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Head Office 652 Huddersfield Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, WF13 3HP www.sktwelfare.org

Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 March 2020

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020

CONTENTS

Countries of operations p8-14 - Syria p15-18 - Turkey p19-27 - Pakistan p28-29 - Somalia p30 - Uganda

ACRONYMS

CCCM Camps Coordination and Camps Management
CHS Core Humanitarian Standards
GOAC
HDI		 Guernsey Overseas Aid Commision
Human Development Index
HHs
ICRC		 Households
International Committee of the Red Cross
IRC International Rescue Committee (IRC)
IRW
IFPRI		 Islamic Relief Worldwide
International Food Policy Research Institute
NFIs Non Food Items
SOH Spring of Hope
SDG Sustainable Development Goals
UNECOSOC United Nations Economic and Social Council
UNICEF United Nations’ Children Fund
UNOCHA United Nations Offce of the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
VFM Value for Money
WASH Water Sanitation and Hygiene
WHO World Health Organisation
2019 APE 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020
2020 APE 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020

At SKT Welfare, we dream of a world where together we eradicate poverty, house the displaced and empower the vulnerable. We believe that by Spreading Kindness Together we can realise this dream and 2019 has been yet another phenomenal year in working our way towards it.

As Salaam o Alaikum, I’m Asif Hussain and I am the CEO at SKT Welfare. It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to our annual report this year. 2019 has been yet another target setting year for our foundation and Alhamdulillah a life-altering one for the hundreds of thousands of people around the globe who we were able to help over the last 12 months.

Aside from sudden crisis response, this year our main focus has been on consolidating the projects that had begun the previous year and ensuring that they were running effectively and efficiently to reach their optimal outcomes. Often this is the hardest stage to manage in the lifecycle of a charity project that has been launched as a response to a sudden crisis. Ensuring long-term success and sustainability of such projects takes commitment and dedication to the finer details of the ongoing and often ever-changing needs of the individuals as well as their micro- and macroenvironments.

By the Grace of The Almighty we have supported 778,249 beneficiaries in 2019 alone.

CEO MESSAGE

Assalaamu alaikum, peace be upon you all,

Through well-targeted projects, benefitting those most in need, we have provided longterm programmes to solve some of the most pressing needs in the communities we serve. In addition, short-term crisis appeals were launched throughout the year to ensure urgent and critical help could reach those in desperate and often sudden need of clean water, sustenance and shelter such as the victims of the extreme flooding in Pakistan earlier in the year.

displaced people within Syria. Our hospitals remained an essential life-saving service, providing thousands of emergency treatments and operations. During this year alone we distributed over 693,406 free bread bundles to impoverished families in Northern Syria, bringing the total number of bread bundles distributed to date to almost 4 million! Our exemplary volunteer-based deployment programmes further strengthened their success from 2018, supporting thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey by distributing food parcels and vital aid among the families there.

At the same time, in Pakistan we continued to build upon our life-changing projects in the country providing food, clean drinking water and access to healthcare services to tens of thousands of people. We identified 4,000 families in Pakistan who were impoverished and in desperate need of help. Over the course of the year, we rolled out the distribution of SKT’s nutritious food packages, benefitting almost 24,000 individuals throughout the year. In addition, our commitment to providing safe, clean water to the poor and destitute in the country meant that we were able to help 40,200 people access life-saving potable water this year.

Our flagship Springs of Hope programme has grown from strength to strength, continuing to enlighten the hearts and minds of over 160 orphans with an outstanding education from our on-site Quran School. The continued provision of home-cooked nutritious meals every day, new clothes, access to quality health, dental and eye care, along with access to spaces to study, learn and relax have further augmented the lives of these lost children. In addition, widows have been able to access Turkish language classes and psycho-social support providing more than just the essentials to survive but to rehabilitate their broken lives.

Similar to years past, 2019 required a sustained approach of support to the most vulnerable in Syria who have until now endured 9 years of conflict. With no end in sight to the plight of the refugees in Turkey, and the

Water is an essential life-giving source and often sparse in many parts of the world. However, in some regions, despite the availability and access to water, people

are dying of thirst due to a lack of access to portable water. Water scarcity is fast becoming the biggest problem of our generation and SKT has been at the forefront of combatting this for many years. Through water desalination plants in Palestine, 220,000 people benefited directly and had access to safe and clean drinking water in 2019. In addition, in Somalia this year we helped approximately 10,000 individuals (women, men and children) to gain access to safe and clean drinking water for themselves and their livestock.

I hope that the above snapshot of just a handful of our projects in 2019 has given you a sense of our continued commitment and strengthened resolve to combat the povertyrelated issues that the most destitute in our world face. In the following report you will find detailed information about each of our projects and the awe-inspiring work of our volunteers and staff on the ground and beyond. But of course if our staff and volunteer base is the brain and nervous system of our operation then the donors are the heart; pumping life into our projects relentlessly and continuously. May I take this opportunity to thank our staff, volunteers and donors as without you none of this would have been possible.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020
VISION, MISSION
& VALUES W orking together
E mpowerment
L eadership
F aith
A ccountability
R espect
E xcellence
A world where
everyone is being
cared and lives a
sustainable life free
from extreme poverty
To be among the leading
humanitarian and development
organisations to alleviate human
sufferings through principled
humanitarian responses and
sustainable solutions.
VALUES
VISION
MISSION
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GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS

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UK
Tanzania
Palestine
Pakistan
Turkey
Uganda
Syria
Kashmir
India
Bangladesh
Somalia
Yemen
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The charity is dedicated to the delivery of socio-economic solutions regardless of race, political affiliation, gender or belief, with the aim to help relieve the suffering of the world’s poor and disenfranchised communities.

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CORE PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT

SKT applied a Project Cycle Management (PCM) approach in all its humanitarian and development projects.

The approach ensured quality programme delivery and adhered to Value for Money (VFM) for its projects in the countries of operations.

The way in which its projects were planned and carried out follows a sequence beginning with an agreed strategy and proper planning, which led to an idea for a specific action. It was then properly designed, implemented, and evaluated for quality project management.

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IDENTIFICATION
DESIGN
Cycle management
diagram
EVALUATION
MONITORING
IMPLEMENTATION
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Regular monitoring for all its projects remained a continuous process throughout the project life cycle. Its monitoring, evaluation and learning approach enabled the assessment of the real impact of its projects and increased accountability to different stakeholders.

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES - THEMATIC AREAS

FOOD AID & FOOD SECURITY

Ensuring quality food to lead a healthy life

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HEALTH
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Ensuring access to health and well being

WATER SANITATION & HEALTH (WASH)

Ensuring access to safe & affordable drinking water

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CHILD WELFARE
& ORPHANS
SUPPORT
Ensuring every child
grows up happy,
healthy and cared for
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IMPACT BENEFICIARIES

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SKT across the world
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90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Health 60362 2700
Protection and NFIs 165 700
Education 1310 2189
Food Security and 265232 58305 53000 24000 5140 3500 1000 3050 6000 1750 11000
livelihood
9856 220000 48990
WASH
Syria Turkey Palestine Pakistan Bangladesh India Kashmir Yemen Uganda Tanzania Somalia
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SKT Welfare supported

778,249

beneficiaries during the last reporting period.

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IMPACT BENEFICIARIES

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6,000
3,050
1,750 1,000
3,500
11,000 5,140 Country-Wise Beneficiary Analysis
60,659
Syria Uganda
76,390
Palestine Somalia India
336,760
Bangladesh Turkey Yemen
273,000 Kashmir Pakistan Tanzania
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SYRIA: AN OVERVIEW

The conflict in Syria has inflicted an almost unimaginable degree of devastation and loss on the Syrian people and their economy.

