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Myra's Wells

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1143345
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 15, 2011
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
72 Oakhurst Road
West Moors
FERNDOWN
BH22 0DR

Contact

Activities

DRILLING OF WELLS IN RURAL VILLAGESPROVIDING AID TO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES IN BURKINA FASO

Objects: 3 Application of incomeThe Trustees must apply the income of the Charity in furthering the following objects (“the objects”) which shall be for the public bene?t in the Burkina Faso area of West Africa:-(i) to preserve and protect good health by providing finance for the drilling of wells and the provision of clean water and to ensure wells are maintained and in working order;(ii) to advance education by providing assistance to schools, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of equipment and supplies for schools; and(iii) to relieve ?nancial hardship by supporting small agricultural/horticultural projects; and(iv) to advance religion by passing on gifts for the purchase of Christian literature, including bibles, to churches where poverty makes it impossible for local people to buy them; and(v) to prevent and relieve poverty and further other charitable purposes (specifically, the social relief, resettlement and rehabilitation of persons under a disability or deprivation) by passing on gifts for the relief of suffering caused by terrorist activity (and consequent population migration), drought or other natural disaster.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People

Areas of operation

Country
Burkina Faso

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Aug. 31, 2024 £159,717 £124,411
Aug. 31, 2023 £152,986 £180,530
Aug. 31, 2022 £294,692 £275,361
Aug. 31, 2021 £227,542 £231,477
Aug. 31, 2020 £130,873 £139,366

Trustees

Name Appointed
George Edwin Martin (Chair) June 1, 2011
Christopher Jones Sept. 25, 2019
Jeremy Edward Nash Sept. 25, 2019
John Scott Pusey Feb. 4, 2016
Lois Kristina Partridge June 1, 2011
Mark Francis Anness Feb. 4, 2016
Paul Ross Martin June 1, 2011
Trudi Carter June 1, 2011