# ACT (AFRICAN CHILD TRUST)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1158266
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 18, 2014
- **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=1158266


## Contact

- **Address:** 40 Tamworth Road, CROYDON
- **Postcode:** CR0 1XU
- **Phone:** 02086880386
- **Email:** office@africanchildtrust.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.africanchildtrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN OF WIDOWS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN AFRICA THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UK, AFRICA AND WORLDWIDE AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND GUIDED BY CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.

**Activities:** African Child Trust (ACT) is working to relieve poverty among disadvantaged children and women-led households in  Africa. We are educating children and orphans and empowering widows and women-in-need through training and income generation for sustainable livelihood to support their families. We are engaging UK youths in global citizenship awareness and international development experience.

**Area of benefit:** WITHIN THE UK, AFRICA AND WORLDWIDE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **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, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Burkina Faso
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £204042 | £223121 | — | — |
| April 30, 2024 | £256964 | £222583 | — | — |
| April 30, 2023 | £210420 | £185654 | — | — |
| April 30, 2022 | £202781 | £152275 | — | — |
| April 30, 2021 | £174556 | £144892 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **GWENNETH HOWES** (Chair) — appointed May 15, 2022
- Abiola Olufeyimi — appointed Sept. 17, 2025
- CHIMA AMIAKA — appointed Jan. 30, 2007
- Dr OLUKUNLE ONABOLU — appointed Nov. 7, 1998
- Jack Beadle — appointed Sept. 17, 2025
- Nwabueze Amiaka — appointed May 17, 2022