## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1/1/2021 Period start date To 31/12/2021 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Jaleh Esfahani Cultural Foundation** ## **Charity registration number: 1187620** ## **Objectives and Activities** |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|To advance public education and participation in, and
appreciation of, Iranian/Persian culture, tradition, language,
history, music, poetry, film and theatre, in particular but not
exclusively by:
I.
Organising public performance
II.
Educational workshops and talks
III.
Promoting the study and research of Iranian and Persian
arts and literature and to make the results of these studies
and research accessible to the general public
IV.
The provision of grants for related projects| |---|---| |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.|During 2021 we have organised:
1- The 11thAnnual Poetry Prize for young Persian Poets (namely
from Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan and the diaspora), in which
around 200 young poets (under 30) took part).
2- Organised 2 Poetry events (online due to Corona pandemic,
using Zoom), for the benefit of Persian Speaking Diaspora by
well-known poets from Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan. More
than 200 attended live and over 3000 viewed the video online
after the event.
4- Seven Talks and debates on recent novels and literary works
were held online with more than 500 people attending live and
hundreds more viewing the proceedings of each event after the
vent.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|The trustees can confirm that they had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public benefits.| ## **Achievements and Performance** |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.|In line with our objectives (i), (ii) and (iii) our work benefits the
Persian Speaking people, in particular young people, to engage
with their mother tongue culture in England. More than 3500
people have benefited by taking part in our events and many
more viewing material on-line after the events.| |---|---| **Financial Review** See attached financial report file (form CC16a) ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |**Structure, Governance**|**and Management**| |---|---| |Description of charity’s
trusts:|| |Type of governing document|The charity has a constitution (last amended on 1/4/2019) as its
governingdocument.| |How is the charity
constituted?|The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
with its principal office in England.| |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|Founding trustees are continuing as trustees. No new
trustee has been selected during the period.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Jaleh Esfahani Cultural Foundation| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Aka Bonyad Jaleh Esfahani| |Registered charity number|1187620| |Charity’s principal address|15 Chancellor’s Wharf, Crisp Road, London W6 9RT| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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13|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Farah Abbasi|||| ||Saba Ansari|||| ||Bijan Badi|Treasurer|January 2021|| ||Mehrdad Badi|||| ||Vahid Keshavarz|||| ||Forouatn Parand|Chair||| ||Bidjan Pourbehnam|Account signatory||| ||Iraj Sattari|Account signatory||| ||Rouhineh Shafii|||| ||Nahid Shahpar|||| ||Rouhangiz Shiranipour|Account Signatory||| ||Morassa Stansfield|||| |||||| ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** F Parand **Full name(s)** Foroutan Parand **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 25/1/2023 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity Name No (if any)
Jaleh Esfahani Cultural Foundation 1187620
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period Start Period end date
To
from 01/01/2021 31/12/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Trustees regular donations (Monthly) 2,210 - - 2,210 -
Other monthly donors (2 people) 360 - - 360 -
Other one off Donors (2 people) 10 - - 10 -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 2,580 ] - - 2,580 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 2,580 - - 2,580 -
A3 Payments
Venue - - - - -
Zoom Sub-Webinar 574 - - 574 -
Events Food/Drink - - - - -
Musicians/Coaches/Lecturers 400 - - 400 -
Website Domain-Maintenance 528 - - 528 -
Trophys/Frames/Decorations 34 - - 34 -
Monetary Poetry Prizes 1,581 - - 1,581 -
Printing/Artwork/etc. - - - - -
Volunteers 400 400
Photography/Videos 300 - - 300 -
Donations/Grants 1,050 - - 1,050 -
Misc. (Postage, Delivery sundries,Misc.) 6 - - 6 -
Sub total [ 4,873 ] - - 4,873 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments [ 4,873 ] - - 4,873 -
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,293 - - - 2,293 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 9,879 - - 9,879 -
Cash funds this year end 7,586 - - 7,586 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 24/01/2023 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B5 Liabilities**|B Badi
Signature
F Parand
Expenditure paid by trustees to be
reimbursed
**Details**
Bank Balance on 31/12/21
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**11,504**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**11,504**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Unrestricted
3,913
**-**
Print Name
Foroutan Parand
Bijan Badi|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
25/01/2023
25/01/2023| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 24/01/2023 2