# THE MWEZI FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163037
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 6, 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=1163037


## Contact

- **Address:** 12 Vicarage Road, Henley-on-Thames
- **Postcode:** RG9 1HJ
- **Phone:** 01491573346
- **Email:** mike@mwezifoundation.org
- **Website:** www.mwezifoundation.org



## Activities

**Objects:** The charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to the following:(1) To relieve poverty through donating or otherwise facilitating the provision of solar energy to those in need in Kenya or anywhere else in the world that the trustees decide.(2) To advance the education of the public in matters relating to solar energy, climate change and the protection of the environment and to carry out and disseminate the results of research into all aspects of energy generation, distribution, supply and use.(3) To advance education by making grants for the payment of educational fees and the associated costs of attending educational establishments.

**Activities:** The Mwezi Foundation provides access to solar lighting to those living without access to mains electricity.   In particular we donate solar lights to schools who provide them to their pupils to allow them to study outside of school hours, thereby improving educational opportunities.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kenya
- Sierra Leone



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £53090 | £49177 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £58059 | £50172 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £32303 | £51332 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £43949 | £31226 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £54330 | £20621 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **CLAIRE LOUISE PAYE** (Chair) — appointed June 11, 2015
- Alison Tara Miller — appointed May 19, 2025
- MICHAEL HAMBLIN — appointed Oct. 15, 2013
- Martin Scott Keat — appointed May 19, 2025
- William Durigan — appointed Nov. 1, 2022