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2022-11-30-accounts

Sahara for Life Trust

Charity No. 1088219

Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts

30 November 2022

Sahara for Life Trust Contents

Pages
Trustees' Annual Report 2 to 5
Independent Examiner's Report 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Statement of Cash flows 15
Notes to the Accounts 9 to 14
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 16 to 17

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Sahara for Life Trust Trustees Annual Report

The trustees present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 November 2022.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Charity No. 1088219

Principal Office

193 Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 9EQ

Trustees

The following trustees served during the year:

C. Israr-Ul-Haq N. Javed S. Mumtaz A. Ul-Haq

Accountants

Sabat Accountants Ltd t/a Seymour King Suite G1 Hartsbourne House Delta Gain Watford WD19 5EF

Bankers

Natwest Bank 7 North Street Bishop's Stortford Herts CM23 2LE

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Sahara envisions providing education and healthcare facilities to the deprived people of Pakistan and ensuring healthy minds in healthy bodies. Sahara dreams of a country where the poor are not just merely reduced to past statistics but where there are no poor at all. Let there be a day when small children are taken to a poverty museum like a science museum, where they shiver at the plight of the way people used to live in the last millennium.

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Sahara for Life Trust Trustees Annual Report

Mission

Reaching the unreached and serving the un-served, under-served or inappropriately served people of Pakistan.

Core Values

- Trust built on truth, integrity and reconciliation

- Open communication, transparency and consultation

- Committed to perform

- Courage to learn, change and innovate

The trustees believe that the objectives, aims and activities stated above are for the public benefit and that they have given due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Our hospital Sughra Shafi Medical Complex Narowal, Punjab, Pakistan is a 600 bed Hospital. More than 842 patients are treated daily in our Hospital for treatment. Community Out-reach program including weekly camps, Lectures and 24 hours ambulance services (serving catchment area of almost 6.9 million people).

Free plastic surgery camps of cleft lip & palate by Pakistani and British surgeons including reconstructive surgeries. Control & Management of Tuberculosis.

Training of Medical Graduates (PMDC recognition for house job training).

Sahara has established “The Sahara College Narowal” affiliated with University of Faisalabad and “Sahara Nursing College” registered with Pakistan Nursing Council during the financial year 2018-19. Aiming the income of both projects will be used in our hospital.

Our fourth new project is "Sahara Cancer Hospital" is under construction at Narowal. Very equipped C.T scan and MRI machine are providing free of cost treatment to poor and needy patients of the area’s.

SAHARA Medical College at Narowal, which is functional since 2016, its proceeds are being used for the treatment of deserving patients at our hospital.

During the period up to 30th November 2022 Sahara for Life Trust helped and facilitate the following

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Sahara for Life Trust Trustees Annual Report

Departments of Sughra Shafi Medical Complex

Outpatient & Inpatient Departments

Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Radiology, Lab Physiotherapy, Dental department, Cardiology, Skin surgery, Stomach and Liver, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery.

Allied Services

CCU, Adult ICU, Paediatric ICU, Labor Room, Nursery, 4 State of the art operation theatres, Emergency and Trauma Centre, Isolation rooms, Dialysis Centre, CT scan, Endoscopy, Central Oxygen System, Ventilators.

Diagnostic facilities

Radiology, Pathology, Blood bank.

Supporting services

24 hours free ambulance service, Laundry, Housekeeping, Incinerator, CSSD, Cafeteria, Permanent staff accommodation.

The hospital has so far treated more than 5 million patients, the majority of which have been treated free or at heavily subsidized rates.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

During the year under review, the charity received unrestricted funds of £693,891 (2021: £422,789) and had an expenditure of £667,975 (2021: £233,207). At the balance sheet date the charity held unrestricted funds of £482,718 (2021: £456,802).

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months running costs. The trustees consider that the reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. The trustees are aware of the current level of reserves held and are actively seeking additional sources of funding for the next financial year.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Sahara For Life Trust is a not for profit, registered charity, dedicated to providing quality healthcare, education and social services that are accessible and cost effective to the people residing in the remote areas of Pakistan. The primary goal of Sahara For Life Trust is to serve the community. It is run on the concept of equality and social responsibility, implemented through a cross subsidization model. The income generated by the donations is used to cover the cost of medical treatment for the less privileged members of the community.

The recruitment and appointment of a trustee is governed by clause D of the charity's trust deed. If for any reason a trustee cannot be appointed in accordance with clause D then the Charity Commission is entitled to appoint a trustee.

Statement of trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

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Sahara for Life Trust Trustees Annual Report

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust deed. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees

C. Israr-Ul-Haq Trustee 28 July 2023

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Sahara for Life Trust Independent Examiners Report

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Sahara for Life Trust

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Sahara for Life Trust for the year ended 30 November 2022 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011('the Act'). The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under the Charities Act 2011, s.144(2) (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

As the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of FCCA.

