2024-06-30-accounts - First Footsteps

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] July 2023 Period start date To 30[th] June 2024 Period end date

Charity name: First Footsteps

Charity registration number: 1152362

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To teach grass root children the Arabic language.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Provide a safe environment where children can play with toys, do activities such as drawing and painting as well as watch Arabic television.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Yes

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Not Applicable (N/A)
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	Not Applicable (N/A)
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Not Applicable (N/A)
Other		Not Applicable (N/A)

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	 Environment where children learn the Arabic language whose parents cannot speak Arabic.  Focussed purely on the Arabic language which differentiates it from other similar projects.  Open to all.  Children who have been with us are beginning to speak the language.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Not Applicable (N/A)
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Not Applicable (N/A)
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	Not Applicable (N/A)
Other		Not Applicable (N/A)

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	~£53K in surplus
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Surplus held as we are making a loss every month. This buffer allows us to sustain ourself over a longer period.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	~£53K
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	N/A
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	N/A
Other		N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Founding trustees

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	First Footsteps
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1152362
Charity’s principal address	11 Park Grove, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD9 4JY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Dr Mohammad Yahyah	Chair	Whole year	Dr Mohammad Yahyah
Mohammad Iqbal	Secretary	Wholeyear	Mohammad Iqbal

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Mohammad Yahyah

Full name(s) Dr Mohammad Yahyah

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)

Date 18[th] March 2026