Meets annually
Governance
Legal status & structure
How TLG Foundation is recognised, organised, and held accountable under Portuguese law.
At a glance
The details most often requested by funders, municipalities and partner organisations.
Fundação Lakhani
operating as TLG Foundation
NIPC
517 674 394
- Legal form
Private-law foundation
Non-profit · indefinite duration
- Initial endowment
€250,000
in cash, from the founders
- Statutory auditor
Oliveira Reis & Associados
Fiscal Único (ROC)
- Registered office
Oeiras, Portugal
Largo Almirante Gago Coutinho 6 & 6-A, 2780-245
Our purposes
Where the Work Happens
Three statutory objects, defined in our statutes as restated in November 2025. Everything the Foundation does must fall within them.
- Culture & the arts — promotion of culture and the arts through patronage support to artistic production, in its various expressions.
- National heritage — recovery and maintenance of national historic, artistic and cultural heritage.
- Education & employment — promotion of employment and of social and cultural development through education and training, especially in digital matters.
How we're governed
Four bodies, each with a defined role. Mandates run four years and may be renewed twice.
Conselho de Fundadores
Founders' Council
Guards compliance with the statutes and the founders’ intent. Approves the annual report and accounts.
- The six founders, or their successors and representatives
Conselho Executivo
Executive Board
Handles day-to-day management, and any concrete matters delegated by the Board of Directors under the statutes.<\/p>
- Rahim Lakhani — President
- Azima Ramzanali Lakhani — Vice-President
- Ramzan Ali Rajjab Ali Lakhani — Executive Member
Meets monthly (art. 8, no. 1 of Statutes)
Conselho de Administração
Board of Directors
Represents the Foundation, pursues its aims, manages its assets, and deliberates on amendments to the statutes.
- Karim Janmohammed Jiwani — President
- Afsana Amirali Jiwani — Vice-President
- Yasmin Lakhani — Administrator
Meets quarterly (art. 11, no. 1 of Statutes)
Fiscal Único
Statutory auditor
Independent supervision of management and accounts. May not simultaneously hold any administration or management post in the Foundation.
- Oliveira Reis & Associados (ROC)
Monthly oversight & annual accounts audit (Article 14, no. 1 of Statutes)
Legal milestones
The formal steps behind the Foundation, in order.
July 2023
Instituted
Notarial deed executed in Lisbon by the six founders, with an initial endowment of €250,000.
November 2025
Statutes restated
The object was broadened to include education and training, and a fourth governing body was added.
February 2026
Recognised
Recognition of the Foundation published in the Diário da República on 10 February 2026.
Oversight and assurance
The checks that sit around every decision.
Independent audit
A registered statutory auditor supervises management and accounts monthly, and issues formal annual opinions on the accounts and the budget.
Separation of duties
The auditor may not hold any administration or management post. Supervision and management stay in different hands.
Two-stage approval
Accounts are proposed by the Board of Directors after the auditor’s opinion, then approved separately by the Founders’ Council.
How decisions are made
From proposal to approval, four steps.
1 · Propose
The Board of Directors prepares plans, budgets and programme proposals.
2 · Approve
The Board of Directors decides, represents the Foundation and commits it.
3 · Review
The statutory auditor issues an independent opinion on the accounts and budget.
4 · Ratify
The Founders’ Council approves the annual report and accounts.
Documents and filings
Our constitutional documents, published in full.
Deed of institution & statutes
Natarial Deed, 27 july 2023
Restated statutes
Rectification deed, 24 November 2025
Diário da República
Recognition notice, 10 February 2026
Annual report and accounts
Published following approval each year
A note on transparency: two of the five seats on the Board of Directors are yet to be filled; they will be elected by the Founders’ Council. Full board and leadership listings will be published here once those appointments are confirmed — see our About page for our founders and their current governance roles.
