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World Connect International, UK

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1194944
Status
Registered
Registered
June 24, 2021
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
24 OLD BOND STREET
c/o Price Bailey
LONDON
W1S 4AP

Activities

World Connect International, UK invests directly in the ideas of local leaders who are best positioned to drive self-sustaining development in their communities. Their ideas have lifted the lives of over 1 million people in 1,600 communities worldwide. The CIO provides grants directly to communities in the Global South to launch their own project ideas.

Objects: The Object Of The CIO Is For The Public Benefit, To Advance Such Charitable Purposes (According To The Laws Of England And Wales) As The Trustees See Fit From Time To Time In Particular But Not Limited To:(a) The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty Anywhere In The World, In Particular, But Not Exclusively, By Providing Grants To Individuals In Need And/or Charities, Or Other Organisations Working To Prevent Or Relieve Poverty;(b) The Advancement Of Education, Anywhere In The World, In Particular, But Not Exclusively, By Providing Grants To Organisations, Charities, Communities And/or Individuals Working To Advance Education; And(c) The Relief Of Sickness And The Preservation Of Health, Anywhere In The World, In Particular But Not Exclusively By Providing Grants To Organisations, Charities, Communities And/or Individuals Working To Relieve Sickness And Preserve Health

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Albania, Belize, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic), Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £310,077 £256,507
Dec. 31, 2023 £135,032 £194,066
Dec. 31, 2022 £76,930 £10,877
Dec. 31, 2021 — —

Trustees

Name Appointed
Andrew Bedford Aug. 24, 2020
Christopher Cabot Aug. 24, 2020
Emmanuelle Lepic Sept. 25, 2023
Esme Lovell Smith Aug. 24, 2020
Hafsat Abiola Aug. 24, 2020
Ilia Tchelikidi Aug. 24, 2020
Kemal Ahmed Sept. 22, 2024
Kristina Kenworthy Sept. 22, 2024
Sara Boillot Feb. 14, 2025
Stephanie Cabot Oct. 28, 2024