Charity registered number 1126259
UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY
Trustees Report and Accounts
31 March 2021
UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Trustees Report and Accounts Contents
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| Legal and administrative information | 1 |
| Trustees' report | 2-5 |
| Statement of directors' responsibilities | 6 |
| Accountants' report | 7 |
| Statement of financial activities | 8 |
| Balance sheet | 9 |
| Notes to the financial statments | 10-11 |
UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Company Information
Trustees
Ejaz Hussain Khalid Aneel Musarat Rizwan Khalid Carol Allen Mrs Naeem Kauser
Accountants
Saddique & Co
78 Dickenson Road Rusholme Manchester M14 5HF
Bankers
Natwest Habib Bank Zurich
Registered office
Universal Square Building 2, 3rd floor Devonshire Street North Manchester M12 6JH
Charity registered number
1126259
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UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Charity registered number: Trustee's Report for the year ended 31 March 2021
1126259
The trustees present their annual report and accounts of Umar Welfare Society ("the society") for the year ended 31 March 2021. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the society`s Trust Deed, the Charities Act 1993 and the Statement of Recomended Practice:Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2005) issued in March 2005.
Structure, governance and management
Governing Document
The Society is a registered charity, number 1126259 and is constituted under a trust deed dated 7 October 2008.
The activities of the society are governed by the objects set out in the Trust Deed and the policies made by the trustees as allowed by the trust deed.
Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
The Society is governed by its Board of Trustees as named on page 1.
The trust deed provides for the appointment of future trustees by resolution passed at a special meeting of he existing trustees. The truste deed does not require the trustees to retire by rotation.
The trust deed provides for a minimum of three trustees.
Trustee induction and training
The Society is aware of the need to ensure that all trustees are adequately trained and are aware of their responsibility. Where required the trustees are provided with written guidance to make them aware of their responsibilites and to prepare them to discharge their duties to achieve the Society`s objectives.
Organisational structure and decision making.
Full board of trustees meetings are held throughout the year to consider grants to be made, to review progress on projects in hand and to agree key objectives for the coming year.
Risk managment
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Society is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Society, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage the major risks to which the Society is exposed.
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UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Charity registered number: 1126259 Trustee's Report for the year ended 31 March 2021
Objectives and activities for the public benefit
Objectives
The objects of the Society are to relieve poverty and to promote preservation and protection of good health among people in need in Pakistan and also to advance education in Pakistan by the provision of vocational and skill training for adults from disadvantaged background.
Activities for achieving objectives
Society carries out its objects by:
-providing grants to a registered charity based in Pakistan with objects identical to those of the Society.
The Society relies entirely on donations from individuals and commercial organisations.
Public benefit
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commissions general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Societys aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy.
Society aims to fund projects for the direct benefit of general public through its partnership with a charity based in Pakistan, As a condition of its grants, the Society works closely with the charity in Pakistan so as to ensure that the Society`s aims and objectives are duly met.
All trustees give their time free of charge. No Trustee is remunerated from Societys funds, expect for the reimbursement of travel expenses incurred necessarily for the achievement of the Societys objectives.
Grant making policies
The Society has established its grant making policy to achieve its objectives for the public benefit to relieve poverty and to promote good health.
Grants awarded by the Society must meet the Society`s objectives. Before making a grant the Society satisfies itself that the recipient of the grant has aims totally compatible with the aims of the Society.
Achievement and performance
During the period we continued with our focus on the core activity of vocational skills education and the provision of medical facilities.
Grant totalling £65,000 (2019 £35,000) were awarded to the charitable institution, Umar Welfare Society of Pakistan.
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UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Charity registered number: Trustee's Report for the year ended 31 March 2021
1126259
Monitoring achievements
The Chair of trustees of the Society is also a trustee of the Pakistan based chairty and he personally supervises the activities of charity in Pakistan to ensure effective and efficient utilitsation of the grants made by the Society.
Mr Ejaz Khalid, makes a personal trip, on average once a quarter, to Pakistan. Monthly accounts are provided by Umar Welfare Society Pakistan for inspection by the UK Trustees. These detail all disbursements such as doctor`s salaries, medicine costs, daily running costs and any project awarded funds. These measures ensure the effective and efficient utilisation of the grant made by the society.
Plans for future periods
We aim to carry on supporting Umar Welfare Society Pakistan in organising annual eye camps for the treatment of cataracts, daily running of the outdoor clinic and annual training of stitching and sewing of clothes for ladies. Wherever appropriate we collaborate with other charities to assist causes compatible with our objectives.
Financial Review
All of the Society`s income comprises voluntary donations from individuals and commercial organisations .
The day to day financial controls of the Society are under the direct supervision of the trustees who are personally involved with making fund raising appeals, collecion of donations and safeguarding the Society`s funds.
