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Giraffe Children’s Library
Giraffe Children’s Library is a registered charity (number 1170053) based in London, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Jessica Louise Cliff since 2016. Latest income £5k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
The advancement of education of children in the Akropong Akuapem Township in Ghana by providing access to books, other educational resources and learning support.
- 4 trustees
- Income £5k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- Where
- Ghana
- Website
- www.giraffemobilelibrary.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5k£3k
- 2024£4k£657
- 2023£5k£2k
Earlier years
- 2022£4k£2k
- 2021£3k£591
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The advancement of education of children in the Akropong Akuapem Township in Ghana by providing access to books, other educational resources and learning support.
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
- Jessica Louise Cliff Chair since 2016
- Emma Lidbury since 2016
- Laura Louise Adams since 2016
- Sampson Obese Osafo since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Jessica Louise Cliff Chair since 2016
- Emma Lidbury since 2016
- Laura Louise Adams since 2016
- Sampson Obese Osafo since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Jessica Louise Cliff Chair since 2016
- Emma Lidbury since 2016
- Laura Louise Adams since 2016
- Sampson Obese Osafo since 2016
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1170053
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Nov 2016 as amended on 03 Jun 2020 as amended on 21 Nov 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07912537389
- 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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