Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

AFGHAN REFUGEE INFORMATION NETWORK

The Afghanistan Society (the charity's working name) is an independent, apolitical and non-partisan group, open to all, which aims to showcase the richness of Afghan life and culture. It aims to raise awareness and promote dialogue by arranging and supporting events in the UK that bring together those with an interest in or experience of ongoing development and cultural matters in Afghanistan.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
05/04/23*£1£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/22£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/21£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/20?£5£2£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09?*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 38 years

afghanistansociety@gmail.com

02087884554

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

  • DR MARISSA VIRGINIA QUIE Appointed: 2023
  • KUDSIA KAKER Appointed: 2019
  • LESLIE ANN CHARLOTTE KNOTT Appointed: 2019
  • MR R ARGUILE
  • MS E WINTER (Chair)
  • MARK RAINER BOWDEN Appointed: 2019
  • MIRWAIS WARDAK Appointed: 2023
  • SHIRAZUDDIN SIDDIQI Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/11/1986, number: 327194
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR23: 67 days late, AR16: 8 days late, AR15: 122 days late, AR13: 117 days late, AR11: 72 days late, AR10: 436 days late, AR09: 801 days late,
Main office

18 BURSTOCK ROAD
LONDON
SW15 2PW

Objectives

(I) TH RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AMONGST AFGHAN REFUGEES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND (II) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION CONCERNING THE COUNTRY AN PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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