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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

6y median 6y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 5General Charitable Purposes 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£52k latest income

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
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