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Zimele UK

Zimele UK is a registered charity (number 1135490) based in Abergavenny, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Jess Driscoll. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Zimele (Charity Commission)

  • 4 trustees

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
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Monmouthshire, South Africa
Website
www.zimelecommunity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2010

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022--
  • 2021£3k£2k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2017: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 0%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN (THE 'BENEFICIARIES') IN RURAL SOUTHERN AFRICA AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A RELIEVING POVERTYB ADVANCING EDUCATIONC PROMOTING THE GOOD HEALTH OF THOSE SUFFERING AND AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS; AND BYD DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE TRUST'S BENEFICIARIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY

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

13y median 13y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

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 4Overseas Aid/famine Relief 4The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • 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.

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Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1135490
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED MADE 03 FEBRUARY 2008 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED 30 MARCH 2010
Contact on the register
07741208311 · info@zimele.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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