Registered charity (CIO) · Capito Drive
Cheka Sana Foundation
Cheka Sana Foundation is a registered charity (number 1189823) based in Capito Drive, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Dr Simon Benjamin Obendorf since 2020. Latest income £52k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £52k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport and 1 more
- Where
- Uganda, Tanzania
- Website
- www.chekasana.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£52k£11k
- 2024£19k£28k
- 2023£59k£57k
Earlier years
- 2022£20k£28k
- 2021£30k£17k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS IN MWANZA, TANZANIA BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE RELEVANT SCHOOLS;(B) THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND WOMEN OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF TANZANIA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE, YOUNG PEOPLE AND WOMEN IN TANZANIA, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT;(D) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN TANZANIA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY SEE FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;(E) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN TANZANIA BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THE DISADVANTAGE ARISING FROM THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY;FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE 3(E) "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ON ALCOHOL OR DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS, HOMELESSNESS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY);(F) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN TANZANIA, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL; AND(G) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Dr Simon Benjamin Obendorf Chair since 2020
- Daniella Durston since 2020
- Serena Kelly since 2020
- Stuart Christopher Page since 2020
- Thomas Albert John Merilion since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Simon Benjamin Obendorf Chair since 2020
- Serena Kelly since 2020
- Stuart Christopher Page since 2020
- Thomas Albert John Merilion since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Dr Simon Benjamin Obendorf Chair since 2020
- Daniella Durston since 2020
- Serena Kelly since 2020
- Stuart Christopher Page since 2020
- Thomas Albert John Merilion since 2020
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
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
- 1189823
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Jun 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07593791789 · chekasanafoundation@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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