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Governance & oversight

The work of the British Asian Trust is governed and overseen by our Board of Trustees, sub-committees and Advisory Councils.

Our Trustees

Our Board of Trustees provides strategic direction and upholds our vision. Members give their time and expertise to ensure we make the greatest possible impact. Board subcommittees guarantee that specialist knowledge, due rigour and forward-focus are given to specific aspects of the organisation. The subcommittees include members of the Board and external specialists.

  • Lord Jitesh Gadhia (Chair)

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    Jiteshgadhia High Resolution

  • Asif Rangoonwala CBE (Vice-Chair)

    Founder, South Street Asset Management

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    Asif (1)

  • Shalni Arora OBE (Vice-Chair)

    CEO, Savannah Wisdom

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    Shalni A 2023

  • Farzana Baduel

    Founder and CEO, Curzon PR

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    Farzana Baduel

  • Aatif Hassan

    Founder and Chairman, Dukes Education

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    Aatif Hassan

  • Shonnel Malani

    Managing Partner, Advent International Ltd

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    Shonnel Malani

  • Ganesh Ramani

    Banker

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    Raminiganesh

  • Shenila Rawal

    Managing Partner, Oxford Partnership for Education Research & Analysis

    Shenila Rawal 2023

  • Khatun Sapnara

    Circuit Judge and Deputy High Court Judge

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    Honour Judge Khatun Sapnara

Programmes and Partnerships Committee

  • Shenila Rawal (Chair)

    Managing Partner, Oxford Partnership for Education Research & Analysis

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    Shenila Rawal 2023

  • Girish Menon

    CEO, STiR Education

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    Girish Menon

  • Ganesh Ramani

    Banker

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    Raminiganesh

  • Asif Rangoonwala

    Founder, South Street Asset Management

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    Asif (1)

  • Poppy Jaman OBE

    Global CEO, MindForward Alliance

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    Poppy Jaman

Social Finance Committee

  • Ganesh Ramani (Chair)

    Banker

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    Raminiganesh

  • Stephen Edlmann

    Solicitor

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    Stephen Edlmann (003)

  • David Hutchison OBE

    Senior Adviser, Social Finance

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    David Hutchison (1)

  • Shenila Rawal

    Managing Partner, Oxford Partnership for Education Research & Analysis

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    Shenila Rawal 2023

  • Abha Thorat-Shah

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    IMG 0378

Finance and Risk Committee

  • Shalni Arora OBE (Chair)

    CEO, Savannah Wisdom

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    Shalni A 2023

  • Caron Bradshaw

    Chief Executive, Charity Finance Group

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    Caron Bradshaw

  • Shashi Prashad

    Tax Partner, KPMG Enterprise

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    Sashi Prashad

  • Asif Rangoonwala CBE

    Founder, South Street Asset Management

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    Asif

Governance, Nominations and Remuneration Committee

  • Jitesh Gadhia (Chair)

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    Jiteshgadhia High Resolution

  • Shalni Arora OBE

    CEO, Savannah Wisdom

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    Shalni A 2023

  • Asif Rangoonwala CBE

    Founder, South Street Asset Management

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    Asif

Fundraising Committee

  • Shonnel Malani

    Managing Partner, Advent International Ltd

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    Shonnel Malani

Accountability & transparency

We are committed to being accountable to our stakeholders by sharing information, encouraging input to our decision making and actively seeking feedback.

Our stakeholders include those we support, those who support us, our donors, our staff, management and partners, as well as those we seek to influence.

We publish annual accounts and provide regular updates on our projects through our website, publications and social media. We also publish data related to the organisation and our activities to the International Aid Transparency Initiative Standard, as part of our commitment to transparency in the development sector

Annual Report and Accounts