ACT (African Child Trust)

Registered charity 1158266 CIO Registered since 2014

Operates: Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo (Democratic Republic), Zambia, Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

9.5y median 4y

average tenure

28y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.5y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 6General Charitable Purposes 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

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No commercial or business experience on the board

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Contact

Website	http://www.africanchildtrust.org.uk
Email	office@africanchildtrust.org.uk
Phone	02086880386
Address	40 Tamworth Road, CROYDON, CR0 1XU

Finances

£204,042 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£174,556	£144,892
2022	£202,781	£152,275
2023	£210,420	£185,654
2024	£256,964	£222,583
2025	£204,042	£223,121

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable Activities

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.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 18 Aug 2014

Trustees (6)

6trustees

0aged 70+

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

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1123257 1 shared trustee

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