Public Interest Foundation (Scottish company)
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, subsequently part of the group Compass.[1] Its website makes it appear to be a progressive campaigning organisations, though it also claims an expertise in 'lobbying'.
Contents
Activities
The PIF 'supported and provided some of the secretariat for the British All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Tackling Terrorism.'[2]
People
- Willie Sullivan | Nigel Griffiths | Walter Hecht appointed 30 June 2008[3] | Aziza Khand appointed 19 November 2008[4] | Imran Khand (resigned 30 June 2008)[5] | 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.'[6] This is odd as Griffiths is not registered as a directo of Public Interest foundation and in its accounts of February 2008 it declares that it did no business and has no resources.[7]
Advisors
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 [8]|
Affiliations
Sponsors the Journal of Global Policy and the Centre for Global Policy at the London School of Economics.[9] | Use Maclay, Murray and Spens of St Vincent Street, Glasgow as lawyers.[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/
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
