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2025-03-31-accounts

Charity number.. 1176735 Company number.. 1176735 (England and Wales) Banyan Tree Tfust Report of the Trustees and Unaudlted FIna￿la1 Statements For the year ended 31 March 2025

Banyan Tree Trust Contents Page For the year ended 31 March 2025 St•toment of Flnandd Stslomont ol FIn￿d￿l Pr> Notes to th• Flnwcknl Slat•monts 4t07 Detsded StAtemont ol Fina￿￿•1 Acb'¥th6

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Banyan Tree Trust Statement of Financial Actiwlies (induding IrKorne armj Expenditure a¢¢ountl For the year ended 31 Mar(* 2025 Unr•strict•d funds 2024 InGoffl• •nd •ndorn¢• from: 0on8lh)n5 and ￿gac￿5 8.300 7.550 7.550 Exp•ndlturn on: ChariW¥ acliTrths Tol•l 110.4901 110.4901 16.9381 N•t In¢￿￿•1•xp￿II1wa R•¢on¢lll•tlon ol fvnd• Total funds br<￿9h1 l(xwar Totsl lurtda ￿NI•d forw•NI 12,1901 612 5.694 5.083 5,695 3.504 2of8

Banyan Trée fiusl Stat6m•nl ol Finaii-I,il Positio As al 31 Marih 2025 Flx•d •>••• CurT•nt Cè<ii #i tyank a Totsl a$•fjt¥ ¢urr•nt M•blll¥¢s N•t •$i•ts Th• tuNd$ ol th4 ¢h•rtty Jnrn:$¥ia 1$ Tot81 y081 en fc4 2025 relgDng to srnam compani8. pony wh* axery￿ The Mem￿rI have IWI rwu wilh socliofj 41fr5 mp8nv to Tkn truslefjs xknowt•dg nd Fxtrparabon lif è 10 compan￿$ subp -, 8UnL1 iwn pwpar The nnond VlW• aPPttN•d and for Issuo by khtb

Banyan Tree Trusl Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 1. Accountlng Pollcle• B•• of a¢eountlng Tho financi81 stster￿nts hava been pr8P8red underthe hl$¢orfcal cost conventlon. eX￿ptIOr InveS￿nts whkh are induded at market Valuo and thvj feV8Iu8tlon of crtain fixed a&8etg and In 8&Y￿darth with the Charioes SORP IFRS 1021'Ac¢ountino and R8portiThJ by Ch8ri1ies'. siat&m&nt of R8fAimmended Practice appl¢able to charities prepanng their accounts in accordanc8 with the Fhanclal Reporting Standard appllcAbla in the UK and Ropubllc of Iraland IFRS 1021 leffeclNe 1 January 20191,, Financial Reporting Stsndard 102 the Financial Repoftsng Standard applic4bk in the UK and RePu￿1C of Irdand IFRS 1021, end th8 Companth A¢t 20Q6. Bonyan Tree TNst meets the defin5tign of a public b&nefft enuty under FRS 102. A6Strts and Ilabultles are initially r8coJni$8d at historlcal cost or trAnsa¢tion value unles8 Otherwise in the ro18vant accounbng polty notel81. Goln9 concorn 2. Incom8 from donatlon¥ and layach8 2025 2024 Unr•$trfct•d fvnd DonalvJn5 ro¢0fv8d 8,300 7.5SO 7.550 J. Cts•l• of charttabl• aGtlvltiM by lund typ• 2025 2024 Unrètrfct•d funds Projeth Costs Support cosis 9.5.30 980 6.560 37B 10.490 6,938 Costs of charltabh actlvlllos by adivlly typ• 2025 2024 A¢¢￿1￿￿ und•rtok•n dlractty Proj8cl Cctsts 10,4 4of8

