Registered charity · Orpington
International Relief Friendship Foundation
International Relief Friendship Foundation is a registered charity (number 281776) based in Orpington, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Edward Hartley since 2003. Latest income £83k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Irff - UK (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £83k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 4 more
- Where
- Uganda, Ghana, Senegal, Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Website
- www.irff-uk.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1981
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£83k£82k
- 2024£55k£54k
- 2023£60k£59k
Earlier years
- 2022£63k£63k
- 2021£59k£63k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SUFFERING AND DISEASE AMONGST POOR AGED AND DISABLED PERSONS IN AFRICA, ASIA, SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AND IN SUCH OTHER REGIONS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SERVICES TO ALL PERSONS REQUIRING THE SAME. 2. TO PROVIDE CARE FOR THE SICK AND AGED. 3. TO RELIEVE THE POOR.
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
- Edward Hartley Chair since 2003
- Charles Cachia since 2018
- Tessa Thonett
Trustees past 6 years
- Edward Hartley Chair since 2003
- Charles Cachia since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Edward Hartley Chair since 2003
- Charles Cachia since 2018
- Tessa Thonett
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
- 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.
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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
- 281776
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 22 DECEMBER 1980 AS AMENDED BY A SCHEME DATED 2 JANUARY 1985.
- Contact on the register
- 07801423324 · irffukhq@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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