DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** From **22 January 2022** Period start date Charity name: **SADAKA** Charity registration number: **1171075** To **21 January 2023** Period end date Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the pur-
poses of the charity as
set out in its governing
document|Para 1.17|Sadaka provides free weekly lunches and basic items for those struggling financially
/ homeless in Reading. Sadaka provides a place to enjoy a hot meal, drinks and a chat,
at Fairview Community Centre, 90b Great Knollys Street, Reading RG1 7HL. Sadaka
operates every Saturday (10:00am-1:00pm). We also provide free toiletries,
secondhand books, fruit/ambient food and sign-posting to similar services.
Sadaka also developed its training programme for its service users launched in
September 2020 called StepUp with Sadaka by adding wellbeing and creative
activities to it.
Sadaka also carried on the project to help families with kids in Reading with groceries
as they can’t come to our service on Saturday.
**CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES:**
1) The prevention and relief of poverty and financial hardship in greater Reading by
providing: food, clothing and basic household items to individuals in need and sup-
porting other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty in greater reading
2) The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by promoting activ-
ities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds and in partic-
ular, different religions.
3) The promotion of religious harmony for the benefit of the public by:
(a) Educating the public in different religious beliefs including an awareness of their
distinctive features and their common ground to promote good relations between per-
sons of different faiths;
(b) Promoting knowledge and mutual understanding and respect of the beliefs and
practices of different religious faiths.
4) To advance Islam in greater Reading for the benefit of the public, in particular by
arranging visits to mosques by school children to enlighten them about the Muslim
faith and by such other means as the trustees may determine.
Please Note: Sadaka contacted Charity Commission on 14 Feb 2020 to amend objec-
tive 4) to:
**_“_**_To work towards a greater understanding of Islam by demonstrating the public good_
_contributed by its followers, together with people of other beliefs and no be- liefs”._
But, this request was rejected_._| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public benefit, in par-
ticular, the activities,
projects or services
identified in the ac-
counts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|During most of 2022, the charity supported the relief of poverty and financial hard-
ship in Greater Reading by a weekly free, nutritional, warm meal service, provided
alongside, toiletries and ambient food to those struggling financially.
We extended our service to help families in need and also female victims of domestic
violence (in collaboration with Berkshire Women’s Aid (BWA)). Sadaka also
continued and developed its training programme called StepUp with Sadaka, to
support service users who wish to improve their quality of life, with an opportunity
to take up courses at local colleges in basic skills, job-related and employability skills.
We also included creative and wellbeing activities for our service users.
Sadaka services are available to all beneficiaries without judgement or bias. The
charity is privileged to have trustees, members and volunteers from a diversity of
faiths/beliefs and all are valued equally. Sadaka operates with an ethos whereby “eve-
ryone matters” and respect for others is central to all our actions. In 2022, Sadaka
has reiterated its commitment to an open, supportive and inclusive philosophy.
**Main Activities in 2022**:
**1) Food service**
**a)Saturday meal service**
We continued with our weekly food service in 2022 to serve an average of 60 people
every Saturday. We operated from the Fairview Community Centre.
We provided**3769 meals**(+10% from previous year) and gave out 1204 bags of
ambient food (between January and May 2022). We gave out essentials such as
sugar, milk, coffee, washing up powder, biscuits, toiletries, noodles and soup.
From June 2022, we stopped giving out grocery bags at the Saturday service but
kept providing items requested by the service users such as sugar, coffee, milk,
washing up powder… on a regular basis.
