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2025-01-31-accounts

Doc"toCs Worldwide PJ Drldwide , 2024-25

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

Chair

Dr Bushera Choudry

Treasurer

Dr Saddaf Alam

Charity Trustees/Directors

Dr Ibrar Majid - MBE

Dr Najeeb Rahman Dr Saddaf Alam Dr Shazaad Ahmad Dr Mizanul Hoque Dr Mohammad Rahman

Chief Executive Officer

Monowara Gani

Registered Company Number

6389121

Registered Charity Number

1122671

Registered Office

134 Wellington Road North, Stockport, SK4 2LL

Accountants: and Auditors:

Zaheer & Co, Registered Auditors & Accountants, 63 Kingsway, Burnage Manchester, M19 2LL

Bankers: Barclays, 537 Stockport Road, Manchester. M12 4JH

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

SECTION A: GOVERNANCE AND OBJECTIVES

The Trustees present their annual report for the year ended 31 January 2025. The financial statements signed off by an independent examiner are attached at the end of this report.

1. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

1.1 Structure

Doctors Worldwide is a company limited by guarantee, its governing document being its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The directors of the company are its trustees for the purposes of charity law and under its Memorandum and Articles of Association are collectively referred to throughout this report as The Board of Trustees. The Charity's principal objectives are to relieve need among people who are victims of poverty, famine, disease, natural and man-made disasters, wars and civil wars, irrespective of race, religion, ideology or politics by the provision of comprehensive medical relief worldwide.

1.2 Governance

Doctors Worldwide has a Board of Trustees who meet regularly and are responsible for strategic direction and policy. The trustees during the year are listed on page 1-2.

Day-to-day responsibility for the provision of services and implementation of the strategy is delegated to the Chief Executive, Monowara Gani.

1.2.1. Recruitment of Trustees to the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees tries to ensure that the needs of this group are fully reflected in the diversity of skills and experience of the Trustee body. The Charity has sought to recruit suitably qualified individuals to use their skills and expertise to assist the continuity of work.

1.2.2 Induction and training

New trustees are invited to undergo an induction process and familiarise themselves with the Charity and its workings. Use is made of various Charity Commission and other good practice publications, in particular "The Essential Trustee" guide and the Governance Code.

1.3 Management

Responsibility for delivering strategy and day-to-day management of operations is delegated to a management team led by the Chief Executive.

Systems of internal controls are designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. They include:

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The trustees also consider business risks and implement risk management strategies. The approach comprises:

An element in the management of financial risk is the setting of a reserves policy and its regular review by the Board of Trustees.

2. OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES

2.1 Objectives and Aims

The Charity's principal objectives as set out in its Memorandum of Association are:

The main objectives and activities for the year continued to focus on the delivery of healthcare and medical services to the poor and needy. Our strategic objectives are based on:

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Our projects cover the following three areas or themes:

1) Health Access - providing access to basic and essential lifesaving healthcare needs.

3) Health Emergencies - enabling local communities to meet their health needs when responding to a crisis situation.

SECTION B: ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE

1. PUBLIC BENEFIT

The trustees have taken into account the statutory duties of public benefit. This report highlights examples of Doctors Worldwide activities that illustrate how our work fulfils public benefit and the benefits it brings to individuals and communities globally, irrespective of their race, religion, or ethnicity. We have developed strategic plans to make certain that we provide maximum public benefit and achieve our strategic objectives, which fall under purposes defined by the Charities Act 2011. In setting the charity’s objectives and planning activities, the trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.

2. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES IN 2024/25

Doctors Worldwide (“DWW”) is committed to the provision of high quality and affordable healthcare provision and medical relief in low-resource settings. Our work covered the DWW three thematic areas and this year, with the addition of two emergency relief response activities, namely the continued work in the 2023 Turkiye/Syria Earthquake zone and the continued war in Gaza. Our ongoing direct implementation activities continued through our projects in Malawi, Pakistan, and Rwanda.

Highlights of 2024/25 include:

A further 195 patients outside of the palliative care project were covered under the government medical insurance scheme, this protected them from falling into debt in case of any illness or accident in the following year.

145 patients unable to afford hospital medical care had their medical debts cleared by DWW, including 65 vulnerable babies and children who had their full hospital medical needs covered in addition to nutrition, nappies, clothes and more.

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Following the collapse of the Asad regime medical teams from the Jinderas clinic also started to run mobile health clinics 2-3 times a week in Aleppo and surrounding areas treating an additional 6877 patients.

