Friends of Khasdobir, Bangladesh Charity Number 1185262
4th Annual Report and Accounts To 31[st] March 2024
Patrons: The Rt. Hon the Baroness Morgan of Cotes; Rt. Hon Sir Kevin Barron
Trustees
Mr Mike Sherriff (Chair) Mrs Moyra Blake (Secretary) Ms Maureen Haddock Mrs Kathleen Jackson Mr Kazi Mashud (Resigned 3/6/2023) Mr Dulon Miah (Resigned 3/6/2023)
Mr Monjur Elahi (Resigned 25/4/2023) Ms Sue Simmons Mrs Doreen Watson Mr Philip Watson (Treasurer) Ms. Rana Al Jalili (Resigned 25/4/2023) Mr. Sachin Mohite (Resigned 3/6/2023) Mr John Cowpe (Appointed 13/1/2024)
Bankers: Barclays Business Banking .
Ind. Examiner : Rachel Thorpe (Appointed 13/1/2024) Web site : www.khasdobir.org.uk.
Of an History and Objectives Friends of Khasdobir has operated as a registered Charitable Incorporated (( Organisation since 1[st] April 2020. Previously we were a registered charitable association and prior to that operated as part of Toc H under the name Toc H Friends of Khasdobir. The objects of Friends of Khasdobir, Bangladesh are:
• To advance the education of children, young people and adults in Bangladesh, in particular by supporting the work of the Khasdobir Education, Welfare and Development Project to provide and assist in the provision of facilities for education in the area currently known as Sylhet
• The relief of financial hardship amongst people living in Bangladesh, in particular by supporting the work of the Khasdobir Education, Welfare and Development Project to make grants of money and provide goods, services or facilities for the relief of the poor living in the area currently known as Sylhet
• To advance the education of the public in England and Wales in the subject of development in Bangladesh
Structure, Governance and Management
The Charity is governed by a constitution adopted at a General Meeting held on June 29[th] , 2019. Trustees, most of whom have visited the project we support in Bangladesh, are appointed by existing trustees to serve a period of 3 years. There must be between 3 and 12 trustees. This year we appointed one new trustee who is a relative of the original founder of the project. 5 trustees resigned during the year.
Review of the Year
Friends of Khasdobir supports the educational and welfare work begun by Peter East and Harun Ahmed in Sylhet, Bangladesh, 40 years ago. Since 1st July 2018 the Friends have supported the Sylhet Jubo Academy (SJA), a local non-government organisation based in Sylhet, to deliver the project. This is the second year of a three year commitment we have made to SJA to deliver the project up to July 2025.
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At the beginning of this year we made a commitment to support the construction of two new shelters for use as schools. One is an additional shelter on the tea garden in an area the project did not previously serve, and one is a replacement for a school that was meeting in a garage where there were some health and safety concerns. Both schools were completed, with children attending, by July.
We are currently giving attention to the long-term sustainability of the project. We have supported SJA to appoint a fundraising officer who has planned several local fundraising events including a cricket tournament that trustees took part in during their visit. Each centre also has a management committee of local people who take an interest in the centre and are starting to raise funds to support local activities.
Our UK fundraising this year has included a virtual trek in Sylhet, a virtual Christmas puppet show with children from one of the centres, fundraising meals, and a garden party. In April 2023 we had an event at All Hallows by the Tower in London to celebrate the 100[th] anniversary of our founder, Peter East. Over 30 people attended.
Our on-line fundraising platform is: https://www.peoplesfundraising.com/do - - nation/friends of khasdobir We also now have an embroidery and craft shop selling items produced by the project. These proved very popular at our event in London.
In Sylhet the project provides 12 preprimary centres for 420 children from the slum areas of the city and the tea gardens just outside the city. The centres all have monthly meetings with parents/guardians where issues related to children’s welfare are discussed. In
January 2024 126 children transferred to primary schools from our centres.
The project continues to provide training in sewing, block-batik and hand embroidery, and computing. 100 young people take part in the training. We are especially pleased that some of the young people have been supported by SJA and Muslim Charity to start small businesses after completing their training. During the past year the project outreach team continued door to door visits to families, organisation of courtyard meetings and distribution of widows’ allowances. The work of the team ensures that we reach those in most need and that our beneficiaries access other services such as health facilities and education provision for children who have dropped out.
