Registered charity (CIO) · London
Friends of the British Overseas Territories
Friends of the British Overseas Territories is a registered charity (number 1156763) based in London, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Albert Andrew Poggio GMH OBE since 2019. Latest income £51k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £51k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.fotbot.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£51k£48k
- 2024£42k£39k
- 2023£55k£54k
Earlier years
- 2022£41k£41k
- 2021£17k£15k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF STUDENTS FROM THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES WHO ARE STUDYING IN THE UK. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES AND THE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES. 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 25 BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL VISITS TO THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES 4. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Albert Andrew Poggio GMH OBE Chair since 2019
- Harjinder Jutle since 2025
- Philip Richard Smith since 2025
- Simon Mark Joseph Leary since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Albert Andrew Poggio GMH OBE Chair since 2019
- Simon Mark Joseph Leary since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Albert Andrew Poggio GMH OBE Chair since 2019
- Harjinder Jutle since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Philip Richard Smith since 2025
- Simon Mark Joseph Leary 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.
Gaps to watch
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1156763
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 22 Apr 2014 as amended on 08 Mar 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07534456409 · enquiries@fotbot.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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