Friends of Matthew Rusike Childrens Home
Registered charity 1120944 Registered since 2007
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Zimbabwe
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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.
10 trustees on the board
- Rev Edward Charles Patrick Standhaft Chair since 2015
- Annah Mwadiwa since 2026
- Carol Anne Banham
- Donald John Banham
- David Graaff since 2015
- Deborah Jane Berrill since 2024
- Michael Mapako
- Nicola Louise Phillips since 2022
- Rev Audrey Lesley Standhaft since 2015
- Wayne Cooper since 2015
7.1y median 11y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Edward Charles Patrick Standhaft Chair since 2015
- David Graaff since 2015
- Rev Audrey Lesley Standhaft since 2015
- Wayne Cooper since 2015
5.4y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Rev Edward Charles Patrick Standhaft Chair since 2015
- Carol Anne Banham
- Donald John Banham
- David Graaff since 2015
- Deborah Jane Berrill since 2024
- Michael Mapako
- Nicola Louise Phillips since 2022
- Rev Audrey Lesley Standhaft since 2015
- Wayne Cooper since 2015
Portfolio (1)
- Annah Mwadiwa since 2026
0
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 10The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 10General Charitable Purposes 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
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.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£96k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
Qualified
Auditor's opinioniAuditor's opinionThe accounts_qualified flag on the latest filed annual return is True - the auditor qualified their opinion. A register flag, shown as filed.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Methodist Women in Britain 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
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- Seed International Fund Trust Similar size; both Housing
- ST Peter's Bourne Management Company Similar size; both Housing
- Willington Court Limited Similar size; both Housing
- Allsorts for GOD Limited Similar size; both Housing
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.friendsofmatthewrusike.org |
| treasurer@friendsofmatthewrusike.org | |
| Phone | 07906597084 |
| Address | 3 Badgers Green, KINGSBRIDGE, Devon, TQ7 1UE |
Finances
£57,439 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £29,941 | £27,016 |
| 2022 | £38,422 | £35,126 |
| 2023 | £57,256 | £52,891 |
| 2024 | £96,087 | £48,714 |
| 2025 | £57,439 | £73,789 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefAccommodation/housingWho
Children/young PeopleHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BY SUPPORTING THE MATTHEW RUSIKE CHILDREN'S HOME IN ZIMBABWE AND TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 FEBRUARY 2006, AS AMENDED 1 SEPTEMBER 2007
Trustees (10)
10trustees
0aged 70+
- Rev Edward Charles Patrick Standhaft Chair since 2015
- Annah Mwadiwa since 2026
- Carol Anne Banham
- Donald John Banham
- David Graaff since 2015
- Deborah Jane Berrill since 2024
- Michael Mapako
- Nicola Louise Phillips since 2022
- Rev Audrey Lesley Standhaft since 2015
- Wayne Cooper since 2015
Connected charities (1)
- Methodist Women in Britain 1 shared trustee
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