The Afghan Relief Trust
Registered charity 1205829 CIO Registered since 2023
Operates: Afghanistan, East Sussex, Hampshire, West Sussex
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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
- Charles Ernest Rochelle Sommer Chair since 2023
- Benjamin Edward Allen since 2024
- Roger Pask since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Charles Ernest Rochelle Sommer Chair since 2023
- Benjamin Edward Allen since 2024
- Roger Pask since 2023
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
- 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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Also active in the same field
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- WAY to Heaven Ministries International Similar size; both Overseas aid
- Network of Sikh Organisations Similar size; both Overseas aid
- Buddhist Interhelp Similar size; both Overseas aid
- Heyva SOR A Kurdistane/Kurdish RED Moon Similar size; both Overseas aid
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| charles@sommer-holdings.ltd.uk | |
| Phone | 01403820657 |
| Address | Farthings, Staples Hill, Kirdford, West Sussex, RH14 0JL |
Finances
£11,744 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £11,744 | £11,002 |
What it does
What
DisabilityOverseas Aid/famine ReliefWho
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Makes Grants To IndividualsCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF BENEFICIARIES LIVING IN AFGHANISTAN WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY.IN THIS CLAUSE, “BENEFICIARIES” MEANS PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING PERSECUTED AND PREVENTED FROM ACCESSING EXISTING CHANNELS OF HUMANITARIAN AID AS A RESULT OF THEIR, OR A MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY:(A) HAVING A PREVIOUS WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH UK OR NATO BODIES; OR(B) HAVING WORKED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS OPERATING IN AFGHANISTAN; OR(C) HAVING WORKED IN THE AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY OR FOR THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT PRIOR TO 15 AUGUST 2021.
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Nov 2023
Trustees (3)
- Charles Ernest Rochelle Sommerage band 75-79 Chair since 2023
- Benjamin Edward Allen since 2024
- Roger Pask since 2023
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