2025-03-31-accounts - Mercy Foundation CIO

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2024 Period start date To 31/03/2025 Period end date

Charity name: MERCY FOUNNDATION CIO

Charity registration number: 1183870

Objectives and Activities

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

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	Provision of a hub which is used more and more by the community Expansion of activities Hub maintenance undertaken

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity has regular donors which will enable all activities to continue for the foreseeable future
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	All reserves available to use on charity activites
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Reserves held cover 1 months running expenses
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	None

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	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 Bradford BD3 0LP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Shahid Hassan	Chair
	Maqsood Hussain
	Sahdia Kauser Hassan
	Rajah Mohammed Rab-Nawaz
	Mohammed Auqeel Hussain

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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	S Hassan
	Shahid Hassan
	Chair
	28/01/2026
	28/01/2026

	MERCY FOUNDATION CIO	MERCY FOUNDATION CIO	MERCY FOUNDATION CIO	1183870	CC16a
	For the period from	01/04/2024 Period start date	To	31/03/2025 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 92,996 - - 92,996 92,996 93,043 - - 93,043 - - - 93,043 - 47 - 5,491 5,444	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - 18,000 18,000 18,000 - 16,200 16,200 - - - 16,200 1,800 - - 1,800	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 92,996 18,000 - 110,996 110,996 93,043 16,200 - 109,243 - - - 109,243 1,753	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	92,996				47,252
Food Parcels	-				34,069
Educationproject	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	92,996				81,321
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					81,321

Charitable activities	93,043				58,628
Food Parcels	-
Educationproject	-				32,786
**Sub total **	93,043				91,414

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-
	-
**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					91,414

	- 47	1,800	-	1,753	- 10,093
	-	-	-	-
	5,491	-	-	5,491	15,584
	5,444	1,800	-	7,244	5,491

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

26/02/2026

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 B1 Cash funds Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature S Hassan *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Bank Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 4,161 3,083 4,161 3,083 Agreement Error Agreement Error Print Name Shahid Hassan	Endowment funds to nearest £
			-
			-
			OK

			Date of approval
	S Hassan	Shahid Hassan	28/01/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

26/02/2026

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Charity Name MERCY FOUNDATION CIO	Charity Name MERCY FOUNDATION CIO	Charity Name MERCY FOUNDATION CIO

31 MARCH 2025	Charity no (if any)	1183870

1-2 (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: 28/01/2026 Name: Muhammed Suhil Jamil Relevant professional ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 103 Washway Road, Sale, M33 7TY

October 2018

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