Registered charity · Alresford
Care Africa Network
Care Africa Network is a registered charity (number 1139942) based in Alresford, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Francesca Simms. Latest income £622 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Wecan (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £622 (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
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 3 more
- Where
- Kenya, Lesotho, Eswatini, Uganda
- Website
- www.careafricanetwork.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£622£441
- 2024£703£640
- 2023£646£452
Earlier years
- 2022£596£579
- 2021£711£0
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE THE AFRICAN EXTENDED FAMILY AND COMMUNITY CARE SYSTEMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL HELP TO ENABLE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TO FAMILIES WHO CARE FOR SUCH ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN, TO COMMUNITIES AND OTHERS WHO ENABLE THIS AND TO THE CHILDREN THEMSELVES
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Francesca Simms Chair
- Francis William Gottesman since 2019
- Howard Jeremy Linsley since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Francis William Gottesman since 2019
- Howard Jeremy Linsley since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Francesca Simms Chair
- Francis William Gottesman since 2019
- Howard Jeremy Linsley since 2014
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 1139942
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED MADE 8 JANUARY 2011
- Contact on the register
- 01962771346 · francescasimms2@gmail.com
- 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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