# THE AFNAN LIBRARY TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 291949
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** June 20, 1985
- **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=291949


## Contact

- **Address:** The Old Chapel, 14 Pleasant Place, SANDY, Bedfordshire
- **Postcode:** SG19 1HX
- **Phone:** 07763363594
- **Email:** admin@afnanlibrary.org
- **Website:** www.afnanlibrary.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE FURTHERANCE OF THE BAHA'I FAITH IN PRESERVING AND DEVELOPING THE COLLECTION WHICH INCULDES BOOKS TABLETS DOCUMENTS MATERIAL FROM DIARIES AND LETTER BOOKS MANUSCRIPTS PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS AND WHICH RELATE TO THE BAHA'I FAITH BRITISH EUROPEAN AND WORLD HISTORY MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES IN GENERAL AND TO COMPARATIVE RELIGION FORMED BY THE DECEASED IN HIS LIFE TIME AND GENERALLY TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE STUDY OF THE BAHA'I FAITH.

**Activities:** Maintaining, developing and expanding the collection of books, manuscripts and archive material of the late Hasan M Balyuzi as the core collection of a research library (The Afnan Library) in accordance with Mr Balyuzi's testamentory wishes.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2025 | £33564 | £32048 | — | — |
| June 20, 2024 | £25926 | £26368 | — | — |
| June 20, 2023 | £226113 | £19817 | — | — |
| June 20, 2022 | £7430 | £17978 | — | — |
| June 20, 2021 | £17404 | £18687 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Carmel Cunningham Momen — appointed March 25, 2024
- Dr MOOJAN MOMEN
- Iqan Shahidighamsari — appointed March 25, 2024
- Manijeh Afnan-Murray — appointed March 25, 2024
- Marco Milone — appointed May 1, 2025
- Payam Foroudi — appointed March 2, 2016
- ROBERT BALYUZI — appointed Nov. 12, 2013