Banyan Tree Trust Notes to the Financi81 St81ements Continued For the year ended 31 March 2025 & An•lysl• of SUp￿rt co•1• 2025 2024 Govemanee t05ts Not 1nwrn￿l0xP0ndItUrOj for th• y•*r Thls b 8t•t•0 811or chorgl@l¢yedltlngl'. 2025 2024 DoprKlation ol ownad fixed a858ts A￿nI￿ncY lees 350 350 378 7. P•rtlcularn of •mployw• 202S 2024 Staff 8. T•nqlbl• nx•d 4•••ts Plant and IA•chin•ry Co•t or Valuatlon Addillons 1.750 At 31 March 2025 1,7SO 0opr•cla¢lon At 01 Aprfl 2024 Charg• for ytsr At 31 M&rch 2025 N•t book v•lu• 1,400 350 1,7SO At 31 Ma￿h 2025 5of8

Banyan Tree Trust Notes lo the Flnancial Statements Conlinued For the year ended 31 March 2025 g. Crgdltorn: amounts f•lllrbq wllhln on• y•ar 2025 2024 Other credlors 756 756 756 756 10. Mov•m•nl In lund• Unrulrfct•d Fund• B•l•ncè •t 0110412024 Incomlng r•¥ourc•s Outgolng r••ourc•s •lbnc• at 3110312025 Gonoral Gonerel 5.894 110.4901 S,894 8.3 110,4901 3,504 UnM•lrtct•d Fundi. Pr•vlou• yvr Inc4mln• r••ourco• Outqolng r••ourc•B 8•18nc• #i 3110312034 0110W2023 G•nor81 Genorol 5,083 18.9381 5.695 4083 7,550 16,93al S.693 Purpow ol unr•ilrlct•d Fund• Gonvrnl Th•w funds 8re reco￿ by Bany8n Tr88 Trust wlth no P8￿cUlOr preference expreB88d by don(Jr¥. 11. An￿yl• 41 n•t •A•tA b•tM•n fund• T•nglb nx•d aet IliabllNlo¥1 UnrMtsld•d fund• G8n8ral Gonoral 3.504 8of8

Banyan Tree Trust Not8S to the Financial Slalements Continued For the year ended 31 Marth 2025 Pr•Nlou8 y•ar TATholb flx•d a•MI• N•t CL￿•￿1 N•t A•••ts Unrnitrletsd lund• General Goner81 350 5.345 5.695 5.345 5,696 7of8

Banyan Tree Trust Detailed Statement of Finanual Activities For Ihe year &nded 31 March 2025 2025 2024 INCOME AND ENDOWMENT Donatlon$ and logaclos Don8tk)n& 8,300 1.300 7,550 Tol•l InGomln9 r••ourM• EXPENDITURE Charlt•ble A￿vIll0* 8,300 7.550 C08t of dirocl charitable aCtI￿ty 19.5301 16.5601 1•,5301 16.5601 8UPPORTC08T8 Gov•rnanu ¢o•1• G0￿rn8nce CO8t8 19801 13781 19001 13781 Tot•1 ro￿￿r¢•• •yg•nd•d 110,4901 16,9J81 N•t Exp•n¢Jlturo 11,1901 612 8018 Th￿5 pag8 d088 not fom part of ¢h& statutory finarKial 51atemenls

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From Period 0110412024 To Period 3110312025 Charity narne.. Banyan Tree Trust Charity rLgistration number.. l 176735 Objectives and Activities SORP r¢(¢1¢￿¢¢ Summary of the pury)oses of the charity as set out in its goveming document Parn 1.17 A. For the public benefit to promot¢ & provid¢ education for young people aged under the age of 25 years in a school setting; within d¢priv¢d countries to individuals in povet1y lo assist in such a way Banyan I're¢ Trust charity think fit & includes adi'ancing education of persons by developing their munial, physical & moral capabil ilies. B. The preveniioii & Relief of pi)I'erty iii deprived countries around ihL world by providing medical aid. fo()d parcels, access to cl¢an driiiking watei. & working in pannership with other charities to prevent & relieve poverty. C. For the public benefit to relieve the suffering of donkeyOanimals in need of care, attention and in particuliir to provid¢ and mainiain a Doi)kLV Sanctuary for care and treatmeiit of the animals. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public b¢nefit, in particiilar. the aciivities, projecis or services identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 and Providing Educational Facil iti¢s. Provide provisions of facilities for social welfarL'. Mak'ing grants available for tIIL relief of povcrty. Statemei)t confirn1ing wh¢il)er the Irusices have had regard to the guid¢?nce issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Parn 1.18 All trustees, have regarded Ihe guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit.

