Registered charity (CIO) · Chester
ECO Stem Africa
- 6 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and more
- Website
- www.ecostemafrica.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2025
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS), PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN AFRICA THROUGH:A) ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF REDUNDANT AND REPURPOSED LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS TO UNDER RESOURCED SCHOOLS, COLLEGES UNIVERSITIES AND SIMILAR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO ENHANCE LEARNING;B) PROVISION OF TRAINING TO LABORATORY MANAGERS AND TEACHERS IN RECIPIENT ORGANISATIONS IN SEVERAL AREAS INCLUDING SET UP, PROPER USAGE AND MANAGEMENT OF DONATED ITEMS, STEM CURRICULUM INTEGRATION, LABORATORY MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, TEACHING STRATEGIES AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES TO ENHANCE PROVISION;C) HOW BEST EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES CAN BE INCORPORATED IN TO LESSONS WITH STUDENTS;D) SUCH OTHER WAY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Dr Ian Whyte Chair since 2025
- Andre Filipe Barbosa Bessa since 2025
- Arham Akhtar since 2025
- Olusoji John since 2025
- Omobolanle Ayansina since 2025
- Washington Waithaka since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Dr Ian Whyte Chair since 2025
- Andre Filipe Barbosa Bessa since 2025
- Olusoji John since 2025
- Omobolanle Ayansina since 2025
- Washington Waithaka since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Arham Akhtar since 2025
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1212603
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Mar 2025
- Contact on the register
- +447882416943 · info@ecostemafrica.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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