Main meals are cooked by our volunteers, who have food safety certificates or
purchased by Sadaka from local restaurants (once a month). The main meal costed
on average £250 when purchased from restaurants, £120 when cooked by a caterer
or £60 when cooked by volunteers ( with the cost of ingredients such as meat,
provided by Sadaka)
In addition, our volunteers donated vegetarian dishes, fresh fruit and desserts to
complete the meals.| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B Gift bags were also given out for Eid, Diwali, Christmas and chocolate Eggs for Easter. The Christmas gift bags were funded by Open Text and prepared by Sadaka Volunteers. We provided items to keep our service users warm such as hot water bottles, beanies , socks and also some treats such as chocolates and sweets. The Easter eggs were donated by Tesco for half and the other half was purchased by Sadaka. The gift bags for Eid were partially funded by donations from our volunteers and the remaining cost was covered by Sadaka unrestricted funds. The sessions were coordinated by 5 session leaders and we managed to secure about 20 chefs who cooked / baked for us on a regular basis. We also developed partnerships with local restaurants to provide the main meal once a month (Kobeda Palace, Yaadgaar, Rizouk, …). Some restaurants donate the full meal and some cook it for us at a discounted price. **b) Meals for Reading university students** In April 2022 we provided a total of 80 meals to struggling students at Reading University during Ramadan. This included a main meal and snacks. We are planning to continue and develop this initiative in the future. Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B - **2) Helping families in need with groceries and Women & kids fleeing domestic violence** With many Reading families struggling as costs go up and incomes reduce, Sadaka stepped in and expanded our work with families in need. We did this in few ways. In 2022 Sadaka continued helping families in need (especially single mothers) and women & children who were fleeing domestic violence. **a) Groceries for families in need** We provided grocery shopping for 27 families, a total of **104** people including **70** kids. A group of 10 volunteers shopped and delivered groceries to each family on a weekly basis based on a list provided by the families. Each family was allocated a budget between £30 and £50 a week for a maximum of 4 deliveries. **£4500** were spent on this project in 2022 including a £1500 grant from Tesco and £1300 raised with a GoFundMe campaign. The families were all based in Reading and were on benefits, struggling to make ends meet. We offered a tailored service by asking them what they exactly needed and delivered it to their doorstep. The service was highly appreciated by all the families. Sadaka plans to continue this project in 2023 to help families with the increase of the cost of living. **b) Emergency food packs to families in a local shelter** We continued to provide emergency food bags to new arrivals at a local refuge. These are women who are escaping domestic violence, with or without their children. They come to the refuge with no assets and are helped to start a new life. Over the last year, Sadaka provided 24 food bags, some of them receiving more than one food parcel in cases of delay to their welfare benefits. We also supported them through gifts and clothing vouchers for children. **c) Clothing help for kids** We got £1000 grant from Brighter Futures for Children - Reading Borough Council to support Local Reading families with at least one child needing clothing. We purchased Primark vouchers ((£30 each), and helped 33 kids (21 families) 9 vouchers went to BWA and the rest to local families on benefits. **d) Christmas and Eid gift bags** In 2022 we also gave out gift bags for Christmas and Eid to our service users but also to the families we support and BWA. The Christmas bags for the families were donated by Cowshed based on requests we gathered from families. They were delivered by our team of volunteers a few days before Christmas. We supported children from 20 families through this initiative. Eid the gift bags provided to the kids were donated by Kaneez Bi foundation and delivered by our volunteers to the families. **3) Training programme, StepUpwithSadaka** The step-up project evolved as ‘wellbeing sessions’ during the last year. We experimented with different formats and timings but settled with a comfortable session structure towards the end of the year, which is continuing every Saturday between 10am and 11.30am. We ran English conversation sessions for new arrivals in the community, including those from Eastern Europe, Hong Kong and Afghanistan. We also run creative sessions, whereby service users come in for a variety of therapeutic activities; colouring, sketching, creative writing, crochet, word search, puzzles and the like. We also have books to take. People engage in these activities as they please and talk about what is going on in their lives, with other service users, Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B but also with volunteers over cups of tea and coffee. People tell us repeatedly that this gives them a reason to get out of bed on a Saturday morning and helps reduce their isolation. Atleast 60 people accessed these sessions last year, some of them attending almost every week. The maximum attendance at any one session was 25 in October 2022. Sadaka regularly updates the list of local services which is shared with guests. This includes food services as well as other sources of support, for example housing, welfare benefits, mental health and so on. Many are referred on to other services or organisations; for example, we make regular referrals to Cowshed for those who need clothes, or to places like The Early Charity and New Directions for training and development opportunities. Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B |Statement confirming
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission
on public benefit|Para 1.18|N/A| |---|---|---| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant mak-
ing|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Policy on social in-
vestment including
program related in-
vestment|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Contribution made
by volunteers|Para 1.38|All volunteers devote time, effort and care to the service (meal ser-
vices, training programme, helping families and women & children in
need…) with members contributing a little more outside of Saturday
service hours to administration, training and other efforts.
A large number of volunteers make regular donations to Sadaka (food,
milk, gift bags…).
All volunteers are great ambassadors to help us raise awareness and
bring in more volunteers and donations.
The Volunteer Committee’s main objective is to help new volunteers
navigate Sadaka’s ethos, policies and the meal service, gain the re-
quired training while being supported and recognised for their efforts.
The Committee chair leads overall, one member has the responsibility
to provide clarity on governance matters and the other on volunteer
wellbeing.
