## ## |||||||SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary||ofthe purposes|||of|Para 1.17|The advancement
ofeducation
for the public|| |the charity as set|||out|in its|||benefit
by promoting,
sustaining
and increasing|| |governing||document|||||individual
and collective knowledge
ofthe works
and ideals of Muhyiddin
lbn Arabi (1165-1240|| ||||||||CE), and those people who have perpetuated|| ||||||||them,
by such means as the trustees
think|fit,| ||||||||but including
study, research,
publication,|| ||||||||translation
and communication
of his written|| ||||||||works.|| |Summary
activities||of the main
in relation to those||||Para 1.17and
1.19|Four online education
courses were completed
in 2022. Three often weeks and one ofeight|| |purposes||for the public|||||weeks duration.|| |benefit,
in particular,
activities,
projects or
services identified
in||||the
the|||A Blog was set up, to showcase
students'
creative work, produced
in response
to the
education
courses.|| |accounts.||||||||| ||||||||The Society awarded
the inaugural
MIAS|| ||||||||Translation
Prize for an original translation|ofa| ||||||||work by Ibn Arabi.|| ||||||||Two editions ofthe Society's Journal,
Volumes|| ||||||||70 and 71,were published
during
the year.|| ||||||||The Society hosted six online seminars
with|| ||||||||speakers
drawn
from educational
institutions|| ||||||||worldwide.|| ||||||||The Society organised
two online reading|| ||||||||gIoups.|| ||||||||A Members'
Meeting was held, with|| ||||||||presentations
about the Society's Archive|| ||||||||project.|| ||||||||Three online Presentation
Forums were|| ||||||||organised,
promoting
young researchers
'in|| ||||||||conversation'
with prominent
scholars.|| ||||||||The Society co-sponsored
a conference
with|| ||||||||PUC Minas (Pontifical Catholic University
of|| ||||||||Minas Gerais),
in Brazil.|| ||||||||A Members'
Bulletin was
ublished.|| ||||||A fundraising
initiative
was launched,
entitled|A fundraising
initiative
was launched,
entitled| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||'The Presidents'
Fund,
' to raise monies to|| ||||||support
activities
relating
to the Society's|| ||||||charitable
objectives.|| ||||||A trustee completed
a fundraising
training|day,| ||||||organised
by the National
Council for Voluntary|| ||||||Organisations
(NCVO).|| ||||||The Society continued
to organise the sale|of| ||||||publications
(books and sets ofjournals).|| ||||||Five new trustees were appointed
to help|| ||||||expand
and support
the Society's activities.|| |Statement||confirming||Para 1.18|The Society has considered
the Commission's|| |whether|the trustees||have||guidance
on public benefit,
specifically
that|| |had regard||to the guidance|||concerning
the advancement
ofeducation.|| |issued|by the Charity|||||| |Commission||on public||||| |benefit||||||| ||||SORP reference| |---|---|---|---| |Policy on|grant making||Para 1.38| |Policy on|social investment||Para 1.38| |including|program|related|| |investment|||| |Contribution
made||by|Para 1.38| |volunteers|||| |Other|||| ## |Achieve|men|ts|and Per|formance|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||SORP reference|| |Summary|of the main|||Para 1.20|During the year the Society continued
its| |achievements||ofthe charity,|||objective to reach as many people as possible,| |identifying
the difference the
charity's
work has made to
the circumstances
of its
beneficiaries
and any wider
benefits to society as a|||||world-wide,
who wish to increase their
understanding
of lbn Arabi.
To this end
it ran
three online education
courses, each of ten
weeks duration,
catering
for those residing
in
the Nlestern
Hemisphere.
A further eight-week
course was run online to accommodate| |whole.|||||students
living
in Eastern Hemisphere
time| ||||||zones.| ||||||A Blog was set up to share students'
creative| ||||||work.
Itcelebrates
different ways to engage| ||||||with the study of lbn Arabi and shows how this| ||||||is encouraged
and developed
by Society's| ||||||education
programme.| ||||||Two reading
groups were hosted
by the| ||||||Society, introducing
participants
to Ibn Arabi's| ||||||thought
through
poetics and ontology.| ||||||Three online Presentation
Forums were| ||||||organised.
