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Borien Educational Foundation for Southern Africa (Befsa)

Registered charity 1106964 Registered since 2004

Operates: Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, South Africa, Gateshead

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8
trustees on the board
10.5y median 10y
average tenure
22y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
10.1y
average years in governance
8 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 8Education/training 8The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 8

Commercial experience

Education 1Health and social care 1

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Contact

Websitewww.befsa.org
Emailkeithborien@gmail.com
Phone01993 670601
Address9 PAYNE PLACE, HANBOROUGH GATE, LONG HANBOROUGH, WITNEY, OXFORDSHIRE, OX29 8FW

Finances

£38,469 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£15,453£12,341
2022£12,679£12,488
2023£291,826£16,102
2024£16,353£42,403
2025£38,469£96,290

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

3.1 FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE FOUNDER MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BY A LIKE NOTICE DIRECT. WHERE THE FOUNDER HAS NOT, BY 5 APRIL IN THE INCOME TAX YEAR FOLLOWING THAT IN WHICH THE INCOME ARISES, GIVEN A DIRECTION WHICH FULLY DISPOSES OF THE INCOME, THEN SUCH INCOME SHALL BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUB-CLAUSE 3.2.3.2. SUBJECT TO ANY DIRECTION UNDER CLAUSE 3.1 THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME FOR OR TOWARDS THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY AND THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEOPLES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, AND PARTICULARLY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA PARTICULARLY THOSE DIS-ADVANTAGED BY THE POLICY OF APARTHEID AND THE AFTER EFFECTS OF THAT POLICY.3.3 SUBJECT TO, AND IN DEFAULT OF ANY DIRECTION UNDER SUB-CLAUSE 3.1, AND INSOFAR AS ANY SUCH DIRECTION IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND SHALL MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, AT SUCH TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER, AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Governing document: TRUST DEED ADOPTED 19 OCTOBER 2004AS AMENDED ON 03 AUG 2018

Trustees (8)

8trustees
58median age
0aged 70+

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