Registered charity · Congleton
Schools for Gambia - West Africa
Schools for Gambia - West Africa is a registered charity (number 1070632) based in Congleton, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by MAE Rose Catherine Winterton. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Schools for Gambia (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- The Gambia
- Website
- www.schoolsforgambia.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022£20k£20k
- 2021£20k£20k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN THROUGH PROVIDING, MAINTAINING AND EQUIPPING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPPING OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND FACILITIES IN THE GAMBIA IN WEST AFRICA PROVIDED THAT IN SO DOING THE TRUSTEES SHALL NOT RELIEVE ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE GAMBIA IN WEST AFRICA OF ANY OF IT'S STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS IN ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- MAE Rose Catherine Winterton Chair
- Azra Bi since 2013
- Carol Ann Downes since 2013
- Ivor Gibson
- Jean Harrop since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Azra Bi since 2013
- Carol Ann Downes since 2013
- Jean Harrop since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- MAE Rose Catherine Winterton Chair
- Azra Bi since 2013
- Carol Ann Downes since 2013
- Ivor Gibson
- Jean Harrop since 2013
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1070632
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 JUNE 1998 AS AMENDED 18 JULY 1998
- Contact on the register
- 01260272361 · maeschoolsforgam@aol.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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