The purpose ofthese events is to| ||||||support
young researchers
who are interested| ||||||in Ibn Arabi, giving them an opportunity
to| ||||||develop their research
in a dialogue
with| ||||||established
Ibn Arabi scholars.| ||||||The Society continued
to publish
videos on its| ||||||YouTube Channel,
with each video receiving| ||||||1,000+ views.| ||||||The Interdisciplinary
Hub was set up in 2021 to| ||||||provide a space for researchers
with an| ||||||interdisciplinary
interest
in lbn 'Arabi.| ||||||Researchers
continued
to meet and share their| ||||||work
in 2022, with a thriving,
world-wide| ||||||community
regularly
exchanging
information| ||||||and sharing
their research.
In order to expand| ||||||the reach ofthe Hub, the IRH YouTube| ||||||Channel
continued
to feature videos ofevents| ||||||organised
by the Hub.| ||||||The Society hosted a weekend
of online| ||||||seminars
entitled:
'Ibn Arabi, receptivity
and the| ||||||idea ofthe feminine',
comprising
4 seminars| ||||||featuring
international
speakers. The format| ||||||was designed
to enable participants,
from| ||||||around
the world, to attend at least two| ||||||seminars
in their time-zones.
Videos ofeach| ||||||talk were posted on the Society's YouTube| ||||||channel
to extend the reach ofthe event.| ||||||The annual
Members
Meeting,
organised
online| ||||||to enable our overseas members
to attend,| ||||||featured
three presentations
about the Society's| ||||||Digital Archive.
Members welcomed
the| ||||||opportunity
to learn about this vital project| ||||||which continues
to record and preserve copies| ||||||of Ibn Arabi's manuscripts
for scholars to use| ||||||for critical editions and research.| |2022 saw the recommencement
ofthe| |---| |Society's publication
ofpodcasts. 145are now| |available
on Apple Podcasts,
providing
an| |alternative
way to benefit from the Society's| |work.| |The first ofa series ofe-Bulletins was| |published,
aiming to provide
news,
information| |about forthcoming
events,
publications
and| |calls for papers
from around
the world.| |The Society's Facebook Group grew to nearly| |14,000.| |The Society co-sponsored
a one-day| |conference:
'I Simposio de Mistica Islamica-| |Ao encontro de Ibn Arabi: receptividade
e| |criatividade',
at the PUG Minas (Pontifical| |Catholic University
of Minas Gerais),
in Brazil.| |Two speakers
from the Society gave papers.| |Members ofthe Society have continued
to give| |talks and radio interviews,
thereby
expanding| |the reach ofthe Society's charitable
objectives.| |The Society's Senior Research
Fellows
have| |published
translations,
commentaries
and| |articles on Ibn Arabi.| |Review|Review|of|of|the charity's|the charity's|the charity's|the charity's||Para 1.21|Total income
in the unrestricted
funds
in 2022|Total income
in the unrestricted
funds
in 2022| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |financial
position
ofthe period||||||at|the end|||was f129,732 and total expenditure
was
f24,981.This represented
a surplus
of
2104,751 compared
to a surplus
ofE1,540 in|| |||||||||||2021,a year in which grants were lower and|| |||||||||||membership
subscriptions
higher. Taking
into|| |||||||||||account transfers ofE2,525 from a restricted|| |||||||||||fund collecting donations
for the Translation|| |||||||||||prize and Education,
general funds increased|| |||||||||||by f107,276.|| |||||||||||The Society's fundamental
position
remained|| |||||||||||sound,
and the funds which can be used for|its| |||||||||||ordinary
activities totalled f135,548 at year-end|| |||||||||||2022. These represent
its reserves|| |||||||||||accumulated
over decades, greatly increased|| |||||||||||by a recent donation.|| |||||||||||To date it has had very low-cost base, with no|| |||||||||||salaried employees
and no rented office space.|| |||||||||||It has no financial debt.|| |||||||||||Since the Society became a charity
in 2019|it| |||||||||||has attracted generous
donations
to what are|| |||||||||||called Restricted funds, where money
may only|| |||||||||||be spent for the specific purpose
