## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 04 2023 31 03 2024 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Taqasim Music Foundation **Other names charity is known by** Taqasim Foundation **Registered charity number (if any)** 1176526 **Charity's principal address** 8 Singleton Road Dagenham London **Postcode RM9 5EP** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Ruba Hillawi|Chair|20thDecember 2021 to
present (re-elected
21/01/24)|| ||Ahmed Mukhtar|Treasurer|20thDecember 2021 to
present (re-elected
21/01/24)|| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** |3
4
5|**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---|---| ||Paul Hughes-Smith|20thDecember 2021 topresent| ||Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde|20thDecember 2021 topresent| ||Richard Dumbrill|20thDecember 2021 topresent| |6|Camilla Saunders|20thDecember 2021 to present| ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document[Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting ] members are its charity trustees **TAR** March **2012** 1 (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Trust (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Elected by trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. We have begun drafting the policies and procedures listed below within the period of this annual report (01/04/2023 – 31/03/2024). However, they have been finalised, approved and implemented after this period. The Policies & Procedures are: - Financial Policies & Procedures - Safeguarding Policies & Procedures - Complaints Policies & Procedures - Internal Risk Management Policies & Procedures - Engaging External Speakers at Charity Events Policies & Procedures - Serious Incident Reporting Policies & Procedures - Social Media Policies & Procedures - Trustees Conflict of Interest Policies & Procedures - Bullying and Harassment Policies & Procedures ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** For the public benefit to preserve, share and spread an appreciation of the rich musical traditions of the Middle-East, with a focus on the oud, through the organization of various public activities and events where participants from all backgrounds and music interests are encouraged to take part. **TAR** March **2012** 2 Taqasim Oud Club concert series – A series of 6 concerts each highlighting music from a different geographical area of the Middle East. Concerts took place in May, June, August, September, October and November of 2023 at St. John’s Hoxton, London. Invited to take part at the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival in 2023 giving Arabic Music workshops and concert. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** Planning a series of Arabic music workshops to be delivered in May 2024 in three rural primary school around Shropshire and the Welsh border. Finishing the week with a concert of Arabic/Western music fusion. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Running a successful student Concert in January 2023 in support of students of the oud and darbuka who showcased their talent to their friends, family and wider community. Successfully receiving private funding to run three Arabic music workshops in Primary schools in around rural Shropshire and the Welsh boarder. Planned delivery: May 2024. Finishing the week with a concert of Arabic/Western music fusion. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** **The Taqasim Music Foundation does not have a policy on reserves Brief statement of the** **charity’s policy on reserves** ## **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** Main funding source: Arts Council England You **may choose** to include additional information, where Funding was granted and went towards paying for artists fees and all relevant about: other expenses to deliver a series of 6 concerts in central London. - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s) Ruba Hillawi Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)** **Ahmed Alsaady** **Treasurer** **TAR** March **2012** 5 **Date 27/12/2024 27/12/2024** **Signature(s) Camilla Saunders Full name(s) Richard Dumbrill Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee Trustee etc) Date 20/01/2025 19/01/2025 Signature(s) Paul Hughes-Smith Full name(s) Ignacio Lusardi Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee Trustee etc) Date 19/01/2025 19/01/2025** **TAR** March **2012** 6 ||**Taqasim Music Foundation**|**Taqasim Music Foundation**|**Taqasim Music Foundation**|**Taqasim Music Foundation**|**Taqasim Music Foundation**|**1176526**|**1176526**|**1176526**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**||1stApril 2023||**To**||31stMarch 2024||| ||||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**3,801**
**15,000**
**600**
**9,550**
**200**
**29,151**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**29,151**
**1,400**
**600**
**1,613**
**2,596**
**1,200**
**3,255**
**150**
**2,450**
**1,000**
**500**
**202**
**300**
**108**
**550**
**1,000**
**465**
**2,211**
**19,600**
**158**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**to the nearest £**
**3,801**
**15,000**
**600**
**9,550**
**200**
**29,151**
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**-**
