Company
The Citizens Foundation
The Citizens Foundation is an active UK company (number FC021686), incorporated 1999, with 7 current directors including Rashid Abdullah and Haamid Jaffer. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
- Rashid AbdullahDirector · since 1999
- Haamid JafferDirector · since 1999
- Sabeeh Qamar Uz ZamanDirector · since 1999
- Ateed RiazDirector · since 1999
- Mushtaq ChappraDirector · since 1999
- Ahsan Muhammad SaleemDirector · since 1999
- Arshad AbdullahDirector · since 1999
- Syed Qaisar Hussain RizviSecretary · since 1999
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/01/1999
Grants received
3 grants · £164,901 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · £164,901 (3 grants)
Most recent
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
7 directors on the board
- Rashid Abdullah Director · appointed 1999
- Haamid Jaffer Director · appointed 1999
- Sabeeh Qamar Uz Zaman Director · appointed 1999
- Ateed Riaz Director · appointed 1999
- Mushtaq Chappra Director · appointed 1999
- Ahsan Muhammad Saleem Director · appointed 1999
- Arshad Abdullah Director · appointed 1999
Directors past 6 years
- Rashid Abdullah Director · appointed 1999
- Haamid Jaffer Director · appointed 1999
- Sabeeh Qamar Uz Zaman Director · appointed 1999
- Ateed Riaz Director · appointed 1999
- Mushtaq Chappra Director · appointed 1999
- Ahsan Muhammad Saleem Director · appointed 1999
- Arshad Abdullah Director · appointed 1999
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Rashid Abdullah Director · appointed 1999
- Haamid Jaffer Director · appointed 1999
- Sabeeh Qamar Uz Zaman Director · appointed 1999
- Ateed Riaz Director · appointed 1999
- Mushtaq Chappra Director · appointed 1999
- Ahsan Muhammad Saleem Director · appointed 1999
- Arshad Abdullah Director · appointed 1999
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- FC021686
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Other company type
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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