
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  01/04/2023 Period start date   To 31/03/2024  Period end date Charity name: MERCY FOUNNDATION CIO** 

## **Charity registration number: 1183870** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To relieve the needs of the community**<br>**in Bradford by (i) The relief of poverty, in**<br>**particular but not exclusively by the**<br>**provision of a food bank**<br>**The preservation and protection of good**<br>**physical and mental health**<br>**The advancement of education and**<br>**training to help community**<br>**Provision of facilities for recreation and**<br>**other leisure time**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Educational classes for children**<br>**Seminars and workshops for community**<br>**Youth club**<br>**Bereavement facilities**<br>**Provide a place for prayers**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**All activities have a public benefit**<br>**The trustees review each activity and**<br>**ensure it has a public benefit**|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Provision of a hub which is used more**<br>**and more by the community**<br>**Expansion of activities**<br>**Hub maintenance undertaken**|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has regular donors which**<br>**will enable all activities to continue for**<br>**the foreseeable future**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**All reserves available to use on charity**<br>**activites**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Reserves held cover 1 months running**<br>**expenses**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**None**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Elected**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|MERCY FOUNDATION CIO|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1183870|
|Charity’s principal address|239 Otley Road<br>Bradford<br>BD3 0LP|
|||





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if**<br>**any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Shahid Hassan|Chair|||
||Maqsood Hussain||||
||Sahdia Kauser Hassan||||
||Rajah Mohammed Rab-Nawaz||Appointed 21/03/2024||
||Mohammed Auqeel Hussain||Appointed 21/03/2024||





## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**N/A** 

## **Other optional information** 

**N/A** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|S Hassan||
|---|---|---|
||Shahid Hassan||
||<br>Chair||
||25/01/2025||
||25/01/2025||





||**MERCY FOUNDATION CIO**|**MERCY FOUNDATION CIO**|**MERCY FOUNDATION CIO**|**1183870**|**1183870**|**1183870**|**CC16a**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>**01/04/2023**|**To**||Period end date<br>**31/03/2024**|||
|||||||||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**47,252**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**47,252**<br>**47,252**<br>**58,628**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **58,628**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**58,628**<br>**-               11,376**<br>**-**<br>**15,584**<br>**4,208**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**34,069**<br>**34,069**<br>**34,069**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**32,786**<br>**32,786**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**32,786**<br>**1,283**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,283**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**47,252**<br>**34,069**<br>**-**<br>**81,321**<br>**81,321**<br>**58,628**<br>**-**<br>**32,786**<br>**91,414**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**91,414**<br>**-               10,093**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Donations|**47,252**||||||**54,708**|
|Food Parcels|**-**|||||||
|Educationproject|**-**||||||**29,538**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**47,252**||||||**84,246**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**||||||||
||||||||**84,246**|
|||||||||
|Charitable activities|**58,628**||||||**42,946**|
|Food Parcels|**-**|||||||
|Educationproject|**-**||||||**28,851**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**58,628**||||||**71,797**|
|||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||||||||
||**-**|||||||
||**-**|||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||
||||||||**71,797**|
|||||||||
||**-               11,376**|**1,283**|**-**||**-               10,093**||**12,449**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**15,584**|**-**|**-**||**15,584**||**3,135**|
||**4,208**|**1,283**|**-**||**5,491**||**15,584**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

30/01/2025 

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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Bank<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>S Hassan|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**4,208**<br>**1,283**<br>**4,208**<br>**1,283**<br>OK<br>OK<br>Print Name<br>Shahid Hassan|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
|||||
||||Date of<br>approval|
||S Hassan|Shahid Hassan|25/01/2025|
|||||



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

30/01/2025 

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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

|**Report to the trustees/**<br>**members of**<br>**On accounts for the year**<br>**ended**<br>**Set out on pages**|Charity Name<br>MERCY FOUNDATION CIO|Charity Name<br>MERCY FOUNDATION CIO|Charity Name<br>MERCY FOUNDATION CIO|
|---|---|---|---|
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||31 MARCH 2024|**Charity no**<br>**(if any)**|1183870|
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||1-2<br>(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets)|||



I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2024 

- **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 examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- 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. 

**Signed:** M S JAMIL **Date:** 25/01/2025 **Name:** Muhammed Suhil Jamil **Relevant professional** ACCA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 103 Washway Road, Sale, M33 7TY 

**October 2018** 

1 

**IER** 

