The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Barefoot College International UK

Registered charity 1171643 CIO Registered since 2017

Operates: India, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar

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6
trustees on the board
5.8y median 6.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
9.4y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 1

Commercial experience

Agriculture 1Business services 1Education 1

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Contact

Websitehttps://uk.barefootcollege.org/
Emailinfo-uk@barefootcollege.org
Phone+447770607429
Addressc/o Sayer Vincent Llp, 110 Golden Lane, LONDON, EC1Y 0TG

Finances

£300,504 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£114,172£175,800
2021£101,206£156,421
2022£72,307£86,235
2023£351,558£215,391
2024£300,504£325,145

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN SOME OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:(A) PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH, FOR EXAMPLE BY TRAINING WOMEN FROM THOSE COMMUNITIES AS SOLAR ENGINEERS, DOCTORS, INNOVATORS AND EDUCATORS WHO CAN THEN RETURN TO THEIR VILLAGES TO TEACH THEIR COMMUNITY;(B) PROVIDING EDUCATION TO COMMUNITIES TO MAKE LEARNING ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO ALL;(C) PROVIDING ACCESS TO ADVOCATES TO HELP COMMUNITIES TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES AND THEIR WELLBEING; (D) MAKING GRANTS TO COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR ACCESS TO ENERGY, CLEAN WATER, HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES; (E) MAKING GRANTS TO COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A NEW SKILL AND ESTABLISH A VIABLE PROFESSION; AND(F) RAISING AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PROVIDING INFORMATION TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AND CLEAN JOBS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, "LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES" MEANS THE UNITED NATIONS LIST OF COUNTRIES CATEGORISED AS SUCH AND "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS "DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS".

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Feb 2017

Trustees (6)

6trustees
58median age
0aged 70+

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