Friends of Soqotra
Registered charity 1097546 Registered since 2003
Operates: Yemen
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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.
6 trustees on the board
- Dr KAY Patrick Suzanne VAN Damme Chair
- Alaa Owaineh since 2023
- Dr Dana Pietsch
- Haifaa Abedalhaleem since 2020
- Mark Alexander Howard Thomlinson since 2020
- Rowan Salim since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Dr KAY Patrick Suzanne VAN Damme Chair
- Dr Dana Pietsch
- Haifaa Abedalhaleem since 2020
- Mark Alexander Howard Thomlinson since 2020
- Rowan Salim since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Alaa Owaineh since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Shubbak:A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Newbury District Field Club Similar size; both Environment
- Friends of Allington With Sedgebrook Primary School Similar size; both Environment
- Heapey and Wheelton WAR Memorial Trust Similar size; both Environment
- The Ross on WYE and District Civic Society Similar size; both Environment
- The Friends of Tiptree Heath Similar size; both Environment
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Contact
| Website | www.friendsofsoqotra.org |
| fos.secretary@gmail.com | |
| Phone | 075851208062 |
| Address | ARAB BRITISH CENTRE LTD, 1 GOUGH SQUARE, LONDON, EC4A 3DE |
Finances
£1,251 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £1,099 | £870 |
| 2021 | £1,698 | £411 |
| 2022 | £319 | £581 |
| 2023 | £1,023 | £345 |
| 2024 | £1,251 | £128 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable 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.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25/08/2001AS AMENDED ON 25/09/2011
Trustees (6)
- Dr KAY Patrick Suzanne VAN Damme Chair
- Alaa Owainehage band 45-49 since 2023
- Dr Dana Pietsch
- Haifaa Abedalhaleem since 2020
- Mark Alexander Howard Thomlinson since 2020
- Rowan Salim since 2020
Connected charities (1)
- Shubbak:A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture 1 shared trustee
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