# KOKO FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1199564
- **Other names:** The Hope Lease Limited Koko Foundation
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [13394917](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13394917)
- **Registered:** July 6, 2022
- **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=1199564


## Contact

- **Address:** The Hope Lease Ltd Koko Foundation, 3rd Floor, 7 GREENLAND STREET, LONDON
- **Phone:** 020 7388 3222
- **Email:** info@kokofoundation.com
- **Website:** https://kokofoundation.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 2. OBJECTS2.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:2.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PERFORMING ARTS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, ARTISTIC TRAINING, PERFORMANCE, PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES.2.1.2 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES.2.1.3 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY WORKING WITH SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF CAMDEN IN LONDON. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE ?SOCIALLY EXCLUDED? MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THOSE THAT ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF YOUTH AND/OR UNEMPLOYMENT.2.1.4 TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROMOTION, PRODUCTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF ALL ART FORMS, INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, MUSIC, DANCE AND FILM, WITH PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE REFERENCE TO LIVE PERFORMANCES. 2.1.5 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME.

**Activities:** Our main activities in furtherance of the Charity objects and for the public benefit have been environmental initiatives. The Charity has donated fruit trees to over twenty five primary schools, given away over five hundred whip trees through community events, and most notably partnered with Camden Council to plant trees in council estates.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £641148 | £517745 | £120981 | 1 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £191098 | £188357 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £63286 | £68159 |  -  |  -  |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Amarjit Talwar MBE** | Chair | July 6, 2022 |
| Jane Elizabeth Featherstone |  | Nov. 3, 2023 |
| Julian Richard Henry Mylchreest |  | Jan. 26, 2026 |
| Lord Edward Henry Butler Vaizey |  | Feb. 25, 2026 |
| Oliver Bengough |  | May 13, 2021 |
| Susana Leith-Smith |  | Feb. 25, 2026 |