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Haji Rafique Foundation Annual & Financial Report 2021-22

HAJI RAFIQUE FOUNDATION Annual & Financial statement for the year April 2021 – March 2022

Contents

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HAJI RAFIQUE FOUNDATION

Trustees and statutory directors

MR IMRAN BHATTI - BENG (HONS), MSc, MR KAMRAN. BHATTI - MPharm.MRPharmS.GPhC. MRS S RAFIQUE MR JAMEEL-UR-RAHMAN

Charity registration number: 1157336

Registered office: 1 SHACKLETON ROAD, SLOUGH, SL1 3QU

External Auditor : Mr Saif Ullah Beg. 56 Blenheim Road, Harrow. HA27AH

Bankers:

Metro Bank, Farnham Road, Slough. Berkshire Nationwide, High Street, Slough. Berkshire

Charity Commission Classifications

PROVIDES SERVICES, GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, MAKES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES, HUMAN RIGHTS/RELIGIOUS OR RACIAL HARMONY/EQUALITY OR DIVERSITY, OTHER DEFINED GROUPS, OVERSEAS AID/FAMINE RELIEF, PROVIDES BUILDINGS/ FACILITIES/OPEN SPACE, PROVIDES HUMAN RESOURCES

Governing Document :

TRUST DEED

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HAJI RAFIQUE FOUNDATION Annual & Financial statement for the year April 2021 – March 2022

Haji Rafique Foundation (HRF) have strong values in promoting peace, providing education, helping overcome poverty, encouraging good to the youth of today and working towards equality. Our members and volunteers are from a broad range of professions and backgrounds, each bringing their skills to the charity.

HRF’s Aims:

The Foundation’s aims are categorised into FOUR main areas:

Haji Rafique Foundation (HRF) operates humanitarian work under HRF Relief, www.hrf-relief.com

The Foundation is passionate to demonstrate a real representation of promoting peace, tolerance, inter faith harmony and integration; these are HRF’s key values. The organisation understands Islam to be a religion of peace, love, co- existence, tolerance, human dignity, veneration of human life and a charter of justice and equality for mankind. HRF promote the concepts of inter faith harmony and inter-community integration and coherence for the greater happiness of mankind through the teachings of the spiritual aspect of Islam

HRF has established that the awakening of such awareness within society at large, demands the promotion of knowledge and education and most importantly the eradication of ignorance. Thus, we have acknowledged a successful society must be based on broad education & community cohesion. This is the core fundamental pillar for developing a peaceful and understanding society. The organisation follows the classical tradition that promotes spiritual & personal development, as well as moral excellence.

HRF has a strong belief that it is essential to make a positive contribution to the lives of young people by increasing their life chances and helping their transition from youth to adulthood. We aim to achieve this by enabling young people to recognise and fulfil their potential through development, confidence and aspirations.

HRF aim to alleviate suffering and poverty, provide aid to victims of disaster and improve the lives of the many people living in deprivation. HRF also feels the importance of health care, helping establish modern medical facilities with free treatment for the economically impoverished; additionally, a need to educate healthy lifestyle through all possible means- media, literature and seminars. These aims go hand in hand with the welfare support, work to promote a social harmony, upholding human rights and equal opportunities for all. Achieving this via continuous liaison with various sections of the community including local authorities, schools, welfare organisations and all sound NGOs to achieve the ultimate goal of community cohesion.

Public benefit statement

In conjunction with the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, HRF’s Trustees have concluded that –

HAJI RAFIQUE FOUNDATION Annual & Financial statement for the year April 2021 – March 2022

STRATEGIC REPORT

As with last year, the Covid-19 global pandemic presented many testing and challenging situations and environments which the Foundation had to overcome to fulfil projects. Due to local government restrictions, guidelines, health and safety, the Foundation only embarked on projects which could be delivered without putting anyone’s health at risk. The Foundation’s donor base grew this year and we anticipate there will be a steady growth in the coming years.

With the continued efforts of volunteers fundraising and our donors, the Foundation was able to assist needy individuals with food, water, medical assistance and other supporting measures changing many lives.

