KEELE WORLD AFFAIRS

Charity number: 1164457
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our charity invites speakers of national and international standing to lecture on international politics, economics, and other global issues, aiming to encourage lifelong learning and improve public understanding. Attendance is restricted to course subscribers. Details, and archived proceedings of most lectures, are on the website kwaku.org.uk.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income: £19,738
Total expenditure: £15,447

People

7 Trustee(s)

48 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 November 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • WORLD AFFAIRS SOCIETY (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Samantha Caryn Ellsmore Trustee 08 May 2026
None on record
Richard Manning Arkle FCA Trustee 30 April 2025
None on record
John David Sherwood Trustee 30 April 2025
None on record
Adrian Cartwright Trustee 30 April 2025
None on record
Ian Wise KC Trustee 30 April 2025
None on record
Mark Lindsay Lambert Trustee 30 April 2025
None on record
DONALD MUIR Trustee 18 November 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £11.37k £3.89k £14.98k £15.07k £19.74k
Total expenditure £10.47k £5.14k £14.30k £15.25k £15.45k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 28 February 2025 12 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 12 September 2025 On time
Annual return 29 February 2024 22 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 22 December 2024 On time
Annual return 28 February 2023 18 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 18 December 2023 On time
Annual return 28 February 2022 22 February 2023 56 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 22 February 2023 56 days late
Annual return 28 February 2021 15 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 15 December 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 18 Nov 2015 as amended on 25 Sept 2025

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH LECTURES AND OTHER FORMS OF LEARNING IN THE FIELDS OF POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND GLOBAL ISSUES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (I) CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES LIFELONG LEARNING AT COURSES ORGANISED BY THE CIO; AND (II) SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED AT ITS COURSES WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

Contact information

Address:
1 The Mynd
Norton-In-Hales
MARKET DRAYTON
Shropshire
TF9 4FF
Phone:
07801910658
Email:
arkrich@gmail.com
Website:

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