Registered charity (CIO)
Life Chances
Life Chances is a registered charity (number 1172742), governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Dr Maknun Ashami since 2024. Latest income £15k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £15k (2024)
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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 4 more
- Where
- Throughout London, Ethiopia
- Website
- www.lifechance.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£15k£16k
- 2023£17k£16k
- 2022£26k£20k
Earlier years
- 2021£39k£29k
- 2020£43k£20k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2020: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. THE RELIEF OF THE ELDERLY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF THE ETHIOPIAN REFUGEE AND MIGRANT COMMUNITY, WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND ANY ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES DESIGNED TO RELIEVE THOSE NEEDS.2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN LONDON 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;C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.3. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ETHIOPIA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.
Grants received
14 grants · £106,754 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Cripplegate Foundation · £34,752 (9 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £30,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000
- Cloudesley · £12,050 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £9,952
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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 Maknun Ashami Chair since 2024
- Tinsay Weldegiorgis since 2026
- Yohannes Zewde since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Dr Maknun Ashami Chair since 2024
- Tinsay Weldegiorgis since 2026
- Yohannes Zewde since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1172742
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Apr 2017
- Contact on the register
- 0203 038 2647 · lifechances16@gmail.com
- 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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