|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|
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||01|04|2022||31|03|2023|
|Section A Reference and administration details|Section A Reference and administration details|
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|**Charity name**|
Al-ASHARAF COMMUNITY WELFARE ASSOCIATION|
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1179893
**Charity's principal address** VOLUNTARY ACTION ISLINGTON 200A PENTONVILLE ROAD LONDON **Postcode N1 9JP**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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9|**Trustee name**|**Role (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||MANA FATIMA AL-
SHARIF ABBAS
AL-SHARIF
(Previously Mana
Abbas)|SECRETARY|||
||MANA SITI
KHALIF HABIB|CHAIR|||
||SHARIFA
MUSALLAM|TREASURER|||
||SHEKHA SHARIF
ALI|VICE CHAIR|||
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**|
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|**Islington Ward Councillor**|PAUL COVERY|Islington Town Hall, Upper St, N1 2UD|
|**Islington Ward Councillor**|SARA HYDE|Islington Town Hall, Upper St, N1 2UD|
|**Islington Ward Councillor**|UNA O'HALLORAN|Islington Town Hall, Upper St, N1 2UD|
|**Community Development Officer**|JAMES BARRELL|Islington Council, 222 Upper Street, N1 1XR|
|**Policy/Procedure**|YVETTE ELLIS|Voluntary Action Islington, N1 9JP|
|**Community Advisor**|MULKI QANI|Somali Speakers Women’s Group, N1 9JP|
**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
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Association
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Appointed
- (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;
‘Al-Asharaf Community Welfare Association’ strongly believes that working together is the only way to succeed. We supported the forming and establishment of ‘Somali Speakers Women’s Group’ in 2000 and have continued to cooperate with them ever since, forming a strong partnership. Likewise, in 2008, we built a solid partnership with ‘Help on Your Doorstep’. We also successfully cooperated and bonded with ‘JAN Trust’ as well as Islington Council’s ‘School Improvement Service’.
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
Providing relief for those living in Bemerton Estate and the surrounding areas, focusing on ‘ **Health & Wellbeing’** . In particular, but not exclusively, those of ‘Al-Asharaf’ origin, as well as those in need (e.g. elderly, ill health/disabled and those in financial hardships).
**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**
After years of closure, we managed to resume using the Jean Stokes Community Centre. We restarted our weekly activities on Saturdays, between 11am-1pm. Among them were:
- ‘Stay and Play’ activities for parents and children.
**Commission on public benefit) Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
In accordance with our organisation’s focus on ‘ **Health & Wellbeing** ’ – we continued our services of supporting families afflicted with mental health. We achieved this by establishing a link You **may choose** to include between families and **Camden Crisis Resolution** and liaising further statements, where between them. relevant, about: Moreover, we also intervened in marital disputes between young policy on grantmaking; parents by attempting reconciliation – along with recommending policy programme related ‘Couples Therapy’ & mediation sessions. investment; contribution made by We also assisted elderly residents that were seeking support volunteers. during the ‘ **Cost of Living** ’ crisis, by filling out forms – as well as accompanying them with GP/hospital visits. We also assisted young parents in securing nursery places for their children.
|Section D|Achievements and performance|
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|**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity**
**during the year**||
||We were nominated by Voluntary Action Islington as one of the few
organisations that showcased and demonstrated their values under
their campaign of ‘**Working for a Fairer Islington**’.
Throughout the year, we were supported by the honorary
councillors: Paul Covery, Una O'Halloran, and Sara Hyde.
Including offering us ‘free-use’ of the Jean Stokes Community Hall.
Our volunteers single-handedly cooked and provided lunch for the
general public during the Cally Festival.
We registered our organisation with an insurance company, with
the support of James Barrell (We Are Cally).
Our volunteers also organised and ran regular ‘faith-based’
celebrations at Finsbury Park Mosque.|
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|**Section E Financial review**||
|**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**||
||Monthly contributions into the company’s account, by the trustees,
ensure sufficient reserves in place.|
**Details of any funds materially** N/A **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
- You **may choose** to include additional information, where The main funding came primarily from the trustees themselves, relevant about: as well as the community members.
- the charity’s principal With this communal effort, we managed to successfully
- sources of funds (including any fundraising); continue our services throughout the year.
- 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**
## History:
1998 – Initially ‘Asharaf Welfare Association’ based in Manor Garden. Then after moving to West Library Hall. After years of community growth, we relocated to Bemerton Children’s Centre, before transferring to Copenhagen Primary School (on Saturdays)
2008 – Our name was fraudulently stolen by another entity, who tried to tarnish our image 2009 – Subsequently, we ‘rebranded’ to ‘Al-Asharaf Women & Children Association’, before finally changing to ‘Al-Asharaf Community Welfare Association in 2018.
## **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**
**etc)**
**Date**|Mana Fatima Al-Sharif Abbas
Al-Sharif||
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||Mana Fatima Al-Sharif Abbas
Al-Sharif||
||Secretary||
||17/12/2023||