THE ASFARI FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1116751
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Asfari Foundation's mission is to help young people make a valuable contribution to society by empowering them through education, research, the power of free thinking and by encouraging the development of civil society. The Foundation does all its work through partnerships with other organisations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £351,801
Total expenditure: £2,687,134

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£90k to £100k 1
£100k to £110k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Occupied Palestinian Territories

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 November 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
AYMAN ASFARI Chair 18 September 2006
MADANIYA
Received: On time
Saba Almubaslat Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record
Kareem Asfari Trustee 01 July 2019
None on record
RASHA ELMASRY Trustee 11 September 2017
None on record
Dr Marwan Muasher Trustee 24 June 2014
None on record
John Ferguson Trustee 24 June 2014
None on record
SAWSAN ASFARI Trustee 18 September 2006
THE GALILEE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
ADEEB ASFARI Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £3.34m £3.03m £8.10m £4.34m £351.80k
Total expenditure £3.42m £3.10m £3.11m £4.07m £2.69m
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
Income - Donations and legacies £3.34m £2.73m £7.83m £4.16m N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £351.79k £298.01k £273.95k £179.15k N/A
Income - Other £12.01k £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £3.42m £3.05m £3.07m £4.03m N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £46.79k £35.15k £41.09k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £13.80k £440.36k £21.48k £21.60k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £2.77m £2.61m £2.59m £3.36m N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £46.79k £35.15k £41.09k N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 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 2024 17 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 17 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 09 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 09 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 28 September 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 06 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 02 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 02 September 2021 On time
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED as amended on 14 Oct 2016 as amended on 16 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT BUT TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING 2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORPHANAGES AND HOMES FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. C. PUBLISHING ANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS D. ORGANISING CONFERENCES E. PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES TO SUPPORT UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN TO PURSUE EDUCATION 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: A. ESTABLISHING AND SUPPORTING SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES B. COMMISSIONING, SUPPORTING OR PROMOTING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING IN ANY MEDIA THE RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCHH

Area of benefit

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

SYRIA, LEBANON, PALESTINE

Contact information

Address:
ARAB BRITISH CENTRE LTD
1 GOUGH SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3DE
Phone:
02073723889
Email:
admin@asfarifoundation.org.uk
Website:

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