for which they|| |||||||||||were given. Much of its assets are now
in|| |||||||||||Restricted funds. At the end of2021 it had|| |||||||||||273,239 in Restricted
funds,
bringing
the
Society's total assets to F101,51'!.|| |||||||||||In 2022 the Society received a windfall
gift,|| |||||||||||similar to a bequest,
which amounted
to|| |||||||||||6106,350and effectively
doubled
the Society's|| |||||||||||total assets. The Society is revising
its general|| |||||||||||business
plan
in the light ofthis unexpected|gift.| |Statement||||explaining|||the||Para 1.22|The Society's unrestricted
funds provide the|| |policy for|||holding|||reserves||||working
capital for its day-to-day
activities.|| |stating|why|||they||are|held|||The Society's Restricted
Funds are held for|| |||||||||||expenditure
on the purposes
for which they|| |||||||||||were donated. There are funds for the|| |||||||||||development
ofthe Manuscript
Archive and|| |||||||||||Catalogue,
the Journal,
Education
and|| |||||||||||Courses, the Annual
Symposium,
the Library,|| |||||||||||Prizes and Awards,
and other purposes.|| |Amount||of||reserves|||held||Para 1.22|The Society's total assets at year-end
2022|| |||||||||||were f135,548 of unrestricted
funds and|| |||||||||||F74,101of Restricted
funds, a total of|| |||||||||||f209,649.|| |Reasons|||for||holding||zero||Para 1.22|N/A|| |reserves|||||||||||| |Details|of||fund materially|||||in|Para 1.24|N/A|| |deficit|||||||||||| |Explanation||||of any|||||Para 1.23|N/A|| |uncertainties|||||about the||||||| |charity|continuing|||||as|a going||||| |concern|||||||||||| |Additional
information|(optional)|(optional)||| |---|---|---|---|---| |You ma
choose to include further statements|||where relevant
about|| |The charity's
principal||Para 1.47|The Society's principal sources offunds are|| |sources offunds
(including|||membership
subscriptions
and donations
from|| |any fundraising)|||members.
Its activites sometimes
provide a
modest surplus,
and sometime
run at a modest|| ||||deficit.|| ||||Since it became a charity
in 2019 it has|| ||||attracted
generous
donations
for specific|| ||||purposes.
Income from donations
is very helpful|| ||||for development
ofwhat the Society does, but|it| ||||is unpredictable.
To date it has not relied on|| ||||fundraising
to continue
its activities.|| ||||In 2022 the Society received a windfall
gift,|| ||||similar to a bequest,
which amounted
to|| ||||2106,350and effectively
doubled
the Society's|| ||||total assets.|| |Investment
policy and||Para 1.46||| |objectives
including
any||||| |social investment
policy||||| |adopted||||| |A description
ofthe principal||Para 1.46|This is a time ofdestablizing
economic|| |risks facing the charity|||conditions
in the United
Kingdom
and beyond.
This could impact the Society's income from|| ||||Membership
subscriptions,
while
inflation|| ||||erodes the value of its cash assets,
but in the|| ||||short term its activities should
be secure.|| |Other||||| |Structure,
Governance||and Management||| |Description
of charity's||||| |trusts:||||| |Type of governing
document||Para 1.25|Constitution|| |trust deed, ro al charter||||| |How is the charity||Para 1.25|CIO —Foundation
formed on 25 July 2018|| |constituted?||||| |(e.g unincorporated||||| |association,
CIO||||| |Trustee selection methods||Para 1.25|Election oftrustees
is by a resolution|| |including
details of any
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled|||passed at a properly
convened
meeting of
the charity trustees, as detailed
in the
Society's Constitution,
clauses: 9;10;12
and 13.|| |to appoint one or more||||| |trustees||||| |Additional
information|(optional)|||| |You ma
choose to include further statements|||where relevant
about|| |Policies and procedures||Para 1.51|In compliance
with Gov.UK guidance for|| |adopted
for the induction
and training
oftrustees|||charities, the following
policies are in place:
Finance, Complaints,
Conflict of Interest,
Risk Management,
Privacy (data protection),|| ||||Safe uardin
and Volunteers.
