Registered charity (CIO) · Beaconsfield
Supporting West Africa Through Schooling (Swats)
- 4 trustees
- Income £9k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Where
- Benin, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana and more
- Website
- www.swats.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£9k£11k
- 2024£11k£14k
- 2023£13k£12k
Earlier years
- 2022£6k£12k
- 2021£11k£9k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WEST AFRICA BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING:(A) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT SCHOOLS INCLUDING AT THE EVANS PRIMARY SCHOOL IN TENGBEH TOWN, FREETOWN;(B) PROMOTING, SUPPORTING OR FUNDING INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS IN ORDER THAT WEST AFRICAN PEOPLE IN NEED CAN ACCESS EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING PROGRAMMES BEYOND PRIMARY SCHOOL INCLUDING:(I) AWARDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SUCH PERSONS (E.G. SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS OR RESOURCES/ITEMS TENABLE FOR SECONDARY, TERTIARY, FURTHER, HIGHER, SPECIALIST OR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OR TRAINING);(II) PROVIDING FOR THEIR EDUCATION OR PREPARATION FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.(III) ASSISTING ANY CHARITY IN WEST AFRICA WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION OF PERSONS BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES;2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WEST AFRICA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS, AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PURCHASE OF FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, MEDICAL TREATMENT OR OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES NECESSARY FOR RELIEVING POVERTY
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Ruth Handcock Chair since 2015
- Claire Purchase since 2014
- Fraser Handcock since 2015
- Richard Wilson since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Ruth Handcock Chair since 2015
- Claire Purchase since 2014
- Fraser Handcock since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Ruth Handcock Chair since 2015
- Fraser Handcock since 2015
- Richard Wilson since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Claire Purchase since 2014
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
- 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.
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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
- 1159662
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 17 Dec 2014
- Contact on the register
- 07815728632 · SWATScharity@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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