The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation

Registered charity 1191471 CIO Registered since 2020

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.5y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.6y

average years in governance

9 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 10Education/training 10General Charitable Purposes 10

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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Contact

Website	www.cowriescholarshipfoundation.org
Email	info@cowriescholarshipfoundation.org
Phone	07833437591
Address	20 School Road, West Wellow, ROMSEY, SO51 6AR

Finances

£462,554 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£116,234	£21,939
2022	£204,873	£108,592
2023	£231,696	£207,755
2024	£299,786	£322,292
2025	£462,554	£244,154

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisability

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY MAKING GRANTS AND AWARDS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT NECESSARILY EXCLUSIVELY, TO SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BRITISH STUDENTS, WITH AN ETHNICITY FROM AFRICAN, CARRIBEAN AND MIXED WITH ONE OF THESE ETHNICITIES, WISHING TO UNDERTAKE A COURSE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, WITH LEADING UNIVERSITIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, WHICH THEY WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Sep 2020

Trustees (10)

10trustees

0aged 70+

Professor Richard Oreffo Chair since 2020
Ajay Ajisola Ajimobi since 2023
DR TIM Clayden since 2021
Dana Fericean since 2026
Dr Adetola Adekunle since 2025
Dr Sadiya Akram since 2023
George Connolly since 2025
Jacqueline Darkwa since 2026
Peer-Jada Qureshi since 2020
Seetal Jutla since 2026

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Friends of Alma Park Parent Teacher Association 1 shared trustee

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