The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 13th September 2026

African Theatre Association (Afta)

Registered charity 1154729 Registered since 2013

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Angola, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United States, Algeria, Antigua And Barbuda

Connected trustee network

The connection graph needs a free account.

This charity's record is public. The network of who else its trustees govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.

Sign in, free

Find a path from this charity →

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.

4 trustees on the board

7.8y median 7y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

1
company-linked trustees

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Education/training 4General Charitable Purposes 4

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

Arts and leisure 2

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.

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

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.africantheatreassociation.org
Emailsecretary@african-theatre.org
Phone02079197581
AddressGoldsmiths, University of London, Dept. of Theatre and Performance, 8 Lewisham Way, LONDON, SE14 6NW

Finances

£7,065 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£3,142£3,538
2021£6,631£3,530
2022£4,317£1,724
2023£6,011£5,065
2024£7,065£6,179

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF AFRICAN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE ASSOCIATION SHALL HAVE THE POWERS TO DO THE FOLLOWING 1. PROVIDE A REGULAR FORUM FOR SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS TO MEET AND EXCHANGE IDEAS, KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION 2. PUBLISHING, DISSEMINATING AND ENCOURAGING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ON AFRICAN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE 3. TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON AFRICAN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE TO THE WIDER PUBLIC.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED ON 14/07/2013

Trustees (4)

4trustees
58median age
0aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

For recruiters

Tools for approaching charities and finding candidates - free with an account.

Create your free account ->

Report an error in this record - let us know.