# PROJECT GAMBIA TRUST - RIDGEWOOD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1160143
- **Other names:** PROJECT GAMBIA TRUST RIDGEWOOD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Jan. 26, 2015
- **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=1160143


## Contact

- **Address:** 25 CLARK STREET, STOURBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** DY8 3UF
- **Phone:** 077454708200
- **Email:** projectgambia1@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.projectgambia.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING OF PEOPLE IN ALL FORMAL LEVELS OF EDUCATION IN GAMBIA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC SPECIFICALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED TO RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL IN ISSUES FACING THOSE IN THE GAMBIA.(B) TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE GAMBIA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

**Activities:** Working alongside Gambian schools and communities we go beyond handouts to provide the education, support and funding needed for   people to become independent, and find a sustainable solution to poverty.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- The Gambia
- Birmingham City
- Dudley
- Staffordshire
- Wolverhampton
- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £174677 | £152274 | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | £170485 | £169813 | — | — |
| May 31, 2023 | £144317 | £122515 | — | — |
| May 31, 2022 | £24043 | £24340 | — | — |
| May 31, 2021 | £25125 | £28513 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **John Kevin Hodt** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 21, 2014
- Alex John Smith — appointed Dec. 9, 2023
- BEVERLEY HODT — appointed Dec. 21, 2014
- Catherine Veronica Bridgewater — appointed Nov. 20, 2017
- Georgia Mae Wilkinson — appointed Aug. 1, 2024
- JACQUELINE ANNE HILL — appointed Dec. 21, 2014
- STEVEN DAVIS — appointed Dec. 21, 2014