# OPTIMUM KENYA TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154051
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Oct. 2, 2013
- **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=1154051


## Contact

- **Address:** Chandlers Farm, Foots Lane, Burwash Weald, ETCHINGHAM, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** TN19 7LE
- **Phone:** 01435 884103
- **Email:** nigel.gaymer@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.optimumkenyatrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN KENYA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE STANDARDS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES AND BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES TO STUDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT.

**Activities:** ESTABLISHED CHARITY IN KENYA "MSAADA KENYA TRUST" TO ACT AS OPERATIONAL CHARITY IN KENYA.SELECTED THE LENANA HIGH SCHOOL AS THE FIRST BENEFICIARY OF THE TRUST WITH PUPIL BURSARIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE RENOVATION. GRANTED 53 BURSARIES AND CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR REBUILDING THE SCHOOL SWIMMING POOL AND I.T. FACILITY. EXTENDING THE AWARENESS OF THE TRUST ACTIVITIES AND ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE FUNDING




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kenya



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £21029 | £15307 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £9745 | £4189 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £11335 | £15097 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £5117 | £15530 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £4977 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **NIGEL ANTHONY PLUMPTRE GAYMER FCA** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 15, 2013
- ALAN WOOTON MAY FCA — appointed June 29, 2015
- ALEXANDER JOHN O'GRADY — appointed Jan. 15, 2013
- HADI MANJI — appointed Jan. 15, 2024