2023-12-31-accounts - Chaudhry Foundation

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Registered Charity Number 1159812

Chaudhry Foundation

Humanitarian aid across the globe

Chaudhry Foundation

Trustees Report and Annual Accounts

For The Year Ended 31 December 2023

Chaudhry Foundation Report and accounts Contents

	Page
Trustees' Report	1
Statement of Trustees' responsibilities	5
Independent Examiners report	6
Summary of Receipts and Payments	8
Statement of Assets & Liabilities	9
Notes to the accounts	11
Detailed Analysis of Receipts and Payments	12
Analysis of Funds	12

Chaudhry Foundation Charity Information

Trustees

Abdul Haye Chaudhry Naziran Begum Chaudhry Imran Chaudhry

Accountants

MD Dilwar Hussain -FCCA Birchtree Sullivan 301 Lock Studios London London E3 3YD

Bankers

Barclays Bank PLC

Registered office

Aisha House 120 Lennard Road Beckenham Kent BR3 1QS

Registered number

1159812

Chaudhry Foundation

The report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2023

Introduction

The trustees present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31st December 2023.

The board of trustees are satisfied with the performance of the charity during the year and the position at 31st December 2023 and consider that the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities during the coming year, and that the charity's assets are adequate to fulfil its obligations.

Name, registered office and constitution of the charity

The legal registration details are :

Date of formation 01/01/2015 The Principal Office is Aisha House, 120 Lennard Road, Beckenham,BR3 1QS Charity Registration Number 1159812 The telephone number is 0208 249 8788

Objectives and Activities of the Charity

A summary of the objects of the charity as set out in its governing document.

The object[s] of the CIO is:

The advancement of the Islamic religion including religious education for the benefit of the public.

To advance education for the public benefit of young people in Pakistan and the subcontinent.

To promote and protect good health for the public benefit of people in Pakistan and the subcontinent.

The prevention or relief of poverty for the public benefit in the Pakistan region as the trustees shall determine.

Public benefit that is provided by the charity

Religious, Educational and Humanitarian activities are carried out by Chaudhry Foundation such as mosque projects, school projects and medical centre projects for the public benefit of Pakistan, sub-continent and Worldwide emergency medical aid and famine relief.

Chaudhry Foundation

The report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2023

Achievements and Performance of the Charity

A review of charitable activities undertaken by the charity

Chaudhry Foundation has been providing poverty relief mainly across Pakistan and the subcontinent by donating funds towards caring for orphans, widows, providing nutritious food and water, solar systems, healthcare, delivering emergency aid for the refugee crisis, natural disasters and continued education for young children. The schools run by the foundation have provided comprehensive Islamic education to numerous young Pakistani boys and girls. The foundation also supports local institutions which provide Islamic education, exhibitions, and facilities in the UK, namely Southeast London Islamic Cultural Centre. In addition to this the charity contributes to worldwide emergency food and medical aid to crisis-hit countries. The charity provides monthly funding to an eye hospital in Pakistan to treat the poor, needy and old.

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Chaudhry foundation has contributed to various causes over the year, a list of its main achievements is as follows:

Emergency Yemen food, water, and medical aid
Emergency Palestine & Africa food, water, and medical aid
Food packs in Pakistan for the poor and needy
Eye hospital support Pakistan
Water wells/aid where most needed, Ethiopia
Tanzania construction & School Support
Orphan Sponsorships, Donations for a marriage and Dowry support Pakistan
Financial hardship support where most needed
Pakistan widow support
Emergency medical aid Pakistan and where most needed
Maintenance and upkeep of graveyard in Pakistan
Maintenance and upkeep of school in Pakistan
Local Mosque support, South East London Islamic Cultural Centre
Winter crisis aid where most needed
Food and water aid in Yemen & Palestine
Income generation for the poor & needy where most needed
Debt payment for the poor who have passed in Pakistan
Afghanistan Orphan Sponsorship
Support for Macmillan Cancer Appeal
Fans, cooler project in Pakistan

Structure, Governance and Management

Nature of the Governing Document and constitution of the charity

The Charity is incorporated and governed by its own Foundation constitiution The trustees have overall control and responsibility for policy and major decision making.

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The methods adopted for the recruitment and appointment of new trustees

Other than the Trustees and those persons connected with them there are no individuals who are related parties.

Details of transactions with related parties are shown in the notes to the accounts. This includes remuneration and expenses paid to Trustees.

The Trustees are appointed at the Charity’s Annual General Meeting and retire from office at the third AGM following the AGM at which they were elected. Any casual vacancy arising during the year is filled by co-option of a person onto the board; that person is then duly elected at the subsequent Annual General Meeting.

No third party has a right to appoint a Trustee.

Financial Review

Policies on reserves

The trustees have resolved to establish reserves to provide for future activities, and to provide funding for the expected expenditure for six months ahead in the sum of £20,000.

The members of the Board of Trustees of the Charity during the year ended 31st December 2023 were :

Abdul Haye Chaudhry Naziran Begum Chaudhry Imran Chaudhry

The members of the Board of Trustees of the Charity at the date the report and accounts were approved were:-

Abdul Haye Chaudhry Naziran Begum Chaudhry Imran Chaudhry

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Independent Examiner

MD Dilwar Hussain -FCCA Chartered Certified Accountant Birchtree Sullivan 301 Lock Studios London London E3 3YD

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The Charities Act and the Companies Act require the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :-

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed , subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

The Trustees are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. 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.