More than 400,000 deaths have been directly attributed to the conflict so far, with millions more non-lethal casualties known to have occurred. More than half of the country’s pre-conflict population has been displaced — one of the largest displacements of people since World War II. Partly, as a result of this, by 2017 economic activity in Syria had shrunk by more than 60% compared to what it had been in 2010. The displaced population has either been internally displaced or has taken refuge in other countries. Internally displaced people inside Syria are forced to live in temporary camps, wounded buildings or under the sky, and are being supported by Aid agencies to help them survive.

The social and economic impact of the conflict is also large — and growing. A lack of sustained access to health care, education, housing, and food have exacerbated the effects of the conflict and pushed millions of people into unemployment and poverty. With a severely degraded healthcare system, Syrians remain extremely vulnerable to additional shocks.

In addition, a deepening economic and political crisis in neighbouring Lebanon and the introduction of the Caesar Law have further restrained Syria’s external economic ties, leading to fuel shortages, price hikes, and a rapid depreciation in local currency.

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SYRIA: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS AND CURRENT NEEDS

The conflict in Syria has been continual since 2011. The UN statistics estimated that more than 13.5 million are in urgent need of humanitarian aid in all its forms. There are 6.5 million IDPs inside Syria, 1.7 million of them live in camps and collective centres.

Syrian IDPs suffer to secure their livelihoods and means of life. 1.3 million of them live with host families, while 4.2 million have sought shelter in other countries. In the absence of peace that guarantees the security of civilians, the humanitarian situation is still deteriorating, particularly for the most vulnerable such as women and children.

The constant airstrikes in areas that are outside the control of the regime have led to the destruction of cities infrastructure, in addition to the attacks against schools, hospitals, water networks, electricity plants, places of worship, economic assets, and other civilian infrastructure. Moreover, more than 400,000 houses have been fully destroyed. Meanwhile, the number of damaged houses is estimated at 1.2 million. Hundreds of thousands of refugees are homeless outside Syria in addition to the IDPs inside it. An estimated 13.52 million people, including six million children, need some form of humanitarian assistance and protection. 6.5 million people, including 2.8 million children, are displaced within Syria and 4.2 million are registered refugees in neighbouring countries, out of which 3.6 million are registered and living in Turkey. Reports show that 86,000 children suffer from acute malnutrition.

A further 3.16 million children under the age of five and pregnant and lactating women (PLW) are considered at risk and do not receive medical care. There are also over 2 million children and adolescents are out of school. One in four schools is damaged, destroyed, or occupied. Moreover, 300,000 women are pregnant and need targeted support. 70% of Syrians do not have the access to adequate drinking water, primary health care, education, and basic living services.

SKT PROGRAMMES IN SYRIA

SKT has been present in Syria and Turkey since the start of the Syrian crisis, providing urgent facilities to the Syrians inside Turkey and Syria. There is a huge gap between the overall funding required to mitigate the needs of the Syrian population and the amount raised so far from the international community, including International Organisations and Governmental Aid Agencies.

However, SKT is playing its role to ease the lives of people suffering from the conflict. The need is huge, and there is no specific sector that needs focussing on, yet SKT is committed to provide assistance to the needy through Food, Health, WASH, Education, Food, Nutrition and Livelihoods.

In 2019, SKT implemented 10 year projects for Syrian refugees living in Syria and Turkey which were aligned with SDGs, the latest Syrian Humanitarian Response Plan, SKT country strategy and the highlighted needs of UN and other Aid Agencies. The projects SKT implemented in 2019 contributed to meeting the eminent needs of the people affected by the conflict in Syria.

PROJECTS IN 2019

ALHUDA SURGICAL HOSPITAL

EDUCATION CAN’T WAIT ABDULLAH BIN ABBAS INSTITUTE

ARABIC LANGUAGE AND QURAN LEARNING

FOOD PARCEL PROJECT IN SYRIA FOOD PARCEL PROJECT IN TURKEY READY TO EAT PARCELS

QURBANI

ONE MILLION FREE BREADS CLEAN WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE

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HEALTH

Ensuring access to health and well being

ALHUDA SURGICAL HOSPITAL

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TARGET 3

End the epidemic of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases.

SDG3 Good health and well-being

TARGET 4

Reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well being.

ALHUDA Surgical hospital has remained a unique health intervention in 2019 that provided healthcare facilities in times when the majority of the health infrastructure was damaged. The hospital provided a service for people who suffered from injuries and health issues who were unable to find alternative care.

Alhuda Surgical hospital was a ray of hope that provided healthcare to a total of 72,182 people in 2019. This included: Paediatrics, General Surgery, Neurology, Orthopaedics, and outpatient Clinics, and overall contributed to achieving the Global Goals targets 3 and 4 of SDG 3; Health and Wellbeing. See Fig X.

Chart below shows the percentage of beneficiaries in each department of the Alhuda surgical hospital.

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Physiotherapy
31%
19%
Orthopedic Clinic
Ambulance
Neurological Clinic
11%
18%
Pediatrics Department
9%
12%
Children’s Clinic
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EDUCATION CAN’T WAIT

Ensuring access to quality education

Fig X.

TARGET 1

Ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.

SDG4

Good health and well-being

TARGET 5

Eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of educational and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.

EDUCATION CAN’T WAIT

SKT’s Education Can’t Wait project helped 1,200 children receive a quality education, which children were unable to receive in Syria.

Moreover, SKT has ensured that refugee students living in Turkey received both Academic and Islamic Education through another Education project executed through the Abdullah Bin Abbas institute. SKT also focused on providing Arabic and Quranic learning facilities in Turkey to Syrian refugees, who are unable to speak Arabic. The Educational projects were well aligned with Targets 1 and 5 of SDG 4 which is Quality Education. See Fig X.

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FOOD AID & FOOD SECURITY

Ensuring quality food to lead a healthy life

Contributing to achieve Targets 1 and 2 of SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) SKT ensured provision of nutritional food and their food needs were met through its Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) projects in Syria.

FOOD PARCEL PROJECT

TARGET 1

End hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.

SDG2

Zero Hunger

In this project, 2,382 parcels were distributed among Syrian refugees, and the number was growing with the passage of time. Qurbani is another project that added more nutrition to the food packages distributed by SKT in 2019. There were 1,250 packets of fresh and nutritious meat distributed among targeted refugees.

Furthermore, SKT, with the help of UN-OCHA provided 7,146 food parcels to 1,802 of the most needy families in three phases. These families were carefully selected to avoid duplication of humanitarian response with other organisations. Food parcels contained necessary staple and energy rich foods, complementing Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).

TARGET 2

End all forms of malnutrition and achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescents girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons.

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FOOD AID & FOOD SECURITY

Ensuring quality food to lead a healthy life

Contributing to achieve Targets 1 and 2 of SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) SKT ensured provision of nutritional food and their food needs were met through its Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) projects in Syria.

FREE BREAD PROJECT

Displaced Syrian people are suffering from extreme poverty, which has made them more vulnerable in terms of food insecurity. SKT launched its Free Bread Project (FBP) to provide continual nutritional support through provision of free breads. The project has four phases. Three phases were completed in 2019 in which SKT distributed 693,406 free bread bundles among the most needy people in Syria. The focus remained on the displaced population living in Idlib and its surrounding areas. In each phase of the project, 2010 tons of flour was baked and distributed in the target areas.

READY TO EAT PARCELS

Ready to Eat parcels was another food project implemented by SKT in 2019. In this project, SKT distributed 1,000 food parcels as part of its Emergency Response Plan. Apart from food parcel distribution in Syria, SKT also distributed food parcels to 9,454 Syrian refugee families living in Turkey.

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300 305
296
270
250
200
186
150 165
137
100 108
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Kadimoon Altaakhi Alsafsafa Abo talha Sabiroon Alizza Abnaa Mhir Alazraq Omahat Almomenoon Alziraah Almadin Dalama Alaman
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WATER SANITATION & HEALTH (WASH)

Ensuring access to safe & affordable drinking water

There are approximately 15.5 million Syrians who lack adequate access to clean water. 27% of the households in Northern Syria spend one-fifth of their income on water from tankers.

