TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR ARK ASSIST REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1174897
YEAR OF THE REPORT 2020/21
The trustees of Ark Assist wish to report that since our previous report for 2019/20 we have continued to focus on ensuring that in every respect the Charity meets its legal and practical obligations to deliver relief to needy individuals in conflict areas. This remains our main concern and we do not intend to do anything that would threaten our reputation or the safety of our beneficiaries
Our challenge is to ensure that benefits are delivered whilst there is no risk to either those delivering relief or to the resources donated to Ark Assist.
For this reason, during this year we have continued to focus on building those robust structures and procedures before risking direct delivery that might risk loss of resources. Despite the challenges of 2021 and the ongoing pandemic we are confident that we are now fully ready to begin operations once the pandemic eases
Having secured significant cash pledges we have also spent time with financial institutions to identify a robust banking route for our work and this is now in place with a bank account recently opened. Our plan to begin to call in pledges stalled due to COVID 19 but remain in place going forward
We do not therefore have any actual income or expenditure to report and all costs incurred have been met by the trustees personally. The challenges remain but we continue to plan on the basis of launching activities but only when all risks are properly managed and a practical way forward is clear
31[st] January 2022