# THE COWRIE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

## Details

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


## Contact

- **Address:** 20 School Road, West Wellow, ROMSEY
- **Postcode:** SO51 6AR
- **Phone:** 07833437591
- **Email:** info@cowriescholarshipfoundation.org
- **Website:** www.cowriescholarshipfoundation.org



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £299786 | £322292 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £231696 | £207755 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £204873 | £108592 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £116234 | £21939 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Professor Richard Oreffo** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 27, 2020
- Ajay Ajisola Ajimobi — appointed Oct. 9, 2023
- DR TIM CLAYDEN — appointed Jan. 6, 2021
- Dr Adetola Adekunle — appointed May 28, 2025
- Dr Sadiya Akram — appointed Oct. 9, 2023
- George Connolly — appointed May 28, 2025
- PEER-JADA QURESHI — appointed Sept. 28, 2020