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Registered charity · Ashton-under-Lyne

West African Development

West African Development is a registered charity (number 1132899) based in Ashton-under-Lyne, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Alade Sanni. Latest income £45k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £45k (2025)
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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
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief and 4 more
Where
Tameside
Website
www.westafricandevelopment.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2009

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£45k£51k
  • 2024£65k£114k
  • 2023£104k£70k
Earlier years
  • 2022£85k£68k
  • 2021£72k£56k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 15%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, INPARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE OF WEST AFRICAN ORIGIN AND THEIR DEPENDANTSIN TAMESIDE AND ELSEWHERE;2. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR RECREATION ANDLEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THESAID PERSONS;3. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE PEOPLE OF WESTAFRICA.

Grants received

14 grants · £680,323 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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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.

14y median 14y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

2.6y
average years in governance
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 9General Charitable Purposes 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 8Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • 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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£45k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1132899
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25 OCTOBER 2009
Contact on the register
07754715849 · admin@westafricandevelopment.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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