# **Trustees’ Annual Report 1 Jun 2020 ‐ 31 May 2021**
_Trustees’ Annual Report_
## **Contents**
|**1**|**WellWishers**|**WellWishers**|**3**|
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||1.1|Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 May 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|3|
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Reference and Administratve Informaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|3|
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Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|3|
||1.2|Structure, Governance and Management
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Governing Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|4|
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Organisatonal Structure and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|4|
||1.3|Objectves and Actvites
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Aims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|5|
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Strategies and Actvites
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||1.4|How the Actvites deliver Public Beneft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|5|
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Online Actvity
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Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|6|
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Expenditure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|6|
||1.5|Accountability and Administraton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|7|
||1.6|Plans for Future Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|7|
|**2**|**Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities**||**8**|
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## **WellWishers**
## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 May 2021**
The trustees present their annual report for the year ended 31 May 2021 and confirm it complies with the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006, the Trust Deed and the Charities SORP 2005.
## **Reference and Administrative Information**
## **Charity Name** WellWishers
## **Charity Registration Number** 1152057
**Registered Of�ice** 296 Deane Church Lane, Bolton BL3 4EU
## **Board of Trustees**
Ilyasahmed Hasan Patel Muhammed Suhail Patel Abdurrahman Patel Talha Patel Omarfarooq Patel Muhammed Sameer Patel Ammar Patel
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governing Document**
WellWishers is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered with the Charity Commission on 16 May 2013 under charity number 1152057. It is governed by a deed of trust last updated on 15 May 2013.
## **Organisational Structure and Management**
The charity trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. The trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefits.
The trustees meet together as a body on a relatively regular basis, where possible, and are responsible for all decisions taken in relation to running the charity and its activities. The trustees are assigned tasks during these meetings and there is regular communication during the intervening periods, through the use of messaging and task management tools, to ensure tasks are completed in a timely fashion.
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## **Objectives and Activities**
## **Aims**
To advance the Islamic faith for the benefit of the public through, but not limited to, the following means:
- the provision of sacred space for worship and holding prayer services and lectures
- contributing to the spiritual and moral education of children and adults
## **Strategies and Activities**
To achieve its aims, the charity:
- aims to hold events in relation to issues that need addressing
- offers a graphical approach using interactive tools and visual aids to ease learning and understanding
- provides resources, tools and downloads
- contributes towards a better society by promoting social cohesion
- works towards providing relief to the poorest and most vulnerable
## **How the Activities deliver Public Bene�it**
The charity carries out a wide range of activities in pursuance of its charitable aims and objectives. The trustees consider that these activities, summarised below, contribute to the spiritual and moral education of the Muslims who have participated in the activities, whether directly or indirectly.
## **Online Activity**
The Internet is the greatest exposure the charity has to the wider world. Two of the trustees ‐ who have a background in IT ‐ continue to maintain the charity’s websites¹ that are being accessed and benefitted from on a daily basis.
**Website** The wellwishers.org.uk website, maintained by the trustees, continues to be used as a hub and repos‐ itory for all the activities carried out by the charity. The website continues to be visited by thousands of users from across the globe.
**Tools** Users of the website continued to benefit from existing tools
**Support** Trustees provided support to, and responded to queries of, users who contacted the charity via the contact form on the website
- **Driving Traffic** The charity continued to benefit from its enrolment in the _Google Ad Grants_ programme to engage the wider public through online advertising with _AdWords_ , allowing the charity to:‐
1. promote the website on _Google_ with _AdWords_ advertising free of charge
2. raise awareness by choosing relevant keywords and creating unique ads (targeting mainly the _Zakāh_ calculator and Zakāh Nisāb and _Mahr_ prices, and the Quranic.info website) to highlight its work
3. track its campaigns via _Google Analytics_ to see what was effective and what was not quite work‐ ing, and make amendments accordingly
¹wellwishers.org.uk and Quranic.info
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## **Events**
One of the key objectives of the charity is to holds events in relation to issues that need addressing and in contributing to the spiritual and moral education of children and adults. Using its own projector and screen and to ease learning and understanding, interactive tools and visual aids in the form of _PowerPoint_ slides were used. The material dissem‐ inated at each event, where applicable, was also uploaded to the website for the benefit of both participants and the wider public.