CLEAN WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE

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TARGET 1

Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.

To ensure that SKT also contributed to achieve Targets 1 and 2 of SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), WASH facilities were provided to displaced community living especially in temporary settlements in 2019. In this project, 3,891 displaced people were provided with clean, safe water, for drinking, domestic use, Solid waste removal assistance, Trash containers, extrication of technical holes, and Hygiene promotion. See Fig X.

SDG6 Clean water and sanitation

TARGET 2

Achieve access to adequate and equatable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation. Paying special attention to the needs of women, girls and those in vulnerable situations.

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TURKEY: AN OVERVIEW

In 2019, SKT took special care of Syrian refugees who were living in Turkey with host communities, in camps or in other temporary settlements. Turkey has become one of the largest hosts of refugees, which has become difficult for the Government to handle.

SKT is relieving extra stress imposed on the Government in terms of the provision of food and shelter to Syrian refugees through its deployment programmes in Turkey. SKT’s food security project provided food parcels to 9,454 families targeting approximately 64,680 individuals. Beneficiaries were identified after conducting integrated need assessments. These beneficiaries were included in a regular beneficiary database not only for food but for other relevant assistance as well.

The majority of the selected families were those who migrated due to severe attacks on their homes and villages. Special consideration was given to widows and orphan refugees.

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TURKEY: DEPLOYMENTS

Deployments Information

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12,000
Total Food
Parcels
10,000
8,000 Families in camps
& Villages
6,000
Total beneficiaries
4,000
2,000
Families Targeted
Total Beneficiaries
from Deployments = 64680
10600
9540
7950 7950 7950 7950
6365 6365
February April May 1 August 25 August September October December
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EDUCATION CAN’T WAIT

Ensuring access to quality education

Fig X.

TARGET 1

Ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.

SDG4

Good health and well-being

TARGET 5

Eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of educational and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, idegenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.

ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES

SKT is very concerned with the education of Syrian children who migrated from Syria and became refugees in Turkey. In order to deliver the UN vision of leaving no one behind, and supplementing SDG for education, SKT ensured that Syrian refugee children are provided with access to education, to ensure they have a promising future.

The Abdullah Bin Abbas institute was one of the initiatives taken on by SKT that provided education to Syrian refugees in Turkey. In this institute, 600 Syrian refugees received cost-free traditional and Islamic education in Reyhanli city in 2019. Through the Abdullah bin Abbas Institute and Quran school, SKT provided Islamic education to both male and female Syrian refugees in Turkey.

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TURKEY: CASE STUDY

CASE STUDY

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Mustafa Aisha, the 14 year old son of Mohammed Aisha used to live with his brothers in the Aleppo Governorate. His father was killed by the Syrian regime army during the war. Mustafa felt frustrated and annoyed as he hated weapons that reminded him of the death of this father, who was known for his kindness. Mustafa became a refugee and was enrolled at Springs of Hope, one of SKT’s learning institutes in Turkey.

Education and sports are a priority to Mustafa. He has learnt the Turkish language, acquired computer skills through computer courses and taught Islamic lessons in the Quran school.

Furthermore, he has played football and ping-pong and remained involved in extracurricular activities. Springs of Hope took him and his brothers out of the trauma they faced in Syria. Mustafa is now in class 8 and his dream is to become a computer engineer to secure a decent life for him and his family.

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I am thankful to Springs of hope for the blessed services that changed my entire life - I pray to Allah to reward all those who provided us the opportunity and help other children and their families in achieving their wishes in the future.

Mustafa Aisha

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PAKISTAN: AN OVERVIEW

The development of Pakistan, with a population of 207.7m - 64% rural, faced multiple challenges in 2019.

Ongoing conflict between the government and militant groups, recurring natural disasters — including drought, earthquakes and floods, increasing economic instability exacerbating food insecurity and disrupted livelihood opportunities has had a devestating effect for Pakistanis. 40% of children aged 6–59 months were stunted, and more than 18% were wasted – all exceeding the critical thresholds for nutritional emergencies as defined by WHO. The root causes are poverty and unbridled inflation (Pakistan GDP for FY 2019-20 was negative 0.38).

Pakistan is ranked 106th among 119 countries in the Global Hunger Index. 24% of Pakistan’s population lives below the national poverty line - which includes 31% in rural areas and 13% in urban areas. 38.8% of the population is poor based on MPI. The alarming state of water supply and sanitation in Pakistan is creating major health hazards for the entire population, with young children being particularly at risk. 53,000 Pakistani children under five die annually from diarrhoea due to poor water and sanitation. An estimated 70% of households still drink water contaminated with deadly bacteria.

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PAKISTAN: OUR PROGRAMMES

Beneficiaries Overview

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Food Security - 24,000
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Health - 2,700

WASH - 48,990

Protection - 700

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FOOD AID & FOOD SECURITY

Ensuring quality food to lead a healthy life

FOOD AID AND FOOD SECURTY

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According to the national nutritional survey of Pakistan, 63% of the Pakistani population is food insecure. This means that a significant portion of the population in Pakistan is living without adequate food, and its unavailability contributes to the stunting of 40%, and wasting up to 17% of Pakistan’s children. Stunting and wasting has huge adverse effects on the growth of countries, as children either die before the age of five, or if they survive, their cognitive abilities are severely affected – resulting in an inability to perform well in tasks or jobs that require physical or mental exertion. Thus, they fall victim of poverty or else remain in the vicious cycle of poverty for their lifetime.

In order to cater to such issues, the international development community has included Hunger – linked with food security in the Sustainable Development Goals as SDG 2, which is Zero Hunger. To bring more inclusive growth to the countries, food security plays a very important role. UNSDG – 2030 agenda therefore emphasises that food must be available, accessible, utilised and should be retained at community level in order to attain food security.

SKT is trying to improve the accessibility of food in Pakistan through provision of cost-free nutritious food packages to the most vulnerable, food insecure and undernourished families in different parts of South and Central Punjab. These families were identified through nutrition-based assessments, focusing on undernourished families.

In 2019, 4,000 identified families were provided with SKT nutritious food packages benefitting almost 24,000 individuals throughout the year. Packages were distributed in six rural areas of Province of Punjab with the help of volunteers and SKT country staff.

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FOOD AID & FOOD SECURITY

Ensuring quality food to lead a healthy life

Fig X.

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TARGET 1
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End hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.

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SDG2
Zero Hunger
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TARGET 2

End all forms of malnutrition including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescents, girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons.

These families are also now enrolled in the beneficiary database of SKT Pakistan office – which will be given such assistance in different intervals of time during the coming years. Being so vulnerable, and on a subsistence diet – these families received an opportunity to improve their nutrition through provision of food packages. In this way, SKT food aid and food security projects in Pakistan contributed in the achievements of the targets 1 and 2 of SDG 2; Zero Hunger. See Fig X.

Food Distribution - Locations & Beneficiaries

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Food distribution -
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Khaniwal graph
Okara
Sharif Chijra
Rohilanwali
Khan Garh
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
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HEALTH

Ensuring access to health and well being

GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Fig X.

TARGET 3

End the epidemic of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases.

SDG3 Good health and well-being

TARGET 4

Reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well being.

According to a study, Pakistan is ranked 154 out of 195 countries in terms of accessibility to healthcare services. Though quality and accessibility has seen slight improvement, the rural and urban population is still facing a lot of problems, especially those suffering from poverty.

The government health system is partially active, however, quality in terms of services and hygiene is next to worst. In bigger cities, the Government has been trying to improve quality, infrastructure and accessibility. However, a heavy influx of patients coming from rural areas have so far made it difficult for the health department to maintain quality of services even at the hospitals in bigger provincial capitals. Consequently, the Government is failing to achieve its commitment towards SDG for Health – which is related to improved health status in Pakistan. In this situation, people

who can afford private hospitals – enjoy quality services, but those who rely on Government facilities, receive subsistence healthcare.

