Public Interest Foundation (Scottish company)
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'.
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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
- Willie Sullivan | Nigel Griffiths | Walter Hecht appointed 30 June 2008[4] | Aziza Khand appointed 19 November 2008[5] | Imran Khand (resigned 30 June 2008)[6] | Hanif ?
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
- Address suite 332, 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PW[11]
- Website: http://www.publicinterestfoundation.org
Notes
- ↑ Certificate of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company, company No. 6115626, Public Interest Foundation Limited, Given at Companies House 19 February 2007
- ↑ http://www.publicinterestfoundation.org/
- ↑ Public Interest Foundation Organisation, accessed 26 February 2009
- ↑ Companies House 30/06/2008 DIRECTOR APPOINTED WALTER HECHT
- ↑ Companies House 19/11/2008 DIRECTOR APPOINTED AZIZA KHAND
- ↑ Companies House, 30/06/2008 DIRECTOR RESIGNED IMRAN KHAND
- ↑ UK Parliament, Register of Members' Interests, accessed 25 November 2008.
- ↑ Public Interest Foundation Abbreviated financial Statements for the period ended 29 February 2008
- ↑ Public Interest Foundation Organisation, accessed 26 February 2009
- ↑ Certificate of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company, company No. 6115626, Public Interest Foundation Limited, Given at Companies House 19 February 2007
- ↑ PIF contact, accessed 26 November 2008
