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The Sudanese Coptic Association
- 8 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities and 2 more
- Where
- East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton And Hove
- Website
- www.sudanesecoptic.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1995
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024--
- 2023--
- 2022--
Earlier years
- 2021--
- 2020--
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2017: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 18%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) TO ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION OF THE COPTIC CHRISTIAN FAITH. 2)TO RELEIVE NEED HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS OF THE COPTIC CHRISTIAN FAITH WHO ARE OF SUNDANESE NATIONALITY ORIGIN OR DESCENT AND WHO LIVE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUDAN OR ELSEWHERE; AND 3)TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS PARTICULARLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OF SUDANESE NATIONALITY ORIGIN OR DESCENT AND WHO LIVE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Grants received
1 grant · £5,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £5,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- George Rifat Hakim Chair since 2003
- Atif Michele Girgis since 2010
- Aziza Ibrahim since 1998
- Gehan Wilson since 2017
- Houda Geldes since 2010
- Hala Girgis since 2012
- Magdi Zahir Wahaba since 2010
- Mary Gozman since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- George Rifat Hakim Chair since 2003
- Atif Michele Girgis since 2010
- Aziza Ibrahim since 1998
- Gehan Wilson since 2017
- Houda Geldes since 2010
- Hala Girgis since 2012
- Magdi Zahir Wahaba since 2010
- Mary Gozman since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- George Rifat Hakim Chair since 2003
- Atif Michele Girgis since 2010
- Aziza Ibrahim since 1998
- Gehan Wilson since 2017
- Houda Geldes since 2010
- Hala Girgis since 2012
- Magdi Zahir Wahaba since 2010
- Mary Gozman since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1047955
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2 JULY 1995 AS AMENDED 11 JULY 2008.
- Contact on the register
- 01273279466 · sudanesecoptic@hotmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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