EASTHANDS EASTIIAnDS inspiring chang Charity Registration No. 1191463 REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
EASTHANDS Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2023 Contents Page Management Committee and Charity Information Trustees Annual Report 4-10 Independent Examiner's Report li Statement of Financial Activities 13 Balance Sheet 14 Notes to the Financial Statements 15-16
EASTHANDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES.. Chairperson and Trustee General Secretary & Trustee Treasurer & Trustee Mr Mohammed Nobab Uddln Mr Bablul Hoque Mr Md Imran Ahmed Re8iStered Charity Number.. 119 1463 Charit Corres ondence Address 18 Spelman Street Spitalfield5 & Bangla Town London El 5LQ Inde endent Examiner: Muhit & Co Chartered Certified Accountants 80A Ashfield Street Unit 4 London EI 2BJ Banker Lloyds Bank PIC l Legg Street Chelmsford Essex CMI IJS
EASTHANDS Trustees Annual Re ort forthe Year Ended 31 March 2023 The Trustees of Easthands submitted their report and financial statements for the year endin8 31" March 2023. EastHands. which was established in 2019, had its constitutlon formally adopted on nd 12th June 2020 with the first amendments adopted on 22 September 2020. It was incorporated as charity. with its name entered in the Charity Commission's Central Register on 24th September 2020. The statements have been prepared in accordance with the statement of recommended practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities. EastHands Mission & Vislon 11 To serve people in need and communities in crises through innovative solutions aimed at building better lives, keeping humanitarian principles in focus. 21 To ensure a range of outcome-focused functions for people In desperate need so they can have more and better opportunities in life. The Charit Ob ectlves are". The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or disadvantage in Bangladesh and other such countries as the Trustees shall from time to time determine, by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to meet and tide over their charitable needs. Chair meets King When King Charles111 journeyed to East London at the invitation of BBPI Councillors Abdal Ullah and Ayesha Qureshi MBE, JP, he wa5 met by EastHands Charity Chairman Nobab Uddin, who spoke to the monarch. The King heard the enlightening story of the contributions of Bangladeshis to the liberation war of their country in Britain. At the same time, Chairman Nobab Uddin highlighted before the monarch the contributions made by British Bangladeshis to the economy, culture and politics of Britain. Hot food distributlon in Westminster area and Tower Brldge point The British charity EastHands and the British Bangla Welfare Trust distributed food to people standing in long queues to pay their respects to the late Queen as her cortege went by. At midnight on September l?, tea, coffee, croissants, muffins, cakes, apples, bananas and water were distributed to hundreds of people at Tower Bridge Point. It may be noted that after the death of Queen
EASTHANDS Elizabeth 11, she lay in state at Westminster Hall for four days for the general public to pay their respects. People came from different parts of the world to express their condolences. They pald their last respects to the Queen by waiting for up to 24 hours in queues about 8 kilometer5 long. Chairman of British Bangla Welfare Trust Khosruzzaman Khosru said, 'We have jointly initiated a little project to relieve the fatigue of people waiting for 24 hours. Our activities will continue at various points till September 19., ASM Masum, a volunteer of Easthands, said, "We are overwhelmed by people's love forthe Queen and the country. So we have worked togetherto bring relief to people who are tired of waiting in long queues., Letter from the Kln¢s Palace Afterthe death of Queen Elizabeth11, on behalf of Easthands charity ASM Masum provided hot meals to thousands of people who had lined up to pay their last respects to the departed Queen over four nights in August 2022. King Charles 111 sent his personal letter and card to volunteer ASM Masum expressing his gratitude for the Besture. Raislng money for underprlvileged children:EastHands Charlty Badminton Tournament As the first E3Sthands International Charity Badminton Tournament 2022 was successfully completed, the second Easthands International Charity Badminton Tournament this year is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 23rd July 2023, at Redbridge Sports Centre. The tournament will run from 10 am to 8..30 pm. The opening ceremony will be held at 10:30 am, with the final match taking place trom 5 pm and the prize distribution at 8 pm. In order to make this tournament a success, a second preparatory meeting was held on Friday, 16th June, at a restaurant in East London under the chairmanship of Nobab Uddln. Chairman of Easthands International Charity and a prominent sportsman and reputed journalist. Former Councillor Ataur Rahman, one of the initiators of the tournament. former Chairman of Tower Hamlets Badminton Club Bablul Haque, Chairman of Taqwa Badminton Club journalist Md. Abdul Munim Jahedi Karol, Secretary F3ruk Fuad Chowdhury, former director of Manny's Restaurant and prominent sportsman Mahidul Islam Chowdhury, Tower Hamlets badminton club member Solicitor Sebalul Haque, one of the founders of Badminton Club, Swanley School teacher, distinguished sportsperson Abdul Muktadir Shamim, Bangladesh Badminton Federation UK Vice President Habib Ahmed, Taqwa Badminton Club Treasurer Muhaiiem Ahmed Ribu and others were present at the meeting. Monthly Dropln At the end of the first lockdown. EastHands conducted a weekly drop-in and telephone support service, dispensing advice and income to people most affected by the pandemic, in particular people rendered unemployed, elderly people and the homeless. Ea5tHands Food Bank In East London 51page
