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## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** 

NGMV – Medical Volunteers & Life Academy 

**Other names charity is known by** 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1137730 

**Charity's principal address** 

30 Penners Gardens 

Surbiton Surrey **Postcode KT6 6JW** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||**Names of the charity**|**trustees who manage the**|**charity**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
||DeiaryKader|Chairman|||
||Paula Hetherington|Treasurer & Coordinator|||
||Gill Rhind|Trustee|||
||Paul Banaszkiewicz|Trustee|||
||Keith Johnston|Trustee|||
||Mohammed Bakhtiar|Trustee|||
||||||



## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of adviser Name Address** 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

**Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

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## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association consisting of approximately 10 active members How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees reviewed annually Trustee selection methods 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

Trustees are all health care professionals or local government officers who You **may choose** to include can demonstrate CRB clearance via their current employer. additional information, where relevant, about: 

- NGMV works closely with the Community, Charitable and Health Care 

- policies and procedures Organisations in Great Britain and Iraqi Kurdistan. adopted for the induction and training of trustees; NGMV depend heavily on support and donations from the public and the 

   - NGMV depend heavily on support and donations from the public and the health care community in England and in Kurdistan. 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider All Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or 

- network with which the charity other benefits. works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

The Charity's object is to relieve sickness and promote the preservation of health by the provision of free orthopaedic service to local people in the Kurdistan region of Iraq by making numerous visits throughout the year in order to provide timely assessment, surgical treatment and follow up care. The Charity also prioritises the delivery of clinical educational events and Life Academy sessions to inspire, empower and educate communities. All of this is provided by small teams of volunteers. 

In planning the activities for the year NGMV keep in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. 

**Summary of the main** The focus of the work carried out by NGMV remains the delivery of **activities undertaken for the** Orthopaedic services and health care to the local people of Iraqi **public benefit in relation to** Kurdistan without discrimination and regardless of belief or ethnicity. **these objects (include within this section the statutory** This is achieved by our Chairman and small teams of volunteer health **declaration that trustees have** care professionals making numerous trips per year to the Kurdistan **had regard to the guidance** region of Iraq to deliver timely assessment, treatment and review of **issued by the Charity** patients. **Commission on public benefit)** 

The secondary focus of NGMV is to host Life Academy sessions and clinical educational events to inspire, empower, educate and upskill local and medical communities both in the UK and internationally. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include 

We are very grateful for the ongoing support and dedication shown by our 

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volunteers at home, preparing for our trips, developing teaching material and helping with fundraising.  We are also grateful for the time that our travelling members dedicate to support our educational events and our trips to Iraqi Kurdistan to help fulfil our objectives. We recognise that their contribution is essential for us to function as a charity and we are especially grateful to our Chairman who continues to make regular visits throughout the year to deliver and enhance Orthopaedic care in the region.  Likewise, we acknowledge the support of our charitable and health care contacts in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah who support our trips and assist us with patient selection. 

NGMV remain dedicated to the delivery of free medical care in Iraqi Kurdistan. Over the past 14 years we have transitioned from taking large groups of charity members to facilitate this to now taking only 2-3 clinical further statements, where staff to work alongside our Chairman and other highly trained local relevant, about: healthcare professionals. 

 policy on grantmaking; In addition to medical care, NGMV have successfully introduced a further  policy programme related faction to the Charity focusing on teaching a variety of life skills to young investment; people at home and in Iraqi Kurdistan.  The Life Academy aims to empower people to tackle challenging life topics that are rarely taught in  contribution made by traditional educational establishments.  The sessions help to promote a volunteers. cohesive society by increasing awareness of various aspects of life through innovative experience-based learning by providing a forum for knowledge exchange and self-development leading to self-actualisation. NGMV also prioritises clinical education in the UK and Internationally. The charity has organised and hosted numerous events and forums that have attracted hundreds of participants. Many of these events are delivered using a hybrid model to provide virtual access for underprivileged individuals at no cost. 

Through our efforts, NGMV has made a significant impact in providing free Orthopaedic care, delivering advanced education and hosting Life Academy sessions to upskill, inspire and empower communities alongside promoting the health of local residents. 

