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The Afnan Library Trust

Registered charity 291949 Registered since 1985

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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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
4.8y median 2y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
10.9y
average years in governance
6 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 5

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Contact

Websitewww.afnanlibrary.org
Emailadmin@afnanlibrary.org
Phone07763363594
AddressThe Old Chapel, 14 Pleasant Place, SANDY, Bedfordshire, SG19 1HX

Finances

£33,564 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£17,404£18,687
2022£7,430£17,978
2023£226,113£19,817
2024£25,926£26,368
2025£33,564£32,048

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingReligious Activities

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF THE BAHA'I FAITH IN PRESERVING AND DEVELOPING THE COLLECTION WHICH INCULDES BOOKS TABLETS DOCUMENTS MATERIAL FROM DIARIES AND LETTER BOOKS MANUSCRIPTS PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS AND WHICH RELATE TO THE BAHA'I FAITH BRITISH EUROPEAN AND WORLD HISTORY MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES IN GENERAL AND TO COMPARATIVE RELIGION FORMED BY THE DECEASED IN HIS LIFE TIME AND GENERALLY TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE STUDY OF THE BAHA'I FAITH.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 23/05/1985AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 19/05/2015

Trustees (7)

7trustees
50median age
0aged 70+

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