# VILLAGE AID

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1067322
- **Other names:** VILLAGE AID LTD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 9, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1067322


## Contact

- **Address:** Self Help Africa, Second Floor Suite, Westgate House, Hills Lane, SHREWSBURY
- **Postcode:** SY1 1QU
- **Phone:** 07432053964
- **Email:** info@villageaid.org
- **Website:** www.villageaid.org



## Activities

**Objects:** A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG PERSONS INHABITING COUNTRIES IN THE THIRD WORLD IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICESB) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ISSUES EFFECTING THE DEVELOPING WORLD

**Activities:** Village Aid empowers disadvantaged people in rural West Africa to improve their own lives.Working through community based partners, participatory learning is used to identify development priorities. Skills and resources are provided to turn these into a reality, programmes include Education, Securing Livelihoods and Access to Justice.

**Area of benefit:** THIRD WORLD




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cameroon
- Ghana
- Senegal
- The Gambia
- Derbyshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Sheffield City
- Staffordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £49077 | £82691 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £56875 | £60201 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £62739 | £78931 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £59696 | £86070 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £120552 | £73767 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Catherine Fitzgibbon — appointed June 5, 2024
- Dervla Owens — appointed June 5, 2024
- Geoff Meagher — appointed June 5, 2024
- Mary Robinson — appointed Feb. 23, 2024