# BUILDING FUTURES IN THE GAMBIA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159520
- **Other names:** BFIG
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 8, 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=1159520


## Contact

- **Address:** 14 Millennium Gardens, Cradley Heath
- **Postcode:** B64 5LL
- **Phone:** 01384569700
- **Email:** bfigcharity@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://bfigcharity.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN GAMBIA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT WHICH WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE.

**Activities:** The charity is currently involved in a project to build a small nursery school in Busumbala Village in The Gambia, West Africa. Funds are being raised through projects at schools/colleges where the trustees are employed and also through projects organised by local volunteers. Details regarding the current Busumbala School Project can be found at https://bfigcharity.org/




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- The Gambia



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 1, 2025 | £5034 | £5661 | — | — |
| Sept. 1, 2024 | £4440 | £4127 | — | — |
| Sept. 1, 2023 | £1581 | £1174 | — | — |
| Sept. 1, 2022 | £3920 | £3764 | — | — |
| Sept. 1, 2021 | £1579 | £1282 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MARK CHIDLER B.ED HONS** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 7, 2014
- DAMON O'NEILL B.ED — appointed Dec. 7, 2014
- PETER KENDRICK B.ED HONS — appointed Dec. 7, 2014