Education SUB-Saharan Africa

Registered charity 1166958 Registered since 2016

Operates: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.4y median 3y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.1y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Economic/community Development/employment 7Education/training 7Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 7

Commercial experience

Education 8Professional services 6Business services 3

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Contact

Website	www.essa-africa.org
Email	info@essa-africa.org
Phone	+447551742384
Address	Clarkson Hyde, Chancery House, St. Nicholas Way, SUTTON, SM1 1JB

Finances

£1,451,070 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£973,760	£823,759
2021	£794,597	£871,622
2022	£1,286,647	£1,050,997
2023	£1,315,317	£1,194,285
2024	£1,451,070	£1,655,623

What it does

What

Education/trainingEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04 APR 2016

Trustees (7)

7trustees

57median age

1aged 70+

Abdelrahman Hassanage 33 since 2024
Baidy Diengage 61 since 2025
Christopher FOYage 80 since 2016
Jonathan Aneage 56 since 2023
Patrick Eamonn Roanin Dunneage 67 since 2016
Professor Elsie Effah Kaufmannage 56 since 2023
Professor Hellen Inyegaage 57 since 2024

Linked company (Companies House)

Education SUB-Saharan Africa · 10101086 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 04/04/2016

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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