## **RISE SUPPORT** **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1186802 (REGISTERED IN ENGLAND AND WALES)** ## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **2022** **(FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022)** 1 ## **CONTENTS** ||**PAGE**| |---|---| |Introduction|3| |Independent examiner’s report on the accounts|4| |Trustees’ annual report for the period|5| |Financial statements|14| 2 ## **INTRODUCTION** This is the 2022 annual report and financial statements of the Rise Support trustees. It is presented together with the trustees’ annual report for the period, independent examiner’s report on the accounts and the financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2022. 3 ## _**Independent Examiner’s Report**_ **Report to the trustees of** Rise Support **Charity number** 1186802 **On accounts for the year ended** 31 March 2022 **Set out on pages** 14 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Charities 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. 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: Dated: 31/01/2023 Omar Khan 23 Cadbury Road Moseley Birmingham B13 9BH 4 ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD** ## _**Legal and administrative information**_ |**Period start date**|01 April 2021| |---|---| |**Period end date**|31 March 2022| |**Charity name**|Rise Support| |**Registered charity number**|1186802| ||(Country of incorporation is England & Wales)| |**Registered office**|94 Colne Road, Burnley, Lancashire,| ||England, United Kingdom, BB10 1LP| |**Trustees**|Mr Amer Ansar (Secretary and Trustee)| ||Miss Riffat Khan (Trustee)| ||Mr Rehan Yousaf (Trustee)| ||Mr Tauseef Liaquat (Trustee)| 5 ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD** ## _**Structure, governance, and management**_ ## **Type of governing document** Constitution ## **How the charity is constituted** Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) ## **Trustee selection methods** As explained in the governing document ## _**Additional governance details**_ ## **Policies and Procedures** Policies and procedures adopted by the Charity for the induction and training of trustees include: - Policy Statement - Diversity - Role of the board of trustees - Rules governing the appointment of trustees - Eligibility to become a trustee - Process for appointment of trustees - Expectations of trustees - Induction programme - Ongoing support and training - Review of trustee performance In addition to the above, the Charity has designed, documented, implemented, and reviewed (bi-annually) the following polices to ensure the Charity adheres and operates to a stringent governance and compliance framework: - Complaints handing policy - Conflict of interest policy - Equal opportunities policy - Expenses policy - Financial controls and records policy - Health and safety policy - Identifying a suspicious situation policy - Investment policy - Large legacies and donations policy 6 - Monitoring and verifying the end use of charitable funds policy - Pandemic planning policy - Partner due diligence policy - Privacy policy - Reserves policy - Risk management policy, including activities and spending outside England and Wales - Safeguarding policy - Transfer of charitable funds policy - Trustee code of conduct policy - Volunteer policy - Vulnerable beneficiaries’ policy - Website and social media policy - Zakaat policy ## **Organisational Structure** The Trustees are responsible for the following: - The day to day running of the Charity - Organising events for propagation of the goals of the charity - All administrative affairs connected to the charity ## **Principal Risks and Uncertainties (Risk Management Policy)** The trustees have considered the material risks facing the charity and have put in place mitigating controls to address these risks. During the period, the trustees identified the following key risks and the measures to be taken to address the key identified risks: ## **Governance risks** _Potential risk:_ The charity lacks direction, strategy, and forward planning _Potential impact:_ - The charity drifts with no clear objectives, priorities, or plans - Issues are addressed piecemeal with no strategic reference - Needs of beneficiaries not fully addressed - Management difficulties _Steps to mitigate risk:_ - Creation of a strategic plan which sets out the key aims, objectives and policies 7 ||- Creation of financial plans and budgets| |---|---| ||- Close monitoring of financial and operational| ||performance| ||- Regular feedback obtained from beneficiaries and| ||funders| |**Operational risks**|| |_Potential risk:_|Service provision – customer satisfaction| |_Potential impact:_|- Beneficiary complaints| ||- Loss/reduction of donations| |_Steps to mitigate risk:_|- Agreement of quality control procedures| ||- Implementation of complaints procedures| ||- Benchmarking of services and implementation of| ||complaints review procedures| |**Financial risks**|| |_Potential risk:_|Reserves policies| |_Potential impact:_|- Lack of funds or liquidity to respond to new needs or| ||requirements| ||- Inability to meet commitments or planned| ||objectives| |_Steps to mitigate risk:_|- Linkage of reserves policy to business plans,| ||activities and identified financial and operating risk| ||- Regularly review reserves policy and reserve levels| |**Environmental and external**|**factors**| |_Potential risk:_|Relationship with funders| |_Potential impact:_|- Deterioration in relationship may impact on funding| ||and support available| |_Steps to mitigate risk:_|- Ensuring regular contact and briefings to donors| ||- Reporting fully on projects| 8 ## **Compliance risk (law and regulation)** |_Potential risk:_|Compliance with legislation and regulations| |---|---| ||appropriate to the activities, size, and structure of the| ||charity| |_Potential impact:_|- Fines and penalties from regulators| ||- Reputational risks| |_Steps to mitigate risk:_|- Identification of key legal and regulatory| ||requirements| ||- Allocation of responsibility for key compliance procedures| ## **Future plans** Since inception Rise Support has grown at an exponential rate. Its future strategy is to ensure it further continues and strengthens what it has achieved in the past (refer to achievements during the year section) and to ensure it effectively achieves its objectives. 