Registered charity · Cambridge
Cambridge African Network (CAN)
- 6 trustees
- Income £5k (2026)
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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Recreation
- Where
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- www.cambridgeafricannetwork.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Cambridge African Network (CAN)
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£5k£5k
- 2025£3k£3k
- 2024£4k£4k
Earlier years
- 2023£4k£4k
- 2022£3k£3k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR AMONG THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY LIVING IN CAMBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AFRICA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.4) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Isaac Ayamba Chair since 2015
- Benedict Darkwa since 2015
- Edward Imhagwe since 2022
- George Akelinza since 2015
- Naana Wilson Njenou since 2022
- Rebecca Imhagwe since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Isaac Ayamba Chair since 2015
- Benedict Darkwa since 2015
- George Akelinza since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Isaac Ayamba Chair since 2015
- Benedict Darkwa since 2015
- Edward Imhagwe since 2022
- George Akelinza since 2015
- Naana Wilson Njenou since 2022
- Rebecca Imhagwe since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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.
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
- 1143180
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/12/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/07/2011
- Companies House
- Company number 07462320 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07988899881 · mail@cambridgeafricannetwork.org
- 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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