Friends of Khasdobir, Bangladesh
Charity Number 1185262
FRIEND&> OF
5th Annual Report and Accounts
To 31st March 2025
KHASDOBIR
Patrons: The Rt. Hon the Baroness Morgan of Cotes., Rt. Hon Sir Kevin Barron
Trustees
Ms Sue Simmons
Mr Mike Sherriff (Chair)
Mrs Doreen Watson
Mrs Moyra Blake (Secretary)
Mr Philip Watson (Treasurer)
Ms Maureen Haddock
Mr John Cowpe
Mrs Kathleen Jackson
Bankers.. Barclays. Independent Examiner. Rachel Thorpe
Web site: www.khasdobir.o
History and Objectives
Friends of Khasdobir has operated as a
registered Charitable Incorporated
Organisation since 1st 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 a￿a
Cur￿ntIY 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 29th 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.
Review of the Year
Friends of Khasdobir supports the
educational and welfare work begun by
Peter East and Harun Ahmed in Sylhet,
Bangladesh. over 40 years ago. Since
1st July 2018 the Friends have
supported the Sylhet Jubo Academy
ISJA),
local
non-government
organisation based in Sylhet, to deliver
the project. This is the final year of a
three-year commitment we have made
to SJA to deliver the project up to July
2025. This year we made a further
commitment for two years to July 2027.
During the year we continued to support
12 pre-primary centres
7 on the tea
gardens and 5 serving the slum areas. 8
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tournament with over 100 local teams
taking part was organised to raise funds
in Sylhet.
of the ￿ntreS are in purpose-built
shelters constructed by the project. The
remainder are in rented premises. They
provide education for 385 4-6-year-
olds. In January 2025 56 children from
our pre-primary centres transferred to
primary school. Each centre had a
farewell party and presented certificates
to the children leaving.
Our UK fundraising this year has included
a virtual legacy trek visiting the shelters
that we have constructed in Sylhet, a
virtual
Christmas
puppet
show,
fundraising meals, a garden party and
Santa fun run. Several organisations
have made donations including Rotary
and Churches. We are extremely grateful
to everybody who has organised
fundraising events and to everybody who
makes regular or one-off donations. Our
on-line
fundraising
platform
is:
htt s'.Ilwww.
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.comldon
ationlfriends-of-khasdobir We rely on
these donations and fundraising events to
raise the money to continue to support the
project.
The project provides training in sewing,
block-batik and hand embroidery, and
computing. 100 young people take part
in the training. For young women living
on the tea gardens the training provides
an alternative to tea garden work. We
are especially pleased that one of the
more remote tea garden centres has
started their own sewing and computer
training run by students who previously
completed courses at our project office.
We are also pleased that several
previous computer students have
started to earn income using online
freelancing platforms.
We continue to have a facebook page
with 805 followers and produ￿ a regular
newsletter.
Next year there will some reduction in our
activities as we put more emphasis on
trying to
ensure
the
long-term
sustainability of the work. We will
continue support for 10 centres. We will
increase embroidery and block batik
training, continue support for computer
training but end direct sewing training. We
will continue to support 20 widows.
This year we supporled 40 widows with
an allowance of 700 taka per month. We
are gradually reducing the numbers
supported. Our outreach team is
assisting widows to obtain support from
alternative facilities in Sylhet- for
example local health provision.
We continue to give attention to the
long-term sustainability of the work.
Each centre now has a local
management committee that is engaged
in raising funds to support some of the
activities at their centre. With the centre
management committees,
we are
considering the
long-term
future
including collaboration with tea garden
and government primary schools and
seeking support from a range of other
organisations including local Rotary
Clubs.
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. We
have intrOdU￿d new policies on serious
incident reporting and prevention of
bullying.
Public Benefit
This year has been the final phase ofthe
SJA fundraising officer pilot. A football
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The Trustees confirm that due regard has been
given to the Charity Commissioners, guidance
on public benefit. The work in Bangladesh,
which we support, assists the very poorest
people in the area.
report and our accounts wlll b•
pl￿•￿￿d at our Mwtlng of Support•rn on:
Saturday Juty 5" 2025
10 am by zoom.
Plo•s0 cont•ct us by •maR lo eonflmi that
you wlll atl•nd and to roqu•st the zoom Ilnk
lojoln th• m••tlng.
For mor• n•ws and plctur•s do
pl•as• vlslt our w•bslt•:
www.khasdoblr.ory.uk
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees on the unaudited financial
statement of Friends of Khasdobir, Bangladesh (on Page 4)
I report on the accounts of Friends of Khasdobir. Bangladesh. lo 31# March 2025
Respectlve responslbllltles of Trustses and Examlner
As the charity's iruslee5 ￿'OU are res￿nsIble for the preparation of the accounts. you consider
that the audil requirement of 5eclion 144{2} of ihe Chanties Act 201 I Ithe Act) doe5 not apply
and that an inde￿ndent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to examin¢ the accounts
under seclion 145 of the Act. to follow the proc¢dur¢s laid in the Genera] Directions given
by the Charity Commission under section 145{5Xb) of the Act, and to stsle whether particular
matters have come to my attLntion.
Basls of Independent Examinerfs Statement
M J. examination wa5 carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Chanty
Commission. An examination includcs a r¢vi¢w of the accounting records kcpt by th¢ charity
and a comparison of the accoun15 presented with those records. It also includes consideration of
any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seekingy explanations from you as trustees
concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provi(k all the evidence that
would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts
present a 'lrue and fair view" and ihe report is limited to ihose matters s¢1 oul in the stalemenl
below
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention..
(i) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep proper accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the
accounling requirements of the Act
have noi been met. or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding
of ihe accounts to be reached.
Rachel Thorpe CIMA
52 Priory Road, LoughboTough. LEII 3PP
Independent Exominer

FRIENDS OF KHASDOBIR: BANGLADESH
Charity No. 1185262
Account5 for the Year 1st April, 2024 to 315t Trlarch 2025
Presentl'ear
to 31m*25
Last Full Yenr
to 311•3124
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RECEIP
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Frignds of Khasdobir Annual Report and Ac¢ounts adoptad
by the Trustees on 5th April 2025
MIKE SHERRIFF
Chair of Trustees
Phil Watson
Hon Treasurer