Registered charity (CIO) · Worcester
Heart of Asia
Heart of Asia is a registered charity (number 1114708) based in Worcester, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Diane Barker. Latest income £83k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £83k (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
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Where
- China, India
- Website
- www.heartofasia.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£83k£64k
- 2024£64k£66k
- 2023£69k£112k
Earlier years
- 2022£53k£44k
- 2021£68k£32k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
A THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN ASIA PARTICULARLY THE RURAL AREAS OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU.B TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF MOTHERS, INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE AREA MENTIONED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SERVICES, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO INCLUDE SUCH PROVISION DIRECTED TO IMPROVING MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH.C TO SUPPORT, DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN RURAL AREAS.D TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH, AND IN HEALTH MATTERS GENERALLY.E TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVISION OF EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION OR TRAINING IN PROFESSIONS, LOCATIONS, INDUSTRIES, TRADES, AND SKILLS, REQUISITE FOR EMPLOYMENT OR SELF EMPLOYMENT.
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
- Diane Barker Chair
- Birgit Kotschi Acca Maat
- Claire Mcdonald since 2018
- Lesley Rhodes
- Valerie Smith since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Claire Mcdonald since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Diane Barker Chair
- Birgit Kotschi Acca Maat
- Claire Mcdonald since 2018
- Lesley Rhodes
- Valerie Smith since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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.
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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
- 1114708
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 15 MAR 2019
- Contact on the register
- 07754052108 · info@heartofasia.org
- 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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