With the easing of restrictions post the COVID‐19 lockdown, it was possible to arrange some events at Mosques this year.
Here is a list detailing the various events that were held over the year, all of which were presented by the trustees of the charity:‐
|**Basics of Inheritance & Islamic Will** An event was held at a Mosque in Preston covering rulings pertaining to the|**Basics of Inheritance & Islamic Will** An event was held at a Mosque in Preston covering rulings pertaining to the|
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||importance of writng an Islamic will and some of the main inheritance rules|
||and calculatons, along with examples, in an efort to make it as interactve as|
||possible. Up to 75 people benefted in total, with many more listening online. A|
||similar event was held in a Mosque in Bolton too, across two days, and this was|
||atended by around 100 people.|
|**Correct Your****_Salāh_**|An event was held at a Mosque covering rulings pertaining to the fve daily|
||prayers and common mistakes that people make when performing them. Up|
||to 100 people benefted in total.|
|**Jurisprudence of****_Zakāh_**|An event was held at a Mosque to cover the main rulings pertaining to_Zakāh_.|
||This included discussion on the importance of_Zakāh_, when it is payable, how it|
||is payable, how much is payable, who is eligible to receive_Zakāh_, and a_Zakāh_|
||calculator demonstraton. This was followed with a Queston and Answer ses‐|
||sion to give atendees the opportunity to have their queries clarifed. Around|
||100 people partcipated and benefted from this event.|
Events were promoted via social media, and many people also listened to the events from their homes via online or receiver transmission.
## **Expenditure**
One of the purposes of the charity is to cater for the poor and needy, in conjunction with fulfilling the obligation of _Zakāh_ for Muslims. Three key types of donations were made that needed to be spent within the year of receipt: _Sadaqah Wājibah_ , _Zakāh_ and _Sadaqah Nāfilah_ ².
In addition to this, donations were spent towards projects that the charity deemed worthy, as detailed below.
- **Sadaqah Wājibah** This is compulsory charity designated solely for the poor and needy. £400 was donated and spent towards the poor affected by COVID‐19 in India.
**Zakāh** Zakāh is one of the key requirements that every Muslim must discharge, provided they meet its conditions. A total of £14,720 was spent towards Zakāh projects around the world with the dona‐ tions received. The beneficiaries were as follows:‐
1. £3,000 towards house construction for the poor and needy
2. £3,000 towards rickshaw vans as income support for poor breadwinners in Bangladesh
3. £2,600 towards supporting poor scholars in India who were affected due to loss of income caused by lockdown
4. £2,620 towards supporting widows in Bosnia and elsewhere. Some gift aid received was spent towards this project
> ² _Sadaqah Nāfilah_ , or Lillāh, is voluntary charity.
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5. £1,000 towards Uighur Muslim refugees in Turkey
6. £1,000 towards food packs as part of an emergency appeal
7. £900 towards food packs to support the poor in West Bengal
8. £600 towards wheelchairs for disabled people in Bangladesh
**Lillāh** It was decided that the charity would support local Mosques in Bolton, in particular those that were in need of funds. £100 was donated to five Mosques totalling £500.
**Eidgah**
- £1.01 was donated towards the Eidgah in Bolton.
**Admin Costs** A total of £325 was spent, the bulk of it towards project costs incurred by partner charities, and some to cover accountancy fees.
## **Accountability and Administration**
The charity was set up to benefit the wider public and, as such, the trustees hold a strict view with regards expenditure of any donated funds to ensure they are spent on the right causes and that no unnecessary spending occurs. Some of the ways the trustees have managed this, and accountability in general, are discussed hereunder.
