Registered charity (CIO) · Northumberland
Metro Kids Africa
Metro Kids Africa is a registered charity (number 1187245) based in Northumberland, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £170k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as MKA (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £170k (2026)
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
- Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- South Africa, Uganda
- Website
- www.metrokidsafrica.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£170k£155k
- 2025£111k£127k
- 2024£104k£100k
Earlier years
- 2023£102k£100k
- 2022£109k£108k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND FOR THE PROJECTS DELIVERED WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS:1. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES, AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, 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) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHO HAVE THE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, POVERTY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS. 2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Alan Edminston since 2017
- Callum Street since 2022
- Christopher James Wade since 2026
- Nicola Edmiston since 2026
- Patience Ojima Abdul since 2024
- Valerie Hill since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Edminston since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Alan Edminston since 2017
- Callum Street since 2022
- Christopher James Wade since 2026
- Nicola Edmiston since 2026
- Patience Ojima Abdul since 2024
- Valerie Hill since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 1187245
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Jan 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07495558490 · james@metrokidsafrica.org
- 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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