Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/01/2022 Period start date To 31/12/2022 Period end date
Charity name: Greentech Apps Foundation
Charity registration number: 1178251
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | 1. To advance the religion of Islam and the promotion of the teachings and tenets of Islam, particularly but not exclusively, by the provision of educational resources, software, materials and publications. 2. To advance the education of the public in the subject of Islam, particularly but not exclusively, through the provision of online learning materials for the public and students. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
In light of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document, the main activities of the charity is to develop and disseminate educational Islamic resources to the public by developing software that are distributed via the web, desktop and mobile application platforms. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees confirm that they have conducted the affairs of the charity with regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. |
Achievements and Performance
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | The charity’s current primary activity involves developing educational Islamic mobile applications and disseminating them to the public, worldwide, for free. We are pleased to present the Trustee's Annual Report for Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF) for the year 2022, highlighting our accomplishments and sharing our goals for the upcoming year, 2023. With your continued support, we have made significant strides in our mission to provide innovative Islamic technology solutions for the benefit of humanity. We are excited to share our progress and aspirations with you. We focused mainly on team building, foundation, and stability. From expanding our team to making our software better for our large worldwide user base, 2022 has been busy at Greentech Apps Foundation. Year 2022 Achievements: 1. Being more organized We wanted to be more organised to deliver our best to humanity. As part of the ongoing process, we sat together and set our vision, missions and values. We set up scorecards to keep us on target and take action when things go down. We have started providing training modules for our team members to enhance their skills and expertise. We want to create a culture of openness, proactivity and continuous improvement. 2. Hearing more from the users and solving their problems As part of our efforts to hear more from our users and solve their problems, we have implemented a user feedback platform at feedback.gtaf.org.This platform allows users to share their feedback, suggestions, and concerns directly with our team, enabling us to respond quickly and address any issues that may arise. We have received numerous feedback and requests since we initiated this |
| platform. The most feedback received was for our Quran app (514), Hadith app (58) and finally, our Dua app (41). In addition to our user feedback platform, we have also integrated Chatwoot, a customer messaging platform that allows users to communicate with our team directly. This feature enables us to provide quick and personalized support to our users, and to address any issues or concerns that they may have in a timely manner. In 2022, we had a total of 1481 conversations with our users via chatwoot. We have been able to resolve, 1292 of those conversations successfully. In line with those feedbacks, we have developed a number of new features for our Quran, Hadith and Dua apps. These include a Surah search function that allows users to search for specific Surahs by name or number, translations in 14 new languages, auto night mode to name a few. We have also released a Windows version of our Quranapplication, which was highly requested by our users. Finally, to further enhance the user experience, we have revamped the bookmark feature of our hadith app making it similar to the Quran app ensuring a consistent experience throughout our applications. These features enable users to organise and manage their bookmarks more effectively, and to sync their bookmarks across multiple devices using their profile. 3. User stats for more engagement We have introduced user stats to our apps to increase user engagement. By providing users with detailed insights into their activity within our apps, we are creating a more personalized and engaging experience. |
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4. Solving New Problems
In order to solve new problems, we recognized the need to provide a comprehensive and accurate source of information on the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). To address this need, we have developed a Seerah app that includes the renowned book “Ar Raheequl Makhtum” in both English and Bangla.
To enhance the learning experience for users of our Quran app, we have introduced word by word audio highlighting and playback support. This feature allows users to listen to the text being read out loud, with each word highlighted as it is spoken. This makes it easier for users to follow along and understand the text, especially for those who are not familiar with the Arabic language.
To solve new problems, we have conducted research and development on automating the extraction of people’s names from Hadith literature. This is a complex task that involves identifying and extracting the names of individuals mentioned in the text, which can then be used for further analysis and research.
- Reaching millions of people
At the year-end, our apps were installed on nearly 2 million devices.
Our apps are available throughout the world. The top countries are:
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Bangladesh
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Indonesia
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India
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Malaysia
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Nigeria
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United Kingdom
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USA
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Saudi Arabia
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Singapore
Goals for 2023:
As we move into 2023, it’s important to identify our yearly goals and objectives that will help us to better serve the ummah. Here are the goals that we believe are important to focus on:
| Goals for 2023: As we move into 2023, it’s important to identify our yearly goals and objectives that will help us to better serve the ummah. Here are the goals that we believe are important to focus on: |
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| 1. Improving app stability and user retention One of the primary goals for 2023 would be to improve the stability and retention of our apps. This can be achieved through a range of initiatives such as conducting regular bug fixes, creating test cases, and implementing continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes. However, it’s also important to focus on improving the onboarding experience for our users to increase the retention of our app. 2. Language expansion We believe that expanding our products to support more languages such as Quran, Hadith,Seerah in more languages will help us to reach a wider audience and better serve humanity. 3. Robust sharing and community engagement Integrating robust sharing mechanisms and community engagement features in our products can help us to foster a stronger sense of community and engagement among our users. 4. Expanding to web platform Expanding our products to a web platform can help us to reach users who prefer to access our content on desktop devices. This can be achieved through creating web versions of our existing apps or developing new apps specifically for the web. Platforms likeSearchDeenand Deen Quiz can be great for this, allowing users to access content and engage with our products from any device with internet access. Overall, these goals will help us to improve the stability and retention of our apps, reach a wider audience through language expansion, foster a stronger sense of community engagement, and expand our reach to users on the web. By prioritising |
these objectives, we can continue to serve humanity in 2023 and beyond. As we move forward, we remain committed to our mission of utilizing technology to serve the humanity and promote Islamic knowledge and values. We sincerely thank you for your continuous support and encouragement, which have been instrumental in our achievements thus far. We look forward to an exciting year ahead, filled with innovation, collaboration, and positive impact. Together, we can make a difference.
