GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC FORUM

Registered charity 1149226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR IN DIPLOMACY;(2) THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH ON DIPLOMACY (PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT); AND(3) THE PROMOTION OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND/OR RECONCILIATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR IN DIPLOMACY;(2) THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH ON DIPLOMACY (PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT); AND(3) THE PROMOTION OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND/OR RECONCILIATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY UNDERTAKING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:·RESEARCHING THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION DISCOURSES IN PAST CONFLICTS AND THEIR POSSIBLE APPLICATION TO CURRENT CONFLICTS;·RESEARCHING THE CAUSES OF THE CONFLICTS AND IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE SCENARIOS FOR SOLUTIONS;·ORGANISING CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSES OF CONFLICTS AND THE DIFFERENT POSSIBLE RESOLUTIONS;·ORGANISING PLATFORMS FOR PARTIES INVOLVED IN A CONFLICT TO DISCUSS RECOMMENDATIONS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; AND·DRAWING LESSONS FROM THE CURRENT CONFLICTS TO PREVENT SIMILAR CONFLICTS IN THE FUTURE.THE COMPANY WILL REMAIN IMPARTIAL IN PURSUING THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

Area of benefit: CITY OF LONDON

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a slight loss of £5,688.91 for the year, with total income of £152,552.42 against expenses of £158,241.33. The net assets decreased from £9,000 to £3,300, and the trustees note that limited financial resources remain a main limitation to expansion.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07566163

Funders the charity credits

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

• NATO — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)
• European Parliament — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)
• European Commission — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)
• FCDO — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)
• Houses of Parliament — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)
• Johns Hopkins SAIS — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)
• Schwarzman Scholars — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)
• Government of Flanders — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)
• Diplo Foundation — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)
• Harvard Kennedy School — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)
• Geneva Diplomacy Academy — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)
• Knight Dragon — “Institutional Partners and Supporters NATO · European Parliament · European Commission · FCDO · Houses of Parliament · Johns Hopkins SAIS …” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• EL GHAZI, Younes — director, appointed 16/03/2011not on trustee list
• EL-GHAZI, Shaista — secretary, appointed 16/03/2011

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Farah Riaz
• NOAMA SALEEM
• SHAISTA EL GHAZI

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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