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**29,151**
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**600**
**1,613**
**2,596**
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**3,255**
**150**
**2,450**
**1,000**
**500**
**202**
**300**
**108**
**550**
**1,000**
**465**
**2,211**
**19,600**
**158**
**-**
**158**
**19,758**
**9,393**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Eventbrite Operation|**-**||||||||**109**| |ACE - LotteryFund|**-**||||||||**-**| |Oud School|**-**||||||||**-**| |E/C LLP/CLNT E DONATION|**-**||||||||**-**| |Oud School Tickets|**-**||||||||**-**| |~~**_Sub total_**~~~~_(Gross income for_~~
_AR)_|
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St John's Hoxton|**-**||||||||**200**| |Sara Manasseh|**-**||||||||**-**| |Oud School - Mukhtar Coordination|**-**||||||||**-**| |Ruba Hillawi|**-**||||||||**-**| |Jaamshid Razai|**-**||||||||**-**| |Mr Ignacio Lusardi|**-**||||||||**-**| |Paul Hughes-Smith|**-**||||||||**-**| |Ahmed Mukhtar|**-**||||||||**-**| |Mohamed Redha Bou|**-**||||||||**-**| |Mr Mohamad Saleh|**-**||||||||**-**| |Zaid Sabbubeh|**-**||||||||**-**| |Jiva Housden|**-**||||||||**-**| |Oud School - booster(adverts)|**-**||||||||**-**| |Oud School - Director|**-**||||||||**-**| |Konstantinos Glynos|**-**||||||||**-**| |Ahu Sozer|**-**||||||||**-**| |Oud of Tune|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**200**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
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Amazon.co.uk*5Y488 CD 3817|**-**||**158**||**-**||**158**||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**158**||**-**||**158**||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
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**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**200**| ||||||||||| ||**-**||||||**9,393**||**- 91**| ||**-**||||||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||||||**421**||**-**| ||**-**||||||**9,814**||**- 91**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 27/01/2025 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
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behalf of all the trustees
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**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|Signature
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approval| ||||07/10/2024| ||||| ||||27/01/2025| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 27/01/2025 Independent examlner's report to the tru$t•es of Taqasim Muslc Foundatlon I reportto the trustees on myexamination of the accounts of the Taqasim Music Foundation (the Foundation) forthe yearended 31 March 2024. Rospon81bllltl88 and bas1$ of report As the charity trustees of the Foundation you are responsible forthe preparation of the 8¢Gounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the A¢t'}. I report in respect of my examination of the Foundation's accounts Carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given bythe Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) ofthe Act. Independent •xamlnor's $tatoment I have completed myexamination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. 8ccounting records were not kept in respect of the Foundation as required by section 130 of the Act: or 2. the accounts do not 8¢cord with those records: or 3. the accounts do not complywith the 8pplicable requlrements concerningthe form and content of accounts Set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a'true and fairviewwhich Is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in orderto enable a proper un ta dingof the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: RachelAlexander Address: 63 Priory Road, London W4 5JA 2. Checklist The Dlrectlons and documentation stsp don?? Working paper reference Dlrection 1: Check whether the charity i• •liglbh to have an independent examination Checked the charity audit threshold apptyirwJ to the accounts to be reviewed Checked an audit is not uired for an other reason Confimied the cha ' ible for inde ndent examination Confirmed the amount of the charty's income to fgure shown the accounts (including any branches) and confirmed that income and assets are below the audit threshold or. rf applicable, obtained a copy of the letter the C￿nmI$S1on rovin an audit dis nsation If the charity has one or more subsldiaries confirnied that group accounts are not r uired b law If a charitsble company checked that the audrt exemption ststement has been made If applicable, rechecked the threshokl calculation during the examination If the charity's income is more than £250.000 confinned that the examiner is a member of one of the listed bodies If applicable, infonned the trustees that the charity is not ible for an inde endent examination If receipts and payments accounts have been prepared. checked that the charity's gross income is less than £250,000 and that it is not a com an If receipts and payments accounts have been prepared, check that there is no requirement to prepare accruals accounts in the chari overnin document or for an other reason If applicable, infomed the trustees that the charty is not ible to re are re￿1 tsand ments a¢￿Unts Dlrectlon 2: Check for any conflict of Int•rest that prevent8 th• examlner from carrylng out