EMERGENCY - YEMEN

Saba Relief and Rafah International were once again the two organisations HRF worked with to bring a smile and some relief to some of the neediest people in the war-torn country. Working for a month in three districts, Taiz, Aden and Wadi-Hadhramout, with the support and generosity of HRF’s donors, the Foundation utilised £40,000 to provision over 216,000 meals to over 900 families, equating to more than 3.600 individuals. In addition to this almost 5000 individuals benefited from hot meals.

EMERGENCY - SYRIA

Last year the Foundation supported three projects in the region however this year only one project was undertaken: Family Food Packs. Working in the district of Alqamisly, the Foundation’s volunteers provide food packs to over 180 families, totalling to approximately 900 individuals. A total of almost 27,000 meals were provided from the £5,500 allocated to this project.

RAMADAN FOOD PACKS

The Ramadan Food Support Programme is a popular project the Foundation operates every year. This year HRF provided Food Packs to the needy individuals across six countries; Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Malawi, Pakistan and Philippines. This year HRF involved two partners to enable HRF’s donations to reach the needy individuals across Malawi and Lebanon. The two partners were UK based Green Crescent Aid UK (operating within Malawi) and Lebanon based National Institute of Social Care & Vocational Training (working within Lebanon); both were involved in the Foundation’s efforts last year.

Once again as in previous years, local provisions were sought as this approach supports local individuals and businesses. The generosity of HRF’s donors enabled the Foundation to reach three times as many families as last year, a total of over 3000 families which is almost 15,000 individuals provisioning over 700,000 meals during the Blessed month of Ramadan utilising a budget of approximately £43,000.

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EID GIFTS

Eid Gift an Orphan Project

With almost £3000 dedicated to this project, the team were able to put smiles on the following:

This project continues to be popular, attracting the Foundation’s donors to enlighten hearts of needy children. To help deliver the project within Malawi, we worked with a UK based charity, Green Crescent Aid UK.

FITRANA MEALS

The donation Muslims make to the poor and needy at the end of Ramadan is known as Fitrana. Once again, like last year, the Foundation provided Fitrana meals to a deprived region of Manila in the Philippines; approximately 25,000 meals were provided to 500 families, equating to 2,500 individuals.

QURBANI

The goal of this projects is to provide Qurbani meat to needy people at the time of the Eid-ul Adha festival. In many cases the poor residents of villages are unable to put a meal on the table, so this programme provides a lifeline, albeit only short lived. These needy individuals can enjoy the festivities of Eid-ul-Adha in a similar manner to those across the world, with the consumption of meat.

HRF successfully delivered Qurbani to four countries: Malawi, Pakistan, Philippines and Yemen. Provisions were made for 1000+ families in Pakistan, 100+ in Malawi, 70+ in Philippines and 20+ in Yemen. For the deployments within Malawi and Yemen we partnered with two UK based organisation.

MEDICAL RELIEF

A key principle of the Foundation’s work is to ensure the needy in impoverished regions are provided with or have access to the necessities of medical care. HRF is committed to providing healthcare through healthcare funding. The global pandemic made it very difficult and challenging to meet the goals the Foundation had set for the year, nonetheless, some of the commitments were fulfilled.

24/7 Free Emergency Ambulance Service

The Free Ambulance service continues to provide a vital service for 20+ villages in rural areas of the Jhelum district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Numerous lives have been saved due to this service.

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The day-to-day operations continue to be managed by the local Union Council Heads. HRF continue meeting the costs of the ambulance driver whilst the village elders have a scheme to cover costs for those unable to pay travel costs. The Foundation also covered medical costs for the neediest individuals who required operations and treatment. During the year there were at least 150 service callouts which were free.

Medical Camp -Yemen

A joint partnership project (with Saba Relief UK, a UK charity) was actioned within Yemen for the most deprived and needy healthcare patients. Prescribed medications were provided to patients with long term chronic illnesses. A total of 370 beneficiaries received Medical Aids in Yemen.

ORPHAN SUPPORT

The Foundation continues to strive towards meeting the objectives of helping orphans to ensure they are given the best possible opportunities for a brighter future. The vetting process the Foundation uses helps identify suitable children for this programme

The ongoing support for many beneficiaries is in some case the key to their survival, therefore HRF is committed in ensuring continued support is provided month on month. With the support of two organisations, the Foundation reached 16 orphans in Lebanon, 50 in Yemen and provided 25 orphans with winter packs and stationery sets.

