FRIENDS OF ARMENIA

Registered charity 1089324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity include advancement of education and relief of financial hardship for the population Armenia, with particular emphasis to the needs of the very young and elderly. In addition support for outings for orphans and elderly people is also provided including single mothers.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM TO THE INHABITANTS OF ARMENIA, FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS- THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP: BY GIVING MONEY TO BENEFICIARIES; BY PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING, HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT; BY GIVING ADVISORY OR OTHER SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED; BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WHICH GIVE HELP TO PEOPLE SUFFERING HARDSHIP; BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF OLD AGE, SICKNESS AND DISABILITY; BY SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ARMENIANS IN ARMENIA.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION: IN PLAYGROUPS, KINDERGARTENS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, STUDY GROUPS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING WORK RELATED TRAINING, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE TUITION; BY SPONSORSHIP OF FEES AND GRANTS FOR GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING THE ABOVE MENTIONED CATEGORIES.

Area of benefit: ARMENIA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,729 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £122,837. The trustees note that while no formal reserve policy exists, sufficient funds are held to continue ongoing works and projects. The charity has no employees and all administration is performed voluntarily by trustees.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Armenia (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexander Katsourischair
• Armik Khosrofian
• Caroline Katsouris · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr CHARLES GOGBASHIAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• HILDA GOGBASHIAN
• JEANETTE HARITOUNIAN READ
• MARIETTE GALICHIAN
• PANIKOS JOANNOU KATSOURIS
• ROUBEN GALICHIAN

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Armenia

Income and spending

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