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Empower A Child UK
Empower A Child UK is a registered charity (number 1149868) based in London, governed by 2 trustees and chaired by James Lindsay Welch since 2012. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 2 trustees
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
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- Website
- www.empowerachild.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Empower A Child UK
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024--
- 2023£32k£44k
- 2022£20k£27k
Earlier years
- 2021£31k£30k
- 2020£24k£11k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING OR DISTRESS AMONGST ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL MATURITY. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
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.
2 trustees on the board
- James Lindsay Welch Chair since 2012
- Scott Andrew Mark Lawrence since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- James Lindsay Welch Chair since 2012
- Scott Andrew Mark Lawrence since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- James Lindsay Welch Chair since 2012
- Scott Andrew Mark Lawrence since 2014
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
- 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
- 1149868
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16 JUN 2011
- Companies House
- Company number 07672584 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02032 892 617 · info@empowerachild.org.uk
- 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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