Sadaka has progressed in up-skilling volunteers and members to take
up leadership roles during (Session Leaders) and outside service hours.| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B |Other||The charity will continue to encourage diversity and inclusion at all
levels and expand its services to help as many people as possible in
Reading.| |---|---|---| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the
main achievements
of the charity, iden-
tifying the differ-
ence the charity’s
work has made to
the circumstances of
its beneficiaries and
any wider benefits to
society as a whole.|Para 1.20|Sadaka has served about 3900 meals in 2022, winning much satisfaction from
its service users for our freshly cooked hot meals and for providing a warm and
welcoming environment since January 2017.
We went back to our pre-pandemic service where we provide hot meals , hot
drinks and snacks inside in a friendly atmosphere. We offer a safe place to our
service users to have a meal and a chat. Our chefs are all trained and have a food
certificate to cook diverse and balanced meals meeting safety standards.
We also make every effort to reach more people and adapt to help people who
can’t come to us, especially families with kids who struggle with food. Our
dedicated volunteers go above and beyond to shop and deliver for families and
build a relationship with them in case they need help in the future.
Sadaka has become a local brand which other charities and groups are comforta-
ble/seek to work with. We also have to acknowledge the fantastic help of Kaneez
Bi Foundation (KBF) this last year who donated main meals and Eid presents
for kids.
In addition to expanding our work with families, Sadaka also evolved and
expanded activities to improve the well-being of our service users. The ‘well-
being’ element has become an indispensable part of the Sadaka offer.
•| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B |Summary of the
main achievements
of the charity, iden-
tifying the differ-
ence the charity’s
work has made to
the circumstances of
its beneficiaries and
any wider benefits to
society as a whole.|Para 1.20|**Sadaka’s Achievements:**
1. Sadaka’s biggest achievement was that we provided a hot meal service
every Saturday of the year without fail.
2. We increased the number of families we help from 2 families (6 people) to
27 (104 people)
3. We served 10% more hot meals this year as compared to last
4. We strengthened our collaboration with Kaneez Bi Foundation, One Nation,
Clean Conscience, Cowshed, Berkshire Women’s Aid… and various super-
markets. These collaborations allowed us to reach more people in need and
also secure more donations and volunteers.
5. We raised considerable income during the year (increase of 18% as
compared to last year) and ended the year with a very healthy balance at a
time when many other charities are struggling financially.
6. We resumed our attendance to social events by attending the Reading
East festival to raise awareness and funds for our services.
7. The well-being element of Sadaka was accessed by 60 service users
during the year.| |---|---|---| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements
against objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Performance of fund-
raising activities
against objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Investment perfor-
mance against objec-
tives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ## **Financial Review** |Review of the char-
ity’s financial posi-
tion at the end of the
period|Para 1.21|Sadaka continued to have financial stability during the last year, with
income increasing and expenses going down. This reflects the efforts of
trustees, members and volunteers, who continued to offer valuable time and
food donations for our service users. This also signals robust bookkeeping
and steady control over finances, at a time when many charities are
struggling to stay afloat.
Our income increased by 18%, from £26,781 to £31,564 year on year.
At the same time, our expenses reduced by 44%, from £38,523 to £21,663
year on year.
While corporate donations more than doubled, they constituted only 7% of
the total income. The biggest sum increase was in grants from local
authority, for food, clothing and wellbeing of our service users. This
allowed us to expand our services and reach many more beneficiaries across
Reading.
The drop in expenses was partly because we did not have any paid staff last
year and our wages bill went down to zero. The expenses allocated to ESFA
funded project went down too as the project came to an end.
We reduced the number of groceries given out to our Saturday service users
as time and resources went into the families project. This caused a shift in
money spent on ambient food and groceries.
We also made savings on storage by combining two lockers into one. As
well as massive savings on meals and purchase of supplies, reflecting strong
operational management.