Moreover, unawareness, quackery and unaffordability have made the diseases which can be cured more prevalent and dangerous, such as blindness. In Pakistan SKT has focused on treating preventable blindness through preventive and curative measures. Every year, SKT provides eye care services to thousands of non-affording people suffering from preventable visual impairments and cataract. Cataract is preventable, however, ignorance and unawareness has made it the most common cause of blindness in Pakistan.

This year, SKT selected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province to organise eye camps in which 2,700 patients were treated overall. In these camps, 2,700 eye patients were given

free medicine, 2000 patients were given NV glasses, and 510 patients were operated on for cataract removal.

SKT’s engagement in KPK contributed to the achievement of targets 3 and 4 of SDG 3; Good Health and Well-being. More specifically, target 3.8 outlines achieving universal health coverage in terms of access to quality, affordable and essential healthcare services. See Fig X.

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Eye Camp Beneficiaries
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WATER SANITATION & HEALTH (WASH)

Ensuring access to safe & affordable drinking water

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PAKISTAN MAY BECOME AN ABSOLUTE WATER SCARCE COUNTRY IN 2025

Pakistan is one of 36 countries that are water stressed. There are several factors that have contributed to the water crisis in Pakistan, such as an increase in the population of urban areas, agriculture, mismanagement of the water system and climate change.

If the water crisis in Pakistan is not solved, the impact felt by people in the country will worsen. According to world water, Pakistan in categorised as a water-scarce country because the yearly water availability is less than 1,000 cubic meters per person. If it reaches 500 cubic meters, it will become a country that is absolutely scarce of water by 2025. The effect of the water crisis in Pakistan is already being felt, as 80 percent of people living in 24 major cities do not have access to clean water.

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WATER SANITATION & HEALTH (WASH)

Ensuring access to safe & affordable drinking water

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TARGET 1

Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.

SDG6 Clean water and sanitation

TARGET 2

Achieve access to adequate and equatable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation. Paying special attention to the needs of women, girls and those in vulnerable situations.

Apart from accessibility to water, Pakistan is facing water quality issues. According to a PUBMED study, water pollution is one of the major threats to public health in Pakistan.

Drinking water quality is poorly managed and monitored. Pakistan ranks at number 80 among 122 nations regarding drinking water quality. Throughout the country drinking water sources, both surface and groundwater, are contaminated with coliforms, toxic metals and pesticides. Various drinking water quality parameters set by WHO are frequently violated. Human activities like improper disposal of municipal and industrial effluents and indiscriminate applications of agrochemicals in agriculture are the main factors contributing to the deterioration of water quality. Microbial and chemical pollutants are the main factors responsible exclusively, or in combination, for various public health problems.

Access to water is not only a basic need and prerequisite for a healthy

life, but it is also a fundamental human right. Water shortage usually results in economic and health crisis. According to PCRWR Pakistan, water related diseases cause annual national income loss of PKR 25-58 billion which is approximately 0.6 to 1.44% of GDP. In Pakistan 200,000 children die every year from diarrheal diseases alone (UN commission on Sustainable Development).

scarce areas, installed 5 Reverse Osmosis (RO) Filtration Plants and 200 water hand pumps in Wisandy Wali, Shujabad, Rohilanwali, Sheikhupura and Narowal of district Punjab, which benefitted 40,200 people in the target areas.

Access to safe and clean drinking water to the most deserving people in Punjab contributed to the achievement of targets 1 and 2 of SDG 6; Clean water and sanitation. See Fig X.

Considering the importance of the availability of clean water for agriculture, cooking food, domestic use and to maintain health and hygiene, SKT has committed itself to ensure that the people of Pakistan receive quality water suitable for consumption, and play their role in the growth of Pakistan. SKT, based on their pre-water quality testing results, and identification of water

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PAKISTAN: CA ~~SE STUDY~~

CASE STUDY

Nooran Mai is a widow of Ghulam Hashim, living with her children at Qasba Gujrat village in Kot Addu Tehsil, District Muzaffargarh, South Punjab. Nooran Mai and her children were relying upon dirty water in the village. As result she and her children suffered with various waterborne diseases. The poor woman did not have enough resources to take her children to the doctor, and she had to travel a long distance to get clean water for her household members.

SKT carried out a baseline survey of the area and identified the most vulnerable families, mainly those headed by women. Nooran Mai’s house was among those households where SKT installed a water hand pump. In an interview with Nooran Mai, she mentioned how difficult life was for her being a poor widow who had to travel long distances to bring back water for her children. Her financial position was not good enough to afford the installation of a water handpump. SKT gave preference to Nooran Mai and installed a water handpump which has made life easier for her and her children.

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I am thankful to SKT team who helped me and my children in providing access to safe and clean drinking water by installing a water handpump in my house. Having access to water at the doorstep saves time going out and travel long distance to bring clean water for the whole family. I now have access to water which my children and I use for drinking and bathing. I now give time to my children and do not go out and travel long distance for search of water.

Nooran Mai

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CHILD WELFARE & ORPHANS SUPPORT Ensuring every child grows up happy, healthy and cared for

REDUCED INEQUALITIES

SKT strongly believe in the social inclusion of children who are excluded due to poverty and inequality in society. Eid is an event which is celebrated by Muslims across the world twice in a year. Thos who can afford to, buy their children gifts, clothes and sweets, which brings great happiness and adds value to their childrens cognitive growth. Unfortunately, the majority of the Muslim countries in the world are facing wars, conflicts and poverty resulting in a significant increase in the number of orphans.

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Contributing to the SDG 10, which adheres to reducing inequalities, SKT identified those orphan children who were most vulnerable and provided them with food and Eid gifts during Eid festivals so that they should be inclued. In 2019, SKT distributed EID gifts and clothes to 700 orphan children from Lahore and Muzaffargarh, to make their EID happier and sweeter.

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SOMALIA: AN OVERVIEW

Somalia is ranked lowest on the Human Development Index. Life expectancy is 51 years – 16 years below the regional average (UN Statistics, 2015). With 180/1,000 children dying at birth, under-five mortality is the worst in the world (WHO, 2012).

The humanitarian situation has resulted in massive displacement and raised acute protection concerns: over 1 million Somalis face acute food and water insecurity and over 3 million are in need of humanitarian aid or livelihood support (UNOCHA, August 2014). 43% of the population are estimated to live on less than US $1 a day (UNDP, 2015); and only 29% of the population have access to safe water (UNICEF, 2015). Lack of access to safe and clean drinking water has remained a major concern in Somalia.

Lack of access to water was one of the primary causes of displacement. Around 70% of the population in Somalia did not have access to water while only 29% of the urban population and 10% in the rural areas in Somalia had access to improved drinking water respectively.

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SOMALIA: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

District Bardaale, part of the city of Baidoa, in the Southwestern State of Somalia. Bardaale is comprised of a further collection of 150 villages. The livelihood of the people of Bardaale, and most of Somalia, was linked to their livestock and agriculture which requires water. Since the fall of the regime of Siyaad Barre, in 1991, the southern parts of Somalia have been repeatedly hit by droughts and famines, killing the livestock and leaving farmers unable to farm their land. As the district was highly affected by drought, women and children were forced to travel long distances to collect water for drinking, household and animal use. The water was unhygienic and led to several waterborne diseases such as cholera or acute watery diarrhoea, sometimes resulting in death to human beings and their livestock.

Considering the extreme poverty situation in District Bardaale of Somalia, SKT in partnership with Guernsey Overseas Aid Commission (GOAC) of UK implemented a project that constructed 20 water wells in 20 of the most deprived villages of District Bardaale. The water wells were 1.5 metres wide and 6 metres deep. They were constructed manually by hand with no help from technical equipment. The wells were constructed with the support of direct beneficiaries. Through this intervention, approximately 10,000 individuals (women, men and children) had access to safe and clean drinking water for themselves and their livestock.

