Registered charity · Derby
Friends of Kenya's Children
2.1 To relieve the need of orphaned, abandoned or homeless children from Turkana County, Uasin Gishu County or elsewhere in Kenya who are formally placed in the care of Champions’ Preparatory School (CPS) (a Kenyan Government Registered Not for...
- 9 trustees
- Income £48k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Where
- Throughout England, Kenya, Scotland
- Website
- www.fkc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£48k£35k
- 2024£43k£49k
- 2023£51k£62k
Earlier years
- 2022£82k£66k
- 2021£70k£72k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
2.1 To relieve the need of orphaned, abandoned or homeless children from Turkana County, Uasin Gishu County or elsewhere in Kenya who are formally placed in the care of Champions’ Preparatory School (CPS) (a Kenyan Government Registered Not for Profit Organisation) or for whom CPS may have assumed responsibility2.2 To assist, in any humanitarian crisis and its aftermath, the families and communities in which such children live or may have sought or been granted refuge or temporary protection.2.3 If the objects specified in 1 and 2 should for any reason fail or cannot be fulfilled then to work towards the reduction of poverty, advancement of education, protection of health and/or provision of welfare services for children generally in the said counties or other parts of Kenya whether directly or through other local charitable institutions there.
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Rev Paul Pritchard Chair since 2014
- Barbara Clark
- Barrie Witcomb since 2017
- Claire Smith since 2012
- Jean Proudlove since 2015
- Jennifer MAY Atherton since 2012
- Margaret Hopkins
- Sandra Noon
- Ursula Towne since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Paul Pritchard Chair since 2014
- Barrie Witcomb since 2017
- Claire Smith since 2012
- Jean Proudlove since 2015
- Jennifer MAY Atherton since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Rev Paul Pritchard Chair since 2014
- Barbara Clark
- Barrie Witcomb since 2017
- Claire Smith since 2012
- Jean Proudlove since 2015
- Jennifer MAY Atherton since 2012
- Margaret Hopkins
- Sandra Noon
- Ursula Towne 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
- 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
- 1116000
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12 JUNE 2006 AS AMENDED 27 FEBRUARY 2008 as amended on 30 Oct 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01332572598 · alison41@onetel.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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