Registered charity (CIO) · Knoll Rise
Village Force Africa
Village Force Africa is a registered charity (number 1204440) based in Knoll Rise, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Lesley Ann Dawes Ggsmcerted since 2023. Latest income £14k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Village Force Africa Trust (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £14k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Lesley Ann Dawes GgsmcertedChair · since 2023
- Alistair Michael DawesTrustee · since 2023
- Benard PhiriTrustee · since 2025
- Bongani DlodloTrustee · since 2026
- Jacqueline Ruth DimentTrustee · since 2026
- Pearl Aarnes OlsenTrustee · since 2025
- Rachel Nana Kobiri BannermanTrustee · since 2026
- Silibaziso MlotshwaTrustee · since 2024
- Thabani Happiness MnkandlaTrustee · since 2024
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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Website
- villageforceafrica.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£14k£15k
- 2025£15k£9k
- 2024£3k£1k
Income trend, 2024 to 2026.
Charitable objects
1. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND RELIEF OF NEED IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN TO SOUTHERN ZIMBABWE, PRIMARILY THROUGH GRANT FUNDING.2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN WESTERN TO SOUTHERN ZIMBABWE BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Lesley Ann Dawes Ggsmcerted Chair since 2023
- Alistair Michael Dawes since 2023
- Bongani Dlodlo since 2026
- Benard Phiri since 2025
- Jacqueline Ruth Diment since 2026
- Pearl Aarnes Olsen since 2025
- Rachel Nana Kobiri Bannerman since 2026
- Silibaziso Mlotshwa since 2024
- Thabani Happiness Mnkandla since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Bongani Dlodlo since 2026
- Benard Phiri since 2025
- Jacqueline Ruth Diment since 2026
- Pearl Aarnes Olsen since 2025
- Rachel Nana Kobiri Bannerman since 2026
- Silibaziso Mlotshwa since 2024
- Thabani Happiness Mnkandla since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Lesley Ann Dawes Ggsmcerted Chair since 2023
- Alistair Michael Dawes since 2023
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1204440
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Aug 2023
- Contact on the register
- 07711663139 · info@villageforceafrica.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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