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Mind the GAP - Africa

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £272k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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, Accommodation/housing
Where
Zimbabwe
Linked company
Mind the GAP - Africa
Registered
2012

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£272k£317k
  • 2024£322k£270k
  • 2023£277k£304k
Earlier years
  • 2022£316k£301k
  • 2021£291k£314k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HARDSHIP AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN SUCH PARTS OF AFRICA AND THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF SHELTER, FOOD, HEALTH, EDUCATION AND OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DEEM APPROPRIATE;(B)TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN SUCH PARTS OF AFRICA AND THE WORLD THROUGH:THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; ANDPROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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

8.7y median 10.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Accommodation/housing 5Education/training 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5Amateur Sport 1Economic/community Development/employment 1Recreation 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 7Hospitality 1Property 1

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£272k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1148575
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02 JUN 2011
Companies House
Company number 07655848 · Active
Contact on the register
01634405892 · mindthegapalison@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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