Registered charity (CIO) · London
The Avocado Foundation
The Avocado Foundation is a registered charity (number 1157549) based in London, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Dilys Barnett since 2020. Latest income £367k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as M4Y (Charity Commission)
The objects of the CIO are: To advance the education of members of the public primarily but not limited to, young people, women and disadvantaged communities in the subject of Money, Finances & Entrepreneurship. To assist in such ways as the charity...
- 6 trustees
- Income £367k (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, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia and more
- Website
- www.theavocadofoundation.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£367k£397k
- 2023£406k£352k
- 2022£260k£225k
Earlier years
- 2021£204k£257k
- 2020£172k£123k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
The objects of the CIO are: To advance the education of members of the public primarily but not limited to, young people, women and disadvantaged communities in the subject of Money, Finances & Entrepreneurship. To assist in such ways as the charity trustees think fit any charity whose aims include advancing education of persons by developing their mental, physical and moral capabilities in the area of Money, Finances & Entrepreneurship
Grants received
16 grants · £3,050,817 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
- City Bridge Trust · £2,402,700 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £480,000 (3 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £109,500 (3 grants)
- UK Community Foundations · £20,000
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £20,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Dilys Barnett Chair since 2020
- Alezandra Udueni since 2020
- Caroline Phansi since 2024
- Donna Colless-Gent since 2025
- Edwin Viegas since 2021
- Lewis K Goode since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Dilys Barnett Chair since 2020
- Alezandra Udueni since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Dilys Barnett Chair since 2020
- Alezandra Udueni since 2020
- Caroline Phansi since 2024
- Donna Colless-Gent since 2025
- Edwin Viegas since 2021
- Lewis K Goode since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
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
- 1157549
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 19 Jun 2014 as amended on 17 Apr 2019 as amended on 17 Mar 2020 as amended on 17 Mar 2020 as amended on 07 Jul 2020 as amended on 28 Apr 2024
- Contact on the register
- 08443510072 · info@theavocadofoundation.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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