# BITOU COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1172847
- **Other names:** THE BITOU TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** May 3, 2017
- **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=1172847


## Contact

- **Address:** 30 Kings Lane, WINDLESHAM, Surrey
- **Postcode:** GU20 6JQ
- **Phone:** 07444382270
- **Email:** tamzin@ractliffe.com
- **Website:** www.bitoutrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ORGANISATION IS ESTABLISHED TO MAKE GRANTS TO NON FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOLLOWING ECLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE BITOU REGION OF THE WESTERN CAPE OF SOUTH AFRCIA:A) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH.B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.D) THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.E) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS "DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MET THEIR OWN NEEDS").F) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

**Activities:** The Bitou Trust is dedicated to assisting disadvantaged communities and advancing sustainable development and conservation within the Bitou region of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Situated in the heart of the UNESCO Garden Route Biosphere Reserve, the Bitou municipal area covers 992 square kms within one of the most diverse biodiversity hot spots on the planet.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- South Africa
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £343589 | £332085 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £271827 | £264395 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £254000 | £282900 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £1500 | £670 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1800 | £255 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **ANNABELLE CONYNGHAM** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 30, 2016
- JANE TAYLOR — appointed April 27, 2017
- Morkel Pienaar — appointed Jan. 31, 2024
- PHILIPPA VAUGHAN — appointed April 27, 2017
- Philippa Mary Sauvenier — appointed Jan. 30, 2024