Registered charity (CIO) · London
Parkinson's Africa
Parkinson's Africa is a registered charity (number 1196226) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Omotola Thomas since 2020. Latest income £86k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £86k (2024)
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
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia and more
- Website
- www.parkinsonsafrica.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£86k£49k
- 2023£74k£59k
- 2022£90k£26k
Income trend, 2022 to 2024.
Charitable objects
4 THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) RELIEVING SICKNESS CAUSED BY PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF AFRICANS IMPACTED BY PARKINSON’S DISEASE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) RAISING AWARENESS AND ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT PARKINSON’S DISEASE, ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA;(B) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING PARKINSON’S DISEASE RESEARCH (INCLUDING AFRICAN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN RESEARCH) INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA;(C) INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF AND IMPROVING PARKINSON’S DISEASE HEALTHCARE AND TREATMENT OPTIONS ACROSS AFRICA;(D) PROVIDING SOCIAL SUPPORT TO AFRICANS WHO SUFFER FROM PARKINSON’S DISEASE INCLUDING THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS, FRIENDS AND CARERS; AND(E) PROMOTING ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF AFRICANS IMPACTED BY PARKINSON’S DISEASE, INCLUDING THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS, FRIENDS AND CARERS.
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
- Omotola Thomas Chair since 2020
- Dugald Young since 2022
- Ferdinard Odey Okwor since 2021
- Pamela Gutmann since 2024
- Piers Mudd since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Omotola Thomas Chair since 2020
- Dugald Young since 2022
- Ferdinard Odey Okwor since 2021
- Pamela Gutmann since 2024
- Piers Mudd since 2024
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
- Narrow spread of causes across 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
- 1196226
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 09 JAN 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07760657517 · omotola@parkinsonsafrica.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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