## **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**|**1183870**|**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 1 |**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 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**|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 1 **October 2018** **IER**