# THE INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION - UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1121745
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [05807384](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05807384)
- **Registered:** Nov. 29, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1121745


## Contact

- **Address:** 97 Ravenscourt Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W6 0UJ
- **Phone:** 07535884682
- **Email:** ipf_uk@polarfoundation.org
- **Website:** www.polarfoundation.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF ALL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE POLAR REGIONS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE; THE ARCTIC INDIGENOUS PEOPLES; THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE POLAR HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT; AND THE STRATEGIES AVAILABLE FOR MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, SO AS TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH THE POLAR REGIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ("THE OBJECTS").

**Activities:** PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF ALL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE POLAR REGIONS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE; THE ARCTIC INDIGENOUS PEOPLES; THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE POLAR HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- **Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £344 | £40 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £285 | £40 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £43 | £30 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £40 | £0 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £20278 | £0 |  -  |  -  |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **SIR ANDREW BURNS KCMG** | Chair | May 4, 2006 |
| ALAIN HUBERT |  | May 4, 2006 |
| ARABELLA SLINGER |  | July 8, 2014 |
| Jessica Lippens |  | Sept. 24, 2025 |
| NIGHAT JOHNSON-AMIN |  | May 4, 2006 |