tholr Ind•pend•nt examinatlon Confimed that there are no close personal relationships with the trustees that compromise independence Confimed as having no the day to day involvemenl in the administration of the chari If providing other services lo the charity then confimied that all the crrteria in Direction 2 necessa for inde ndence are met Identified that there are no circumstancm in the exarninerfs judgment that would reasonably lead to the per￿ptIOn that the examiner is not inde ndent JIA 4A IA rJlKI JIA 2. Checklist The Dlrgctlons and documentation stsp dono? Working paper referencg Dlre¢tion 1: Check whether the charity i• oliglblo to have an independent examination Checked the charity audit threshold apptyirwJ to the accounts to be reviewed Checked an audit is not uired for an other reason Confirmed the cha ible for inde ndent examination Confirmed the amount of the charty's income to fgure shown the accounts (including any branches) and confimied that income and assets are below the audit threshold or. rf applicable, obtained a copy of the letter fr(Th the Ccffimission rovin an audit dis nsation If the charty has one or more subsidiaries confirnied that group accounts are not re uired b law If a charitsble company checked that the audit exemption ststement has been made If applicable, rechecked the threshokl calculation during the examination If the charty's income is more than £250,000 confirmed that the examiner is a member of one of the listed bodies If applicable, infonned the trustees that the charity is not ible for an inde endent examination If receipts and payments accounts have been prepared. checked that the charity's gross income is less than £250,000 and that it is not a com an If receipts and payments accounts have been prepared, check that there is no requirement to prepare accwals accounts in the chari overnin document or for an other reason If applicable, infomed the trustees that the chanty is not ible to re are recei tsand ments ac￿)Unts Dlrectlon 2: Check for any conflict of Int•re8t that prevents th• examlner from carrylng out tholr Ind•pnd•nt èxaminatlon Confimed that there are no close personal relationships with the trustees that compromise independence Confimed as having no the day to day involvement in the administration of the chari If providing other services lo the charity then confimied that all the crrteria in Direction 2 necessa for inde ndence are met Identified that there are no Circumstanc￿ in the exarninerfs judgment that would reasonably lead to the per￿ptIOn that the examiner is not inde ndent JIA 4A IA rJlA JIA The Directions and documentstion Step done? Working paper reference Considered whether sufficiently skilled to cary out the examination and, where required, confinned membership of a listed bod If applicable, infomied the trustees that you are not e1￿ible to out the independent examination Direction 3: Record your independent examination File of working papers prepared to document the work undertaken (see the Direction for guidance on key working ers Evidence of a ointment on file If issued, letter of en ement si ned b the trustees on file Documentation of steps re uired b Direction 1 are all done Documentation that ste uired b Direction 2 are all done Anal ical review documented Areas of concem hdentified and noted whether these were resolved or rf unresolved and significant have included ttwn in the examiner's re ort Verification and vouching procedures undertaken and any checks made are on file ofa roved accounts on file of trustees, annual re ort on file Copies of information relied upon as part of the examination are on file If a licable, copies of written asSuran￿S iven Recorded the conclusions drawn as an outcome of the independent examination that support the examiner's report are on file Recorded any matters of material Significan￿ about which re ort must be made direct to the Commission Recorded whether to exercise discretion and report on relevant matters direct to the Commission Direction 4: Plan our independent examination Obtained an understanding of the charity's constitution, objectives, organisational structure, the funds managed. its activrties and accountin records and s stems Planned specific examination procedures appropriate to the circUmstan￿S of the chari Reviewed whether any areas for improvement were advised to the trustees in the previous year's independent examinerfs report (or audit report and management letter) and looked to see if an action taken Considered the financial risks identified and, where accruals accounts prepared, considered whether the trustees have evidence that shows that the charty is a going COn￿M Noted any implications for the examinerfs report and for separate re ortin to the Commission The Directions and documentation Step done? Working paper reference Dlrocllon 5: Chock that accounting record• ar• k•pt to the re ulred standard Checked that accounting records have been kept are complete and considered rf the have been ke ttothe uired standard Asked the trustees about how they ensure the accounling records are complete If corrections made or records created during the examination. the trustee roval ft)r these has been sou ht and obtained Asked the trustees rf they carried out a review of the charty's