Registered charity (CIO) · Hampshire
African Adventures Foundation
African Adventures Foundation is a registered charity (number 1153361) based in Hampshire, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Cameron Smith since 2024. Latest income £331k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £331k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport and 2 more
- Where
- Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, The Gambia
- Website
- www.africanadventures.co.uk/foundation (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£331k£308k
- 2024£279k£293k
- 2023£219k£187k
Earlier years
- 2022£151k£163k
- 2021£136k£129k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN AFRICA WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN AFRICA3. SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
Grants received
5 grants · £85,077 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Brian Mercer Trust · £58,000 (3 grants)
- Educational Opportunity Foundation · £17,077
- EA Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Cameron Smith Chair since 2024
- Benson Njoroge Nganga since 2026
- Edward Hoyle since 2024
- Elizabeth May since 2026
- Gavin Williams since 2026
- Megan Maxwell since 2026
- Nkechi Chinwike since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Cameron Smith Chair since 2024
- Benson Njoroge Nganga since 2026
- Edward Hoyle since 2024
- Elizabeth May since 2026
- Gavin Williams since 2026
- Megan Maxwell since 2026
- Nkechi Chinwike since 2025
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.
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
- 1153361
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 12 Aug 2013 as amended on 03 Oct 2025 as amended on 05 Jun 2026
- Contact on the register
- 02381780957 · foundation@africanadventures.co.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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