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During the past year our Chair spent several months with the project and three trustees visited in February. They reported back to our committee and supporters.
We continue to have a facebook page with 821 followers and produce a regular newsletter. We have a leaflet informing people about our work and a web site.
Thank you to everyone who has donated and supported us this year. Next year we plan to continue our activities with a particular emphasis on trying to ensure the long-term sustainability of the work.
Risk Assessment
The Trustees have considered the risks to which they may be exposed and have policies in place to manage these. We have a lead trustee for safeguarding and have given particular attention to strengthening our communication with the project about safeguarding issues.
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Accounts for the Year 1st April, 2023 to 31st March 2024
| RECEIPTS Donations from Individuals: Gift Aid Tax Recoverable Donations from Individuals: Gift Aid Tax Not Recoverable Fundraising Meals Income: Gift Aid Tax Recoverable Fundraising Meals Income: Gift Aid Tax Not Recoverable Individual Donations from Fund Raising: Gift Aid Tax Recoverable Individual Donations from Fund Raising: Gift Aid Tax Not Recoverable Donations from Groups, Toc H Branches and Other Organisations Legacies Sales of Calendars, Surplus Jewellery, and Other Items Interest from Charities Official Investment Fund (COIF) Deposit Accou Interest from Charities Official Investment Fund (COIF) Investment Acc Tax Recovered from HMR&C on Year's Gift Aidable Donations TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS Grant to Sylhet Jubo Academy in Bangladesh New Colour Leaflet about Project Quarterly Newsletter Printing and Packing Postage (Mainly Newsletters, but Other Letters also) Meeting Room Hire Equipment Purchase for Sylhet Jubo Academy's Work in Khasdobir Website Registration, Design, Management and Server Provider Contin Trustee(s) Monitoring Visits to Bangladesh Project Expenses by Trustees for work in Khasdobir Costs incurred in fundraising (UK) Grant to Sylhet Jubo Academy for Shelter Construction Public and Trustee Liability Insurance Bank Charges for Transferring Money to SJA's Account in Sylhet Miscellaneous TOTAL PAYMENTS Surplus ( - = Deficit) BALANCES Balance Brought Forward Revaluation of Investment Fund (gain/loss) as at 1st April 2023 Surplus or Deficit this year Cumulative Surplus Carried Forward Represented By: Barclays Bank Current Account CCLA Charities Official Investment Fund (Deposit Account) CCLA Charities Official Investment Fund (Investment Account) Total Bank Balances |
Present Year Last Full Year Full Year 31/03/2024 to 31/03/23 to 31/03/22 £ £ £ 9,972.00 10,093.00 10,413.00 1,469.09 2,498.81 5,434.94 795.00 765.20 0.00 130.00 175.00 0.00 918.00 1,915.00 610.00 0.00 49.10 45.00 428.70 1,615.50 1,872.50 0.00 25,000.00 0.00 15.00 0.00 0.00 193.43 113.19 1.14 4,957.45 5,823.92 6,389.69 3,635.47 3,090.61 4,217.78 |
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| 22,514.14 51,139.33 28,984.05 |
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| 50,150.00 57,769.00 58,504.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 331.15 296.22 236.90 498.00 338.40 283.02 0.00 60.00 44.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 71.87 0.00 0.00 3,229.84 4,303.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 0.00 0.00 14,702.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 150.00 100.00 99.00 70.00 646.00 69,252.86 63,513.03 59,167.92 -46,738.72 -12,373.70 30,183.87 203,615.12 223,363.47 235,168.94 14,202.51 -7,374.65 18,378.40 -46,738.72 -12,373.70 -30,183.87 171,078.91 203,615.12 223,363.47 3,066.17 13,955.77 12,266.58 5,344.17 9,193.29 3,256.18 162,668.57 180,466.06 207,840.71 171,078.91 203,615.12 223,363.47 |
Friends of Khasdobir Annual Report and Accounts adopted by the Trustees on 29[th] April 2024
MIKE SHERRIFF Chair of Trustees
Phil Watson Hon Treasurer
Friends of Khasdobir, Chapel cottage, Station Road, East Garston, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 7HF