In addition,|a| ||||Social Media Policy was ratified|by the| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||Board in 2022.|| |The charity's|organisational|Para 1.51|MIAS USA and Latina|| |structure
and|any wider|||| |network
with|which the|||| |charity works||||| |Relationship|with any|Para 1.51||| |related parties||||| |Other||||| ## |Charit|name|||Muhyiddin|lbn Arabi Society CIO| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the charit|||uses||| |Re istered charit||number||i579324|| |Charity's|principal|address||P0Box892|| |||||Oxford|| |||||OX2 7XL|| |mes|ofthe charity truste|ofthe charity truste|es who manage t|he charity||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Trustee name||Office (ifany)|Dates acted
year|ifnot for whole||Name ofperson (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
an|(if| |1|L D Barratt|||Appointed|July 2018|||| |2|M ECass|||Appointed|July 2018|||| |3|M Notcutt|||Appointed|July 2018|||| |4|C Twinch|||Appointed|July 2018|||| |5|R W Twinch|||Appointed|July 2018|||| |6|F Youakim|||Appointed|April 2021|||| |7|David Hornsby|||Appointed|January 2022|||| |8|Ann-Marie|Morrisey||Appointed|January 2022|||| |9|Katherine|Randall||Appointed|January 2022|||| |10|Aishah Safdar|||Appointed|November|2022||| |11|Omar Zein|||Appointed|November|2022||| |12||||||||| |13||||||||| |14||||||||| |15||||||||| |16||||||||| |17||||||||| |18||||||||| |19||||||||| |20||||||||| ## |Funds
held as cust|odi| |---|---| |Description
ofthe assets|| |held
in this capacity|| |Name and objects ofthe|| |charity on whose behalf|the| |assets are held and how|this| |falls within the custodian|| |charity's objects|| |Details of arrangements|for| |safe custody and|| |segregation
ofsuch assets|| |from the charity's
own|| |assets|| ## ## ## ## |Signed|on behalf ofthe|charity's tru| |---|---|---| ||Signature(s)|| ||Full name(s)|Lucy Barratt| |Position|(eg Secretary,|Trustee| ||Chair, etc)|| |||19July 2023| |~|a|||~||~||~|~|||~|~|~|~|~||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Categor(es||||De".a(ls||||||Unrestricted|||Restricted|||||Endowment|||| ||||||||||||to nearest||F.|to nearest|||K||to nearest|||E| |B1Cash|funds||||Cash at bank||||||135,548||||74,101|||||||0.00| ||||||Petty cash|||||||||||||||||0.00| |||||||||Total|cash|funds|135,548||||74,101|||||||0.00| ||||||(agree balances|||with receipts and payments||||||||||||||| |||||||||||account(s))||||||||||||| ||||||||||||Unrestricted|||Restricted|||||Endowment|||| ||||||||||||funds||||funds||||funds|||| ||||||Details||||||to nearest||F.|to nearest|||F.||to nearest|||L| ||||||Stock of printed||copies Journal|||||||||||300||||0.00| |B2Other|monetary assets||||Stock ofother|Society publications||||||||||||150||||0.00| ||||||Books for sale|online||||||||||||||||0.00| ||||||Postage stamps|||||||||||||100||||0.00| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| ||||||Details||||||Fund to which
asset belon
s|||Cost (optional)|||||Current value
(optional)|||| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| |B3Investment||assets||||||||||||||||||||0.00| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| ||||||Details||||||Fund to which
asset belon
s|||Cost (optional)|||||Current value
optional)|||| ||||||Library of printed|||books|||Unrestricted|funds||||||||||0.00| |B4 Assets retained for|||the||Digital image copies of manuscripts||||||Unrestricted|funds||||||||||0.00| |charity's|own|use|||Software catalogue of manuscripts||||||Unrestricted|funds||||||||||0.00| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| |||||||||||||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||Fund to|which||Amount||due|||When||due|| ||||||Details||||||liability|relates|||(optional)||||(optional)|||| |B5Liabilities||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||Signature||||||Print|Name|||||Date of
a
roval|||| |Signed by one or||two trustees|on|||||||||||||||||||| |behalf of all the trustees|||||||||||||M Notcutt|||||||19/07/23||| ## ##