Registered charity (CIO)
Global Charity Organisation
Global Charity Organisation is a registered charity (number 1160298), governed by 3 trustees. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as GCO (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Where
- City Of London, Libya, Nigeria, Kenya and more
- Website
- www.gcocharity.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022--
- 2021--
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2017: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 0%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE GLOBAL CHARITY ORGANIZATION ARE:(1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS ALGERIA, LIBYA AND NIGERIA BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.(2) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED.(3) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF LIVING IN 16-35 BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; AND(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Dr Gebril M El-Fallah since 2020
- Fareed Hamisu Shira since 2020
- MR Adam Suleiman since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Gebril M El-Fallah since 2020
- Fareed Hamisu Shira since 2020
- MR Adam Suleiman since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Dr Gebril M El-Fallah since 2020
- Fareed Hamisu Shira since 2020
- MR Adam Suleiman since 2011
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1160298
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 03 Feb 2015
- Contact on the register
- +2349060684085 · info@gcocharity.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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