Public Interest Foundation (Scottish company)

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Not to be confused with the New Delhi based Public Interest Foundation

The Public Interest Foundation is a charitable foundation associated with the Jabbar Group. It was set up on 19 February 2007 with two directors: Imran Khand, a Glasgow based businessman and New Labour donor, and Willie Sullivan, a Fife Labour councillor and New Labour networker who was subsequently part of the group Compass.[1] Its website makes it appear to be a progressive campaigning organisation, though it also claims an expertise in 'lobbying'.

Activities

The PIF 'supported and provided some of the secretariat for the British All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Tackling Terrorism.' [2] The PIF sponsors the Journal of Global Policy and the Centre for Global Policy at the London School of Economics.[3] | Supported the Tackling Terrorism All-Party Parliamentary Group in 2007.

People

Is Griffiths a director?

In his entry in the Register of Members Interests Griffiths claims that he is a remunerated director of the Foundation. The precise wording in Griffiths register of interests is 'Remunerated directorships: The Jabbar Group and Public Interest Foundation (non-executive); an infrastructure company and associated charitable foundation.'[7] This is odd as Griffiths is not registered as a director of Public Interest Foundation and in its accounts of February 2008 it declares that it did no business and has no resources.[8]

Advisers

Claims to have a 'Global Advisory board' but no list of its members on the website at the end of February 2009. Prof. David Held [9]|

Affiliations

Use Maclay, Murray and Spens of St Vincent Street, Glasgow as lawyers and Company Secretary.[10]

Contact

Notes

  1. Certificate of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company, company No. 6115626, Public Interest Foundation Limited, Given at Companies House 19 February 2007
  2. http://www.publicinterestfoundation.org/
  3. Public Interest Foundation Organisation, accessed 26 February 2009
  4. Companies House 30/06/2008 DIRECTOR APPOINTED WALTER HECHT
  5. Companies House 19/11/2008 DIRECTOR APPOINTED AZIZA KHAND
  6. Companies House, 30/06/2008 DIRECTOR RESIGNED IMRAN KHAND
  7. UK Parliament, Register of Members' Interests, accessed 25 November 2008.
  8. Public Interest Foundation Abbreviated financial Statements for the period ended 29 February 2008
  9. Public Interest Foundation Organisation, accessed 26 February 2009
  10. Certificate of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company, company No. 6115626, Public Interest Foundation Limited, Given at Companies House 19 February 2007
  11. PIF contact, accessed 26 November 2008