## **Moroccan Youth UK** **Annual Accounts and Trustees Report 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024** **Charity Number 1120032** ## **Moroccan Youth UK** **Year ended 31 March 2024** |**Contents**|**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees Board and Registration|**1**| |Trustees Annual Report|**2-3**| |Independent Examiner's Report|**4**| |Financial Statements and Balance Sheet|**5-7**| **Members of the Trustee Board** ## **Moroccan Youth UK** |**Registered charity name**|**Moroccan Youth UK**|| |---|---|---| |**Charity number**|**1120032**|| |**Trustees**|**Monia Saher Zahid**|**(Chairperson)**| ||**Badia Barhdadi**|**(Treasurer)**| ||**Soraya Hajar Zahid**|| ||**Majid Hussain**|| ||**Monir El Khamlichi**|| |**Registered Address**|**5B Burlington Gardens**|| ||**Acton, London**|| ||**W3 6BA**|| |**Independent examiner**|**Imran Khan**|| |**Bankers**|**TSB Bank**|| ||**London**|| ||**UK**|| ||**Attijariwafa Bank**|| ||**Tetouan**|| |
|**Morocco**|| **- 1 -** ## **Moroccan Youth UK** ## **Trustees annual report** ## **Year ended 31 March 2024** The trustees have the pleasure in presenting their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 March 2024. ## **Reference and administrative details** Reference and administrative details are shown in the schedule of members of the trustee board and on page 1 of the financial statements. ## **The trustees** The trustees who served the charity during the year were as follows: Monia Saher Zahid Badia Barhdadi Soraya Hajar Zahid Majid Hussain Monir ElKhamlichi ## **Legal Status** Moroccan Youth UK is an unincorporated registered charity and the registered number is 1120032. It is established under a constitution which establishes the object and powers of the charity. Under this constitution, the chair of the trust and all other trustees are appointed, subject to ratification by the five founding trustees. ## **Principal Activity** The principal activity of the charity continues to be that of providing support to benefit vulnerable people living in poverty in Morocco and to benefit young people living in the UK. ## **Objectives of the Charity** ## **Our main objectives are:** 1. To advance education and development 2. To improve the quality of life and help alleviate some of the social issues affecting vulnerable people in Morocco 3. The promotion of good citizenship for public benefit. ## **Achievements and performance** For the financial year 2023-2024, Moroccan Youth UK operated in Sefrou and Tetouan, Morocco, as well as the region of Marrakesh in the aftermath of the 2023 earthquake. Activities included: - Supporting people with medication costs, emergency surgery and repaying medical debt ranging from cancer treatment, managing heart conditions and diabetes - Purchasing wheelchairs to increase accessibility - Distributing over 250 Ramadan food packages in both Sefrou and Tetouan, 50 bags of flour for Zakat ul fitr (charity given at the end of Ramadan) and helping 50 families with Udhiya (ritual sacrifice of livestock animal) - Purchasing school uniforms and bags for the start of school for children - Building temporary accommodation and shelter for six large families after losing their homes in the earthquakes in Douar Tamlit Tsafat, Asni district **- 2 -** ## **Moroccan Youth UK** ## **Trustees annual report** ## **Year ended 31 March 2024** - Providing food and necessities for residents of the village of Moulay Brahim in the aftermath of the 2023 earthquakes. With regards to the activities conducted in the aftermath of the 2023 earthquake, Moroccan Youth UK worked with Ihyae Al Khaira foundation in order to distribute the funds accordingly. ## **Financial review** The trustee board is satisfied with the level of donations received during the year. The charity has not needed to organise any fundraising events for the past few years due to regular donations made directly to the Charity from our previous and current supporters and donors. There was an additional influx of donations made after an earthquake in Morocco in September 2023, and activities have been set up to distribute these funds. The board are confident that the donations received will be sufficient to permit the charity to carry out its present projects and expand its activities further. The charity manages two charity bank accounts, one in the UK (GBP) and one in Morocco (MAD). This is to enable efficient transfer of funds between UK and Morocco in order to conduct charitable activities. The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis under section 133 of the Charities Act 2011, due to the charity’s gross income not exceeding £250,000 in the current financial year. Furthermore, the Trustees confirm that there are no outstanding invoices, bills or commitments which the Charity was unable to settle as at the end of the reporting period. ## **Responsibilities of the trustees** The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. The trustees can also confirm that there are no serious incidents that have taken place or need to be reported to the Charity Commission, as per their regulations. ## **Independent examiner** Imran Khan (CA) was appointed as the independent examiner for the 2023-2024 financial year, as agreed upon by the trustees. Signed on behalf of the trustees Monia Saher Zahid, Chair **- 3 -** ## **Moroccan Youth UK** ## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Moroccan Youth UK** ## **Year ended 31 March 2024** I report on the accounts of the charity for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 set out on pages 5- 7. