## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1/1/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 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, 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 2023 we have organised:
1- The 14thAnnual Poetry Prize for young Persian Poets
(normally originated from Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan and the
diaspora), in which around 202 young poets, under the age of 30,
took part).
2- Organised 10 Poetry events, for the benefit of Persian
Speaking Diaspora in the UK by well-known poets from
Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan. More than 600 attended and
over 8700 viewed the videos online after the events.
4- Eight Talks and debates on recent novels and literary works
were held online with more than 800 people attending live and
hundreds more viewing the proceedings of each event after the
events.|
|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 In line with our objectives (i), (ii) and (iii) our work benefited the achievements of the charity, Persian Speaking people, in particular young people, engaging identifying the difference the with their mother tongue culture in England. It is estimated that charity’s work has made to more than 9000 people have benefited by taking part in our the circumstances of its events and many more viewing the material online after the beneficiaries and any wider events. benefits to society as a whole.
## **Financial Review**
## **Receipts (in £)**
||Trustees’regular donations|**860**|
|---|---|---|
||Other donors|**1,314**|
||Books and Tickets|**518**|
||Misc. Return of double payment|**410**|
||**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**3,103**|
## **Payments (in £)**
|**Payments (in £)**||
|---|---|
|Venue|**1,974**|
|Zoom Sub-Webinar|**413**|
|Events Food/Drink|**504**|
|Musicians/Coaches/Lecturers|**392**|
|Website Domain-Maintenance|**1,387**|
|Trophies/Frames/Decorations|**170**|
|MonetaryPoetryPrizes|**2,102**|
|Printing/Artwork/etc.|**-**|
|Volunteers|**654**|
|Photography/Videos|**650**|
|Donations/Grants|**-**|
|Misc.(Postage,Delivery,Sundries,Other)|**242**|
|Total
Surplus/Deficit
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
Bank Balance
Liabilities*|**£** **8,487**|
||**(£5384)**|
||**£6,497**|
||**£1113**|
||
**£2636**|
||**£ 1523**|
*Description of liabilities: These are expenditures made by the trustees on behalf of the charity to be reimbursed to them. No personal expenditure is paid to the trustees.
## **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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3
4
5
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7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Saba Ansari||||
||Bijan Badi|Treasurer / Account Signatory|||
||Mehrdad Badi||||
||Foroutan Parand|Chair|||
||Iraj Sattari|Account signatory|||
||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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|
F Parand|B Badi|
|---|---|---|
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Foroutan Parand|Bijan Badi|
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Chair|Treasurer|
||29/10/2024||
||29/10/2024||