The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 13th September 2026

The Gambia Volunteers

Registered charity 1152428 Registered since 2013

Operates: Manchester City, Leeds City, The Gambia

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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.

7 trustees on the board

1.9y median 0y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

2.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£7k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.gambiavolunteers.com
Emailgambiavolunteers@gmail.com
Phone07796412213
Address124 Roundhay Road, LEEDS, LS8 5NA

Finances

£7,500 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£4,095£3,995
2022£5,800£5,000
2023£8,000£7,250
2024£6,500£5,200
2025£7,500£7,200

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housingArts/culture/heritage/scienceRecreationOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Other FinanceProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE GAMBIA VOLUNTEERS OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERING IN THE UK AND IN THE GAMBIA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WHERE TO DO SO FURTHERS A CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES SET OUT IN S. 3 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011 OR ANY OTHER STATUTORY ENACTMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1.UNDERTAKING VOLUNTARY WORK WHERE TO DO SO ADVANCES EDUCATION, PROMOTES THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, FURTHERS CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AND RELIEVE THOSE WITH A CHARITABLE NEED;2.PROMOTING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERING TO ASSIST THE ELDERLY WITH A CHARITABLE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY;3.PROVIDING A FREE VOLUNTARY SERVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ESPECIALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE ATTENDING RURAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS;4.BUILDING AND RENOVATING NURSERY SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR IN THE GAMBIA AND TO GIVE GAMBIAN CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SCHOOL THROUGH SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMMES WHICH PROVIDE THE CHILD WITH NECESSARY SCHOOL FEES AND UNIFORMS; 5.PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE CARE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE DAILY LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY IN POORER COMMUNITIES;6.RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 7.ADVANCING IN LIFE YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;8.PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING VILLAGE OR COMMUNITY HALLS BY USING VOLUNTEERS FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OR COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS; AND BY9.RECRUITING AND PROVIDING INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS TO CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS THAT FURTHER A CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES IN THE UK AND THE GAMBIA;10.SUPPORTING AND SUPERVISING VOLUNTEERS WITHIN THEIR ROLE AND CARING FOR THEM DURING THEIR VOLUNTEERING AND AFTER VOLUNTEERING WHERE NECESSARY;11.ADVERTISING AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS (OPEN TO ALL);12.PROVIDING FREE ACCOMMODATION AND AIR TRAVEL TO VOLUNTEERS AT COMMUNITY PROJECTS FALLING WITHIN THE OBJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WHERE POSSIBLE; AND13.ENSURING ALL VOLUNTEERS ARE DBS (OR EQUIVALENT) CHECKED FOR SAFEGUARDING PURPOSES BEFORE THEY VOLUNTEER WITH CHILDREN OR VULNERABLE YOUNG ADULTS.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10/09/2011AS AMENDED ON 13/06/2013

Trustees (7)

7trustees
0aged 70+

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