On the ground in Gaza a new grassroots organisation was formed called the Family Doctors Initiative, leading to 5 medical tent clinics being run in central Gaza, one of which was totally dedicated to mental health support and was run by a local senior clinical psychologist. One tent was also dedicated to support pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. In total, 33,259 patients were treated and over 2000 patients received mental health support by this initiative.

Doctors Worldwide identified breast feeding as a critical health need early in the conflict, the lack of access to safe drinking water and the limited availability of formula milk meant increasing breastfeeding uptake was critical for health in the under one year old age group; this strategic health need was even greater given the recent low uptake of breast feeding in Gaza and the lack of community knowledge in

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supporting this vital practice. To address this need Doctors Worldwide has supported the growth of the Gaza Infant Nutrition Alliance a new organisation borne out of the above needs. The work of the alliance has grown into a 17 strong team of trained lactation nurses working in primary care clinics but principally in the hospitals including the neonatal units supporting 2,880 mothers to start and continue breast feeding. Part of this project has also been screening pregnant and breastfeeding mothers for malnutrition and supporting them with additional high-quality food and micronutrients when available.

Our Doctors Worldwide Turkish team having the required local permissions continued to bring in direct food, medication and hygiene kits via lorries through Egypt and Jordan. From the UK we also supported the local teams to provide 20,254 cooked meals for those displaced.

Plans into the next year will include continued support for the direct delivery of aid, additional support to the beleaguered hospital medical staff and further collaborations with local health NGOs to allow them to continue and expand their work.

This year also saw 42 health care staff trained in aspects of health care and health management by our teams, a needs assessment was also carried out and a comprehensive training programme is being developed to deliver basic emergency maternal and neonatal emergency care later in 2025.

Public donation this year meant that:

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SECTION C

4. STAFF

Our wider staffing capacity continues to strengthen as we deliver more impactful local projects. We continued to strengthen our field partners by providing project managers/officers whilst we continue to develop our core team to provide low cost and high impact projects. This year saw our CEO return from maternity leave but subsequently needing urgent medical leave with her roles taken up by trustees and our programme manager. This year also saw the charity hiring its first fundraising manager.

5. VOLUNTEERS

We express our gratitude for the support and expertise we receive from our volunteers, in particular those who gave their time and money travelling and working in our overseas projects or supporting our resource/content development remotely. Supporting medical volunteers has always been a part of Doctors Worldwide vision and commitment, with an increasing role for volunteers to help develop training material for our projects abroad. This year, 4 medical doctors/consultants engaged with DWW with their time, expertise and input through a variety of activities including, teaching and content development.

6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Team, we would like to thank all our donors, supporters and volunteers for their help without which none of our work could take place.

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ZAHEER & COMPANY CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS DOCTORS WORLWIDE LTD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025 A Company limited by guarantee- Registration No. 6389121 (England) REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1122671 ACCA 63 Kin85Way Burnage Manchester M19 2LL Fax.. 0161- 248 9899 E-mail.. farroukh@zaheerandco.com VAT Registration Number.. 741287139 Partners: Mr. Farroukh Zaheer IFCCAI, Mr. Qaisar Abbas IFCCAI, Mr. Wajid Latif IFCCAI, Mrs. Neelam Zaheer Tel.. 0161- 248 9898 www.zaheerandco.co.uk

DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD INDEX Page Trustees Report Independent Examiner's Report Summary Of Income and Expenditure Accoun Balance Sheet Statement of Financial Activities Notes to the Accounts

DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD TRUSTEES, REPORT The trustees (management committee members) present their Report and the Financial Statements for the year Ended 31 January 2025. Status The Doctors worldwide is a registered charity under the charity number 1122671. It has no taxable activities and is therefore not liable to UK taxation. It is, however, unable to reclaim VAT on expenditure incurred. Compar,y Registration No. Charity Registration No. 6389121 1122671 Trustees The trustees who held office during the year were as follows.. Dr Saddaf Alam Dr Shazaad Ahmad Dr Najeeb Rahman Dr Bushera Choudry Dr Mohammed Rahman Dr Mizarul Hoque Mr Ibrar Majid MBE Banker* Barclays Bank Longsight Branch 537 Stockport Road Manchester M12 4JH Accountants Zaheer & Co , Accountants , 63 Kingsway , Burnage, Manchester,M19 2LL OBJECTS To relieve need among people who are victim of poverty, famine, disease, natural and man- made diJasters, wars and civil wars, irrespective of race, religion, ideology or politics by the provisioii of comprehensive medical relief worldwide The charity is a limited company by guarantee and is non-profit making. Organisational Structure The charity is a limited company by guarantee. The trustees (management committee members) are responsible for the overall man8gement and control of the charity. Risks The trustees have taken steps to establish the risks to which the charity is exposed and have put systems in place to mitigate those risks.

DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD TRUSTEES, REPORT (cont...) Review of the Results The trustees consider that the results set out on pages 5 to 9 are satisfactory. They are of the opinion that the balance on the funds is sufficient to meet any future commitments. Fixed Assets The movement in fixed assets is set out in Note 8 to the Accounts. Trustees Responsibilities Charity law requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year (or other accounting period) which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of its surplus or deficit for that year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently., make jJdgements and estimates that are reasonably prudent., prepare accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure thal the accounts comply with the Charity Act 1993. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. In preparing the above report, the trustees have taken advantage of specia exemptions applicable to small companies. Signed on Behalf of the Board.. Company Secretary Saddaf Alam 2025

DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF DOCTORS WORLDWIDF. LTD I report on the accounts of the Doctors Worldwide Ltd. regislered chai'ity number 112?671 and company registration number 6389121 for the year ended 31 st January 2025 which are set out on pages 4 to 9. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER The charity's trLlStees are responsible for the preparation foi. the accounts in accordance with the requirement of thc Charitics Act 2011 ("thc ALE ). ThL charity's iriisiecs Lonsidcr tl)at an audit is n()t requii'ed for tliis year (Linder section 43(2} of the Chai'iti¢s Acl 1993 (the 1993 Act) and thal an independent exainination is needed, It is iny responsibility to: examine the accounts (under section 145 of ihe 201 l Acl) to follow the pi'ocedures laid down iii the Geiieral Directions gyiven by the Charity Coinmission (under section 14515)(b) of the Act); and in accordance FRS I O? SORP to state whether particular Inatters have come lo my attenlion. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT: My examin&1tion was carried out iii accordance wilh ihe General Directions bTiven by the Charity CoinmisJioiiers. Ali exainiiiation includes ihe accounting records kept b>. Ihe Lhai'ity and a coinparison of ihe accounls presented with those records. It a150 incliides coii8idcralion of any unusual iteins or disclosur￿S in the accounts and seekinbi explanations from you as triislees concerning any such matters. 'I'he procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidenle that woiild be reqliired in an audit. and consequei)tly I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounls. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT: Iii coiiiiection with our exainiiiation, no Inatter has coine to Iny alteiilion; ( l ) which gives Ine reasoiiable cause to believe that in any material respect the requireinenis to keep accounting record5 in accordance with section 41 of ihe Act. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accouiiling records aiid to comply with the accounling requireiiients of the Aci have not beeii Inet. or (?) to wliich, in Illy opinion. attentioii should be drawn in order to eiiable a proper understaiiding of the account5 to be reached. Mr.F rrouk aheer (FCCA) Zaheer and Company Chartered Certified Accountants 63 Kingsway Burnage Manche%ler M192LL Date:

DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD SUMMARY OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025 Notas 2025 2024 Income and Endowments Expenditure Net income (expenditure) for Ihe period (2) 866,945 746,245 120,700 548,990 574,948 (25,958) {3) Net Income {expenditure} before tax 120,700 {25,958) Tax payahle 14) Net income {expenditure) after taxation 120.700 (25,958) Total Funds Brought Forward 553,305 579,263 Total Funds Carried Forward (121 674,005 553,305 RECONCILIATION OF STATUTORY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT TO SOFA N t income ex enditure for Ih ar After Taxation Total Net Income for the year per SOFA- Page 6 Total Net Income as above 120,700 120,700 25,958 25,958 R taine Income Forw rd Total funds Cthd per SOFA- Page 6 Retained Funds Carried Forward as above 674.005 674,005 553,305 553,305 The notes on pages 7 to 10 form part of these financial statements.

DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 JANUARY 2025 2025 2024 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible Fixed Assets (8) 33 40 CURRENT ASSETS (9) 675,210 675,210 554,503 554,503 LIABILITIES-. Amounts falling due within on•. yeaf (101 1,238 1,238 NET CURRENT ASSETS 673,972 553,265 NET ASSETS 674,005 553,305 ACCUMULATED FUNDS Unrestricted Restricted {121 {121 500,285 173,720 674,005 439,727 113,578 553,305 The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption under section 477 of the companiLiS Act 2006 and that no member have requested an audit pursuant to section 476 of the Act. The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with Ihe requirements of the companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of the accounts. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to Ihe small companies regime and in accordance with FRS 102 SORP. Approved on behalf ofthe Board Trustee Saddaf Alam Trustee Bushera Choudry Date.. 2025 The notes on pages 7 to 9 form part of these financial statements.

DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025 Year Ended 31.1.25 Total Funds Year Ended 31.1.24 Total Funds Notes Unreslri¢led Restricted Endowment Funds Funds Funds INCOME AND EXPENDITURE INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS 12) Donations and Legacies Gift aid Interest Profit on investment TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS 86,974 76,964 246 6,429 170,613 696,332 783,306 76,964 246 6,429 866,945 491,201 51,749 6.040 548,990 696,332 EXPENDITURE ON '. Expendil:Jre on raising funds 151 31,735 31,735 1,154 Expenditure on charitable activities 16) 78,320 636,190 714,510 573,794 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 171 110,055 636,190 746,245 574,948 NET INCOME IEXPENDITUREI NET INCOME BEFORE TRANSFERS 60,558 60,142 120,700 (25,958} NET INCOMING IEXPENDITUREI NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR 60,558 60,142 120,700 (25,958) Total Fur,ds Brought Forward 439,727 113,578 553,305 579,263 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FIWD {12} 500,285 173,720 674,005 553,305 The nates on pages 7 to 9 form part of these financial statements.

DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Enlities (effective January 2015) the Accounting and Reporting by Charilies. Statement ofrecommended practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities published on 16th July 2014 {SORP 20151 and the Charities Act 2011 and companies Act 2006. Income All income is included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income. enditure All expenditure has been reflecled in the Statement of Financial Activities on accrual basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which Can not be fully recovered and is reported as part of the Expenditure to which it relates. Valuation Ca italisatlon and De reciation of Fixed Assets Fixed assets are included in the accounts at net book value. Depreciation is provided to write off the Cost less the estimated residual value of tangible fixed assets over their estimated useful lives as follows'.- Fixture and fittings 15 Oh on cost The organisation is exempt from income tax by reason of its charitable status. Income lax suffered on investment income is reclaimed in full. Reserves The organisation alm to maintain sufficient reserves to cover three months running costs. INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS This represents donation receiveable for the provision of services to members. The company is a non-profit making. NET INCOME (EXPENDITURE) 2025 2024 Net income (expenditure) is stated after charging.. Depreciation- owned assets TAX ON SURPLUS ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES

DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025lcont...I Expenditure on raising fund¥ Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Notes Advertising and matheting Fundraising expenses 5,385 26,350 5,385 26,350 937 216 31,735 31,735 1,153 Expendlture on charitable activities Unrestricted Restricled Funds Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Notes Project expenditura Travel expenses 71 Charitable exponditure Libya floods project Rwanda project Bagladesh project Pakistan project Gaza project Malawi project Morocco earthquake prolect Turkiyelsyria earthquake projecl Governance cost Support cost 2,300 163,823 6,289 92,010 65,712 105,398 2,000 87,490 163 48,538 186.288 186,288 45,344 250,696 115,678 45,344 250,760 115,995 64 317 38,184 38,184 124 77,815 124 77,815 78,320 638,190 714,510 573,794 Analysis of support costs Expenditure Expenditure on raising on charitable funds activities Total 2025 Total 2024 Accountancy & Payroll Wages and niG Pension Bank Charges Pension admin charges Printing & Stationery Council tax & water rates Telephone Heat and light Computer equip. & web hosting Insurance Sundry expenses Depreciation 1,081 69,128 4,056 102 366 76 867 250 477 928 477 1,081 69,128 4,056 102 366 76 867 250 477 928 477 1.065 41.944 1.682 102 366 300 810 357 742 813 329 21 77,815 77,815 48,538

DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025lcont...) 9 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixture And Fittings Total COST At 1 February 2024 586 586 At 31 January 2025 586 586 DEPRECIATION At 1 February 2024 Charge for Year At 31 January 2025 546 546 553 553 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 January 2025 33 33 At 31 January 2024 40 40 CURRENT ASSETS 2025 2024 Cash at bank Cash in hand Cash al Interactive brokers 596,356 795 78,059 675,210 481,778 795 71,930 554,503 10 LIABILITIES.. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Paye Accruals 458 780 1,238 458 780 1,238 COMPANY STATUS The charity is limited company by guarantee and has no share capital. All members have agreed to contribute a sum not exceeding £ 10 { £1 for unwaged individuals) in event of winding up. 12 RESERVES Unrestricted Reslricled Funds Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Balance as at 31.1.2024 Add.'nel income (expenditure) for the year Total Reserves 439,727 60,558 500,285 113,578 60,142 173,720 553,305 120,700 674,005 579.263 25,958 553.305 Balance carried fomard 500,285 173,720 674,005 553.305

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