# CHILDREN OF WATAMU

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1098731
- **Other names:** WORKING FOR THE CHILDREN OF WATAMU
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** July 24, 2003
- **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=1098731


## Contact

- **Address:** 9 Barn Close, Denchworth, WANTAGE, Oxfordshire
- **Postcode:** OX12 0EZ
- **Phone:** +447479498987
- **Email:** dave@childrenofwatamu.org
- **Website:** www.childrenofwatamu.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST CHILDREN IN WATUMU, KENYA BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS SCHOOL FEES FOR CHILDREN IN WATUMU

**Activities:** Education/Training. Relief of poverty.The main aim of the charity is to maintain the Happy House Project. It is a home for children, many of whom have been orphaned, neglected, beaten, abandoned and abused in many ways. The charity provides for these children kindergarten and primary education at Sue Hayward's Happy House School and secondary education at local high schools

**Area of benefit:** KENYA, AFRICA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Kenya
- Blackpool
- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £165088 | £85169 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £120234 | £81538 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £153123 | £158903 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £161972 | £168924 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £160009 | £155901 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DAVID HAYWARD** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 3, 2015
- Cheryl Bronwen Ridgway — appointed Oct. 27, 2024
- Chloe Groves — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- DAWN HEATHER WHITE — appointed Nov. 21, 2021
- Grace Dunbar — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- Lewis Hall — appointed Oct. 27, 2024
- PHILIP MARSHALL — appointed July 30, 2023
- Peter Michael Reid — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- SILAS KARISA — appointed Jan. 16, 2022