Registered charity · Ipswich
Build A School in Gambia
Build A School in Gambia is a registered charity (number 1146651) based in Ipswich, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £21k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £21k (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
- Where
- Essex, Suffolk
- Website
- www.buildaschoolingambia.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£21k£14k
- 2024£15k£15k
- 2023£20k£20k
Earlier years
- 2022£16k£17k
- 2021£4k£4k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION EDUCATION IN THE GAMBIA, WITH A VIEW TO RELIEVING AND PREVENTING POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) BUILDING AND RUNNING A SCHOOL IN THE VILLAGE OF SUKUTA IN THE GAMBIA SO THAT IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY CAN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FREE SCHOOLING THEY MAY OTHERWISE NOT HAVE HAD. B) SUPPORTING EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN THE SAME VILLAGE WITH THE INTENTION OF PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO HAVE PROGRESSED THROUGH THE SCHOOL MENTIONED 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.
3 trustees on the board
- Alan Seager since 2012
- Mark Sheppard since 2023
- Simon Foster since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Seager since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Alan Seager since 2012
- Mark Sheppard since 2023
- Simon Foster since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- 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.
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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
- 1146651
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/03/2011AS AMENDED ON 20/02/2012
- Contact on the register
- 01473824342 · sfoster8@sky.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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