I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

Mr Sajjad Tejani FCCA Sabat Accountants Ltd t/a Seymour King Suite G1 Hartsbourne House Delta Gain Watford WD19 5EF 28 July 2023

Page 6

Sahara for Life Trust Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 30 November 2022

Notes
Income and endowments
from:
Donations and legacies
3
Total
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
5
Other
6
Total
Net gains on investments
Net income
7
Transfers between funds
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds		 Total funds Total funds
2022 2022 2021
£ £ £
693,891 693,891 422,789
693,891 693,891 422,789
19,515 19,515 17,301
614,169 614,169 177,721
34,291 34,291 38,185
667,975 667,975 233,207
- - -
25,916 25,916 189,582
- - -
25,916 25,916 189,582
25,916 25,916 189,582
456,802 456,802 267,220
482,718 482,718 456,802

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Sahara for Life Trust Balance Sheet

at 30 November 2022

Charity No. 1088219
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
10
Current assets
Debtors
11
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors:Amount falling due within one year
12
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets excluding pension asset or liability
Total net assets
The funds of the charity
Restricted funds
13
Unrestricted funds
13
General funds
Reserves
13
Total funds
Approved by the trustees on 28 July 2023		 2022
£
-
550
484,948
485,498
(2,780)
482,718
482,718
482,718
482,718
482,718
482,718
482,718		 2021
£
-
550
459,300
459,850
(3,048)
456,802
456,802
456,802
456,802
456,802
456,802
456,802

And signed on their behalf by:

C. Israr-Ul-Haq Trustee 28 July 2023

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Sahara for Life Trust Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 30 November 2022

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic if Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

Fund accounting

Income

Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. assets Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. investment assets

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Sahara for Life Trust Notes to the Accounts

Expenditure

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:

Plant and machinery 20% on cost

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.

Trade and other creditors

Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

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Sahara for Life Trust Notes to the Accounts

Foreign currencies

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period.

Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of exchange on the date that the transaction occurred.

All exchange differences are are taken into account in arriving at net income/expenditure.

Pension costs

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the charity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the charity has no further payments obligations. The contributions are recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the charity in independently administered funds.

Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services

All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.

2
Statement of Financial Activities - prior year
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Total
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Other
Total
Net income
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses:
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
422,788
422,788
17,301
177,721
38,184
233,206
189,582
189,582
189,582
267,220
456,802		 Total funds
2021
£
422,788
422,788
17,301
177,721
38,184
233,206
189,582
189,582
189,582
267,220
456,802

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Sahara for Life Trust

Notes to the Accounts

3 Income from donations and legacies

3
Income from donations and legacies
General donation
4
Expenditure on raising funds
Costs of generating voluntary
income
Advertising
5
Expenditure on charitable activities
Expenditure on charitable
activities
Charitable donation
6
Other expenditure
Employee costs
Motor and travel costs
Amortisation, depreciation,
impairment, profit/loss on
disposal of fixed assets
General administrative costs
Legal and professional costs
7
Net income before transfers
This is stated after charging:
Depreciation of owned fixed assets		 Unrestricted
£
693,891
693,891
Unrestricted
£
19,515
19,515
Unrestricted
£
614,169
614,169
Unrestricted
£
9,744
372
-
21,175
3,000
34,291
2022
£
-		 Total
2022
£
693,891
693,891
Total
2022
£
19,515
19,515
Total
2022
£
614,169
614,169
Total
2022
£
9,744
372
-
21,175
3,000
34,291		 Total
2021
£
422,789
422,789
Total
2021
£
17,301
17,301
Total
2021
£
177,721
177,721
Total
2021
£
10,484
-
849
24,452
2,400
38,185
2021
£
849

8 Trustee remuneration and expenses

One or more of the trustees has been paid remuneration in the current or prior periods.

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Sahara for Life Trust Notes to the Accounts

