Registered charity (CIO) · Canterbury
Watling Ubuntu Foundation
Watling Ubuntu Foundation is a registered charity (number 1153654) based in Canterbury, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by John Telfer since 2013. Latest income £7k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £7k (2024)
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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Accommodation/housing, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 1 more
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.watlingubuntu.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£7k£7k
- 2023£6k£7k
- 2022£4k£6k
Earlier years
- 2021£3k£6k
- 2020£4k£7k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN CANTERBURY WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY; AND2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; AND(B) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.
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
- John Telfer Chair since 2013
- Dr Andrew Thomas Scott since 2019
- Dr Priyali Ghosh since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- John Telfer Chair since 2013
- Dr Andrew Thomas Scott since 2019
- Dr Priyali Ghosh since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- John Telfer Chair since 2013
- Dr Andrew Thomas Scott since 2019
- Dr Priyali Ghosh since 2015
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.
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
- 1153654
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 04 Sep 2013
- Contact on the register
- 01227768725 · john@watlingubuntu.org
- 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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