The Hands UP Foundation

Registered charity 1156491 CIO Registered since 2014

Operates: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7y median 9y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.9y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

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Sector coverage

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6Disability 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1Professional services 1Property 1

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Contact

Website	http://www.actionsyria.org.uk
Email	contact@actionsyria.org.uk
Phone	07871886316
Address	Action Syria, Rich Mix Cultural Centre, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA

Finances

£381,326 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£682,180	£625,881
2022	£584,041	£515,449
2023	£721,571	£740,889
2024	£504,109	£659,041
2025	£381,326	£494,630

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityOverseas Aid/famine Relief

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Other FinanceProvides ServicesOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST THE VICTIMS OF WAR, CONFLICT OR NATURAL DISASTER, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD, MEDICAL AID, ACCOMMODATION, ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE;THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY PROVIDING PERSONS IN NEED WITH GRANTS OR MONEY OR BY PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR SERVICES, ITEMS OR FACILITIES;SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINEIN PARTICULAR FOR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PEOPLE IN SYRIA AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES AND REFUGEES OF SYRIAN ORIGIN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 01 APR 2014AMENDED ON 20 SEP 2017 as amended on 04 Apr 2024

Trustees (7)

7trustees

49median age

0aged 70+

Alexandra Lopoukhineage 49 Chair since 2024
Francis James Edward Lyon since 2024
George Butler since 2014
Joseph Roberts since 2017
Louisa Katherine Delia Leeper since 2014
Mazen Gharibah since 2023
Nicholas Haslam since 2017

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The Field Lane Foundation 1 shared trustee

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