- **Monthly Meetings** The trustees try to hold regular meetings in which past, present and oncoming tasks are dis‐ cussed, as well as any new developments. Trustees are encouraged to come up with innova‐ tive ways to benefit the wider public. Suggestions of what to include in the Agenda of each meeting are solicited prior to the meetings and minutes recorded of discussions made during them. Adhoc meetings are held when necessary.
**Expenses** All running costs of the charity, such as development and hosting of the website, holding events and travel costs, and purchasing items and equipment, are managed by the trustees out of their own pockets; no expenses are claimed.
- **100% Donation Policy** The charity adheres to a strict 100% donation policy. To achieve this, money from gift aid is spent towards project costs in order to ensure all the charity money is spent on the campaigns for which it is solicited without a penny being deducted, even for administrating projects.
**Dual Signatures** Anypaymentsthataremade fromthe bankaccountrequireadual signature(fromtwotrustees) to ensure there is verification of any expenditure and to avoid any irregularities.
## **Plans for Future Periods**
The following are some of the plans that the trustees have discussed for the future:
1. add another tool, such as an inheritance calculator, to the website for the benefit of the wider public
2. start delivering presentations online to benefit more people, overcome lockdown restrictions and for longer‐ term viability
3. invest in better server provision for the websites and consider having an online donation campaign targeting this to solicit funds
4. consider running a local or national campaign that would provide benefit to the public, and collect funds to realise it. The following ideas have been considered thus far:
- a) Locate an underdeveloped country, form an alliance with local charities on the ground and start a cam‐ paign to collect donations for causes there
- b) Donate to a local cause, e.g. the local hospice
5. continue to look for a property in which prayer services and lectures, as well as the education of both children and adults, can take place
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## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities**
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing an annual report and financial statements in accordance with ap‐ plicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:
1. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
2. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
3. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
4. state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures dis‐ closed and explained in the financial statements;
5. prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
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 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They 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.
The trustees for the purposes of charity law who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 3.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Abdurrahman Patel (Trustee) 06 February 2022
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**Charity registration number: 1152057**
## Wellwishers Trust
(Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO))
Report and Accounts
31 May 2021
**Wellwishers Trust Contents**
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|Charity Information|1|
|Independent examiner's report|2|
|Statement of financial activities|3|
|Balance sheet|4|
|Notes to the accounts|5-7|
## **Wellwishers Trust Charity Information At 31 May 2021**
## **Address**
296 Deane Church Lane BOLTON Gtr Manchester BL3 4EU
## **Charity registration number: 1152057**
## **Trustees**
Muhammed Suhail Patel Abdurrahman Patel Ilyasahmed Hasan Patel Dr Talha Patel Omar Farooq Patel Muhammed Sameer Patel Ammar Patel
## **Appointed independent examiner**
M A Ibrahim (FCCA)
## **Accountants**
M.A.I (Accountants) Limited 7 St Andrews Street Blackburn Lancashire BB1 8AE
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## **Wellwishers Trust**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Wellwishers Trust Charitable Incorporated Organisation (‘the CIO’)**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the period ended 31 May 2021
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I 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:
1. accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
The appointed independent examiner of the trust:
M A Ibrahim (FCCA) for and on behalf of Date: 18/02/2022 M.A.I (Accountants) Limited 7 St Andrews Street Blackburn Lancashire BB1 8AE
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## **Wellwishers Trust Statement of financial activities At 31 May 2021**
|**Notes**
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**income Endowment**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**2021**
**Income**
**3**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
288
15,315
-
15,603
**Expenditure**
**4**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
493
15,621
-
16,114
**Net income/(expenditure) for the year**
(205)
(306)
-
(511)
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
10,021
1,000
-
11,021
Net incoming resources for the year
(205)
(306)
-
(511)
Transfer between Funds
(307)
306
-
(0)
**Total funds carried forward**
9,510
1,000
-
10,510|**Total**
**2020**
**£**
17,178
20,140|
|---|---|
||(2,962)|
||13,983
(2,962)
(0)|
||11,021|
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## **Wellwishers Trust Balance Sheet At 31 May 2021**
|**Notes**
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**income Endowment**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Fixed assets**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank
9,635
1,000
-
10,635
9,635
1,000
-
10,635
**Creditors:amounts falling due within one year**
Trade creditors and accruals
**6**
125
-
-
125
**Net current assets**
9,510
1,000
-
10,510
**Net Assets**
9,510
1,000
-
10,510
**Funds of the Charity**
**7**
Unrestricted funds
9,510
-
-
9,510
Restricted funds
-
1,000
-
1,000
**Total funds**
9,510
1,000
-
10,510|**Total**
**2020**
**£**
11,141|
|---|---|
||11,141
120|
||11,021|
||11,021|
||10,021
1,000|
||11,021|
Approved by the Board of Trustees and
Muhammed Suhail Patel
Date: 18/02/2022
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**Wellwishers Trust Notes to the Accounts At 31 May 2021**
## **Basis of preparation**
## **1** _**Basis of accounting**_
The accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis, under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, and Charity SORP FRS 102 (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) , (The SORP) published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW), effective January 2019, and in accordance with all applicable law.
