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The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1191471
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 25, 2020
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
20 School Road
West Wellow
ROMSEY
SO51 6AR

Activities

The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation has a clear mission to fund disadvantaged Black British students through leading UK universities in the next decade. The Foundation will partner with leading Universities, together with with businesses and donors to provide full scholarships to disadvantaged Black British students.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are To Advance Education And To Relieve Poverty For The Public Benefit By Making Grants And Awards In Particular, But Not Necessarily Exclusively, To Socio-Economically Disadvantaged British Students, With An Ethnicity From African, Carribean And Mixed With One Of These Ethnicities, Wishing To Undertake A Course Of Higher Education, With Leading Universities Of The United Kingdom, Which They Would Otherwise Not Be Able To Undertake.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
Who
Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2024 £299,786 £322,292
Sept. 30, 2023 £231,696 £207,755
Sept. 30, 2022 £204,873 £108,592
Sept. 30, 2021 £116,234 £21,939

Trustees

Name Appointed
Professor Richard Oreffo (Chair) Aug. 27, 2020
Ajay Ajisola Ajimobi Oct. 9, 2023
Dr Tim Clayden Jan. 6, 2021
Dr Adetola Adekunle May 28, 2025
Dr Sadiya Akram Oct. 9, 2023
George Connolly May 28, 2025
Peer-Jada Qureshi Sept. 28, 2020