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Registered charity (CIO) · Essex

Widows and Orphans International

Widows and Orphans International is a registered charity (number 1177947) based in Essex, governed by 3 trustees. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as WOI (Charity Commission)

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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
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
Where
Barking And Dagenham, City Of Westminster, Enfield, Havering and more
Website
www.worphan.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022--
  • 2021--

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2019: Government contracts 10% · Government grants 43%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

• TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS FROM AFRICA AND OTHERS AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEXUAL, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER PERSUASIONS BY WORKING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD SELECTED COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA IN A COMMON EFFORT TO RELIEVE POVERTY. • TO FACILITATE ADVANCEMENT IN EDUCATION THROUGH, TRAINING (INCLUDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING) AND LIFELONG LEARNING, THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. • TO SUPPORT RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH (INCLUDING THOSE LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS), DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEXUAL, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER PERSUASIONS BY WORKING WITH SUITABLE PARTNERS TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY INTERVENTIONS INCLUDING ACCESS TO RELIEF AGENCIES.

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

8y median 8y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • 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.

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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
1177947
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 13 Apr 2018
Contact on the register
07466153811 · info@worphan.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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