2020-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2020 Period start date 01/04/2020 To Period end date 31/12/2020 Charity name: Barzani Charity Foundation/BCF Charity registration number: 1188857 Address: 12 Falmouth Road Birmingham B346EH

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	the prevention or relief of poverty in the UK, and Iraq by providing grants, items, and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
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.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	During the pandemic period especially from the beginning of covid19, Barzani charity foundation/BCF provided cash assistance to other charities in the UK such as St. Chad's Sanctuary church in Birmingham and MATT,s Mission charity in Birmingham who were in position to provide food and shelter to vulnerable people i.e., homeless people and people with financial difficulties, also BCF provided food and other essential items to asylum seekers and to those who had no access to public fund
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	yes

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	BCF followed the charity commission service guideline
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	To identify the vulnerable people among their communities and promoted the project among people who consider themselves as vulnerable people to come forward to receive help from BCF.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
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.	Para 1.20	During the beginning of covid19 there were people who had no where to go to seek help especially receiving food, BCF trustees decided to conduct assessment to (A) identifies the needs and (B) how to respond to the needs?, from our initial result it was clear to trustees that there are a need and trustees agreed to provide food and other essential items such as hygiene kids to mainly asylum seekers and homeless people in West Midlands who had no access to public fund, and also provide small cash payments to churches and charities who work with families and young children to provide food and baby formula, the immediate benefit of BCF activities was filling the gaps and to be part of nationwide aid operation to ease the situation and adding value to mankind
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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	The project and activities BCF conducted during this time was short term solution to ease burden on people who find themselves in difficult situation, overall, the objectives were met the outcome is satisfactory with reasonable impact
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	The challenge with fundraising was large because BCF did not had bank account at this time and BCF were disadvantages of public fundraising and government grants.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	No investment made
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	As we did not had a bank account at the time we were disadvantage on fundraising and reaching out to people who may it wanted to contribute to our operation, nevertheless through our network BCF managed to reach out to kurdish community in Germany and few philanthropies in of Iraqi origin to donate however, the amount we spent was 5800 pound which was more than what we received which was 5600 pounds, BCF spent 200 pounds more than the amount raised,
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	N/A
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	0.00
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Kurdish community in Germany and other charitable people from Iraq.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Lack of access to bank because BCF was not able to open a bank account due to nationwide shutdown because of covid19 was a main challenge during above period
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		CIO
Type of governing document (Trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
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	Para 1.25	Charity governing body was founded based on election of trustees in first meeting.

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	Policies and procedures		Trustees took part of training provided by
	adopted for the induction		the charity commission service via online
	and training of trustees
		Para 1.51

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Trustees took part of training provided by the charity commission service via online
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Barzani charity foundation/BCF
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1188857
Charity’s principal address	12 Falmouth Road BIRMINGHAM B34 6EH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Awat Mustafa		31/01/2020
	Dr Firiad shafik hiwaizi		31/01/2020
	masume shukri salim		31/01/2020

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this fall within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

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) Awat Mustafa Position (e.g., Secretary, chair Chair, etc) Date 06/09/2021