# FRIENDS OF VAMIZI TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1147351
- **Other names:** THE MOZAMBIQUE FOUNDATION LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 21, 2012
- **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=1147351


## Contact

- **Address:** Stirling House, 10 Viscount Way, Swindon
- **Postcode:** SN3 4TN
- **Phone:** 07767310216
- **Email:** friendsofvamizi@vamizi.com
- **Website:** http://www.vamizi.com/conservation/FriendsofVamiziTrust/



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE, THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING) IN ANY DISCIPLINE;(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH;(C) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH AND DISABILITY;(D) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;(E) THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INHABITANTS OF MOZAMBIQUE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE BOTH TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS;(F) THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY THE PROMOTION OF BEST PRACTICE IN AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK FARMING;(G) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY (INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE STATUS AND RIGHTS OF WOMEN DISADVANTAGED BY REASON OF THEIR SEX); AND(H) SUCH OTHER WHOLLY AND EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

**Activities:** The charity's objects are for the benefit of the people of Mozambique with priority to the villagers on Vamizi Island.The charity aims to advance education to develop the inhabitants; to advance medical health and provide relief for those in need; to advance environmental protection and to promote equality and the status and rights of women disadvantaged by virtue of their sex.

**Area of benefit:** MOZAMBIQUE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Mozambique



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £61943 | £37888 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £4520 | £2836 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £433 | £2788 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2880 | £3361 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £5111 | £2095 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Carl Gustaf Lundin** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 29, 2025
- Christopher Jude Ringrose — appointed Sept. 29, 2025
- Henry John Pitman — appointed Sept. 29, 2025
- JONATHAN CHENEVIX-TRENCH — appointed Sept. 29, 2025
- Martin Andersson — appointed Sept. 29, 2025