Registered charity (CIO) · Croydon
ACT (African Child Trust)
ACT (African Child Trust) is a registered charity (number 1158266) based in Croydon, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Gwenneth Howes since 2022. Latest income £204k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £204k (2025)
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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 4 more
- Where
- Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and more
- Website
- www.africanchildtrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£204k£223k
- 2024£257k£223k
- 2023£210k£186k
Earlier years
- 2022£203k£152k
- 2021£175k£145k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN OF WIDOWS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN AFRICA THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UK, AFRICA AND WORLDWIDE AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND GUIDED BY CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.
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
- Gwenneth Howes Chair since 2022
- Abiola Olufeyimi since 2025
- Chima Amiaka since 2007
- Dr Olukunle Onabolu since 1998
- Jack Beadle since 2025
- Nwabueze Amiaka since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Chima Amiaka since 2007
- Dr Olukunle Onabolu since 1998
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Gwenneth Howes Chair since 2022
- Abiola Olufeyimi since 2025
- Dr Olukunle Onabolu since 1998
- Jack Beadle since 2025
- Nwabueze Amiaka since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Chima Amiaka since 2007
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1158266
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 18 Aug 2014
- Contact on the register
- 02086880386 · office@africanchildtrust.org.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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