# PORRIDGE AND PENS GHANA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1166497
- **Other names:** GHANA ORPHANAGE FOUNDATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** April 13, 2016
- **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=1166497


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 Chapman Close, Brightlingsea, COLCHESTER
- **Postcode:** CO7 0FS
- **Phone:** 07740016229
- **Email:** jemmawilliams89@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.porridgeandpens.org



## Activities

**Objects:** “To relieve poverty of orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children, young adults and families, by provision of such grants and donations as shall be thought fit to orphanages, schools, individuals and families in Kumasi, Ghana, to improve their conditions of life”.

**Activities:** Porridge and Pens works with some of the most disadvantaged children and young adults in Ghana. We do this by providing access to free education, medicine, safe shelter and school meals so young people can create their own bright and sustainable futures, free from poverty.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Ghana
- Essex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £258339 | £282590 | — | — |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £270977 | £316879 | — | — |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £258647 | £262877 | — | — |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £132642 | £133667 | — | — |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £135499 | £69431 | — | — |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Dr PHILIP GRAYDON TIBBS |  | May 1, 2021 |
| Edmund David Smith |  | May 1, 2021 |
| Elizabeth Merrell |  | Dec. 1, 2022 |
| Gregg Weaver |  | Aug. 9, 2018 |
| Jayne Meek JM |  | Aug. 9, 2018 |