Registered charity (CIO) · London
Friends of Bethlehem UK
Friends of Bethlehem UK is a registered charity (number 1185770) based in London, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Melissa Scott since 2019. Latest income £39k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Friends of Alrowwad UK (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £39k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£39k£31k
- 2024£65k£83k
- 2023£95k£82k
Earlier years
- 2022£50k£51k
- 2021£34k£29k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE PALESTINIAN ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY SUPPORTING THE ALROWWAD CULTURAL & ARTS SOCIETY IN THE AIDA REFUGEE CAMP IN BETHLEHEM.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Melissa Scott Chair since 2019
- Cairistiona Russell since 2023
- Rachel Mooney since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Melissa Scott Chair since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Melissa Scott Chair since 2019
- Cairistiona Russell since 2023
- Rachel Mooney since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 1185770
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Oct 2019 as amended on 02 Feb 2021
- Contact on the register
- 078347690376 · info@bethlehemculturalfestival.com
- 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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