2022-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022

Charity name: Abu Zahra Foundation

Charity registration number: 1181727

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The Charity did not operate in this period due to delays in closing the old charity down due to COVID and staffing issues.
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
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18

Additional information (optional)

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
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 did not operate in this period due to delays in closing the old charity down due to COVID and staffing issues.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The Charity did not operate in this period due to delays in closing the old charity down due to COVID and staffing issues. Hence, there is a NIL declaration.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
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	No new trustees were selected for this period.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Abu Zahra Foundation
Other name the charity uses	None
Registered charity number	1181727
Charity’s principal address	Devonshire Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 2BL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Ithsham Tariq		n/a
	Rashid Hussain		n/a
	Azhar Mahmood		n/a
	AtiqSaddique		n/a
	Mohammed Kamran		n/a
	Mohammed Majid Hussain		n/a

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name None

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
none

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

None as no assets from the old charity have been transferred yet. The matter is with the solicitors and we hope to get this completed in the coming weeks.

Name and objects of the 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 of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

We have previously informed the Charity Commission via email and telephone correspondence that this new CIO has not operated for this period due to delays in closing the old charity down. This will now be done in the coming weeks and we hope to start operating the new CIO (this charity) as soon as possible and then close the old/existing charity down.

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Atiq Saddique

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)

Date 20/10/2023