# FRIENDS OF THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1156763
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 22, 2014
- **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=1156763


## Contact

- **Address:** FOTBOT, PO Box 2635, ILFORD, United Kingdom
- **Postcode:** IG1 8UA
- **Phone:** 07929 624111
- **Email:** enquiries@fotbot.org
- **Website:** www.fotbot.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF STUDENTS FROM THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES WHO ARE STUDYING IN THE UK. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES AND THE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES. 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 25 BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL VISITS TO THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES 4. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

**Activities:** We aim to promote, support and increase awareness of the 260,000 British Citizens that live in the sixteen British Overseas Territories. We want to celebrate the culture, bio-diversity, and history of the territories and support students from the territories studying in the UK as well as holding successful networking/social events to discuss the challenges facing the Overseas Territories.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £50939 | £47997 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £41527 | £38644 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £55248 | £53755 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £41155 | £40902 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £16596 | £14684 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Albert Andrew Poggio GMH OBE** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 2019
- Harjinder Jutle — appointed March 12, 2025
- Philip Richard Smith — appointed March 12, 2025
- Simon Mark Joseph Leary — appointed Feb. 17, 2015