Registered charity (CIO) · Kent
Friends of Researchers in the Indian Subcontinent
Friends of Researchers in the Indian Subcontinent is a registered charity (number 1204788) based in Kent, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Professor Ahmad Waseem since 2023. Latest income £5k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £5k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and more
- Website
- frischarity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5k£5k
- 2024£2k£2k
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF BIOMEDICINE IN THE UK, EU COUNTRIES, AND THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT BY: • DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN RESEARCHERS BASED IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT AND THOSE BASED IN THE UK/EU• SUPPORTING THE EXCHANGE OF RESEARCHERS, RESEARCH MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES BETWEEN LABORATORIES AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT AND THE UK/EU.• PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR LECTURES, SEMINARS, WEBINARS, CONFERENCES AND TRAINING• SUPPORTING POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT IN THE UK AND EU COUNTRIES.• FUNDING RESEARCH IN THE UK/EU CARRIED OUT BY STUDENTS FROM THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT (AT PHD AND ABOVE) THAT CANNOT BE COMPLETED IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF EQUIPMENT/RESOURCES• PUBLICLY DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL KNOWLEDGE RESULTING FROM RESEARCH THAT IS FUNDED• FUNDING RESEARCH POSITIONS IN UK/EU INSTITUTIONS THAT WILL PROMOTE BIOMEDICAL EDUCATION IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Professor Ahmad Waseem Chair since 2023
- Dr Gianne Williams since 2026
- Dr Muhammad ALI since 2023
- Dr Naushin Halim Waseem since 2023
- Dr Saima Waseem since 2025
- Graham Mcquillam since 2023
- Professor Kenneth White since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Professor Ahmad Waseem Chair since 2023
- Dr Gianne Williams since 2026
- Dr Muhammad ALI since 2023
- Dr Naushin Halim Waseem since 2023
- Dr Saima Waseem since 2025
- Graham Mcquillam since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Professor Kenneth White 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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1204788
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Sep 2023 as amended on 07 Nov 2025
- Contact on the register
- 02083036755 · frisc87@gmail.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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