# STARFISH MALAWI

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1130350
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** June 25, 2009
- **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=1130350


## Contact

- **Address:** ALDERDEN COTTAGE, SPONDEN LANE, SANDHURST, CRANBROOK
- **Postcode:** TN18 5NR
- **Phone:** 01580850251
- **Email:** chrisknott@starfishmalawi.com
- **Website:** www.starfishmalawi.com



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN MALAWI AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS AND BY ESTABLISHING AND SUPPORTING VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHEMES ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR WOMEN THE DISABLED AND THE DISADVANTAGED IN MALAWI OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HIV/AIDS AWARENESS PROJECTS AND THE CARE OF ORPHANS IN SUCH PARTS OF MALAWI OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST.

**Activities:** We are committed  to follow the example of Jesus Christ in his compassion for the poor, vulnerable and marginalised by alleviating poverty through education, vocational training and use of sustainable resources.  We support a number of projects in Malawi, link schools in Malawi to schools in the UK, sponsor secondary school students in Malawi among other activities.

**Area of benefit:** MALAWI




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Malawi
- Bexley
- Bradford City
- Bromley
- East Sussex
- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £256466 | £237585 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £255473 | £299784 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £287041 | £286033 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £339164 | £251439 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £245286 | £216972 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **CHRISTOPHER KNOTT** (Chair)
- Bridget Jackson — appointed May 4, 2018
- MARGARET ANNE MITCHELL
- PETER ALAN BELL — appointed May 4, 2018
- Robert Sharpe
- TERRY PICKFORD