Registered charity (CIO) · Leeds
United Kingdom Burundian Diaspora (Ukbd)
United Kingdom Burundian Diaspora (Ukbd) is a registered charity (number 1194625) based in Leeds, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Claudia Anderson since 2021. Latest income £1k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £1k (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
- Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Burundi
- Website
- www.burundiandiaspora.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1k£2k
- 2024£930£1k
- 2023£2k£3k
Earlier years
- 2022£1k£1k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG THOSE WHO ARE MIGRANTS, REFUGEES OR ASYLUM SEEKERS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE OF BURUNDIAN ORIGIN):-(1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF:- A. INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE; B. EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMMES THAT PROMOTE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK, THROUGH SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, CONCERNING BURUNDI, ITS HISTORY, HERITAGE, ARTS, LANGUAGES AND OTHER ASPECTS.(3) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVISION OF ADVICE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE MANY BURUNDIANS IN NEED OF RELIEF IN REFUGEE CAMPS IN RWANDA AND TANZANIA AND IN THE REGION GENERALLY.
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Claudia Anderson Chair since 2021
- Ange Freddy Nikiza since 2020
- Blaise Pascal Bihizi since 2021
- Ferdinand Nduwayo since 2026
- Gery Bertin Rizigame since 2020
- Speciose Ruhaza since 2025
- Venant Ndikuriyo since 2020
- Yannick-Shaka Shami since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Claudia Anderson Chair since 2021
- Ange Freddy Nikiza since 2020
- Blaise Pascal Bihizi since 2021
- Ferdinand Nduwayo since 2026
- Gery Bertin Rizigame since 2020
- Speciose Ruhaza since 2025
- Venant Ndikuriyo since 2020
- Yannick-Shaka Shami since 2022
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
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
- 1194625
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 28 May 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07539225694 · chair@burundiandiaspora.co.uk
- 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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