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Due to the rising inflation rates, the charity has adopted a fairly cautious approach in regard to its finances and expenditures. The charity is grateful for the response from the community and are pleased that we have been able to achieve our fundraising targets. The charity has generated revenue totalling £122,282and have made expenses totalling £73,632, with total funds of£122,362 available to the charity at the end of the financial year. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | General policy is to hold 6 months of operating expenses as reserves and in practice the charity has decided that donations incoming through PayPal will be held as reserves whereas donations incoming through Stripe will be used for maintaining operating costs. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £60,602(Funds in PayPal account) |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | The charity does not foresee any uncertainties in regard to finances. |
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Greentech Apps Foundation |
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Other name the charity uses |
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| Registered charity number | 1178251 |
Charity’s principal address |
20 Lilac Court, Cambridge CB1 7AY |
| Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity | ||||
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |||
| 1 | Priota Islam | Founding Trustee | ||
| 2 | Sharif Morshed | Oct 2018 onwards until Dec 2022 | ||
| 3 | Emilia Hye-Ceklarz | Dec 2018 onwards until Dec 2022 | ||
| 4 | Abu Ismail | Feb 2020 onwards | ||
| 5 | Riasat Islam | Oct 2021 onwards | ||
| 6 | Imran Ali | Sept 2021 onwards | ||
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
N/A |
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| 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 assets |
N/A |
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Declarations | Declarations | Declarations |
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| The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees |
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| Signature(s) | ||
| Full name(s) | Riasat Islam | Abu Hamed Md Ismail |
| Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) |
Trustee | Trustee |
| Date | 14/10/2023 | 14/10/2023 |
Charity Accounts - Payments and Receipts accounts - 2022.xlsx
R&P Accounts
Charity Name No (if any) Greentech Apps Foundation 1178251 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1/1/2022 31/12/2022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Endowment Restricted funds Total funds Last year funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts
| Donations through Google Play Store | 364 | - | -- | - | -- | - | 364- | - | 216- | |||||||||||
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| Donations through PayPal | 23,312 | - | -- | - | -- | - | 23,312- | - | 15,103- | |||||||||||
| Donatons through Stripe | 53,815 | - | -- | - | -- | - | 53,815- | - | 51,666- | |||||||||||
| General Donations | 1,059 | - | -- | - | -- | - | 1,059- | - | 482- | |||||||||||
| Other Revenue | 43,733 | - | -- | - | -- | - | 43,733- | - | -- | |||||||||||
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| - | 122,282- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 122,282- | - | 67,468- | |||||||||||
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| **Total receipts ** | - | 122,282- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 122,282- | - | 67,468- | ||||||||||
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| Direct Expenses | 5,528 | - | -- | - | -- | - | 5,528- | - | 3,396- | |||||||||||
| Contractor Fees | 63,980 | - | -- | - | -- | - | 63,980- | - | 43,594- | |||||||||||
| Advertising & Marketing | 2,824 | - | -- | - | -- | - | 2,824- | - | 492- |
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Charity Accounts - Payments and Receipts accounts - 2022.xlsx
R&P Accounts
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| Staff Training | - -- |
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| **Sub total ** | - 73,632- |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |||||||||
| Categories B1 Cash funds |
Details Cashplus PayPal Stripe TransferWise |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 50,491 60,602 220 11,049 |
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Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Total cash funds | - 122,362- |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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| B1 | Cash funds | Cashplus | 50,491 | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||
| PayPal | 60,602 | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||||
| Stripe | 220 | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||||
| TransferWise | 11,049 | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||||
| Total cash funds | - | 122,362- | - | -- | - | -- |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Greentech Apps Foundation members of
On accounts for the year 31/12/2022 Charity no 1178251 ended (if any)
Set out on pages 1-4
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2022 .
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date: 06/07/2023 Signed: Name: Mohammed Faraz ACA Relevant professional ACA - ICAEW qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 32 Landseer Street Oldham OL4 1RS
October 2018
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of N/A any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018