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Vana Trust
Vana Trust is a registered charity (number 1105276) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Savio Fernandes since 2023. Latest income £181k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £181k (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, Disability and 3 more
- Where
- Buckinghamshire, Zimbabwe, South Africa
- Website
- www.vanatrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£181k£158k
- 2024£134k£125k
- 2023£113k£148k
Earlier years
- 2022£206k£147k
- 2021£175k£239k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH PRIMARILY BUT EXCLUSIVELY OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE IN THE UK AND AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR THOSE LIVING IN ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE, SOUTH AFRICA, BOTSWANA, NAMIBIA, SUDAN, TANZANIA AND KENYA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Grants received
7 grants · £96,446 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
- Rothschild Foundation · £50,500 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £45,946 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Savio Fernandes Chair since 2023
- Ali Monjack since 2023
- Blessings Kaseke since 2016
- Ekundayo Akande since 2023
- Nyasha Gwatidzo since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Blessings Kaseke since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Savio Fernandes Chair since 2023
- Ali Monjack since 2023
- Blessings Kaseke since 2016
- Ekundayo Akande since 2023
- Nyasha Gwatidzo since 2026
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
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
- 1105276
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 3 APRIL 2003, AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 14 MAY 2004 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 30 OCTOBER 2006
- Contact on the register
- 03001021566 · info@vanatrust.org.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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