9 ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD** ## _**Objectives and activities**_ ## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The relief of financial hardship for the public benefit anywhere in the world by making grants of funding to: - a. provide people in financial hardship with such goods or services which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means. - b. provide communities which are in financial hardship with support to education provision and the supply of clean water. To relieve the needs of people suffering disability, ill health or poor mental health, their families, and carers in the UK for the public benefit by supporting recreational and social opportunities. The relief and assistance of people in any part of the world who are the victims of war or natural disaster, trouble, or catastrophe for the public benefit by grant funding support to providing necessities. ## **Public benefit statement** The trustees have referred, reviewed, and adhered to the guidance issued and contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives, and in planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set. The Trustees have concluded that: - The aims of the Charity continue to be charitable. - The aims and work done give identifiable benefits to the charitable sector both directly and indirectly to individuals in need. - The benefits are for the public, are not unreasonably restricted in any way and certainly not by ability to pay; and there is no detriment or harm arising from these aims or activities. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities** ## **Investment policy** Should the Charity decide to invest as a means of generating additional revenue, all investment decisions will be discussed amongst all Trustees. All investments undertaken by the Charity will only be undertaken on the following conditions: - Unanimous agreement amongst all Trustees - Ethical investments which are in line with the Charities aims and objectives. 10 ## **Contribution made by volunteers** The Charity recognises the contribution made by its volunteers and is appreciative of this. Examples of contributions made by the Charity’s volunteers during the year include: - Assisting with the packaging and distribution of vital aid - Proactively responding to the needs of vulnerable families in the UK - Contributing to the administration costs of the charity - Completing internal audit reports, needs assessments and evaluation reports on behalf of the charity. 11 ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD** ## _**Achievements and performance**_ ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** An exceptional, productive, and beneficial year for the charity, summarised as per below: - Distributed winter warmth bags, which included clothes, blankets, sleeping bags, toiletries, snacks, hats, gloves, and other winter essentials to the homeless across the Northwest. - Travelled to Lebanon to support families during Ramadan with food parcels, hot meals, clean drinking water and hygiene packs. - Provided iftar meals and Ramadan food parcels to hundreds of families in Pakistan. - Continued to install water wells and hand pumps in third world countries. - Completed numerous internal audits on our water projects in Pakistan. - Provided wheelchair users with wheelchairs who were unable to afford the equipment. - Fulfilled qurbani obligations for our donors. - Distributed winter warmth items and food parcels to families in Lebanon. 12 ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD** ## _**Financial review**_ ## **Rise Support’s policy on reserves** The Trustees regularly review the reserves of the Charity. Their policy is to hold enough funds to meet minimum of three months operating costs of the Charity. ## **Funds materially in deficit** There are no funds materially in deficit – please refer to the annual accounts for further details. ## **Principal sources of funding** The principal source of funding is from individual donors from within the UK who generously donate to the charity and respond to appeals. _**Declaration & statement of Trustees’ responsibilities**_ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ annual report for the period above. The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and Accounting Standards. The trustees’ annual report for the period has been approved by the trustees on date and signed on their behalf by: Signature Full name Amer Ansar Position Secretary Date 30 January 2023 13 Finoncial Statements Statemenl of financial activities foi the yeai ended 31 March 2022 Resiricied l•Jnds 31-Mar-22 Jl-Mar-Èl d 14Jnds Income Gènoial Waterwell Uoanda Pakistan Zakaat Admin Qurbani Grant 143.747 143.747 27.107 23.480 98.848 56.578 46.587 28.234 11.209 17.902 3.123 27.107 23.480 18.562 2.061 5.488 9.999 86.697 18.562 2.061 5.488 9.999 230.444 143.747 262.487 E%penditTAre G•n¢ial Waterwell Ugand Pakislan Zakaal Admin Qurbani Grant 128.113 128.113 21.000 32.866 60.496 55.183 34.943 17.735 1.200 17.078 3.129 21.000 32.866 23.992 2.759 5.488 2.000 23.992 2.759 5.488 2.000 128.113 88.105 216.218 189.764 15.633 1.407 14.226 72.723 T(anS/e￿ beweefi 15.633 1.407 14.226 72.723 Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31 March 2022 Ilnreslvicled Funds Restricted lufvds Cash Cash ai bank 43.180 49.180 40.250 40.250 Total ¢as Vnfesiii¢ied Rtsiricie funds luwlds Oiher monelary assets Investment assers Assets vetained For the chailiy's ovn use Liabililies Appioved by ihe irusiees o 30 Januaiy 2023 and signed on iheii behalf by A*LY Amw Ansal 14