The charity is a public benefit entity.
## **2 Accounting Policies**
## _**Income**_
Income from charitable activities and voluntary donations are included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when received. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.
## _**Expenditure**_
Expenditure is included in the accounts on an accruals basis.
## _**Unrestricted funds**_
Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources receivable or generated for the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds.
## _**Restricted funds**_
Restricted funds are funds subject to specific trusts, which may be declared by the donor(s) or with their authority (eg in a public appeal) or created through legal process, but still within the wider objects of the charity. Restricted funds may be restricted income funds, which are spent at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of some particular aspect(s) of the objects of the charity, or they may be endowment funds, where the assets are required to be invested, or retained for actual use, rather than spent.
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## **Wellwishers Trust Notes to the Accounts At 31 May 2021**
|**3**
**Analysis of income**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
Other
**Total**
**Total income**
**4**
**Analysis of expenditure**
**Expenditure on charitable activities**
Eidgah expense
Grants and donations
Interest disposal
Independent examiner's fee
Paypal fees
**Total**
**Total expenditure**
**5**
**Grants made to institutions**
**Name of institutions**
Muslim welfare institute
Muslim welfare institute
Ummah welfare trust|**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**income**
**2021**
**funds**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
288
15,315
15,603
-
-
-
288
15,315
15,603
288
15,315
15,603
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**income**
**2021**
**funds**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
-
-
325
15,621
15,946
-
-
-
125
-
125
43
-
43
493
15,621
16,114
493
15,621
16,114
**Purpose**
Ulama hardship funds
£ 2,600.00
Zakaah
5,500.00
£
Zakaah
£ 6,620.00
14,720.00
£|**2020**
**Prior year**
**£**
14,727
2,451|
|---|---|---|
|||17,178|
||||
|||17,178|
|||**2020**
**Prior year**
**£**
158
19,856
5
120
-|
||493
15,621|20,140|
||||
||493
15,621|20,140|
||**Purpose**
Ulama hardship funds
Zakaah
Zakaah||
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## **Wellwishers Trust Notes to the Accounts At 31 May 2021**
|**6**
**Creditors**
Analysis of creditors:
Accruals|**2021**
**£**
125
125|**2020**
**£**
120|
|---|---|---|
|||120|
|**7**|**Analysis of fund assets and liabilities**|**Analysis of fund assets and liabilities**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**Restricted**|||
|||**Unrestricted**|**income**|**Endowment**|**Total**|
|||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**2021**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||Current assets|9,635|1,000|-|10,635|
||Current liabilities|(125)|-|-|(125)|
|||9,510|1,000|-|10,510|
## **8 Transactions with trustees and related parties**
There were no benefits, expenses or remuneration paid to the Trustees. There were no transactions with related parties.
|**9**|**Employees**|**2021**|**2020**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**Number**|**Number**|
||Average number of persons employed by the company|0|0|
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