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The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation

Registered charity 290766 Registered since 1985

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Japan, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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10
trustees on the board
8y median 7.5y
average tenure
18y
longest tenure
6
trustees past 6 years
9.6y
average years in governance
7 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
10
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 10The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 10Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Environment/conservation/heritage 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Education 12Professional services 2Finance 1

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  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Websitewww.gbsf.org.uk
Phone02074369042
AddressLower Ground Floor, 24 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4TQ

Finances

£1,615,787 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£1,453,587£884,122
2022£1,584,986£1,096,114
2023£1,420,135£1,512,101
2024£3,867,072£1,846,955
2025£1,615,787£1,806,921

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THECITIZENS OF JAPAN IN EACH OTHERSã INSTITUTIONS, PEOPLE, HISTORY, LANGUAGE, CULTUREAND SPORT, IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE & HEALTH AND ALSO IN EACH OTHERSãINTELLECTUAL, ARTISTIC AND ECONOMIC LIFE; (B) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN ANY OF THE ABOVE AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OFSUCH RESEARCH.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND NEW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH NOV 1984, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON THE 16TH NOV 1994 NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21 JULY 2010 AND BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON 21 JULY 2010

Trustees (10)

10trustees
69median age
5aged 70+
Succession outlook: 5 of 10 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation · 01867362 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 28/11/1984

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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