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Welwitschia Welfare Centre
Welwitschia Welfare Centre is a registered charity (number 1131751) based in London, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Antonio Amaro da Silva since 2019. Latest income £75k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £75k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Barking And Dagenham, Barnet, Enfield, Hackney and more
- Website
- www.wwcuk.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Welwitschia Welfare Centre
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£75k£60k
- 2024£37k£59k
- 2023£69k£57k
Earlier years
- 2022£55k£54k
- 2021£93k£82k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN GREATER LONDON AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE FROM AFRICAN PORTUGUESE SPEAKING COUNTRIES AND OTHER PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT. BY RELIEVING PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND STRESS. BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED.FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PEOPLE FROM AFRICAN PORTUGUESE SPEAKING COUNTRIES AND OTHER PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT WHO ARE RESIDENT OR INTENDING TO RESIDE IN GREATER LONDON AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FREE, CONFIDENTIAL AND IMPARTIAL ADVICE, INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE, REPRESENTATION, COUNSELLING, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN SUCH MATTERS AS; IMMIGRATION, MONEY, DEBTS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HEALTH, HOUSING, SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT.
Grants received
19 grants · £652,059 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £225,493 (4 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £174,050 (5 grants)
- Trust for London · £114,000 (4 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £75,000
- Postcode Society Trust · £30,605 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Postcode Society Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Society Trust
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Antonio Amaro da Silva Chair since 2019
- Adao Jones since 2013
- Helder Baptista since 2021
- Ribeiro Baptista
Trustees past 6 years
- Antonio Amaro da Silva Chair since 2019
- Adao Jones since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Antonio Amaro da Silva Chair since 2019
- Adao Jones since 2013
- Helder Baptista since 2021
- Ribeiro Baptista
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
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1131751
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 MARCH 2008 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10 FEBRUARY 2011
- Companies House
- Company number 06528173 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02088081255 · info@wwcuk.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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