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, - to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner's statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: _I. Khan_ Date: 31 December 2024 Name: Imran Khan Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Chartered Accountant (CA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland **- 4 -** ## **Moroccan Youth UK** ## **Financial Statements and Balance Sheets** ## **Year ended 31 March 2024** ## **Statement of Receipts and Payments- (TSB BANK) Year ended 31 March 2024** |**Receipts**
_Voluntary Receipts_
Donations
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Transfer to Morocco
Cost of transfer to Moroccan bank
**Asset and investment purchase**
**Total payments**
**Net receipts/ (payments)**
Transfers to/(from) funds
**Surplus for the year**
**Reconciliation this year end**
Balance bought forward 01.04.23
Cash at bank 31.03.24|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Fund**
**Total**
**2024**
£
£
£
£
47,361
-
-
47,361| |---|---| ||47,361
47,361| ||35,000
-
-
35,000
515
-
-
515
-
-
-
-| ||35,515
-
-
35,515
11,846
-
-
11,846
-
-
-
-
11,846
-
-
11,846
5,559
-
-
5,559
17,405
-
-
17,405| ## **Statement of assets and liabilities- Year ended 31 March 2024** ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Fund**|**2024**| |**Funds Reconciliation**|£|£|£|£| |Cash at bank 31.03.23|5,559-||-|5,559| |Surplus this year end|11,846 -||-|11,846| |**Cash at bank 31.03.24**|17,405 -||-|17,405| |**Bank and Cash balances**||||| |Bank Deposit Accounts||- -|-|-| |Bank Current Account|17,405 -||-|17,405| |Cash in Hand||- -|-|-| |**Other assets (unrestricted fund)**||- -|-|-| |**Liabilities (unrestricted fund)**||- -|-|-| 5 ## **Moroccan Youth UK** ## **Financial Statements and Balance Sheets** ## **Year ended 31 March 2024** ## **Statement of Receipts and Payments- (ATTIJARIWAFA BANK) Year ended 31 March 2024** Please note that an average exchange rate of 1GBP:12.70 MAD has been applied for this financial year as at time of charity account submission (and as checked to external sources and deemed acceptable by our independent examiner). The finances were managed in Moroccan Dirhams (MAD) and the GBP amount is mentioned here for information purposes. All finances were unrestricted, hence the exclusion of other fields. The inclusion of this information is provided for transparency best practice purposes, to demonstrate a breakdown of where funds were directly allocated. |6
**Statement of assets and liabilities- Year ended 31 March 2024 (ATTIJARIWAFA BANK)**
**MAD**
**£**
**Funds Reconciliation**
Cash at bank 31.03.23
44,304
3,489
Deficit this year end (offset by balance from
previous year)
-31,354
-2,482
**Cash at bank 31.03.24**
52,009
4,095
**Bank and Cash balances**
Bank Deposit Accounts
-
-
Bank Current Account
52,009
4,095
**Receipts**
**MAD**
**£**
Transfer from TSB to Moroccan bank
31.03.23-01.04.24
444,667
35,000
**Total incoming resources**
444,667
35,000
**Payments**
**Charitable activities**
**Charitable activities**
Ramadan food packages
114,266
8,997
Eid food packages
11,882
936
Earthquake relief
330,000
25,984
School uniforms
9,000
709
Medication
10,598
835
**Total**
**475,747**
**37,460**
**Charity expenses**
Bank transfer expenses
274
22
**Total payments**
476,021
37,482
**Net receipts/ (payments)**
-31,354
-2,482
Note: The MAD 31,354 (£2,482) was
offset by the reserves balance that was
already in the bank from the previous
financial year.
**Reconciliation this year end**
Balance bought forward 01.04.23
44,304
3,489
Cash at bank 31.03.24
52,009
4,095||**MAD**
**£**
444,667
444,667
114,266
11,882
330,000
9,000
10,598
**475,747**
274|35,000
35,000
8,997
936
25,984
709
835
**37,460**
22| |---|---|---|---| ## **Moroccan Youth UK** **Financial Statements and Balance Sheets** **Year ended 31 March 2024** Cash in Hand - - **Other assets (unrestricted fund)** - - **Liabilities (unrestricted fund)** - - These financial statements are approved by the Chair on behalf of the trustees: Monia Sahar Zahid **Chair** 7 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** > **Report to the trustees/** Moroccan Youth UK (MYUK) **members of** > **On accounts for the year** 31 March 2024 **Charity no** 1120032 **ended (if any)** > **Set out on pages** 1-2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 03 / 2024** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed: Date:** 31 Dec 2024 ~~————~~ **Name:** Imran Khan ~~ee~~ **Relevant professional** Chartered Accountant (CA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland **qualification(s) or body** (ICAS) **(if any): Address:** CA House, 21 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh EH12 5BH **October 2018** 1 **IER** ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . [Not applicable] **October 2018** 2 **IER**