Reading Edge Africa

Registered charity 1161361 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

12y median 12y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

12.1y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 4Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Education 1Other services 1

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Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Contact

Website	www.readingedgeafrica.org
Email	ReadingEdgeAfrica@gmail.com
Phone	01912638001
Address	2 Housesteads Close, Wallsend, NE28 0BQ

Finances

£3,019 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£1,962	£0
2021	£2,615	£0
2022	£2,900	£0
2023	£3,015	£0
2024	£3,019	£0

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined Groups

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN AFRICA OR WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE IN THE SUBJECT OF LITERACY, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SETTING UP LITERACY PROGRAMMES, ENHANCING THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE, TRAINING TEACHERS TO ENABLE THEM TO BETTER TEACH LITERACY AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER CHARITIES, BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS AS APPROPRIATE TO PROMOTE READING AND LITERACY.

Governing document: CIO - Association Registered 21 Apr 2015

Trustees (4)

4trustees

56median age

0aged 70+

Joseph Akinyemi Chair since 2014
Abiodun Adesanyaage 56 since 2014
Funmi Victoria Akinyemi since 2014
Olayemi Adesanya since 2014

Connected charities (1)

Trem Heritage HUB 1 shared trustee

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