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UGANDA: AN OVERVIEW

Uganda is currently host to over 1.4 million refugees and it is predicted that this number could increase to 1.8 million by the end of 2018, according to UNHCR. Approximately 74 per cent of all refugees are from South Sudan.

However, as of December 2017 there has been a sharp increase in new arrivals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Global Acute Malnutrition rates (GAM) among new arrivals in refugee settlements are critically high at 14.9 to 21.5 per cent. Uganda’s integrated refugee response incorporating host communities has been named as the model for the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), adopted in September 2016 Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York. This marks Uganda as a frontline state for this new approach.

Considering the lack of access to safe and clean drinking water in Uganda, SKT launched its access to safe and clean drinking water project in the schools and mosques of Uganda, and provided support to 6,000 individuals. During the project, water pumps which had been out of order for the last two decades were repaired in schools and mosques. The local mosques had restored access to clean water for ablution (Wudhu) from the repaired water pumps. The project brought further significant improvement in the lives of poor children in schools.

SKT provided access to safe and clean drinking water to 6,000 individuals

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PALESTINE: AN OVERVIEW

The development of Palestine, with 207.7m population - 64% rural, faced multiple challenges in 2019.

SKT provided food packs to 53,000 individuals who were extremely poor and food insecure. Similarly, the desalination facility was part of the SKT Water Programme in Gaza which aimed at addressing the water crisis in the Gaza Strip, where 95% of the water was not drinkable due to the over-pumping of the Coastal Aquifer, the only available water source in the region. Through its water desalination plants, 220,000 people benefited directly and had access to safe and clean drinking water over the 12 month project.

SKT supported 273,000 people through its food aid and water projects in Palestine

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SKT - THE DATE PROJECT

ABOUT THE DATE PROJECT

The Date Project was established in 2015 by a few inspirational SKT Welfare volunteers. The idea was simple: to raise funds for the Al-Huda Bakery in Syria by selling a box of the finest Medjoul dates for £10 during Ramadan. Each box sold raised funds for fifty loaves of bread for a Syrian family.

In the first year of the project, 100,000 loaves of bread were distributed, and in 2016 a phenomenal 3.5 million loaves of bread were produced as a result of this initiative. For Ramadan 2017, Palestine was added with a beautifully designed box in Palestinian colours being sold as the perfect gift nationwide.

This project was aimed at helping support SKT Welfare’s Water Desalination Plant in Palestine, with each box of dates sold enabling a Palestinian family to receive 500 litres of water. In 2019, the Date Project was able to provide 3.5 million loaves of bread in Syria as well as 22.5 million litres of fresh drinking water in Palestine. This further supported 200 children with education, over 500 people through eye healthcare and a further 100 people through cataract operations. Similarly, through the Date Project, SKT provided food packs to 24,000 Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh.

ETHICALLY SOURCES DATES

The dates we sell are ethically sourced; they are the finest Medjool dates from the Jordan Valley inside Jordan, hand-selected and packed by a community of Syrian refugees who are employed in the process.

Please note, none of the dates have been selected from Occupied Palestine/Israel.

Our Medjool dates are grown in date farms located in the Jordanian segment of the Jordan Valley and as such, customers should have peace of mind regarding who they are supporting.

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SKT QURBANI PROGRAMMES IN THE COUNTRIES OF OPERATIONS

Qurbani is the sacrifice of an animal performed during the days of Eid al-Adha, following the practice of Prophet Ibrahim (AS). In 2019, SKT worked to ensure that Qurbani would reach as many people as possible in the countries of operations. The main countries where SKT launched its Qurbani programme were Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Kashmir, Syria, Yemen and Tanzania. The cows and sheep were slaughtered on the first three days of Eid-al-Adha and the meat was distributed among the poorest people, benefiting 15,500 individuals in six countries of operations.

SKT launched its Qurbani programme in 6 Countries which benefitted 15,500 individuals

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SKT COMMITMENT TO CORE HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS

SKT became the member of the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) Alliance in 2018 and practiced its principles and commitments in 2019.

While implementing its humanitarian projects in the countries of operations, SKT adhered to the core humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality. SKT worked to ensure that communities were placed at the centre of humanitarian action while respecting their rights and dignity. SKT worked towards application of the Core Humanitarian Standards in all its projects and programmes through the CHS Alliance’s nine commitments.

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AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS FOR 2020

FOLLOWING ARE THE MAIN AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS OF SKT WELFARE IN 2020

To take initiatives in promoting SKT’s vision, mission and values across the globe. 1 SKT aims to take initiatives in the UK and its

SKT aims to take initiatives in the UK and its countries of operations to promote its Vision, Mission and Values. SKT will ensure each country should live with SKT’s vision, mission and values and should apply these in all its programmes.

To roll out all its policies, manuals and processes in the UK at field levels.

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SKT believes that it is mandatory that all its policies, manuals and processes are rolled out in the UK and at country levels. Every staff member should be completely aware of SKT’s policies, manuals and processes and implement these in all its humanitarian and development projects.

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To further strengthen its programmes department with special emphasis on robust monitoring and evaluation systems and mechanism.

SKT will focus on expanding and strengthening its programmes department in the UK and at country levels. This will be done through the recruitment of more programme staff in the UK and at country levels for effective implementation. Moreover, in 2020, special focus will be given to monitoring and evaluation of projects in a robust manner. Each field office will have monitoring tools and frameworks in place to measure the performance of each project and to achieve objectives. 6

To adhere to the concept of Value for Money.

SKT will adhere to the concept of Value for Money (VFM) in all its programming in the countries of operation. SKT believes that VFM is expressed in terms of pursuing economy, efficiency and effectiveness to achieve desired outcomes and maximise the benefit of those outcomes.

To take key initiatives for SKT’s geographical expansion.

SKT will take initiatives in setting up its Fundraising offices in Europe and North America. A plan has already been developed to start the process of registering SKT in some countries in Europe and North America. These include the setting up of offices in Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and the United States. Furthermore, SKT has plans to expand its field offices and to focus more on the African region. These include the setting up of offices in Tanzania and the Sub-Sahara African region. Furthermore, SKT plans to register as an International NGO (INGO) in Pakistan and strengthen its Yemen office.

To maximise quality income and build strategic partnerships.

SKT has plans to maximise its quality income through community fundraising and build strategic partnerships with institutional donors, trusts, foundations, government aid commissions and the corporate sector. In this regard, SKT will focus more on quality proposal submissions to the institutional donors which include UN agencies, Guernsey Overseas Aid Commission (GOAC), OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and Government of Isle of Man.

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INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

In 2019, SKT’s institutional funding department managed to secure funding from institutional donors, trusts and foundations.

These included Agencies of the United Nations, mainly United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). SKT also secured Government funding from Guernsey Overseas Aid Commission (GOAC) for its access to clean drinking water project in Somalia. In addition, funding was secured from other UN Agencies such as the United Nations’ Children Fund (UNICEF). SKT implemented an education project “Education can’t wait” in Syria funded by UNICEF.

AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

During 2019, SKT took key initiatives in strengthening its strategic partnerships and memberships. During the period, SKT strived to rolled out Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) nine commitments in its humanitarian projects. Through CHS commitments, SKT was able to improve the quality and effectiveness of its humanitarian response in the countries of operations. Furthermore, SKT remained an active member of UN clusters and sub clusters at field level.

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Financial Review for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

Report of the Trustees

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2020. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

Objectives and activities

We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.

The principal objectives set out by the charity and contained within our trust deeds, are summarised as follows:

Risks are complex, due to the nature of the work we carry out. They are assessed on the basis of their likelihood and potential impact, which would allow the implementation of mitigation strategies to manage these risks. Also, wherever possible, risks are covered by suitable insurance, to reduce their financial impact.

