BRIGHT SPARKS TRUST

Registered charity 1196765 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIGHT SPARKS

For the public benefit, the advancement of education and the relief of poverty among young people in Malawi who would otherwise not be able to afford to access high level education by:a) awarding to such persons scholarships for the payment of fees tenable at any secondary school or institution of higher or further education;b) providing additional financial assistance to ensure the basic requ

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FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN MALAWI WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO ACCESS HIGH LEVEL EDUCATION BY:A) AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES TENABLE AT ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION;B) PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF ATTENDING SUCH INSTITUTIONS ARE MET, FOR PURPOSES SUCH AS SCHOOL UNIFORMS, BOOKS AND STATIONERY, TRANSPORT BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL.

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Registered contact address: Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

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• Alastair John Childchair
• Benjamin Griffiths
• SHANNON MAUREEN GONZALEZ ATKINSON

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Operates in: Malawi

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