UK Charity Commission Registration Number 1120536

About the Luxor Children's Trust

The Little Stars Luxor Trust Fund was formed in June 2007 by four friends who knew of the appalling conditions in which many of Luxor’s orphans, disabled and disadvantaged children exist rather than live. At the forefront of their concern was a young orphaned girl who was about to have an arm amputated, not because the arm was beyond saving but because there was no money available to pay for the costly surgical procedures that would allow her to keep it.

From her plight, it was evident that there was a vital need for a Trust Fund that could help this little girl and other children who were in similar circumstances. In many cases lack of funds for medical care and physiotherapy equipment was leading to lack of hope. A visit to several care homes in Luxor showed that the problem was very widespread but with effort and fund raising could be partially rectified.

The Trust Fund was started with a small bequest from Raymond Hall and Connie Tindale in memory of their brother Derek Hall who was severely disabled after losing a leg in a road accident. In the year 2007 - 20008 more than £35,000 GBP was donated to Little Stars by worldwide supporters.

Patron: The Earl of Carnarvon

Lord & Lady Carnarvon, 8th Earl & Countess of Carnarvon

The Trustees

	Connie Tindale (Chairman) Connie is a long-term resident of Luxor and spent four years living with an Egyptian family in a small village on the west bank of the River Nile. Following a career in horticulture she spent twenty years as a Senior Lecturer in Business Studies teaching accountancy and statistics to degree students in the UK. She is registered disabled and is a published author who now devotes her time to writing and raising funds for Egypt’s disadvantaged children.
	Brian Hardman (Luxor Co-ordinator) Brian is a Canadian accountant of British descent. He has had a varied career and has worked on most of the five continents. He has spent many years living in the Middle East and is a long-term resident of Egypt with homes in Alexandria and Luxor. Brian is an accomplished artist who speaks fluent Arabic and is more interested in Egypt’s people than its monuments.
	Jane Nash (Honorary Secretary) Jane is a British teacher-trainer who has worked with both gifted children and those with learning difficulties. She spent her childhood in South African countries and later spent five years training teachers on the more remote islands of the South Pacific. Jane has a base in Australia where she works in adult education. She is also a fully qualified Counsellor with her own practice and is a published poet. Her love of Egypt matches her love of children.
	Flt. Lt. Mick Tindale (Rtd) (Honorary Treasurer) After travelling the world during a career flying with RAF Bomber Command and Victor Tankers, Mick became a teacher of Technology in a large comprehensive School in the UK. At present he is a Stage Manager for an amateur Theatre Group and works closely with two Schools' Drama Groups. He understands the needs of children and has extensive experience of the Middle East. He is a frequent visitor to Luxor and keeps close eye on all of the LIttle Stars' projects.
Littlestars-Luxor Administrator
...........Carol Sharples
	Carol Sharples Carol has lived in Luxor on a permanent basis for the last six years and is fully familiar with its culture and customs. She spent most of her working life as an Administrator in the UK Education System and has great experience in dealing with the needs of disadvantaged children. Carol worked tirelessly as a volunteer for Little Stars since it began and, with the unanimous aproval of the Trustees, was appointed as the Luxor Administrator early early in 2008.

Registered Charity Status

Little Stars is a fully registered Charity - UK Charity Commission Number 1120536 and is bound by UK law. We are not seeking registration as a charity with the Egyptian Authorities as we wish to remain primarily a British charity that aims to help Egyptian children. The support of Dr. Samir Farag the governor of Luxor has already been obtained. Thanks are given to Dr. Farag for the help and advice he has given us.

Little Stars is registered with the independent UK organisation Charity Check.

Governing Documents

The Trustees have adopted the UK Charities Commission’s own standard Governing Document (GD2) as the charter by which this Trust Fund will operate. The (PDF) Document can be viewed here:
Charity-Commission.gov.uk/library/publications/pdfs/gd2text.pdf