# MAKOMBORERO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1122176
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Jan. 4, 2008
- **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=1122176


## Contact

- **Address:** 51 Willersley Avenue, SIDCUP
- **Postcode:** DA15 9EJ
- **Phone:** 07793889255
- **Email:** info@makomborero.info
- **Website:** www.makomborero.info



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AFRICA BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PROVIDE FOR TRAINING AND COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS.

**Activities:** Makomborero (which means "blessings" in the local Zimbabwean language, Shona) is a UK registered charity that helps relieve poverty in Africa through the education of its children. Makomborero achieves this by investing time and money in disadvantaged communities in Zimbabwe, enabling talented students to fulfil their potential and providing them with hope and a future.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Zimbabwe



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £154135 | £203101 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £184401 | £129987 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £196941 | £192435 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £147880 | £157469 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £131735 | £141354 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **ABIODUN OLORUNFEMI** (Chair)
- Christine Wetherall — appointed July 7, 2025
- Jacquelyn Van Jaarsveld — appointed Nov. 6, 2018
- Miriam Bandera — appointed July 7, 2025
- Mujuru Simbarashe Mupfumira — appointed Sept. 7, 2015
- NICOLA BALDWIN — appointed Sept. 25, 2011
- Nathan Whitaker
- Solinda Tracy Butawo — appointed Nov. 1, 2022