## **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**
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|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|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|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**
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|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**|||
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|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||
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Kurdish community in Germany and other
charitable people from Iraq.|
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|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|
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|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.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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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|||
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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|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1188857|
|Charity’s principal address|12 Falmouth Road
BIRMINGHAM
B34 6EH|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Awat Mustafa||31/01/2020||
||Dr Firiad shafik
hiwaizi||31/01/2020||
||masume shukri
salim||31/01/2020||
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## – 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)**
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**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