ANNUAL REPORT 1st November 2019 - 31st October 2020
Naz and Matt Foundation, 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ
Registered Charity 1160694
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## **Trustees & organisation**
## _**Names of the charity trustees who managed the charity in this period**_
|Trustee Name|Dates acted if not for whole year|Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if any)|
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|Matthew Mahmood-Ogston|Whole year|Naz and Matt Foundation|
|Elizabeth Pritchard|Whole year|Naz and Matt Foundation|
|Samantha Lewis|Whole year|Naz and Matt Foundation|
## _**Type of governing document**_
Constitution
## _**Trustee selection method**_
Appointed by trustees
## _**Core policies and procedures in place**_
- Confidentiality Policy
- Data Consent
- Data Protection Policy
- Safeguarding and Vulnerable Adults Policy
- Volunteer Agreement
- Additional policies will be introduced in May 2021.
## _**Governance issues for period**_
N/A - no governance issues
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## **Objectives and activities**
## _**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**_
(a) To advance education and promote knowledge to create understanding within communities and families where religion or culture is a�ecting their ability to accept or tolerate individuals who are born LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Queer or Intersex);
(b) To promote and protect the good health of LGBTQI+ individuals and their friends and family by o�ering support and mentoring, and signposting them to established counselling services, to assist in resolution of the challenges linked to sexuality or gender identity particularly where religion may be a�ecting the situation; and
(c) The promotion of equality and diversity in particular the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity; by raising awareness among the public about the negative impact that di�culties (with a focus on religious beliefs) can have on LGBTQI+ individuals.
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## _**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects**_
## **1. Support & Outreach**
- a. Provided comprehensive emergency relocation assistance to a young LGBT+ Muslim male and his two children. We will be providing ongoing support until it is no longer needed.
- b. Supported seven LGBTQ+ individuals seeking asylum.
- c. Processed over 60 requests for support for LGBTQI+ individuals who required varying levels of assistance ranging from practical 1-2-1 support to mentoring. All clients were a�ected by religious homophobia, LGBT+ honour based abuse or at risk of LGBT+ forced marriage.
- d. Launched a YouTube playlist with two Queer Muslim rising stars.
## **2. Impact & Awareness**
- a. A Patron of our Foundation appeared on Celebrity Catchphrase to raise awareness and money for our work.
- b. Our big annual event, Out And Proud Parents Day, returned for its second year, reaching 1.3 million people across the UK, North America and India.
- c. We participated in a BBC Radio Documentary with The Young’Uns, about the award-nominated song they wrote about our Founder Matt Mahmood-Ogston and his late fiancé Nazim Mahmood.
- d. Delivered a talk for LGBT+ History Month for a major London based law firm.
- e. Pitched a new documentary film concept to Guardian News.
- f. Participated in a TV interview for ITV Manchester.
- g. Participated in a student film project exploring religious homophobia.
- h. Submitted personal artefacts that will appear in a new LGBT+ film being produced by prominent members of the South Asian LGBT+ community.
## **3. Education & Change**
- a. Delivered talks to Sta�ordshire Police, North Sta�ordshire Combined NHS Trust, CapGemini and others.
- b. Our new documentary, My God, I’m Queer, was screened at HOME in Manchester and CineQ in Birmingham.
- c. Delivered a talk about “Religious Homophobia” to our partner organisation in Scotland, Shakti Women’s Aid.
- d. Started new project to produce a book designed to support religious parents - working title “My God, My Child is LGBTQI+”.
- e. Launched our first research report “Understanding The Impact Of Coming Out To Religious Parents”. Report is based on a survey we commissioned of 1,113 LGBTQ people across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The report was launched on Word Suicide Prevention Day via a planned broadcast TV and radio PR campaign that reached an estimated 54 million people worldwide.
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## **Achievements and performance**
## _**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**_
1. Due to the restrictions caused by the COVID pandemic we were forced to cancel our regular face to face support group. We used this as an opportunity to relaunch our telephone support service providing more regular 1-2-1 sessions to our clients.
2. Launching our new report on World Suicide Prevention allowed us to reach a worldwide audience of approx 54 million people with our work. The production of our new report has helped establish us even further as a valuable source of information and expertise in the areas we provide service.
3. Our second Out And Proud Parents Day event grew in size and reach. Parents from the UK, North America and India took part, enabling us to reach an estimated 1.3 million people. The event has enabled us to reach and engage with significantly more parents than we were previously able to.
4. Producing our first major documentary, My God, I’m Queer, with plans to make it freely accessible to watch, will enable us to reach households prevously not accessible through to existing channels of social media, mainstream media, press and public talks.
This year we have achieved significant new milestones, breaking into multiple new platforms that will enable us to increase the reach and e�ectiveness of our work.
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## **Financial review**
## _**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**_
- £19,814 raised in the financial year from donations, sales, events and other activities.
- £13,206.76 spent on operating expenses, which includes providing support and marketing costs.
- Total of £25,011.36 in the charity bank account at the end of the financial year.
Our policy is to use reserves to continue to raise awareness in line with our charitable objectives. Trustees review surplus regularly to ensure it’s aligned to the Foundation’s strategy. In the current reporting period income was higher than expenditure.
## _**Details of any funds materially in deficit**_
There is no deficit and the Foundation has no plans to operate with a deficit.
## _**Further financial review details**_
None
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## **Declaration**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. The Chair has signed on behalf of the trustees.
## _**Full name(s)**_
Matthew Naz Mahmood-Ogston
## _**Position**_
Chair
## _**Date**_
25th August 2021
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## Profit and Loss
## Naz and Matt Foundation 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020
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|**Income**||
|Donation Received|17,026|
|Event - Foundation Other(Revenue)|2,500|
|Other Revenue|88|
|Sales|201|
|**Total Income**|**19,814**|
|**Less Cost of Sales**||
|CharityMaterials|162|
|Direct Expenses|(405)|
|**Total Cost of Sales**|**(243)**|
|**Gross Profit**|**20,057**|
|**Less Operating Expenses**||
|Advertising& Marketing|5,669|
|Audit & Accountancyfees|262|
|Bank Fees|8|
|Charitable Donations|415|
|Cost of ProvidingSupport - IT/Software|93|
|Emergency /Support Costs|380|
|Events we organise orparticipate in(Expense)|89|
|General Expenses|195|
|Insurance|128|
|IT Software and Consumables|842|
|Postage, Freight & Courier|168|
|Printing& Stationery|32|
|Special Projects|3,383|
|Subscriptions|54|
|Telephone & Internet|317|
|Travel - National|1,171|
|**Total Operating Expenses**|**13,207**|
|**Net Profit**|**6,850**|
Profit and Loss | Naz and Matt Foundation | 19 August 2021
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