# GUATEMALAN FAMILIES ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1105241
- **Other names:** GFA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 2, 2004
- **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=1105241


## Contact

- **Address:** OLD SEVEN STARS, SANDPIT LANE, BLEDLOW, PRINCES RISBOROUGH
- **Postcode:** HP27 9QQ
- **Phone:** 07811116218
- **Email:** moores2003@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.gfa-uk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ADOPTED FROM GUATEMALA IN GUATEMALAN CULTURE.II) TO PROMOTE THE CARE, UPBRINGING AND ESTABLISHMENT IN LIFE OF CHILDREN BORN IN GUATEMALA, FOR WHOM INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION IS THE BEST OPTION FOR THEIR WELL-BEING, BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE CONCERNING INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION.III) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN GUATEMALA AND THOSE FAMILIES WHO HAVE ADOPTED FROM GUATEMALA AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE; PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE RELIEF FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE OF GUATEMALA.

**Activities:** i) to promote the care, upbringing, establishment in life and support in their birth culture of children adopted from Guatemalaii) to advance the understanding of the public in the UK and Guatemala in general about the issues relating to inter-country adoption and all parties of the adoption triadiii) to promote general charitable purposes for the benefit of the community of Guatemala

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- **Who:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £21120 | £23312 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £28139 | £30325 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £23380 | £23615 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £36383 | £35485 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £27726 | £27612 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Nicholas Harrison** (Chair) — appointed April 8, 2017
- Aaron Carlos Fernando Roosedale — appointed April 14, 2018
- Hannah Cassel — appointed March 27, 2021
- Marisa Bradley — appointed April 1, 2023
- Natalia Paola Elizabeth Bradley — appointed April 9, 2022
- Osvaldo Hernan Jack Whitehead — appointed April 12, 2025
- PATRICIA ANNE PARTLETT
- SARAH ROSEMARY MOORE — appointed April 4, 2015
- Sally Jane Tripp — appointed May 26, 2022
- Thomas Peter Carswell — appointed April 1, 2023
- Veronica Maybeli Nina Whitehead — appointed April 12, 2025
- Victor Blaikley-Gomez — appointed March 28, 2025