Section D                      Achievements and performance Activity **Summary of the main** Our Chairman and a few of our charity members made numerous trips to **achievements of the charity** Iraqi Kurdistan throughout the year where they performed a multitude of **during the year** many orthopaedic surgical procedures. Our Chairman also worked alongside Swisscross and local health care teams to deliver a range of orthopaedic and musculo-skeletal services to the local population. He also organised, hosted and participated a number of international courses, seminars, webinars, research courses both in the UK and internationally over the year. There were also a number of Life Academy Forums held in London and in Iraqi Kurdistan. 

## Fund Raising 

All funds raised this year have been from individual donations, loans and revenue generated from educational course fees. 

**Section E                    Financial review** 

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**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

At the end of the financial year 2023-24 the balance of the account was £8,385.72.  It is noted that NGMV still has outstanding loan repayments to our chairman. 

## **Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

Our main source of funds this year has been via donations and loans. 

The majority of income is used to fund the trips to Iraq, buy essential equipment and fund educational events. 

All travelling volunteers give their time freely. 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Paula Hetherington **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer and Coordinator **etc) Date** 11/01/2025 

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**NGMV Accounts 2023-34** 

|**Transactio**<br>**n Date**|**Transaction**<br>**Type**|**Purpose**|**Description**|**Debit**<br>**Amount**|**Credit**<br>**Amount**|**Balance**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Brought forward**||||||**8,127.89**<br>**£**|
|11/04/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Donation KingstonUpon Thames||70.00|8197.89|
|14/04/2023|Debit Card|Equipment|Computer DFK|1165.18||7032.71|
|14/04/2022|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||7019.72|
|21/04/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Deposit-SBurningham for DFK||1500.00|8519.72|
|24/04/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Amazon Europe Core||5.00|8524.72|
|02/05/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||100.00|8624.72|
|02/05/2023|Bill Payment|Equipment|Purchase reimbursement Dean<br>Kader|6000.00||2624.72|
|11/05/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||100.00|2724.72|
|15/05/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||2711.73|
|15/05/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||100.00|2811.73|
|19/05/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Amazon Europe Core||13.41|2825.14|
|19/05/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|ResearchCoursePayment|500.00||2325.14|
|25/05/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||100.00|2425.14|
|26/05/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||100.00|2525.14|
|31/05/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||100.00|2625.14|
|01/06/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Amazon.co.uk.Ltd||4.22|2629.36|
|05/06/2023|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Accommodation|254.07||2375.29|
|09/06/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|DepositKubba+ Ahmad||1500.00|3875.29|
|12/06/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||50.00|3925.29|
|14/06/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||3912.30|
|20/06/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|DepositBlueRewards||403.00|4315.30|
|21/06/2023|CounterCredit|KCG a/c|RBKC General||15286.00|19601.30|
|21/06/2023|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Accommodation|115.58||19485.72|
|26/06/2023|Bill Payment|KCG a/c|ConcertPayment Sabah Rasoul|2000.00||17485.72|
|03/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Amazon.co.uk.Ltd||2.29|17488.01|
|03/07/2023|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Accommodation|347.40||17140.61|
|03/07/2023|Debit Card|Equipment|WilliamsMedical|242.88||16897.73|
|03/07/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|ShapostInternational|4800.00||12097.73|





