081
2024	£14,953	£33,523
2025	£4,944	£27,429

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA BY THE SUPPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF RHODES UNIVERSITIES , GRAHAMSTOWN , SOUTH AFRICA CONSIDERED CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES .

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 15 AUGUST 1997

Trustees (6)

6trustees

51median age

0aged 70+

Caroline Christina Rowland Chair since 2012
Andrew John Essex LA Trobeage 61
Professor Christopher Collett Butler Fmedsci since 2015
Robert Ronayne Edwards since 2024
Stephen Chris Olivier since 2012
Serena Aleem Chaudhry Pandeyage 41 since 2024

Connected charities (2)

Grahamstown United Schools Trust 1 shared trustee
The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists Charity 1 shared trustee

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