The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Book AID for Africa (Bafa)

Registered charity 1118163 Registered since 2007

Operates: Sunderland, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda

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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.

8
trustees on the board
7.2y median 6y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
7.4y
average years in governance
6 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Education/training 2Amateur Sport 1Economic/community Development/employment 1General Charitable Purposes 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1Recreation 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Business services 1

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Contact

Websitewww.bookaidforafrica.com
Emailadmin@bookaidforafrica.com
Phone07504621835
Address6 Heatherslaw Road, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2QJ

Finances

£21,799 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£12,938£9,119
2022£8,898£10,047
2023£14,767£20,693
2024£16,565£15,970
2025£21,799£17,389

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONTHE PROMOTION OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION IN AFRICATO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN AFRICA BY FACILITATING THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BOOKS.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19 AUGUST 2006 AS AMENDED 4 FEBRUARY 2007.

Trustees (8)

8trustees
0aged 70+

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