# BALA CHILDREN&#x27;S CENTRE KENYA

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1101120
- **Other names:** BALA ORPHANAGE KENYA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 9, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1101120


## Contact

- **Address:** Orchard House, Bagbury Lane, Restrop, Purton, SWINDON
- **Postcode:** SN5 4LX
- **Phone:** 07825770523
- **Email:** dorianferdinando@hotmail.co.uk
- **Website:** www.balachildrenscentre.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) FURTHERANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND, IN PARTICULAR, AFRICA.2) RELIEF OF POVERTY, NEED, HARDSHIP DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE UK &amp; ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA.3) SUPPORT THE ORPHANAGES &amp; PLACES OF REFUGE FOR CHILDREN WORLDWIDE.

**Activities:** The charity engages in 2 activities:  1) raising funds within the UK and 2) creating businesses in Western Kenya that will allow the Children?s Centre to become sustainable for its day-to-day running costs.  The centre cares for around 300 orphans and needy children, providing primary and secondary education. The children live on site or with extended local family groups and are fed and cared for.

**Area of benefit:** IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR AFRICA.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Kenya
- Gloucestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £55719 | £55663 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £75369 | £82725 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £87144 | £78858 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £52546 | £55075 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £53898 | £59296 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **RICHARD DORIAN FERDINANDO** (Chair)
- MAURA VIVIENNE FERDINANDO
- Paul Hargreaves MA — appointed Oct. 1, 2014


