International African Institute

Registered charity 1084798 Registered since 2001

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

8.2y median 8.5y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

15.3y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 8Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experience

Education 10

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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The Parkes Foundation 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	internationalafricaninstitute.org
Email	iai@soas.ac.uk
Phone	07860544078
Address	SOAS, THORNHAUGH STREET, RUSSELL SQUARE, LONDON, WC1H 0XG

Finances

£181,703 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£145,552	£141,556
2022	£150,699	£142,123
2023	£162,407	£153,766
2024	£191,528	£169,710
2025	£181,703	£176,876

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Other Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION WORLDWIDE INTO THE STUDY OF AFRICA AND ITS LANGUAGES AND CULTURES.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/12/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/06/2013 as amended on 30 Mar 2018

Trustees (8)

8trustees

75median age

5aged 70+

Succession outlook: 5 of 8 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Dr Carli Coetzeeage 61 since 2025
Dr Deborah Anne Jamesage 72 since 2019
Ken Barlowage 48 since 2019
Professor Denis Murray Lastage 88
Professor Katherine Mary Homewoodage 75 since 2014
Professor Philip Chester Burnhamage 83
Professor Richard Osborne Fardon BSC PHD since 2014
Professor Karin Judith Barberage 77 since 2016

Linked company (Companies House)

International African Institute · 04133841 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 29/12/2000

2 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

The Parkes Foundation 1 shared trustee
Oxford Opera Trust CIO 1 shared trustee

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