FAMILY SUPPORT

Supporting deprived families and offering them opportunities for a brighter future and empowering them is very close to the Foundations key goals. Suitable families are identified through a vetting process by HRF’s volunteers.

This year, the Foundation teamed with two organisations and with the generosity of donors, almost £18,000 was allocated to this programme which was able to benefit needy families in three countries; Lebanon, Malawi and Pakistan.

Overall, the following benefited from this programme:

WATER FILTRATION

The Foundation are passionate about being able to provide individuals with access to clean drinking water. Building on work from previous years, HRF were able to set-up water wells and water filtration facilities in parts of Punjab and in the Zambonga district in the Philippines. The two water projects have benefitted 3000+ families which is approximately 17,000 individuals.

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EDUCATION

The Foundation is passionate and demonstrates a real representation of promoting peace, tolerance, interfaith harmony and integration. Encouraging and supporting youngsters to succeed in all walks of life is essential in the development of their self-esteem and confidence. Outside of mainstream education it is important to educate tomorrow’s adults in all aspects of life including religion and sport. The participation in sport also enables youngsters to stay away from crime and build themselves a bright future.

HRF acknowledge a successful society must be based on broad education & community cohesion. This is the core fundamental pillar for developing a peaceful and understanding society. The organisation follows the classical tradition that promotes spiritual & personal development, as well as moral excellence.

With the assistance of a UK organisation, HRF was able to reach the needy communities within Malawi. The project involved the provisioning of 60,000+ warm school meals, new school uniform for 200 children and new classroom equipment for an orphanage.

A Masjid in the village of Sanghoi, district Jhelum, Punjab, continues to strive to make ends meet in ensuring the neighbourhood’s young children are provided with good moral values in line with the teachings of the Islamic faith. HRF continued to support this program so children can learn.

COMMUNITY COHESION

Utilising the support of a Lebanon based charity, HRF supported the construction of a sports stadium to benefit children of the surrounding areas of Burj-e-Shemali in the Tyre-Sour region of Lebanon. The project involved, securing a ground, levelling it, cleaning, painting, installation of fencing and lighting. This is an ongoing project and we hope to report on in detail within next year’s report.

In the UK, HRF supported an annual event to stimulate a spiritual enhancement amongst the youth in a Sufi traditional manner practiced in the Indo-Pak sub-continent.

ADMINISTRATION

To ensure the Foundation was able to operate effectively and reach needy people across all the countries HRF operates in, there were administration costs involved. The overall costs for this year were under £6,000.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Individual donors are the principal source of funding for HRF. It is essential these donors are retained and their donations utilised systematically to support necessary projects during the next twelve months.

To respect and maintain the use of these funds for the various categories as desired by the donors, separate accounts are utilised, so the funds are maintained under the specific donation categories.

Risks and uncertainties

The Foundation’s Trustees continue to consider the risks HRF are challenged with and they work towards addressing these through improvements or mitigation.

The success of the Foundation is highly dependent on continuing to receive adequate support and donations from its donor community. This is something that is being closely monitored by the Trustees as the Foundation grows in age and size.

Plans for the future

Haji Rafique Foundation will continue to focus on raising funds from its donors and will look at learning from, building and developing strong partnerships with other charitable bodies. Another key aspect for the future is the involvement of passionate volunteers who will be able to create awareness of the Foundation’s vision, projects and how to increase ventures for fundraising.

The continued support of HRF’s donors has enabled the Foundation to deliver projects that have made a positive impact on the needy beneficiaries.

With the Covid-19 pandemic now almost behind us and the world has adapted to living with it, HRF are looking forward to the next twelve months with anticipation to deliver more projects than this year. The Foundation are optimistic that more projects in more countries can be delivered in the near future.

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Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and financial statements. The preparation of financial statements for each financial year gives a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the Foundation and of the incoming resources and expenditure. The Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Foundation and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the specified regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Foundation and taking reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities. The Trustee’s are aware of the following:

Accounts preparation

The Trustees confirm that the accounts comply with current statutory requirements.

