Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE COWRIE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Established: 4 years

www.cowriescholarshipfoundation.org

info@cowriescholarshipfoundation.org

07833437591

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£10,000	13/04/2023	to further the charitable objects

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

AJAY AJISOLA AJIMOBI Appointed: 2023

CHELSEA AUSTIN-AJAERO Appointed: 2023

DR TOSHA NEMBHARD Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: WOMEN'S ENGINEERING SOCIETY,

PEER-JADA QURESHI Appointed: 2020

PROFESSOR RICHARD OREFFO (Chair) Appointed: 2020

DR TIM CLAYDEN Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: GREEN TEMPLETON COLLEGE,

DR SADIYA AKRAM Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF ALMA PARK PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION,

NAOMI DAWSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Training Co-Ordinator

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/09/2020, number: 1191471

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

20 School Road
West Wellow
ROMSEY
SO51 6AR

Objectives

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.

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