Who we are

The Makhad Trust is registered by the Charity Commission for England and Wales under the Charities Act of 1993, number 45837. It is a Company limited by Guarantee registration number 1100377. The address of its headquarters, as registered with Companies House, is:

Wolseley House
Oriel Road
Cheltenham GL50 1TH
+44 (0)1242 544 546

The Makhad Trust is registered by the Ministry of Social Affairs in Egypt as a Foreign Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Number (49) issued on 18 August 2005. The Makhad Trust’s Cairo office telephone number is:

+20 (0)2 3303 0981/2/3

The Makhad Trust also has a subsidiary office in St Katherine's, South Sinai. The address is:

Bedouin Craft Centre
Elrassess Road
St Katherine's
South Sinai, Egypt
Landline: +20 (0)69 347 0632
Mobile: +20 (0)10 444 6264

The Makhad Trust, as a not-for-profit organisation, has a structured management system in place and is managed by a Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees:

Chairman: Mr Michael R Ratcliffe

Secretary: Mrs Hazel Cotton

Trustee: Mr Aonghus Gordon

Trustee: Mr Klaus Merckens

Trustee: Mrs Rachel Devas

Trustee: Mr Richard Stainer

Other Members of the Trust:

Founder:Danny Shmulevitch
Project Manager:Susie Drummond
Educational Development Manager:Helen Cranston
Office Manager (Sinai):Mahmoud Ahmed

Makhad Journeys Ltd:

The organisational arm of Makhad Trust is Makhad Journeys Ltd.

Data Protection

Any personal details received by the Makhad Trust, Makhad Journeys and Friends of Makhad over the internet will comply with the Data Protection Act of 1998. Management controls for safeguarding personal data are carefully observed.