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A Little Gesture A Great Help
A Little Gesture A Great Help is a registered charity (number 1141990) based in London, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Sara Ludovina Nina Firmo dos Santos Vicente Barreto since 2011. Latest income £54k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as A Little Gesture (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £54k (2024)
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Mozambique
- Website
- www.alittlegesture.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£54k£94k
- 2023£39k£72k
- 2022£90k£57k
Earlier years
- 2021£89k£41k
- 2020£102k£79k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS ARE FOCUSED ON, THOUGH NOT STRICTLY LIMITED TO, UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE PROVINCE OF GAZA, MOZAMBIQUE. THIS GROUP SHALL INCLUDE LOCAL PRE-SCHOOL AND SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, ORPHANS AND CHILDREN OF POOR FAMILIES, AND ANY LOCAL CHILD AND THEIR FAMILIES EVIDENCING A LACK OF MATERIAL RESOURCES, ILL-HEALTH, ABANDONMENT BY THE FAMILIES OR ANY SOURCE OF DISADVANTAGE TO A HAPPY AND CARING CHILDHOOD. THE OBJECTS ARE:I) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ITEMS (EITHER OUTRIGHT OR ON LOAN) SUCH AS:A. FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FARMING SUPPORT;B. CLOTHING;C. BASIC HOUSING NEEDS INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF FAMILY HUTS OR VILLAGE ORPHANAGES, BASIC BEDDING, FURNITURE, COOKING AND HEATING APPLIANCES, FUEL AND ELECTRICITY EXPENSES FOR COOKING, HEATING AND OTHER DOMESTIC NEEDS;D. AND OTHER SIMILAR EXPENSES TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR THE CHILDÔÇÖS SOCIAL INTEGRATION;II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH:A. ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN IN LOCAL STATE SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PAYMENT OF FEES FOR INSTRUCTION, EXAMINATION OR OTHER EXPENSES, THE SUPPLY OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS, BOOKS AND TOOLS, THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF FACILITIES SUCH AS PRE-SCHOOLS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL GROUPS, WAGES AND SUBSIDIES FOR LOCAL TEACHERS, CLASS ASSISTANTS AND CHILDMINDERS, AMONG OTHERS;B. TECHNICAL TRAINING TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING SUCH AS PROVIDING FOR AND MOTIVATING ATTENDANCE TO SMALL-SCALE LEARNING CENTERS FOR CARPENTRY, SEWING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND LOCAL ARTS & CRAFTS;C. AND ANY EXPENSES IN GENERAL DIRECTED AND MEASURED TOWARDS THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING, APPRENTICING, LANGUAGE, LITERACY, NUMERICAL OR TECHNICAL SKILLS;III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF BASIC, NON-RECURRENT, HEALTH PROTECTION MEASURES SUCH AS THE PROVISION OF URGENT MEDICATION, TRAINING ON MALARIA PREVENTION, PERIODIC PEST AND OTHER DISEASES CONTROL, MEDICAL TREATMENT, CARE AND HEALING; THE CHARITY, SHOULD THE TRUSTEES PROPOSE AND APPROVE IT, MAY EXPAND ITS ACTIVITY TO OTHER AREAS IN MOZAMBIQUE AND MAY CELEBRATE NEW PROTOCOLS AND AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER CHARITIES, PRIVATE COMPANIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, PORTUGAL OR MOZAMBIQUE, AS LONG AS THIS EXPANSION, PROTOCOLS AND AGREEMENTS, AS WELL AS ANY NEW PARTNERS, RESPECT THE SPIRIT OF THE OBJECTS ABOVE.
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
- Sara Ludovina Nina Firmo dos Santos Vicente Barreto Chair since 2011
- Joana Castro since 2011
- Madalena Nunes Godinho Ramos since 2017
- Patricia Ludovina Nina Firmo dos Santos Vicente Acquaviva since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Sara Ludovina Nina Firmo dos Santos Vicente Barreto Chair since 2011
- Joana Castro since 2011
- Madalena Nunes Godinho Ramos since 2017
- Patricia Ludovina Nina Firmo dos Santos Vicente Acquaviva since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Sara Ludovina Nina Firmo dos Santos Vicente Barreto Chair since 2011
- Joana Castro since 2011
- Madalena Nunes Godinho Ramos since 2017
- Patricia Ludovina Nina Firmo dos Santos Vicente Acquaviva since 2011
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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
- 1141990
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DATED 13/05/2011
- Contact on the register
- 07880561386 · algtrustees@alittlegesture.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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