Auditors

Mr Saif Ullah Beg. 56 Blenheim Road, Harrow. HA27AH

On behalf of the Trustees

Imran Bhatti

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Statement of Financial Activities (Income and Expenditure) for the 2021-22 year.

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IIAJI RAFIQUE FO￿lDATION Annual & Financial statement for the year April 2021- March 2022 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trusteesl mgmbers of HAJI RhFIQUE FOUNDATION IHRFI On Jccounts for the yoar •ndèd 31" Marth 2022 Charity no Ibl any) 1157336 Set out on pages 1102 I report to the trustees on my eXaMinat￿n cl the acwjnts ofthe above chartyllhe Trust") for the year ended RosponsTbllhl•s and As the charity Iruslees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparatFc basls of report of the actounls in accordance with the requirements of the Chanties Act 2011 {Ihe kt.). I rewt in resped of my examinatKJn cl the Trust's acLountS CaTied out under sectK)n 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying ojt my examination, I have followed the ap[Aica￿e DireCt￿n5 given by the Charty C(￿MiS￿On under sectvm 14515Xbl of the Act. I have LX)fflpleted my examination. I confirm that no material matter5 have come to my attention (other than that disdosed bel￿ ') in connection ￿th the eXaminatiC￿ which gives me cause lo believe that in, any material resFrt' acmuntiro records were not kept in a(wdance with s￿n 130 of the Act LY the acojunts th) not accud th the ac£ounting recrffds Independenl examlnefs statement I have no concerns and have come across no crther matter5 in connecb wrth Ihe examination lo which allenlk)n should be drawn in onjer lo enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reathed. ' P￿ase delete the ￿¥￿S in the brad(ets IItt￿Y () notappty. Signgd: 2710112023 Name: Mr Sarf Ullah Beg Relevant professlonal qualificationlsl or body Irf any): 85c Computei SLaence Address: 56 Blenheim Rd Hatrow HA27AH

IIAJI RAFIQUE FO￿lDATION Annual & Financial statement for the year April 2021- March 2022 Seetion 8 Disclosure Onty complete rf the examiner needs to h￿hlIght matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts." dwections and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any iterns that the examlner wlshes to dlsclose. 1. Tnjstees rewt was extremety well detailed and informative. Axlditional InfO￿allOn contained within each projeca i.e. breakdown on payments, volunteers, feedback, distribution and over￿1 wqect ￿f￿tK)n made them very easy to read and folbw. 2. As per PTewtyJs recemmerKlations wnts actioned. Informati)n pThided wrthin project reports and evidence given. i.e. Project 2 "Emergency SyTia 21-22. and Project 3 "Eid Grfts Clear concise very well detai18d reForts on each aspect of the projects. With addit￿nal pictures and feedback il was lovety lo seeing the charity helping Ihose in need. Good Klea lo have feedback via WhatsApplscoal media 3. Re￿MmendatI()n:. Fdlow up from indNKJuals to donations re(*ived (may not ahlays be FQS5ible du8 to s(V8 of projects) 4. Overall, a very ￿11 onJani5ed detailed and structured report. Easy to follow from S￿ to finish due to the level of detail of evhjence provided. 12

HAJI RAFIQUE FOUNDATION Annual & Financial statement for the year April 2021 – March 2022

Incoming resources

Income includes the total funds received during the period and comprises donations collected directly or by volunteers and income from fundraising events. Income is recognised in the period in which the Foundation is entitled to receipt and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty.

Allocation of funds

Expenditure on operational programmes is recognised in the period in which it is incurred. Specific funds are established for expenditure which has been allocated to projects but remains unspent at year end. All costs are directly attributable to specific activities.

Foreign currencies

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Any currency on hand at the balance sheet date is converted at the year-end rate.

Accounts and Funds

The funds held by the Foundation are categorised as:

General – Funds used for General Purposes, i.e. majority of projects Zakat - Funds used for all project the donor has specified the donation to be “Zakat” Lilah - Funds used for all project the donor has specified the donation to be “Lilah” Sadaqa - Funds used for all project the donor has specified the donation to be “Sadaqa”

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