African Palliative Care Association UK

Registered charity 1134483 Registered since 2010

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Botswana, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

7y median 7y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.7y

average years in governance

2 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 4Education 1Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Boards that share trustees

Friends of Kampala Music School 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST George's Sevenoaks Weald 1 shared trustee
Ehospice 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Ehospice 1 shared trustee
Friends of Kampala Music School 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST George's Sevenoaks Weald 1 shared trustee
The Pathfinders for Patients Trust Similar size; both Health
The Wiltshire Trust Similar size; both Health
Arcava Similar size; both Health

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.apca.org.uk
Email	info@apca.org.uk
Phone	07751879310
Address	7 Leysdown Avenue, BEXLEYHEATH, Kent, DA7 6AZ

Finances

£224 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£376	£682
2021	£2,449	£581
2022	£2,230	£1,112
2023	£3,008	£2,631
2024	£224	£676

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE IN AFRICA BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING AFFORDABLE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE PALLIATIVE CARE IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPORTING APCA-AFRICA IN SUCH WAYS AND SUCH MANNER AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC OF PALLIATIVE CARE ACROSS AFRICA.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 OCTOBER 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 16 FEBRUARY 2010

Trustees (3)

3trustees

52median age

0aged 70+

Dr Eve Namisangoage 52 since 2025
Helen Verity Simpsonage 52 since 2019
Professor Julia Dorothy Downingage 58 since 2013

Linked company (Companies House)

African Palliative Care Association UK · 07053625 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 22/10/2009

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (3)

Ehospice 1 shared trustee
Friends of Kampala Music School 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST George's Sevenoaks Weald 1 shared trustee

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