Investment Policy
The Society does not invest any of its funds; all available funds are used in making grants as soon as the funds become available.
Reserve Policy
The Resources of the Society are used to fund grants. As the Society has minimal support and governance costs, the trustees aim to maintain only modest reserves.
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UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Charity registered number: Trustee's Report
1126259
The trustee's present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021
Principal activities
The Society's principal activity during the year continued to be that of collecting donation from individuals and commercial organisations and providing grants to a registered chairty based in Pakistan with the object to relieve poverty and to promote preservation and protection of good health among people in Pakistan.
Trustees
The following persons served as trustees during the year:
Ejaz Hussain Khalid Aneel Musarat Rizwan Khalid Carol Allen Mrs Naeem Kauser
Charity Act and provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Chairy Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Report) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of trust deed .
This report was approved by the board on 04 August 2021.
Ejaz Hussain Khalid Trustee
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UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Society and of the incoming resources and application of resources for that period.
In preparing the accounts the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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Observe the methods and principles of the charities SORP
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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Follow applicable accounting standards, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements and
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● prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue its activities.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Society and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charity Act 1993. the Charity (Accounts and Report) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Society and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Accountants' Report
Accountants' report to the trustees of UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY
You consider that the Society is exempt from an audit for the year ended 31 March 2021. You have acknowledged, on the balance sheet, your responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Charity Act 1993 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These responsibilities include preparing accounts that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Society at the end of the financial year and of its statement of financial activities for the financial year.
In accordance with your instructions, we have prepared the accounts which comprise the statement of financial activities, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the accounting records of the Society and on the basis of information and explanations you have given to us.
We have not carried out an audit or any other review, and consequently we do not express any opinion on these accounts.
Saddique & Co Chartered Accountants
78 Dickenson Road Rusholme Manchester M14 5HF
04/08/2021
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UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Notes INCOMING RESOUCES Incoming resouces from generated funds: Voluntary Income Donations Gift aid tax refund Donated services Total incoming resources RESOURCES EXPENDED Charitable Activities 2 Goverance Costs 3 Net incoming resources Total funds brought forward Surplus for the financial year |
2021 £ 49,070 4,186 - 53,256 (60,000) (1,593) (8,337) 37,505 29,168 |
2020 £ 82,646 3,640 - |
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| 86,286 (65,500) (1,581) |
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| 19,205 18,300 |
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| 37,505 |
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UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021
| Notes Current assets Cash at bank and in hand Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year Total assets Funds Unrestricted funds Total funds 4 Shareholder's funds |
32,518 | 2021 £ 32,518 32,518 (3,350) 29,168 29,168 29,168 |
39,305 | 2020 £ 39,305 |
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| 32,518 | 39,305 | |||
| 39,305 (1,800) |
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| 37,505 | ||||
| 37,505 | ||||
| 37,505 |
Ejaz Hussain Khalid Director Approved by the board on 05 August 2021
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UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recomended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2005) and appicalble UK Accounting Standards and the Charities ACT 1993.
Incoming resources
Incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the Society become entitled to the income.
Donated Services are included in the incoming resources at an estimated value of those services to the society.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred.
Charitable expenditure comprises the grants awarded by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both the grant and direct support costs. The grants awarded are charged in the year in which the money is paid over to the third party.
Governance costs include costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requiremetns of the charity and include the accountancy fees and costs linked to the strategic managment of the charity including trustee expenses.
Fund Accounting
All of the Society`s funds are unrestricted. Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the general objectives of the Society.
- 2 Analysis of charitable expenditure
The charity undertakes its charitable acitivities through grant making and it awarded grants to a registered charity based in Pakistan.
| Grant to Umar Welfare Society of Pakistan Grant 3 Analysis of governance costs Trustee expenses Bank charges Accountancy fees |
2021 £ 60,000 60000 2021 £ 950 43 600 1,593 |
2020 £ 65,000 |
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| 65,000 | ||
| 2020 £ 850 131 600 |
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| 1,581 |
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UMAR WELFARE SOCIETY Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
| 4 Analysis of Charitable funds At 01 April 2020 Incoming resources Resources expended At 31 March 2021 |
2021 £ 37,505 53,256 (61,593) 29,168 |
2020 £ 18,300 86,286 (67,081) |
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| 37,505 |
5 Related party
Mr Ejaz H Khalid, a trustees of the Society, is also a trustee of Umar Welfare Society of Pakistan. In this dual role he is involved with the handling of funds of the Society as well as the monitoring of the utilisation of grants made to Pakistan society.
During the year Mr Ejaz H Khalid was paid £950 (2020 £850) in respect of his travel costs undertaken in the discharge of his duties as a trustee.
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