Additional infomiation (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevani about.. SORP ￿￿T￿nE¢ Policy on grant making PllA 1.38 Policy on social investsnent includinb prograwn rclat¢d investment PaTh l.J8 Contribution made by voluiiieers P*rn 1.38 Oih¢r Achievements and Perforniance SOFiP rtference

I Iwe have established a school in the area of Chakswari-{M irpur IA.K}which has now been running for about 7 years. It is a 5 Llassroom sch(h)I providing education froin RLcLPtion year upto year 8 of the Pakistani ¢ducaiioii sysrem. Currently we have 150 children wl)o att¢nd this school. S¢v¢ro1 Children have now pr()&7re5sed onto senior school io undenake their Matriculation exams -we try lo support as many as we can financially. by pa}'ing school fe¢s. We are slowly iinproving resources aiid fa¢ilities. wliicli include coinpuler clai5es, iiiteniet and more use of sp()k¢n Englis1) by l)aving a 40iniii peri()d for kids to interact in English on a daily basis . We have iioi¥ begun ¢¥tra classes lo leach children compliier skills and sewing. We are also improving basic classrooin facilities -which includes bouiidary yvalls, toilei facilities, cooling system and cold drinking water This has been our Inain focus throubli()ut this pL'riod as we wish io make a real imp41LI into the lives of people. We have established on-line leaming-lnostly to iinprove understaiiding of English ancl its practical use. This is basically a set up of a media screen in on¢ of the classroomA aiid Ilowing childrLI) to access formal F.nkilish Icarning les%oiis 'c arc workiii>i clos¢ly w lili IoLal ediiLational officers lo follow guidelii)¢5 Witl) op¢ningl¢losing limes. as well as any other restrictions advised. Summary ofthe main a¢hiev¢menls of the charity. identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the cir¢umstanc¢s of its beneficiaries and any wider bcnefils to soci¢iy as a whole. P8rD 1.20 2) As in previous years, we continue io feed around 150-200 people twice a monih -di¢ food, ready cooked by a local veiidor. for which w¢ pay. is brought onto the school prem ises where it is distributed io the children and aiik local poor person. We eonlinu¢ io provid¢ food parcels aswell as cooked food to those we have idei)tified as being needy, in the locality. We try to maiiilain and at¢ our lisi of p(K)r families.

3)We work closely witl) oilier charilies previously we work¢d willi KADEC'I i Brilisl) based charity} liowever as iheir fuiictioiiin gradually wiiided down. we have selecied aiiother British based chari(y which siipports children wilh h¢aringT and speech impairmeni in a place called Baffa, Mansehra, in the districi of KPK, Pakistan-Al-Munir Foundation {UK registered) 4)Animal sanciuary and support rcinaiii oli oiir a¥cnda of things to do. Current ec01101)iic and political enviroiim¢iit of tlie couiitry restrict us from proceeding further. However tliis year I have found land, which can be utilised lo set up a Donkey sanctuary in agreement witli the laiidlord who is williiig to lease it for free. 51 W liave purcha5¢d dialysis mmchiiics and sent tliein over- six macliiiies liave i)ow ru￿}Ched Pakistan and are iii storage. W¢ are ￿'orkIng closely with local nursing and m¢di¢81 l¢ams to lry and establish a Dialysis ¢enrr¢. We are in discussion with MediesfFeLlinicians and have chosen a site in the city of Haripur for tlie setting up of this Dialysis ¢enlr¢. l.lowever progression is very slow-as we are ui)able lo lo¢aie a suiiable siie-and tlie currcni sOLiO- economic climate do not al low moveiiicnt at any considerabl¢ sP￿d unfortunately. Previous effons hav¢ led t() no real pri)b)r¢ss with no agreements. Several options ivere explored al 2 differeiil locations but have failed. Now the Opiioii of openin¥ a cenire solcly by the cliarity is beingy explored.l-his would L'i)tail the leasing of a property aiid s¢tling up tlic centre ith the help of a IoLal dc)¢ior and 51spiion ora iiephrologist. Additional infomiation (optional) You may choose to include further stal¢ments where relevant about.. Achieveinents against objectives set Perforni￿]nCe of fundraisin&' activities against objectives sel

