CAMDEN ABU DIS FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1112717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CADFA

Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association works to promote human rights and respect for international humanitarian law in Abu Dis. Palestine. We educate the public through publications, public meetings, friendship links and visits in both directions, and promote positive projects in Abu Dis in such fields as education, health and youth work.

Objects

CADFA'S CHARITABLE OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) AND RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN PALESTINE BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: * RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT IN GENERAL AND TO THE SITUATION OF ABU DIS IN PARTICULAR; * RESEARCHING AND MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMANITARIAN LAW IN ABU DIS IN PARTICULAR AND PALESTINE MORE WIDELY; * EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW; * PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE OBSERVANCE OF HUMANITARIAN LAW; * WORKING TO ELIMINATE ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMANITARIAN LAW IN ABU DIS IN PARTICULAR AND PALESTINE MORE WIDELY;; * WORKING TO OBTAIN AND PROMOTE REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMANITARIAN LAW IN ABU DIS IN PARTICULAR AND PALESTINE MORE WIDELY AND THEIR FAMILIES; * PROVIDING SUPPORT TO AND RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMANITARIAN LAW AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN ABU DIS IN PARTICULAR AND PALESTINE MORE WIDELY.

Area of benefit: THE AREA OF ABU DIS, PALESTINE

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that CADFA ended the financial year with a surplus of £30,405, having increased total income to £186,846 and total expenditure to £173,656. The charity reports an improved financial position that enabled it to fund staff salary increases and pension contributions. Net assets increased to £49,605, reflecting a stable operational status without disclosed material uncertainties.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Taith — “CADFA is grateful to Taith (Welsh government funding) for enabling an a great project for Welsh and Palestinian youth which…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cristina Piccoli
• Feza Haque
• Fiona Millar
• HUGH WALLIS
• Peter Ashan
• Rumana Choudhury

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

Operates in: Occupied Palestinian Territories · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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