**NGMV Accounts 2023-34** 

|03/07/2023|Bill Payment|KCG a/c|Concert Payment Opera Holland<br>Park|916.80||11180.93|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|05/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||15.00|11195.93|
|05/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||100.00|11295.93|
|05/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||100.00|11395.93|
|14/08/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||100.00|11495.93|
|14/08/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||100.00|11595.93|
|06/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||15.00|11610.93|
|06/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||15.00|11625.93|
|06/07/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|64.00||11561.93|
|07/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||15.00|11576.93|
|07/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||15.00|11591.93|
|07/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||15.00|11606.93|
|10/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||15.00|11621.93|
|10/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|ResearchCoursePayment||15.00|11636.93|
|10/07/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Restaurantfor ResearchCourse|1039.66||10597.27|
|10/07/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Restaurantfor ResearchCourse|315.40||10281.87|
|10/07/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|PayPalCredit||282.82|10564.69|
|14/07/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||10551.70|
|18/07/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Irrum ResearchCoursePayment|406.77||10144.93|
|02/08/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Amazon.co.uk.Ltd||2.29|10147.22|
|14/08/2023|Bill Payment|TravelCosts|Train NickClement|142.29||10004.93|
|14/08/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||9991.94|
|17/08/2023|Bill Payment|TravelCosts|Accommodation NickClement|287.00||9704.94|
|17/08/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|DepositIpswich A Ltd||11929.00|21633.94|
|18/08/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|DepositAmin Barzi||3071.00|24704.94|
|23/08/2023|Bill Payment|Equipment|Purchase reimbursement Dean<br>Kader|5500.00||19204.94|
|23/08/2023|Bill Payment|Equipment|PurchasereimbursementDFK|12250.00||6954.94|
|23/08/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Admincosts JMcStea|500.00||6454.94|
|29/08/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Donation HogerShoresh||300.00|6754.94|
|31/08/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Amazon.co.uk.Ltd||2.14|6757.08|
|06/09/2023|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Office equipment Costco|119.98||6637.10|





**NGMV Accounts 2023-34** 

|14/09/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||6624.11|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|21/09/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Donation||1000.00|7624.11|
|25/09/2023|Debit Card|TravelCosts|Turkish Airlines Gill Rhind|758.06||6866.05|
|28/09/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|AnaesthicfeeArif Moghal|100.00||6766.05|
|03/10/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Amazon.co.uk.Ltd||2.14|6768.19|
|05/10/2023|CounterCredit|HMRC|VAT reclaim||266.33|7034.52|
|16/10/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||7021.53|
|14/11/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||7008.54|
|27/11/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Deposit ConyngRoad||7000.00|14008.54|
|27/11/2023|Bill Payment|Equipment|Gen MedLtd|5095.52||8913.02|
|27/11/2023|Bill Payment|Equipment|Purchase reimbursement Dean<br>Kader|2256.10||6656.92|
|01/12/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Amazon.co.uk.Ltd||4.28|6661.20|
|04/12/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Deposit ConyngRoad||3000.00|9661.20|
|05/12/2023|Bill Payment|Equipment|PayPal Debit|1951.84||7709.36|
|14/12/2023|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||7696.37|
|18/12/2023|Debit Card|Equipment|WilliamsMedical|242.88||7453.49|
|29/12/2023|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Amazon.co.uk.Ltd||1.15|7454.64|
|15/01/2024|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||7441.65|
|30/01/2024|CounterCredit|HMRC|VAT reclaim||849.45|8291.10|
|30/01/2024|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|GoDaddyEurope|143.86||8147.24|
|14/02/2024|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||8134.25|
|12/03/2024|CounterCredit|HMRC|VAT reclaim||64.46|8198.71|
|14/03/2024|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|12.99||8185.72|
|22/03/2024|CounterCredit|Fundraising|Donation Post Grad Ortho||200.00|8385.72|
||||||||
|||||**OUT**|**IN**|**Balance**|
|||||47,671.15<br>£|47,928.98<br>£|**8,385.72**<br>**£**|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
NGMV- Medical Volunlèers & Lrfe Academy
On accounts for the year
ended
31 March 2024
Charity no
{if any)
1137730
Set out on pages
1and2
I report to the trnstees on my eXamIna￿On of the accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are reswjnsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in ac￿rdanCe with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {°the ACY).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trusfs accounts (arried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination. I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5){b} of Ihe Act.
I have completed my eXaminat￿n. l LY)nfimi that no material matters have
(x)me to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material
respect:
a¢counting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting rwds
Indwndent
examinerfs statement
I have no con(xms 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.
. Pleas8 delete tho words in the brackets if they do not appty.
Signed:
Date:
09.01.2025
Name:
Elaine Scott
Relevant professional
quallflcatlon(s} or body
(if any}:
None
36 Gardner Pa
North Shields
NE29 OEA
IER
October 2018