Inv¢stment perfom)an¢e against objectives 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the riod Stateiiieiit explaining the policy for holdiiig r¢serves siaiin8 why they are li¢ld Afflount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves 1.21 The charity had reserves o1'£3504. 1-IIL baiik balance was wliich is surplus to cov¥r 12 monihs of liabililies. P•rn 1.22 ra 122 £3504 r¢s¢rves held. 1.22 t)elails ol- fund materially in deficil Explanaiion of any un¢¢rtaiiilie$ 8Erf)ut the charity continuiiig as a goin8 concem P•rn 1.24 1.23 Additional infomaiion (optional) You ma choose to include further siaiements where ￿levant aboul: The charli> s principal sour¢¢s lif funds (including aiiy lui)drai5ii)g) P•Th147 Investment policy and objc¢iives including any social iiivestment policy adopted P•rn 1.46 A description of ihe principal risks faLing the charity Parn 1.46

Other Structure, Governance and Management Descriplioii of charity's trusts: The charity trust¢es manabye tli¢ affairs of (he CIO aiid exercise all thu powers of the CIO. Consliliition. l yp¢ ol. kTovcrnin¥ docunieiit Flow is tlie charity c0nsiitul￿9 cio Trustee selection methods includinbj details of any ¥onslilulioi)al provision5 e.¥. elL'Ltioii io post or noine of any persi)n or body eiitiilLd io appoint one or more IrusleLs Para 1.25 Every charity trusicc musi be a natural person. No individual may be appoinicd as a charity rriisrcc of il)c Cl() if l)i or ghe is under iliL ag?e ol'16 years. No one is eniiilcd i() aci as a Lliarity trustee wliLth¢r onl cPPOllltinLiii or on any re-appointmeiii until li¢ Iir she has expressly ackiiowl¢dL4ed. in ￿ lialever way thL' cliarily Irii%l¢es d¢cidL. hi4 or Iru5lLL', Additional information (optional) You Ina choose to include further slal¢m¢nls where relevant about.. PoliLi¢S aiid procedures adopted for tlie induction ai)d Iraiiiiii￿ of trustees I'he Lharity's organisational structure and any wider n¢iwork witli whicli ilie charity works Relationship with any r¢l8t¢d panies

Other Reference and Administrative details Chari iiame on Tree Trust Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Cliarily % priiicipal addr¢5S 1176735 26) Old Walsall Road Great Barr Bimiingham IM21HY

Names of th¢ charity Iruslees who manage the charity Dales athed if noi for wknlc vcar Trusiee twtn¢ Otfice lit'any) Narne ol'pLrsori lor l Liiiiilcd tn Dr Rashid Akhtar Cliair Trustee -who cali api)i)iiit otliers Ms Elaine Woakes Mr Numaan Rashid 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 Corporal¢ irusie¢s- names of ihe directors at rhe date ihe report was approved DirLLior n.'Ime Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 'I'ru*Lr rwne Dales aaed it'noi ti)r whole year Dr Rasliid Akhtar

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others tks¢ripl&on of the assds held in tliis capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the asseis are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe cusiod> and segregation of sucII assets fri)m tlie charity's own assets Additional inforniation (oprional) Names and addresses of advis¢rs (Optional infotThation) Type of Name Address adviser Nwne of chief executive or names of seiiior staff members (Optioiial inforinalioii} Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Other optional inforination

Declarations lThe fru¥ees declxre thai ih¢y h#v¢ wved the tsu&tce5' report 4E*)ve. Signed (Trn ￿h￿lf of ihe churii) s irust¥es ignaiMre(s) Full ￿￿¢($) P05itJim (¢8 S¢£retaTV. Ll)air. ercl Dr Pa&hid Akhfar L'.hAir l)&ie 2811012025