Registered charity number 1191371
NURUL HUDA CIO
Trustees Report and Accounts
31 December 2023
Khan Adamson Limited Chartered Accountant Chelworth Industrial Estate Cricklade Swindon Wiltshire SN6 6HE
NURUL HUDA CIO Charity Information
Trustees Sheila Montgomery - Chair of Trustees Niala Bhatti - Treasurer Rouksana Fakim Kawsar Pandore Rukiye Alptekin Address 39 Poplars Road London E17 9AT Registered charity number 1191371 Independent examiner Hussain A. Khan B.Sc., ACA Khan Adamson Limited Chartered Accountant Chelworth Industrial Estate Cricklade Swindon Wiltshire SN6 6HE
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NURUL HUDA CIO Report of the Trustees
The Trustees present their annual report for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Structure, governance and management
The charity is set up as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and is registered with the Charity Commissioners under registration number 1191371. The charity was registered on 21 September 2020.
The Trustees during the period under review were:
Sheila Montgomery - Chair of Trustees Niala Bhatti - Treasurer Rouksana Fakim Kawsar Pandore Rukiye Alptekin
Objectives and activities
The principal objectives of the charity are the relief of poverty and hardship in the poorer and under developed countries. This relief is provided by food and other essential items and funds to individuals in need and to charity organisations working locally.
Achievements and performance of the Charity
The main existing projects and activities are stated below.
1. Madagascar
Following news reports about droughts in Madagascar, Nurul Huda contributed to regular hot meals and food distribution. This was carried out throughout the year to feed families, orphans and the needy in the Provinces of Tulear (Toliara) and Manjunga. The donations were forwarded to the Charity, Societe Solidarite Pauvrete (SSP) based in Mauritius, known to one of our Trustees. SSP Charity works with teams of people in the villages of Ampasinabo, Antsokoboy, Antanambao and Mangarivotra within Madagascar. Depending on the sponsorship available, they gather between 50-650 people to distribute food bags or serve hot meals. Some of them walk up to 3km to reach the food camps.
2. Kenya
Donations were paid to a charity partner in Kenya. Food including meat was distributed to the orphans and the needy in towns of Lamu and Malindi. As before, monies were donated to Sheikh Nazim Sufi Trust in the UK who then forwarded them to a charity partner in Kenya.
3. Myanmar
We were able to send financial support successfully to different locations in Myanmar, mainly near Mandalay and Yangon feeding families and orphans with basic needs. Rice bags, oil and food parcels were distributed including meat was distributed amongst 275 families and orphans.
4. Guinea Bissau
Donations were forwarded to Darul Hijrah Foundation based in Bissau through a well-known and personal referral. The monies were used for the education and school fees of 27 students ( mainly orphans) ranging from the age of 7 to 18 years. Part of the donations were spent in the excavation of 3
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Water Wells. Donations of foodstuffs were also made to families in Bissau, Gabu and the surrounding villages. We were able to support about 100 families, with a minimum of 5 children or more, based in Guinea Bissau.
5.Pakistan - Food was provided and distributed as meat parcels to feed poor families amongst communities and remote villages in Chakwal and Bahalpur.
Additional Information:
Few donations were forwarded for distributing meat and feeding communities during festivals in Turkey. Our main objective was to help people in need from all walks of life. This was done mainly through self- referral and referrals from parties well known to us.
Nurul Huda is mainly supported by members within our organisation. It is a volunteer run organisation and our members have provided the support and assistance required for the relief of poverty. The charity is planning further activities in the coming years which will be mainly based in the UK
Financial review
The statement of financial activities is set out on page 5. This shows net outgoing resources of £295 (2022 outgoing resources £418).
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and UK Accounting Standards. They are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions, and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees are also responsible for the contents of the trustees' report, and the responsibility of the independent examiner in relation to the trustees' report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that , on the face of the report, there are no inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.
On behalf of the Trustees
Kawsar Pandore Trustee
Dated:
10 October 2024
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Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of Nurul Huda CIO
I report on the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31 December 2023 which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Charities Act") and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;
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to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act; and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Hussain A. Khan B.Sc., ACA Khan Adamson Limited Chartered Accountant Chelworth Industrial Estate Cricklade Swindon Wiltshire SN6 6HE
10 October 2024
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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023
| Incoming resources Donations received Total incoming resources Resources expended Costs of generating funds: Charitable Governance costs Total resources expended Net (outgoing) resources Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted total funds 2023 £ 20,047 20,047 20,342 - 20,342 (295) 2,399 2,104 |
Unrestricted total funds 2022 £ 27,501 27,501 27,319 600 27,919 (418) 2,817 2,399 |
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The notes and schedule on pages 7 and 8 form an integral part of these accounts.
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NURUL HUDA CIO Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023
| Notes Current assets Cash at bank Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2 Net current assets Net assets Reserves Unrestricted funds 3 Charity funds |
2023 £ 2,704 (600) 2,104 2,104 2,104 2,104 |
2022 £ 2,999 (600) 2,399 2,399 2,399 2,399 |
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These accounts were approved by the Trustees on 10 October 2024
Niala Bhatti Treasurer
The notes and schedule on pages 7 and 8 form an integral part of these accounts.
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NURUL HUDA CIO Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023
1 Accounting policies
Accounting convention
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities published on 16/07/14, the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (FRSSE), and the Charities Act 2011 and applicable regulations.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
Incoming resources
Voluntary income including donations received are included in the accounts in the year of receipt unless entitlement is conditional in which case the income will be deferred to the period in which th condition is to be met.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be recovered and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
Charitable expenditure comprises of those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include independent examiner fees and costs associated with the management of the charity.
| 2 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Other creditors and accruals 3 Unrestricted funds At 1 January 2023 Net (outgoing) resources Unrestricted funds At 31 December 2023 |
2023 £ 600 2023 £ 2,399 (295) 2,104 2,104 |
2022 £ 600 2022 £ 2,817 (418) 2,399 2,399 |
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Schedule to the Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023
| Voluntary income Donations received Resources expended Core activities Charitable expenditure: Turkey Project Pakistan Project Yemen project Kenya project Guinea Bissau project Myanmar project Madagascar project Other donations paid Bank charges Social events Governance costs Independent examiner's fee Total resources expended |
Total 2023 £ 20,047 2,179 2,935 - 5,220 4,532 3,410 1,524 523 19 - 20,342 - - 20,342 |
Total 2022 £ 27,501 - - 1,000 7,368 4,725 5,475 6,367 1,843 43 498 27,319 600 600 27,919 |
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