THE AFNAN LIBRARY TRUST

Charity number: 291949
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Maintaining, developing and expanding the collection of books, manuscripts and archive material of the late Hasan M Balyuzi as the core collection of a research library (The Afnan Library) in accordance with Mr Balyuzi's testamentory wishes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 20 June 2024

Total income: £25,926
Total expenditure: £26,368

People

7 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 June 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
Manijeh Afnan-Murray Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Carmel Cunningham Momen Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Iqan Shahidighamsari Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Payam Foroudi Trustee 02 March 2016
None on record
Patrick O'Mara Trustee 19 May 2015
None on record
ROBERT BALYUZI Trustee 12 November 2013
None on record
Dr MOOJAN MOMEN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 20/06/2020 20/06/2021 20/06/2022 20/06/2023 20/06/2024
Total gross income £27.06k £17.40k £7.43k £226.11k £25.93k
Total expenditure £18.66k £18.69k £17.98k £19.82k £26.37k
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 20 June 2024 20 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 20 June 2024 20 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 20 June 2023 24 April 2024 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 20 June 2023 24 April 2024 4 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 20 June 2022 16 May 2023 26 days late
Accounts and TAR 20 June 2022 Not Required
Annual return 20 June 2021 20 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 20 June 2021 Not Required
Annual return 20 June 2020 24 May 2021 34 days late
Accounts and TAR 20 June 2020 24 May 2021 34 days late Download Open in new window
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 23/05/1985 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 19/05/2015

Charitable objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF THE BAHA'I FAITH IN PRESERVING AND DEVELOPING THE COLLECTION WHICH INCULDES BOOKS TABLETS DOCUMENTS MATERIAL FROM DIARIES AND LETTER BOOKS MANUSCRIPTS PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS AND WHICH RELATE TO THE BAHA'I FAITH BRITISH EUROPEAN AND WORLD HISTORY MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES IN GENERAL AND TO COMPARATIVE RELIGION FORMED BY THE DECEASED IN HIS LIFE TIME AND GENERALLY TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE STUDY OF THE BAHA'I FAITH.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The Old Chapel
14 Pleasant Place
SANDY
Bedfordshire
SG19 1HX
Phone:
07763363594
Email:
admin@afnanlibrary.org
Website:

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