EASTHANDS The international charity EastHands ran a Food Bank Donatlon Point in East London to help those in need as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Grand completion of Charlty Badminton Tournament 2022 The first Easthands International Charity Badminton Tournament was held in London with great fanfare. This charity tournament was held on Sunday, 21st August 2022. at Redbridge Sports Centre in Barkingside, Essex. The tournament went on from 10 am till 9..30 pm. This charity tournament was inaugurated by the Chairman of Easthands International Charity, Nobab Uddin, a prominent sportsman. Businessman Monir Ahmad, one of the sponsors of the tournament and director of JMG Cargo, also spoke on the occasion, In addition to London, Luton, Birmingham, Leicester, Reading, Surrey, Postmouth, Cardiff, Manchester, Southampton, Cambridge, Doncaster, Ipswich, around 180 players 190 teams) from various cities in the United Kingdom cheerfully participated in this magnificent historic game. A wonderful prize distribution ceremony followed the tournament. Britlsh Bengal Welfare Trust and Easthands dlstrlbute water and umbrellas to people in Summer British Bengal Welfare Trust and Ea5thands Charity jointly distributed cold water, dry food and umbrellas to hundreds of people in Stratford, East London, when the temperature in London rose to around 41 degrees. Stratford Area Councillor Sabiha Kamali joined the program. She noted that the distribution of the cold water among people in such hot weather was wonderful work as some people would get some relief. Nobab Uddin's Step Challenge The international charity organlsation Easthands Charity has raised money through the Step Challenge or Walk programme for blind, mute and deaf disabled children. The chairman of the organisation, Nobab Uddin, walked more than 60 thousar)d steps every week for one and a half month5 in order to collect this money. In the event, £3,000 were collected. Community Lottery Fund Ea5tHand5 received a project grant to improve health through backyard and allotment gardenlng. This one-year projert will be conducted in Newham and Tower Hamlets. Besides encouraging people in gardenin& training will be provided to them by experts. 61Page
EASTHANDS NHS Trust and Tower Hamlets Council EastHands obtained this project for six months, the objective being to raise awareness among people who are in trouble due to the rising cost of living and to give them advice on coping with the situation. The project will run in Tower Hamlets to give proper advice to people who have problems in such areas as loan repayments. electricity and gas bills, benefits, etc. Albert Hunt Trust Easthands will run the Albert Hunt Trust's project for better living through vegetable gardening in people's individual spaces. The focus will be residents of Tower Hamlets. Iftar at Whltechapel Market Iftar was organised under the open sky with the Street Traders of Whitechapel durlng the holv month of Ramadan. Market traders as well as pedestrians participated in the iftar. This project was jointly organized with British Bangla Welfare. Handover of house keys Under the initiative of Ambia Mosleh Uddin Trust and Easthands Charity, a house has been built for the less privileged Rafique Miah in Juri, Moulvibazar, the key of which was handed over to him. The total cost of the construction was 2.$ lac taka. Prosthetlc leg for Anika Anika Akhter, daughter of Abid Miah of Kulaura upazila, had her right leg amputated as a result of an accident. She received f inancial support from EastHands Charity to get herself fitted with a high- quality prosthetic leg in order to be able to walk normally. Easthands distributed educational materlals to flood afferted areas in Sunamganj On the initiative of Easthands. cash was provided for the purchase of educational materials among students in Fenerbacck of Jamalganj Upazila, a flood-prone area of Sunamganj. The cèsh was dlstributed among 30 students of Ferdowsi Ali Amjad Chowdhury High School in Fenerbacck. Sharmeen Begum. a student of cla55 IX, sai¢Y, '1 will buy a notebook, pen and geometry box with this money.. The founder of the school, Shahriar Biplab, said that many of the poor students will be able to buy their necessary educational materials with this support from Easthands. 71Page
