FRIENDS OF SOQOTRA

Charity Number: 1097546
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting Soqotra and interest in it through exhibitions, talks, articles and publications. Provide website and newsletter.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £1,023
Total expenditure: £345

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Yemen

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 May 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FOS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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
Dr KAY PATRICK SUZANNE VAN DAMME Chair
None on record
Alaa Owaineh Trustee 30 September 2023
None on record
Dr Francesca Pella Trustee 26 September 2020
None on record
Haifaa Abedalhaleem Trustee 26 September 2020
None on record
Rowan Salim Trustee 26 September 2020
None on record
Mark Alexander Howard Thomlinson Trustee 26 September 2020
None on record
Dr DANA PIETSCH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £1.23k £1.10k £1.70k £319 £1.02k
Total expenditure £4.56k £870 £411 £581 £345
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 31 December 2023 05 November 2024 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 03 November 2023 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 23 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 10 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 25 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25/08/2001 AS AMENDED ON 25/09/2011

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABLE USE AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOQOTRA ISLAND GROUP AND IN SO DOING TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE PEOPLE OF SOQOTRA THROUGH: A) RAISING AWARENESS OF THE GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SOQOTRAN CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND OF ANY PROPOSED ACTIONS WHICH MIGHT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THESE. B) SUPPORTING SUCCESSFUL TRADITIONAL SOQOTRAN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PROMOTING ALL PROTECTIVE STATUTES AND DESIGNATIONS. C) PROMOTING PRACTICAL AND ACTION ORIENTED RESEARCH AND ENCOURAGING ITS APPLICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION. D) FACILITATING THE INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH WITH THE DELIVERY OF PRACTICAL PROJECTS PRIORITISED BY THE SOQOTRAN COMMUNITY. E) PROVIDING A SOURCE OF EXPERTISE, ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOQOTRA. F) PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPORT FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF SOQOTRA. G) CO-OPERATING WITH GOVERNMENTAL, ACADEMIC AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN YEMEN AND ELSEWHERE WHICH HAVE SIMILAR AIMS TO THIS ASSOCIATION. H) INFLUENCING TOURISM TO DEVELOP IN A MANNER WHICH MAINTAINS AND ENHANCES THE INDIGENOUS SOQOTRAN CULTURE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit

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

OVERSEAS, SOQOTRA, YEMEN

Contact information

Address:
2 Plain Farm Cottages
East Tisted
ALTON
Hampshire
GU34 3RT
Phone:
07584622247
Email:
fos.secretary@gmail.com
Website:

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