intemal financial controls in the arre Noted any implications for the examinerfs report and for se arate re ortin to the Commission Direction 6: Chock that tho accounts arn consistent wlth the account5n record8 Com ared the accounts with the unde in accounti Checked some entries from the listing of transactions of income arKJ expenditure to vouchers such as invoices. bank statements, and recei If applicable, confimed thai the trustees have taken the ne￿ssary steps to ensure that restricted or er￿10￿1 funds are correctly reported in the accounts If additional checks We￿ necessary, the evidence was found that showed the accounting record was complete, voucher resent, and both su orted the ent in the accounts Diroction 7: If the accounts arn proparod on an accrua ba818 and one or more relatsd party tranJactlon8 took place the examlner must check If tho•• w•rn proprty d18cIo8ad In tho nots8 to the accounts Checked that the disclosures required by the SORP have been made and are complete Considered whether there are any implications for the examinerfs r8 ort and re ortin to the Commission If receipts and payments accounts prepared and a related party transaction note was provided, then ¢tr￿ the r￿te for an lications for the examinefs r Dlrectlon 8: Check the reasonablenM8 of the slgnlficant estlmates and ludgmonts and accounlSng polSclM u••d In accountlng for the types ol fund held and In tha preparation of the accounts Checked with the trustees that the separate funds of the charity have been correctly accounted for and reported correcty in the accounts Checked the reasonableness of any significant estimates or ments that have been made in rin the accounts records The Directions and documentation Step done7 Working paper reference Where accruals accounts are prepared, checked that the accounting policies adopted are consistent with the SORP and area ro riate to the activities of the char. Where accruals accounts are prepared, ched(ed that the accounts were re ared on a oin concern basis Noted any implications for the examinerfs report and for separate reporting to the Commission Direction 9: The examiner must check whether the tru8tee8 have considered the financial circum8tance8 of the charity at the end of the reporting period and, if the accounts are prepared on an accruals basis. check whether the trustees have made an assessment of the charity's posltion a8 a going concern when approving the accounts Asked the trustees whether they expect the charty to be able to settle outstanding invoices, bills and commitinents as and when they fall due Asked the trustees about the reserves policy and the adequacy of the level of reserves held Where accruals accounts are prepared, ched(ed that the trustees, have made an assessment of going concem and that their assessment is reasonable given the infomiation available Where accfuals accounts are prepared, ched(ed that the SORP'S disclosures about going con￿rn have been made Noted any implications for the examiner's report and for separate reporting to the Commission Dlr•ctlon 10: Check the forni and contont of th• accounts Where receipts and payments accounts have been prepared, checked that the charity can lawfully prepare such accounts, that all the accounting statements are present and that the funds of the charity are correctly identrfied Where accruals accounts are prepared. checked that they com with the SORP and a licable accountin standard If the charity is a company, checked that the accounts also com with the a licable com an lawr uirements Noted any implications for the examiner's report and for se arate re ortin to the Commission Dlroctlon 11: Idéntify items from the analytlcal review of the accounts that n￿d to ￿ followed up for further explanation or evidence Carried out an anal ical review The Directions and docum•ntation Step done? Working paper rnforenco Following the analytical review, selected material item8 in the accounts for further ex lanation or sup rtin eviden If the accounts could be materially misststed, addrtional checks were undertaken and the exarniner is satiSf￿d that the rtern(s) identIf￿d were satisfactorily explained and ￿rrecty included in the accounts Noted any implicalions for the examinerfs report and for arate re ortin to the Commission Direction 12: Compar• the tru8tO08' annual report wilh tho accounts Checked that any r￿Ure for reseples quoted in the trustees. annual re ort is not material inconsistent wilh the accounts Compared the trustees, annual report wrth the accounts for any material inconsistenc Noted any implications for the examinerfs report and for arate re ortin to the Commission Direcllon 13: Wrft• and Slgn the Independent •xamlnation Revievrfed the conClus￿n3 from the inde ndent examination Considered whether the examination has identffied a matter of concern that should be re orted in Ihe examiner's re ort Checked that the examine¢s report covers all of the matters re uired If relying on the work of others in urKlertaking the irKlependent examination, the examiner is fully Satisf￿ with their wort( and that work has been full documented ned and dated the examinerfs re ort Reported matters of material signfficance direct to the Commission Exercised discretlon and reported relevant matters direct to the Commission J¥