# THE KOBY FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1184500
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 19, 2019
- **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=1184500


## Contact

- **Address:** 30 Rockcliffe Grange, MANSFIELD
- **Postcode:** NG18 4YW
- **Phone:** 07768110733
- **Email:** rogertwillis1@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN GHANA BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.  2) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN GHANA THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;C) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

**Activities:** The Koby Foundation is now a registered charity  No# 1184500. It received its name after a little boy called Koby died suffering from serious injuries and malnutrition. Since then Marie Willis has been working with our friend Sala in Amasaman,a poor suburb of Accra Ghana. Children are fed and schooled on a daily basis and given advantages beyond their reach with much success.

**Area of benefit:** OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Other Finance, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Ghana



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £62548 | £56844 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £64652 | £71797 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £47332 | £41484 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £54887 | £40624 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £76396 | £31022 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **ROGER TRESCO WILLIS** (Chair) — appointed July 19, 2019
- EMILY ELIZABETH WILLIS — appointed July 19, 2019
- JESSICA NAOMI POZNANSKI — appointed July 19, 2019
- Julie Lynne Hitchcock — appointed Feb. 1, 2020
- MARIE ANN WILLIS — appointed July 19, 2019