The principal risks to the charity have been identified as:

Strategic Reputation

One of the most valuable assets of any charity is its reputation. It is vitally important that we do all we can to meet the expectations of our donors, beneficiaries, supporters and other organisations that we partner with.

To protect The Charity against reputational damage, we implement the following policies:

Risk Management

The Trustees take their responsibilities towards staff, donors, and beneficiaries very seriously. An important aspect of discharging these responsibilities involves the identification and management of all potential risks that might compromise staff, resources, or ability to deliver programmes.

The Charity, therefore, has the ultimate duty to regularly identify and review the risks to which The Charity is exposed, and ensure that appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud, malicious acts, and error. The Trustees, along with the CEO and the senior staff, actively review these risks on a regular basis.

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Operational

Risks in this area include physical risks to our personnel and volunteers, and risks compromising the continuation of project delivery. To mitigate against such risks, The Charity has taken the following actions:

Plans for Future Periods

Aims and key objectives for future periods

The Charity intends to continue the projects outlined above and to expand them as required by needs on the ground, and determined by the limits of our capacity. ln addition, we will continue to consider other projects, within the funds and staff capacity available, and based on comprehensive and up-to-date needs assessments. Furthermore, we will continue to closely monitor the progress of the various projects and to analyse the challenges facing them. A number of issues have been identified:

Sectors of work:

Our programmes are structured into seven sectors of work:

Going Concern

In view of the financial performance as at the balance sheet date, the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that The Charity will have the resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

The Trustees believe there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt our ability to continue as a going concern. The annual financial statements have therefore been prepared on the basis that The Charity is a going concern.

COVID-19 Response

As a result of the virus lockdown in March 2020, The Charity had to temporarily close our offices in the UK in accordance with the local regulations. As a result of the lockdown measures and travel restrictions, it became difficult to travel between countries for management and work was conducted via online calls and meetings.

The Charity has implemented safety measures for staff and as the lockdown has eased, selected staff are returning to the office based on need and social distancing measures. The Charity has not experienced a drop in income as a result of the pandemic. On the contrary, The Charity’s income increased during Ramadan 2020. The Charity has adjusted its community fundraising to focus on online donations.

Public Benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by The Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Each of these areas is managed by a dedicated team, in charge of the planning, implementation, reporting and documentation of projects within their respective sector.

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Fundraising

The Charity strives to adhere to relevant statutory regulations including the Data Protection Act (2018), Charities Act (2011) and the Telephone Preference Service. We are continually revising our policies and procedures as we grow to keep up-to date with changes in legislation and regulations.

SKT Welfare is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and has developed our procedures

to comply with the Code of Fundraising Practice. SKT Welfare is also a member of the Institute of Fundraising and our fundraising activities are legal, open, honest and respectful. The Charity utilises a number of different fundraising approaches, which includes the following:

Fundraising activities are carried out by our own staff, volunteers, partners and professional fundraisers.

Code of Fundraising Practice

We comply with the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice and ensure our fundraising activities reflect the code standards.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Staff are required to read and understand the organisational GDPR policy which is accessible to all new staff and volunteers. GDPR training is ongoing for new staff and volunteers. We have a Data Protection policy and privacy statements.

Protection of Vulnerable People

The Charity abides by the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice and ensures our staff and volunteers are fully briefed about the code of conduct with regard to the protection of vulnerable people. Before any external facing fundraising activity is undertaken, we brief staff and volunteers on best practice and make them aware of the need to identify, respect, support and protect vulnerable people.

Complaints Handling

There may be times when we do not meet the high standards we set ourselves and for such instances we have a complaints policy in place. Complaints are captured centrally, dealt with in accordance with the process laid down in the policy and reported to the Fundraising Regulator through the annual return. In 2020 we received 0 complaints (2019: 0).

Structure, governance and management

Governance

SKT Welfare under its constitution is a UK registered charity (1153735) with the Charity Commission. It is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose Foundation was registered with the Charity Commission on 9 September 2013. On the 04 February 2014, the assets of Sacred Knowledge which was a UK registered charity (1127634) with the Charity Commission, were transferred into SKT Welfare (1153735). Sacred Knowledge Trust was incepted on 21 January 2009 and operated under the governance of a deed of trust adopted on 1 September 2009 and later amended on 15 September 2012.

Organisational Structure and Management

Appointed trustees are responsible for general management and control of the charity and to ensure that it operates within the guidelines dictated by the Charity Commission and its own governing documents.

The trustees meet regularly to discuss and review the Charity’s operations. At these meetings, they also make macro and micro level decisions relating to the running of the charity and its activities, mainly the delivery of humanitarian aid projects to different parts of the world, as well as within the UK. The trustees also have a group of volunteers working under them (in the form of sub-committees and teams) that focus on particular projects of the charity’s work. The teams that manage the day-to-day running of the charity are primarily:

1) Finance and Operations

4) PR, Media and Communications

At least one trustee, with the relevant skill set and experience, is responsible for oversight of one of these teams and the recommendations and activities are reported back into the monthly Trustee meetings.

Related Parties

SKTW Ventures Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of SKT Welfare.

Disclosure of Information to Auditor

Each Trustee has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a Trustee in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that The Charity’s auditor is aware of that information. The Trustees confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.

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Reference and administrative details

Registered Charitable incorporated organisation:

CE000173 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number 1153735

Registered office 652 Huddersfield Road Dewsbury WF13 3HP

Trustees

Mr Asif Hussain Mr Muzaffar Ali Mr Majid Butt Mr Zubair Sharif

Auditors

Xaviers Accountants Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Suite 3O, Recycling Lives Centre 1a Essex street Preston PR1 1QE

Financial Review

2019/20 has been an impressive period, SKT Welfare raised over £5m - including Gift Aid. SKT Welfare spent over £5m helping the large number of beneficiaries we support in all areas of the world from natural disasters and war zones to educational and orphan programmes. At the same time the balance sheet shows reserves of £2.1m (2019: £2.0m). Moreover, in the event of a significant drop in funding, the Trustees feel that they would be able to continue the current activities of the Charity through the availability of these reserves. The Charity needs to be able to respond quickly to emergencies should the need arise, in order to get aid and assistance where most needed around the world. The Charity’s reserve policy is to hold equivalent to three months operating costs.

Statement of trustees’ responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing The Trustees’ report, Strategic Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Charity law requires The Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under charity law The Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of The Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of The Charity for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, The Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain The Charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of The Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of The Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by The Trustees of The Charity on 14/09/202110/09/2021 and signed on its behalf by:

Mr Asif Hussain CEO / Trustee

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of SKT Welfare

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of SKT Welfare (“The Charity”) for the year ended 31March 2020 which comprise of the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the cash flow statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs

(UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in

the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of The Charity in accordance with the ethical requirements relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions related to going concern

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK)

require us to report to you where:

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 require us to report to you if, in our opinion;

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Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the Charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under Section 154 of that Act.

Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Charity’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Xaviers Accountants Limited (Statutory Auditor) Chartered Certified Accountants Suite 3O, Recycling Lives Centre 1a Essex Street Preston PR1 1QE

Date: 10 September 202114/09/2021

Xaviers Accountants Limited is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located at the Financial Reporting Council’s (“FRC’s”) website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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SKT Welfare

Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2020

Notes
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
2
Organisational grants
Investments
3
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
5
Charitable activities
5
Total expenditure
Net income / (expenditure) for the year
Transfers between funds
11
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
703,869
-
4,114
707,983
(241,571)
(247,208)
(488,780)
219,203
(458,721)
(239,518)
1,838,959
1,599,441		 Restricted Funds
£
2,852,977
1,992,404
-
4,845,381
-
(4,972,325)
(4,972,325)
(126,944)
458,721
331,777
165,729
497,506		 Year Ended
31-Mar-20
Total Funds
£
3,556,846
1,992,404
4,114
5,553,364
(241,571)
(5,219,533)
(5,461,105)
92,259
-
92,259
2,004,688
2,096,947		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
Total Funds
£
2,697,003
2,390,244
7,606
5,094,853
(748,803)
(6,325,117)
(7,073,920)
(1,979,067)
-
(1,979,067)
3,983,755
2,004,688

The notes on pages 47 to 58 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 March 2020

Year Ended
Notes
31-Mar-20
Total Funds
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
8
620,782
Investments
3
Total fixed assets
620,785
Current assets
Debtors
9
1,188,406
Cash at bank and in hand
434,306
Total current assets
1,622,712
Creditors
amounts falling due within
10
(146,550)
one year
Net current assets
1,476,162
Net assets
2,096,947
The total net assets of the charity are funded by the funds of the charity, as follows:
Restricted Funds
11
497,506
Unrestricted Funds
11
1,599,441
Total Charity Funds
2,096,947		 1,188,406
434,306		 Year Ended
31-Mar-20
Total Funds
£
620,782
3		 705,806
803,567		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
Total Funds
£
572,203
-
572,203
165,729
1,838,959
1,622,712
(146,550)		 1,509,373
(76,888)
1,476,162 1,432,485
2,096,947 2,004,688
2,096,947 2,004,688

The financial statements on page 43 to 44 were approved by the board and signed on its behalf by

Mr Asif Hussain Trustee 1 4/09/20210 September 2021

The notes to the accounts on pages 47 to 58 form part of these financial statements.

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SKT Welfare

Cash flow statement for the year ended 31 March 2020

Reconciliation of net income/ (expenditure) to net cash flow

Reconciliation of net income/ (expenditure) to net cash flow
from operating activities
Net income as shown in the Statement of Financial Activities
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
Interest
(Increase) / Decrease in debtors
Increase / (Decrease) in creditors, excluding loans
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities
A
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities as shown above
A
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Purchase of Investments
Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities
B
Overall cash provided by / (used in) all activities
A+B
Cash movements
Change in cash and cash equivalents from activities in the
year ended 31 March 2020
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April 2019
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements
Cash at bank and in hand less overdrafts at 31 March		 Year Ended
31-Mar-20
£
92,259
34,059
(4,114)
(482,600)
69,662
(290,734)
Year Ended
31-Mar-20
£
(290,734)
4,114
(82,637)
(3)
(78,526)
(369,261)
(369,261)
803,567
-
434,306		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
£
(1,979,067)
37,528
(7,606)
218,491
51,696
(1,678,958)
Period Ended
31-Mar-19
£
(1,678,958)
7,606
(125)
7,481
(1,671,477)
(1,671,477)
2,475,044
-
803,567

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SKT Welfare Cash flow statement for the year ended 31 March 2020

Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash in hand at for the year ended 31 March 2020
Total cash and cash equivalents		 Year Ended
31-Mar-20
£
434,306
434,306		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
£
803,567
803,567
Reconciliation in net funds
Cash at bank and in hand
Total		 01-Apr-20
£
803,567
803,567		 Cashflows
£
(369,261)
(369,355)		 31-Mar-20
£
434,306
434,306

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2020

1. Accounting Policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). They also comply with The Charities Act 2011.

Preparation of Group Accounts

SKT Welfare is not required to prepare consolidated accounts under The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, UK Statutory Instruments 2008 No. 629, Chapter 3, Regulation 19 because its wholly owned subsidiary, SKTW Ventures Ltd, is dormant.

Basis of preparation

SKT Welfare meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

The financial statements are presented in sterling, which is the presentational currency of the entity.

Going concern

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about The Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by The Charity.

The COVID-19 Pandemic started in the last month of the reporting period and as a result The Charity had to temporarily close its offices in UK and move staff to home-working where possible. The Charity has not experienced a drop income and expects to significantly increase its income in 2021.

Income and endowments

All income is recognised once The Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of the income receivable can be measured reliably.

Donations and legacies

Donations are recognised when The Charity has been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance by The Charity before The Charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those SKT Welfare conditions is wholly within the control of The Charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.

Gifts in kind

Gifts in kind are recognised in different ways dependent on how they are used by The Charity:

(i) Those donated for resale produce income when they are sold. They are valued at the amount actually realised.

(ii) Those donated for onward transmission to beneficiaries are included in the Statement of Financial Activities as incoming resources and resources expended when they are distributed.

They are valued at the amount The Charity would have had to pay to acquire them.

(iii) Those donated for use by The Charity itself are included when receivable. They are valued at the amount The Charity would have had to pay to acquire them.

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.

Raising funds

These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by The Charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Grant provisions

Provisions for grants are made when the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recipient but there is uncertainty about either the timing of the grant or the amount of grant payable.

Financial instruments

The Charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Financial assets held at amortised cost comprise cash and bank in hand, debtors and other debtors. Financial liabilities held at amortised cost comprise all creditors except social security and other taxes.

Financial assets held at amortised cost was £1,622,712 (2019: £1,509,373). Financial liabilities held at amortised was £140,735 (2019: £ 76,888).

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2020

Governance costs

These include the costs attributable to The Charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and Trustees’, meetings and reimbursed expenses.

Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

Freehold property - 4% straight line Fixtures and fittings - 20% on reducing balance Motor vehicles - 20% on reducing balance Computer equipment - 20% on reducing balance

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Foreign exchange

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate of exchange at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are reported at the rates of exchange prevailing at that date.

Pensions and other post retirement obligations

The Charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme which is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and The Charity has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The Trustees are required to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Significant judgement and estimates

There are no significant judgements and estimates having a material effect on the financial statements.

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at The Trustees’ discretion in furtherance of the objectives of The Charity.

Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2020

2. Donations and legacies

Donations
Organisational grants
Gift in kind		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
703,869
-
703,869		 Restricted
Funds
£
2,494,977
1,992,404
357,000
4,845,381		 Year Ended
31-Mar-20
£
3,199,846
1,992,404
357,000
5,549,250		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
£
2,697,003
2,390,244
-
5,087,247

3. Investment Income

Bank Interest Unrestricted
Funds
£
4,114
4,114		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
-		 Year Ended
31-Mar-20
£
4,114
4,114		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
£
7,606
7,606

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2020

4. Governance costs

External Audit
Accountancy Fees
Legal & Consultancy
Staff Costs
Subscriptions & Prof Fees
Finance costs
Office costs		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Year Ended
Period Ended
31-Mar-20
31-Mar-19
£
£
£
£
6,000
-
6,000
4,800
8,500
-
8,500
-
49,699
-
49,699
21,421
28,891
-
28,891
-
5,229
-
5,229
-
13,453
-
13,453
26,245
991
-
991
-
112,763
-
112,763
52,466		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Year Ended
Period Ended
31-Mar-20
31-Mar-19
£
£
£
£
6,000
-
6,000
4,800
8,500
-
8,500
-
49,699
-
49,699
21,421
28,891
-
28,891
-
5,229
-
5,229
-
13,453
-
13,453
26,245
991
-
991
-
112,763
-
112,763
52,466
52,466

5. Total resources expended

5a. Cost of raising funds

Fundraising and publicity
Campaigns and events
Finance
Office costs		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
90,894
92,754
46,541
11,382
241,571		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-		 Year Ended
31-Mar-20
£
90,894
92,754
46,541
11,382
241,571		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
£
149,141
209,487
30,636
6,622
395,886

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2020

5b. Cost of charitable activities

Unrestricted Restricted Year Ended Period Ended
Funds Funds 31-Mar-20 31-Mar-19
£ £ £ £
Aid Deployments - 467,721 467,721 752,079
Education - 487,776 487,776 40,014
Emergency Aid 11,091 615,669 626,760 210,441
Food 21,459 1,518,283 1,539,742 1,561,610
Medical - 212,358 212,358 605,156
Orphans - 344,486 344,486 596,540
Water 172 301,362 301,535 599,387
Were most Needed 3,273 (115,715) (112,442) 1,773,211
Winterisation - 389,730 389,730 95,555
Gift in Kind - 407,820 407,820 1,129
Support costs (note 5c) 211,213 342,834 554,048 442,911
247,208 4,972,325 5,219,533 6,678,034

Charitable activities include grants received from charitable organisations, relating to various humanitarian projects amounting to £1,992,404 (2019: 2,390,244).

