Registered charity · London
Alfanar
a. the advancement of education and learning for the public benefit, and in particular to educate men and women and young people of all ages from a broad range of geographical, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds in the Arab world, to enable...
- 5 trustees
- Income £2.0m (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- City Of London, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan
- Website
- www.alfanar.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Alfanar
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£2.0m£2.8m
- 2023£2.5m£2.5m
- 2022£2.5m£2.1m
Earlier years
- 2021£2.1m£2.0m
- 2020£2.2m£1.8m
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
a. the advancement of education and learning for the public benefit, and in particular to educate men and women and young people of all ages from a broad range of geographical, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds in the Arab world, to enable them to realise their full potential as individuals, within society as a whole; andb. the relief and prevention of poverty, in particular among socially and economically disadvantaged communities in countries in the Arab world by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training and other support designed to enable members of those communities to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient;provided always that nothing contained herein shall authorise or be deemed to authorise the carrying on of any activity for any purposes except those regarded as charitable by the laws of England and Wales.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Lubna Olayan Chair
- Evguenia Stoitchkova since 2026
- Hani Kablawi since 2026
- Joud Abdel Majeid since 2025
- Sherif Foda since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Sherif Foda since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Lubna Olayan Chair
- Evguenia Stoitchkova since 2026
- Hani Kablawi since 2026
- Joud Abdel Majeid since 2025
- Sherif Foda since 2015
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.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 1.5 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1105048
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 JUNE 2004 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 13 MAY 2005, 3 OCTOBER 2006 AND 9 MAY 2008. as amended on 09 Jun 2017 as amended on 16 May 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 05141908 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0753 408 8175 · info@alfanar.org.uk
- 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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