Sadaka ended the financial year with a heathy balance of £50,737 between
two bank accounts. After keeping aside roughly 6 months of expenses at
current activity levels, we ended the year with another sum of nearly
£30,000 in unrestricted funds.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining
the policy for hold-
ing reserves stating
why they are held|Para 1.22|To provide a level of working capital that protects the continuity of our core
work, supports any unexpected opportunities and covers any unforeseen
expenditures. This will cover 6 months of operating costs at last year’s levels
should the need arise.| |Amount of reserves
held|Para 1.22|Sadaka maintains £10,000 free unrestricted reserves in a separate bank
account.| |Reasons for holding
zero reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund mate-
rially in deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B |Explanation of any
uncertainties about
the charity continu-
ing as a going con-
cern|Para 1.23|There are no ongoing concerns as Sadaka enjoys a comfortable financial
position and sufficient sustainability for upcoming plans and expenditures.| |---|---|---| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of char-
ity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution document| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B |Trustee selection
methods including
details of any consti-
tutional provisions
e.g. election to post
or name of any per-
son or body entitled
to appoint one or
more trustees|Para 1.25|See constitution document for full details| |---|---|---| |**itional information (optional)**
may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |Policies and proce-
dures adopted for the
induction and train-
ing of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organi-
sational structure and
any wider network
with which the char-
ity works|Para 1.51|Sadaka comprises a Board of (5) Trustees, with about 50 active volun-
teers and 14 members, in keeping with its CIO Model.
Sadaka works with Street Support Network, which is a partnership of
charities and statutory organisations working together to end rough
sleeping and homelessness in Reading.| |Relationship with
any related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Sadaka| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1171075| |Charity’s principal address|47, ASH ROAD
TILHURST
RG30 4SG| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if**
**not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|Youssef Alla|Chair||Voted in by serving Trus-
tees|| |2|Zobia Kalim|Treasurer||Voted in by serving Trus-
tees|| |3|Fatima Alla-Saouiki|Operations Manager||Voted in by serving Trus-
tees and last AGM|| |4|Marta Kukurowska|Secretary|25/07/2021|Voted in by serving Trus-
tees|| |5|Joe Gibbons|Food Safety Lead||Voted in by serving Trus-
tees|| Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|| |---|---|---| |||| |||| Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets held in
this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the charity
on whose behalf the assets are
held and how this falls within the
custodian charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for safe
custody and segregation of such
assets from the charity’s own as-
sets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adName Address viser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** Classification - Internal Classification - Internal DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** ## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Youssef Alla Zobia Kalim
Position (eg Secretary, Chair Treasurer
Chair, etc)
Date 15 May 2023
10 May 2023
Sadaka Charity number
1171075
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 22-Jan-22 21-Jan-23
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the to the to the to the to the
nearest £ nearest £ nearest £ nearest £ nearest £
A1 Receipts
2,200 - - 2,200
Corporate donations 1,000
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**Grants**|
**2,500**|

|**17,536**|

|**-**||**20,036**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Fundraising platforms**|**7,223**||**1,453**||**-**||**8,676**| |**Individual donations**|**475**||**374**||**-**||**849**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**12,398**||**19,363**||**-**||**31,762**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|
**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||| |Meals|**3,605**||||||| |Ambient Food & Essentials|**1,158**||||||| |Supplies|**1,256**||||||| |Storage|**3,515**||||||| |Venue|**1,288**||||||| |Food for families|**-**||||||| |Fundraising & Marketing|**476**||||||| DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B Festival gifts |
Festival gifts|
**803**|

|**-**|
|**-**||**803**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Insurance|**708**||**-**||**-**||**708**| |PPE|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Phone & Zoom charges|**299**||**-**||**-**||**299**| |Equipment purchase & hire|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Volunter training & expenses|**-**||**733**||**-**||**733**| |Service User training & Activities|**-**||**335**||**-**||**335**| |Wages & related expenses|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Miscellaneous|**360**||**-**||**-**||**360**| |Clothes for children|**-**||**1,088**||**-**||**1,088**| |**_Sub total_**|**13,467**||**8,317**||**-**||**21,784**| ||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment purchases,**
**(see table)**|**-**||||||| ||||||||| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||**- 1,069**||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**- 1,069**||||||| DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees|**Details**
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted in reserves**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
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**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**11,005**
**29,732**
**-**
**17,000**
**-**
**46,732**
**11,005**
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approval| ||||| Docusign Envelope ID. 5499D421-8S5643E8-ADEO-F32A4CFB208B IT.Oty) DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Sadaka **members of On accounts for the year** 21[st] January 2023 **Charity no** 1171075 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-3 **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. [ ## It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, - to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An 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 the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5499D421-8556-43EB-ADE0-F32A4CFB208B ## **Independent examiner's statement** - In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed: Name:** Sabina Reed **Relevant professional** Association of Accounting Technicians **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Holy Brook Associates Ltd Curious Lounge, 1[st] Floor Pinnacle Building Tudor Road, Reading, RG1 1NH **----- Start of picture text -----**
Date: 12/6/2023
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