The trustees are also responsible for the contents of the trustees' report, and the responsibility of the independent examiner in relation to the trustees' report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that , on the face of the report, there are no inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.

This report was approved by the board of trustees on 12 September 2024.

Imran Chaudhry Trustee

Chaudhry Foundation

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of the charity

Report of the Independent Examiner to the trustees on the accounts of the Charity for the year ende31 December 2023

I report on the financial statements of the Charity on pages 7 to 11 for the year ended 31st December 2022 which have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis. A Receipts and Payments basis does not account for debtors, creditors, accruals and prepayments, but such a presentation is permitted by law for smaller charities.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As described on page 5 , the Charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees are satisfied that the audit requirement of Section 144(1)) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply, and that there is no requirement in the governing document or constitution of the Charity for the conducting of an audit. As a consequence, the trustees have elected that the accounts be subject to independent examination.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit, and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:-

a) examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act;

b) to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5))(b) of the Act; and;

c) to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of opinion and scope of work undertaken

I conducted my examination in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners for England & Wales in relation to the conducting of an independent examination, referred to above. An independent examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts , and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters.

The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit , and information supplied by the trustees in the course of the examination is not subjected to audit tests or enquiries, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts, and in particular, I express no opinion as to whether the accounts give a true and fair view of the affairs of the charity, and my report is limited to the matters set out in the statement below.

I planned and performed my examination so as to satisfy myself that the objectives of the independent examination are achieved and before finalising the report I obtain written assurances from the trustees of all material matters.

Independent Examiner's Statement, report and opinion

Subject to the limitations upon the scope of my work as detailed above , in connection with my examination , I can confirm that this is a report in respect of an examination carried out under section 145 of the Act and in accordance with any directions given by the Commission under subsection (5)(b) of that section which are applicable;

and that, no matter has come to my attention in connection with my examination which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

(i) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act;

(ii) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act ;

have not been met; or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in my report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached;

The Examiner's relevant professional qualification or body:

Chartered Certified Accountant

MD Dilwar Hussain -FCCA Chartered Certified Accountant Birchtree Sullivan 301 Lock Studios London London E3 3YD

The date upon which my opinion is expressed is :

29/10/2023

Chaudhry Foundation Statement of Receipts and payments for the year ended 31 December 2023

Revenue Receipts
Donations received
Total Revenue Receipts
A1
Total Revenue Payments
A3
Total Payments
Net Payments
Net Deficit
Total Receipts from all sources
Payments relating directly to charitable activities
Audit / independent examination

Unrestricted Restricted
Total
Last Year
Funds
Funds
Funds
Total Funds
2023
2023
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
32,636
-
32,636
48,598
32,636
-
32,636
48,598
32,636
-
32,636
48,598
65,859
-
65,859
72,954
1,248 -
1,248
1,194
67,107
-
67,107
74,148
67,107
-
67,107
74,148
(34,471)
-
(34,471)
(25,550)
(34,471)
-
(34,471)
(25,550)

Chaudhry Foundation Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 December 2023

		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Last Year
		Funds	Funds	Funds	Total Funds
		2023	2023	2023	2022
		£	£	£	£
Cash funds
Cash and bank balances at start of year		51,733	-	51,733	77,283
Deficit on Receipts and Payments Account		(34,471)	-	(34,471)	(25,550)
Cash and bank balances at the end
of the year	B1	17,262	-	17,262	51,733

Imran Chaudhry Chairman Approved by the board of trustees on 12 September 2024

The notes on pages 11-12 form an integral part of these accounts.

Chaudhry Foundation Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

1 The nature and purpose of each fund

The funds have been separated in accordance to the projects carried out by Chaudhry foundation

2 Statement that no remuneration was paid to a trustee or any persons connected with them

No remuneration was paid to any trustee or any person connected with a trustee.

Chaudhry Foundation Analysis of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 December 2023

Chaudhry Foundation Analysis of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 December 2023
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Prior Period
	Funds	Funds	Funds	Total Funds
	2023	2023	2023	2022
	£	£	£	£
Receipts
Donations	32,636	0	32,636	48,598
Payments
Payments relating directly to charitable activities
*Support costs of charitable activities*
*Direct support costs*
Zakat	-	-	-	2,700
General Sadaqah	56,468	-	56,468	60,271
Yemen Project	4,823	-	4,823	6,983
Pakistan School Project	-	-	-
Water Project	4,532	-	4,532	3,000
Burma Project	-	-	-	-
	65,823	-	65,823	72,954
*Management and administration costs*
*in support of charitable activities*
*General administrative expenses:*
Bank charges	36	-	36	-
	36	-	36	-

Total Support costs	65,859	-	65,859	72,954
*Governance costs that are not direct management functions*		*inherent in*	*generating*
*funds, service delivery and programme or project work*
Independent Examiner's Fees	1,248	-	1,248	1,194
Total governance costs	1,248	-	1,248	1,194