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Haji Rafique Foundation Annual & Financial Report 2023-24

HAJI RAFIQUE FOUNDATION

Annual & Financial statement for the year April 2023 – March 2024

Contents

Page 3 Report of the Trustees 9 Statement of Financial Activities & Balance sheet statement 11 Report of the External Auditor 13 Notes forming part of the financial statement

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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Annual & Financial statement for the year April 2023 – March 2024

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 –

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Annual & Financial statement for the year April 2023 – March 2024

STRATEGIC REPORT

The impact of the Covid-19 global pandemic is still creating challenging environments when it comes to delivering humanitarian relief and support. Government restrictions, guidelines, health and safety concerns are still factors impacting the delivery of aid. HRF have continued working with respective governing bodies to deliver numerous projects across many countries.

EMERGENCY - YEMEN

In collaboration with Saba Relief, HRF delivered £20,000 worth of food packs for over 500 families. The Foundation also successfully delivered £5000 of fitrana contributions from donors; Rafah International assisted HRF in reaching the people in Yemen.

EMERGENCY - SYRIA

The Foundation supported projects in the Al-Qamishly region of the country, delivering £5250 worth of food packs during the month of Ramadan. For those affected by the Aleppo earthquake disaster, HRF provided £2000 worth of food packs. Eid ul Adha gifts to orphans and widows constituted almost £5,500 of donations.

EMERGENCIES - DISASTERS

For unforeseen natural disasters that may occur at any time, the Foundation makes every effort to support relief efforts at such times. During this financial year, HRF through the generosity of donors was able to support relief work in Gaza, occupied Palestine. £40,000 in relief aid was delivered in collaboration with Human Appeal UK.

RAMADAN FOOD PACKS

Every year, through the generosity of the Foundation’s donors, HRF deliver the Ramadan Food Support Programme. Whilst delivering this programme, every effort is made to use as many local businesses as possible and individuals to provide these provisions. This approach provides support and empowerment to locals whilst helping and supporting those in need.

On the ground, local volunteers who are passionate about helping and supporting needy people were once again very supportive and honoured to be given the opportunity to deliver the Ramadan Food Support Programme in Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan and Philippines.

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HRF successfully deployed £5250 in Syria, almost £10,000 humanitarian aid and food packs in Philippines, £1400+ in Jakarta Indonesia, £3700+ in Pakistan and £8000+ in Jordan.

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Annual & Financial statement for the year April 2023 – March 2024

EID GIFTS

Eid Gift an Orphan Project

The generosity of HRF’s donors continues to make the “Eid Gift an Orphan Project” very popular year after year. This year £700 was allocated to an Eid party and gifts for an orphanage in Malawi. The orphans and widows benefited from the donation of £5500. In all cases, the deployment brought happiness and smiles to all recipients.

FITRANA MEALS

Fitrana is an amount Muslims donate annually at the end of the month of Ramadan. Donations received by the Foundation are utilised to provide meals for needy and deprived individuals. This year, £5,000 was allocated and deployed in Yemen and £7000 was assigned to those in Malawi.

HRF teamed with Rafah International, a UK based charity to deliver meals in Yemen. For the deployment in Malawi, the Foundation worked with UK based charity, Green Crescent Aid UK.

QURBANI

Qurbani is performed once a year, at the time of Eid-ul-Adha in the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar on the days following the Day of Arafat (Hajj), also known as the pilgrimage.

For many deprived and needy people, it is very difficult to put a meal on the table, so the consumption of meat is not even thinkable. This project aims to provide Qurbani meat to these needy people at the time of the Eid-ul Adha festival so they may also rejoice and enjoy the festivities of Eid-ul-Adha in a similar manner to those across the world.

HRF’s dedicated volunteers delivered this project to needy individuals in Malawi, Pakistan and Yemen.

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, however the Free Ambulance Service has continued to operate and provide a lifeline for needy people of the regions they operate in.

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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.

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 sponsored individuals with medical support for surgeries.

ORPHAN SUPPORT

HRF continues to meet objectives of helping orphans to give them opportunities for a brighter future. The Foundation’s vetting process identify suitable children for this programme.

For many, the ongoing support is the key to their survival, HRF is committed in ensuring continued support is provided every month. With the support of two organisations, the Foundation reached 40+ orphans in Lebanon and 50 orphans in Yemen.

HRF also supported in the building and construction of the Mama Sadia orphanage in Kenya. Donating £5000 for the main hall, teaching area and recreation area.

FAMILY SUPPORT

One of the key goals of HRF is the supporting of deprived families and offering opportunities for a brighter future whilst empowering them to take initiatives for success and prosperity. The Foundation’s volunteers conduct a thorough vetting process to identify suitable families for support.

HRF gave grant handouts to needy families in the Punjab region of Pakistan to assist them in empowering themselves. One needy family was supported with the building of a house.

WATER FILTRATION

The Foundation built and installed a water filtration facility in Lahore to provide clean drinking water to several hundred families.

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EDUCATION

Encouraging and supporting youngsters to succeed in all walks of life is essential in their development, selfesteem 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.

As per last year, a masjid in the village of Sanghoi in Punjab, Pakistan was supported as it continues providing good moral values in line with the teachings of the Islamic faith.

COMMUNITY COHESION

The Foundation supported and donated towards the building of a community kitchen in Sanghoi village, Pakistan. This community kitchen will cater for approximately 200-500 people weekly and for approximately 700 individuals every month.

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

ADMINISTRATION

The Foundation’s administration costs for the year were £6962. These costs were incurred to enable all committed projects to be delivered across all the countries and regions specified by the Foundation.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Individual donors are the principal source of funding for HRF. The retaining of these donors and utilising the donations systematically to support necessary projects during the next twelve months is of paramount importance.

Separate accounts are used so the funds are maintained under the specific donation categories. This respects and maintains the use of these funds for the various categories as desired by donors.

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. We are looking forward to the next twelve months so more projects can be delivered in new countries alongside those in which HRF already have a presence.

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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 Trustees 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 2023-24 year.

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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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