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the arab british centre

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Activities & Mission

Working to improve the British public's understanding of the Arab world, the Centre is home to art exhibitions and a specialist library open to the public. Organising and promoting Arab-related arts and cultural events in the UK including Arabic Calligraphy and language classes, talks on a variety of topics and an award. The Centre houses and supports like-minded organisations at its premises.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£593,227
Latest Expenditure
£580,539

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £267,850
Charitable Activities £155,104
Other Trading £0
Investments £273
Other Income £170,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £566,149
Raising Funds £14,390
Governance £5,040
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£593,227£580,539£566,149£2,162,310£5,1505 / 0
2023£445,631£435,8500 / 8
2022£383,780£419,4750 / 0
2021£313,042£322,0140 / 0
2020£207,578£333,4140 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
ARAB BRITISH CENTRE LTD
1 GOUGH SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3DE
Registration Date
17 February 1989
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
801026
Charity Number
801026

Trustees

Haroun Al-Mishwit
ELIZABETH MORIARTY
Maher Maksoud
Fionnuala Rogers
Imogen Ware
VENETIA PORTER
Hani Zaitoun
Hanouf Al-Alawi

Sectors & Classifications

Arts Housing

Also Known As

  • THE ARAB-BRITISH CENTRE LIMITED