Registered charity · Harlow
Ashanti - Akim Community Organisation
Ashanti - Akim Community Organisation is a registered charity (number 1075394) based in Harlow, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by MRS Akosua Arkhurst. Latest income £9k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Aaco (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £9k (2025)
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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout London, Ghana
- Website
- www.aaco.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£9k£18k
- 2024£13k£16k
- 2023£21k£12k
Earlier years
- 2022£16k£20k
- 2021£23k£18k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 23%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ( THE OBJECTS) IN GHANA (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) FOR THE BENEFIT OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN, THE DISABLED AND ABLE-BODIED;1) FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS;2) FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH;AND3) FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION
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.
6 trustees on the board
- MRS Akosua Arkhurst Chair
- Alfred Amarquaye
- Babawande Sheba since 2021
- Bernice Ferdinand since 2022
- Philiph Pryce since 2025
- Robert Spittle since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- MRS Akosua Arkhurst Chair
- Alfred Amarquaye
- Babawande Sheba since 2021
- Bernice Ferdinand since 2022
- Philiph Pryce since 2025
- Robert Spittle since 2022
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1075394
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 24TH NOVEMBER 1998 AND AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 8TH APRIL 1999.
- Contact on the register
- 07738938080 · baba_sheba@hotmail.co.uk
- 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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