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Trustees’ Annual Report 1 Jun 2021 ‐ 31 May 2022

Trustees’ Annual Report

Contents

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	1.1	Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 May 2022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
		1.1.1 Reference and Administratve Informaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
		1.1.2 Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
	1.2	Structure, Governance and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
		1.2.1 Governing Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
		1.2.2 Organisatonal Structure and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
	1.3	Objectves and Actvites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
		1.3.1 Aims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
		1.3.2 Strategies and Actvites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
	1.4	How the Actvites deliver Public Beneft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
		1.4.1 Online Actvity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
		1.4.2 Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
		1.4.3 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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Trustees’ Annual Report

WellWishers

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 May 2022

The trustees present their annual report for the year ended 31 May 2022 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:‐

• promote the website on Google with AdWords advertising free of charge

• 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

• track its campaigns via Google Analytics to see what is effective and make amendments accord‐ ingly

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.

Due to other commitments, no events were held during this period.

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.

Zakāh Zakāh is one of the key requirements that every Muslim must discharge, provided they meet its con‐ ditions. A total of £5,800 was spent towards the emergency Afghanistan winter project, which funded 58 parcels (at a cost of £100 each), each parcel containing essential food items to feed a family for 2 months as well as winter supplies to protect them from the cold. Each package contained the following items:

1. Green tea (2kg)

2. Wheat flour (50kg)

3. Rice (24.5kg)

4. Sugar (10kg)

5. Red beans (7kg)

6. Cooking oil (10l)

7. Salt (2kg)

8. Pulses (7kg)

9. Blankets (3)

Note that the remaining Zakāh collected was distributed after the reporting period.

Lillāh It was decided that the charity would support a centre that caters for the religious needs of SEN³ children and adults. £115 was donated towards this to help towards the purchase of a new property.

• Admin Costs A total of £433.80 was spent, the bulk of it towards project costs incurred by partner charities, and some to cover accountancy fees.

As well as working with partner charities, a concerted effort was made to research opportunities to distribute to the poor directly. This resulted in a delay to the distribution while all avenues were being explored.

² Sadaqah Nāfilah , or Lillāh, is voluntary charity. ³ Special Educational Needs

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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 endeavour to hold regular meetings in which past, present and oncoming tasks are discussed, as well as any new developments. Trustees are encouraged to come up with innovative 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 venue 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:

5. 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

6. b) Donate to a local cause, e.g. the local hospice

7. 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 2022

Wellwishers Trust Contents

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Charity Information	1
Trustees report	2
Independent examiner's report	4
Statement of financial activities	5
Balance sheet	6
Notes to the accounts	7

Wellwishers Trust Charity Information for the period ended 31 May 2022

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

Bankers

Barklays Bank UK PLC 1 - 5 Market St, BOLTON BL1 1BU

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Wellwishers Trust

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Wellwishers Trust (the Trust) for the period ended 31 May 2022.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act").

The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

• l examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,

• l to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, and

• l 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:

l the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

• l the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

l the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order 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: 23/03/2023 M.A.I (Accountants) Limited 7 St Andrews Street Blackburn Lancashire BB1 8AE

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Wellwishers Trust Statement of financial activities for the period ended 31 May 2022

Notes Restricted Unrestricted income Endowment Total funds funds funds 2022 £ £ £ £ Income 3 Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 120 16,961 - 17,081 Expenditure 4 Expenditure on: Charitable activities 459 5,915 - 6,374 Net income/(expenditure) for the year (339) 11,046 - 10,707 Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward 9,510 1,000 - 10,510 Net incoming resources for the year (339) 11,046 - 10,707 Transfer between Funds (365) 365 - 0 Total funds carried forward 8,806 12,411 - 21,217	Total 2021 £ 15,603 16,114
	(511)
	11,021 (511) (0)
	10,510

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Wellwishers Trust Balance Sheet At 31 May 2022

Notes Restricted Unrestricted income Endowment Total funds funds funds 2022 £ £ £ £ Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 8,956 12,411 - 21,367 8,956 12,411 - 21,367 Creditors:amounts falling due within one year Trade creditors and accruals 6 150 - - 150 Net current assets 8,806 12,411 - 21,217 Net assets 8,806 12,411 - 21,217 Funds of the Charity 7 Unrestricted funds 8,806 - - 8,806 Restricted income funds - 12,411 - 12,411 Total funds 8,806 12,411 - 21,217	Total 2021 £ 10,635
	10,635 125
	10,510
	10,510
	9,510 1,000
	10,510

Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by

Muhammed Suhail Patel Date: 23/03/2023 Trustee

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Wellwishers Trust Notes to the Accounts for the period ended 31 May 2022

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 charities SORP (FRS 102) effective 1 January 2019, published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales.

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 (e.g. 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 for the period ended 31 May 2022

3 Analysis of income Donations and legacies Donations Total Total income 4 Analysis of expenditure Expenditure on charitable activities Grants & Donations Accountancy fees Bank charges Total Total expenditure 5 Grants made to institutions Name of institutions Ummah welfare trust Ummah welfare trust Madrasah Tuyoorul Jannah	Restricted Unrestricted income Endowment 2022 funds funds funds Total funds £ £ £ £ 120 16,961 - 17,081 120 16,961 - 17,081 120 16,961 - 17,081 Restricted Unrestricted income Endowment 2022 funds funds funds Total funds £ £ £ £ 300 5,915 - 6,215 150 - - 150 9 - - 9 459 5,915 - 6,374 459 5,915 - 6,374 Purpose Afghanistan crisis appeal Admin support cost General donation	2021 Prior year £ 15,603
		15,603
		15,603
		2021 Prior year £ 15,946 125 43
		16,114
		16,114
		£ 5,800.00 300.00 115.00
		6,215

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Wellwishers Trust Notes to the Accounts for the period ended 31 May 2022

6 Creditors 2022 Analysis of creditors: £ Accruals 150 150 7 Analysis of fund assets and liabilities Unrestricted funds £ Current assets 8,956 Current liabilities (150) 8,806 8 Details of certain items of expenditure 2022 Fees for examination of the accounts £ Independent examiner’s fees -	6 Creditors 2022 Analysis of creditors: £ Accruals 150 150 7 Analysis of fund assets and liabilities Unrestricted funds £ Current assets 8,956 Current liabilities (150) 8,806 8 Details of certain items of expenditure 2022 Fees for examination of the accounts £ Independent examiner’s fees -	2021 £ 125 125 Restricted income Endowment Total funds funds 2022 £ £ £ 12,411 - 21,367 - - (150)
	8,806	12,411 - 21,217
		2021 £ -

9 Transactions with trustees and related parties.

There were no benefits, expenses or remuneration paid to the Trustees or persons connected to them.

10 Employees Average number of employees	2022 Number -	2021 Number -

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000.

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