5c. Cost of supporting charitable activities

Legal & Consultancy costs
Staff Costs
Subscription & Prof fees
Travel costs
Office Costs
IT Costs
Governance costs (note 4)		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
20,818
49,781
1,984
3,382
9,744
12,742
112,763
211,213		 Restricted
Funds
£
83,273
199,124
7,935
13,527
38,976
-
-
342,834		 Year Ended
31-Mar-20
£
104,091
248,905
9,918
16,909
48,720
12,742
112,783
554,048		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
£
46,565
236,016
40,085
-
67,779
52,466
442,911

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2020

6. Trustees’ remuneration

Trustees received no remuneration during the year (2019: nil).

During the year, the Charity reimbursed travelling and connected expenses amounting to £710.00 (2019: £5,061) to three trustees (2019: Three trustees).

7. Net incoming resources

This is stated after charging / (crediting):

Unrestricted Restricted Year Ended Period Ended
Funds Funds 31-Mar-20 31-Mar-19
£ £ £ £
Auditor's remuneration 6,000 - 6,000 4,800
Depreciation 6,812 27,248 34,059 37,528
Exchange (gain) / loss 12,966 - 12,966 -
25,778 27,248 53,026 42,328

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2020

8. Tangible assets

At Year ended 31 March 2020

Cost
At 1 April 2019
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2020
Depreciation
At 1 April 2019
Charge for the year
On disposals
At 31 March 2020
Net book value
At 31 March 2020
At 31 March 2019		 Land and
Buildings
£
681,087
73,732
-
754,819
119,306
30,193
-
149,499
605,320
561,781		 Fixture and
Fittings
Computer
Equipment
Motor
Vehicles
£
£
£
7,658
12,396
6,680
-
8,906
-
-
7,658
21,302
6,680
5,202
7,896
3,214
491
2,681
694
-
5,693
10,577
3,908
1,965
10,725
2,772
2,456
4,500
3,466		 Total
£
707,821
82,638
-
790,459
135,618
34,059
-
169,677
620,782
572,203

All assets are used for charitable purposes and there are no inalienable or heritage assets.

9. Debtors

Prepayments and accrued income
Gift Aid Receivable		 Year Ended
31-Mar-20
£
1,005,931
182,475
1,188,406		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
£
705,806
-
705,806

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2020

10. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Year Ended
31-Mar-20
£
Accruals
83,365
PAYE and other taxes
5,815
Other Creditors
57,370
146,550		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
£
76,888
-
-
76,888

11. Reconciliation of Funds

Accumulated funds b/f
Total Income for the year
Total Expenditure for the year
Transfers
Closing revenue funds c/f		 Unrestricte
d Funds
£
1,838,959
707,983
(488,780)
(458,721)
1,599,441		 Restricted
Funds
Year Ended
Period Ended
31-Mar-20
31-Mar-19
£
£
£
165,729
2,004,688
3,983,755
4,845,381
5,553,364
5,094,853
(4,972,325)
(5,461,105)
(7,073,920)
458,721
-
-
497,506
2,096,947
2,004,688		 Restricted
Funds
Year Ended
Period Ended
31-Mar-20
31-Mar-19
£
£
£
165,729
2,004,688
3,983,755
4,845,381
5,553,364
5,094,853
(4,972,325)
(5,461,105)
(7,073,920)
458,721
-
-
497,506
2,096,947
2,004,688
2,004,688

All restricted funds are for specific humanitarian projects. The restricted funds are categorised by projects.

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2020

12. Grants to Institutions

Expenditure on charitable activities comprises costs associated with the provision of housing, healthcare facilities, food, water and education carried out by the charity, directly and through partner organisations worldwide

This is further analysed by country as follows:

Partner Organisations

Year Ended
31-Mar-20
£
SKT Welfare (Pakistan)
191,386
SKT Welfare (Turkey)
938,686
SKT Welfare (Gaza)
-
SKT Welfare (Shaam)
2,140,987
SKT Welfare (Uganda)
1,790
Janhit Manav (India)
10,500
3,283,349		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
£
49,050
2,268,900
177,495
2,899,100
-
5,394,545

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2020

13. Staff costs and emoluments

Gross Salaries including employers NIC for all staff
Pension costs
Trustees' Remuneration as detailed in note 6
Total salaries, wages and related costs		 Year Ended
31-Mar-20
£
253,074
7,989
nil
261,063		 Period Ended
31-Mar-19
£
235,479
537
nil
236,016

The average number of full-time employees or full-time equivalents (FTE) was 14 (2019:11). During the year an employee was paid compensation of £9,962.

No employees received emoluments (including pension costs) in excess of £60,000 per annum. Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them have received any remuneration from the charity or any related entity, either in the current or prior year.

The key management personnel of The Charity is the Chief Executive Officer and all other trustees.

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of The Charity were nil (2019: nil).

14. Pension Costs

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme, the costs of which are shown above. Any liabilities and assets associated with the scheme are shown under debtors and creditors.

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2020

15. Contribution by volunteers

The charity depends on the support of its volunteers, which is much appreciated. The charity had over 300 Volunteers who donated over 25,000 hours supporting and delivering projects for SKT Welfare.

The arrangements with volunteers are difficult to value precisely in monetary terms and have not been recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities. The volunteers and the charity accept and agree that no contract of employment is created by these arrangements.

16. Subsidiary companies

18. Related party disclosures

During the accounting period, two trustees made interest free loans of £37,370 and £20,000 (2019: nil) to the charity, which are repayable on demand. The outstanding balance is £57,370 at the year end.

SKT’s projects in certain countries are carried out by partner organisations such as SKT Organization Turkey. These overseas trusts are established as separate independent legal entities in their own jurisdiction and consequently, their results are not included within these financial statements. The institutional donations made to the partner organisations are disclosed in the notes 12.

SKT Welfare wholly owns SKTW VENTURES LTD, registered in England & Wales with company number 12149334. The subsidiary company has conducted no trading activity to date and is dormant.

SKT Welfare is not required to prepare consolidated accounts under The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, UK Statutory Instruments 2008 No. 629, Chapter 3, Regulation 19.

17. Ultimate controlling party The charity is under the control of its legal members.

There has been no change in the key management personnel and the trustees.

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2020

19. Statement of financial activities and income and expenditure account comparatives for prior year

Income & Endowments from:
Donations & Legacies
Investments
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net income for the year
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Period Ended
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
1 Jan 18
to 31 Mar 19
Total Funds
£
£
£
1,506,287
3,580,960
5,087,247
7,606
-
7,606
1,513,893
3,580,960
5,094,853
(90,977)
(657,826)
(748,803)
(1,375,155)
(4,949,962)
(6,325,117)
(1,466,132)
(5,607,788)
(7,073,920)
47,761
(2,026,828)
(1,979,067)
-
-
-
47,761
(2,026,828)
(1,979,067)
1,791,198
2,192,557
3,983,755
1,838,959
165,729
2,004,688		 Period Ended
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
1 Jan 18
to 31 Mar 19
Total Funds
£
£
£
1,506,287
3,580,960
5,087,247
7,606
-
7,606
1,513,893
3,580,960
5,094,853
(90,977)
(657,826)
(748,803)
(1,375,155)
(4,949,962)
(6,325,117)
(1,466,132)
(5,607,788)
(7,073,920)
47,761
(2,026,828)
(1,979,067)
-
-
-
47,761
(2,026,828)
(1,979,067)
1,791,198
2,192,557
3,983,755
1,838,959
165,729
2,004,688
(1,979,067)
3,983,755
2,004,688