9
Staff costs
2022
2021
Salaries and wages
9,548
10,406
Pension costs
196
78
9,744
10,484
No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
The average monthly number of full time equivalent employees during the year was as follows:
2022
2021
Number
Number
Administration
1
1
1
1
10 Tangible fixed assets
Plant and
machinery
Total
£
£
Cost or revaluation
At 1 December 2021
3,889
3,889
At 30 November 2022
3,889
3,889
Depreciation and
impairment
At 1 December 2021
3,889
3,889
At 30 November 2022
3,889
3,889
Net book values
At 30 November 2022
-
-
At 30 November 2021
-
-
11 Debtors
2022
2021
£
£
Other debtors
550
550
550
550
12 Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
2022
2021
£
£
Other taxes and social security
324
648
Other creditors
56
-
Accruals
2,400
2,400
2,780
3,048		 9
Staff costs
2022
2021
Salaries and wages
9,548
10,406
Pension costs
196
78
9,744
10,484
No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
The average monthly number of full time equivalent employees during the year was as follows:
2022
2021
Number
Number
Administration
1
1
1
1
10 Tangible fixed assets
Plant and
machinery
Total
£
£
Cost or revaluation
At 1 December 2021
3,889
3,889
At 30 November 2022
3,889
3,889
Depreciation and
impairment
At 1 December 2021
3,889
3,889
At 30 November 2022
3,889
3,889
Net book values
At 30 November 2022
-
-
At 30 November 2021
-
-
11 Debtors
2022
2021
£
£
Other debtors
550
550
550
550
12 Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
2022
2021
£
£
Other taxes and social security
324
648
Other creditors
56
-
Accruals
2,400
2,400
2,780
3,048		 9
Staff costs
2022
2021
Salaries and wages
9,548
10,406
Pension costs
196
78
9,744
10,484
No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
The average monthly number of full time equivalent employees during the year was as follows:
2022
2021
Number
Number
Administration
1
1
1
1
10 Tangible fixed assets
Plant and
machinery
Total
£
£
Cost or revaluation
At 1 December 2021
3,889
3,889
At 30 November 2022
3,889
3,889
Depreciation and
impairment
At 1 December 2021
3,889
3,889
At 30 November 2022
3,889
3,889
Net book values
At 30 November 2022
-
-
At 30 November 2021
-
-
11 Debtors
2022
2021
£
£
Other debtors
550
550
550
550
12 Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
2022
2021
£
£
Other taxes and social security
324
648
Other creditors
56
-
Accruals
2,400
2,400
2,780
3,048		 2021
10,406
78
10,484
1
Total
£
3,889
3,889
3,889
3,889
-
-
2021
£
550
550
2021
£
648
-
2,400 2,400
2,780 3,048

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Sahara for Life Trust Notes to the Accounts

13 Movement in funds

Restricted funds:
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
Total funds
14 Analysis of net assets between funds
Net current assets
15 Reconciliation of net debt
Cash and cash equivalents
Net debt		 At 1
December
2021
456,802
456,802		 Incoming
resources
(including
other
gains/losses)
£
693,891
693,891
At 1
December
2021
£		 Resources
expended
£
(667,975)
(667,975)
Unrestricted
funds
£
482,718
482,718
Cash flows
£		 At 30
November
2022
£
482,718
482,718
Total
£
482,718
482,718
At 30
November
2022
£
459,300 25,648 484,948
459,300
459,300		 25,648
25,648		 484,948
484,948
16 Commitments
Operating lease commitments
Annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
2022
2022
Land and
buildings
Other
£
£
Operating leases with expiry date:
Pension commitments
2022
£
The pension cost charge to the charity
amounted to:
196		 2021
Land and
buildings
£		 2021
Other
£
2021
£
78

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Sahara for Life Trust Statement of Cash flows

for the year ended 30 November 2022

Cash flows from operating activities
Net income per Statement of Financial Activities
Adjustments for:
Decrease in trade and other receivables
Decrease in trade and other payables
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash from investing activities
Net cash from financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year		 2022
£
25,916
-
(268)
25,648
-
-
25,648
459,300
484,948		 2021
£
189,582
10,323
(1,735)
199,019
-
-
199,019
260,281
459,300
Components of cash and cash equivalents
Cash and bank balances 484,948 459,300
484,948 459,300

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Sahara for Life Trust Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 30 November 2022

Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
General donation
Total income and endowments
Expenditure on:
Costs of generating donations and
legacies
Advertising
Total of expenditure on raising
funds
Charitable activities
Charitable donation
Total of expenditure on charitable
activities
Employee costs
Salaries/wages
Pension costs
Motor and travel costs
Travel and subsistence
General administrative costs,
including depreciation and
amortisation
Depreciation of Plant and
machinery
Bank charges
Postage and couriers
Telephone, fax and broadband
Legal and professional costs
Accountancy and bookkeeping
Other legal and professional
costs
Total of expenditure of other costs		 Unrestricted
funds
2022
£
693,891
693,891
693,891
19,515
19,515
19,515
614,169
614,169
614,169
9,548
196
9,744
372
372
-
1,101
2,200
17,874
21,175
2,400
600
3,000
34,291		 Total funds
2022
£
693,891
693,891
693,891
19,515
19,515
19,515
614,169
614,169
614,169
9,548
196
9,744
372
372
-
1,101
2,200
17,874
21,175
2,400
600
3,000
34,291		 Total funds
2021
£
422,789
422,789
422,789
17,301
17,301
17,301
177,721
177,721
177,721
10,406
78
10,484
-
-
849
2,444
1,888
20,120
25,301
2,400
-
2,400
38,185

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Sahara for Life Trust Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Sahara for Life Trust
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
Total expenditure
Net gains on investments
Net income
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other Gains
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 667,975
-
25,916
25,916
-
25,916
456,802
482,718		 667,975
-
25,916
25,916
-
25,916
456,802
482,718		 233,207
-
189,582
189,582
-
189,582
267,220
456,802

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