# SHIKA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1120990
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 27, 2007
- **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=1120990


## Contact

- **Address:** Primavera, Wellhouse Lane, Burgess Hill
- **Postcode:** RH15 0BN
- **Phone:** 01444213539
- **Email:** info@shika.org.uk
- **Website:** www.shika.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND SUPPORT TO DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN EAST AFRICA (PREDOMINANTLY TANZANIA) WHO DUE TO THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE.2) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RAISING AWARENESS OF HIV/AIDS TO COMMUNITIES AT RISK.

**Activities:** Provision of educational opportunities mainly, although not exclusively, through sponsorship (or grants) to individuals from disadvantaged communities in East Africa, predominantly Tanzania. Facilitation of educational workshops to beneficiaries in TanzaniaPromote trade with craftspeople from disadvantaged communities in East Africa through the sale of their products in the UK.

**Area of benefit:** EAST AFRICA (PREDOMINANTLY TANZANIA)




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Tanzania



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £6432 | £6634 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £10025 | £12610 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £19029 | £16575 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £16450 | £23810 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £23591 | £23131 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **RUPERT BURSTOW** (Chair)
- EMILY JANE BAMFORD
- MR ROB CORBETT
- ROSALIND EDWARDS