EASTHANDS Eid gifts for helpless disabled people in Sylhet Food items were distributed among disabled children. elderly, women and men of Ward No 5 of Sylhet city. On Friday, 21 April 2023, such relief materials were handed over to them with the help and cooperation of Councillor Rezwan Ahmed of Sylhet City Corporation in Ambarkhana Barabazar area ofsylhet city. Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, the Awami League's nominee for the office of mayor in the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation elertion, was present as chief guest at the event. He said that disabled people are the wealth of our country. They should be used to build a smart Bangladesh. EastHands handed over gifts to the disabled on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Fitr. certainly a commendable move. Easthands gives food for a month to visually impalred chlldren As In every year, EastHands Charity provided a month's worth of food to a school for visually impaired children in Sylhet. This food was distributed among disabled children of Green Disabled Foundation in Jindabazar of the clty. The food list included rice, lentils, oil, flour, onion, turmeric, chilli, coriander, salt and potatoes. On l April, on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, United Kingdom-based charitv organisation EastHands provided these food items. Sylhet City Corporation Ward No. 5 Councillor Rezwan Ahmad handed over these food items to the foundation authorities. Eld Gifts for disabled famllles in Barisal, Bangladesh EastHands handed over Eid gifts to 22 hearing-impaired and physically challenged families in Banarlpara Upazila of Barisal Division of Bangladesh. Ramadan Food Pack In 2023, 1500 people from about 250 families were glven Ramadan food packs In Moulvibazar and Sunamganj. Each foodpack contained 40 kg of food item5, including rice. pulses, oil and spices, Besides, about 2000 students were made to break the fast in madrasahs in different areas through such food assistance. Support to local mosques A donatlon of Tk 180 thousand was given to Baitul Falah Jame Masjid in Shariatpur village of South Sunamganj. At the same time, the incomplete work of the mosque was completed by donating Tk 2 lakh to Baitul Aman M05que in village Dipia in Kanakpur Union of Moulvibazar district. 81Page
EASTHANDS Earthquake In Turkey EastHands handed over funds to the Human Relief Foundatlon for families affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey. Khairul Shahid was present on behalf of Human Relief Foundation. Clean water projert in Afrlca Water tank5 have been provided in the drought-stricken East African country of Somaliland. Families can collect w3ter and use it for a long period of time. Organisation The trustees named on page I have served throughout the period. Appointment of trustees is governed by the Trust Deed o* the Charity. The board of trustee5 is authorized to appoint new trustees to fill vacancies arriving through resignation or death of existing trustees. Reserves and Reserves Policy Easthands Charity is committed to using its resources in pursuit of its charitable objects. It is also committed, however, to maintaining a level of reserves that is prudent to meet ongoing liabilities, sufficient to ensure that all service delivery commitments can be met and to protect the long-term future of our operatlons. Easthands reserve pollcy seek5 to balance these priorities by holding a level of reseNes sufficient to: Ensure the availabllity of sufficient working funds in hand; Provide a cushion in case of unexpected Ios5 of income to ensure that services can be maintained; Provide sufficient funds for an orderly windlng-down in the event of a need to cease artivity. The trustees review the situation on a regular basis and take immediate corrective action as and when necessary. Risk Statement The trustee5 have examined the major strategic, business, and operational risks which the charity faces and confirm that Systems have been established to enable regular reports to be produced so that the necessary steps can be taken to lessen those risks.
EASTHANDS Financial Informatlon and Future Developments The financial position of the Charity is portrayed in the accompanying Annual Accounts. Tru5tee5 Responslbilitles In Relatlon to the Flnanclal Statements The Charities Act requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements the Committee Members are required to: Select suitable accounting policies, apply them consistently and state them in the financial statements; State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subjert to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,. and Indicate where the financial statements are prepared other than on the basis that the Trust is a going concern. The Committed Members are responsible for keeping proper books of accounts with respect to the trust's transactions and records of asset5 and liabilities while maintaining a satisfactory system of internal controls. The Committee Members are a150 responsible for safeguarding of asset5 of the Trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the pventIOn and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approve the ustees and signed on their behalf by Chairperson & Trustee Mohammed Nobab Uddin Dated: 17 August 2023 IOIPage
EASTHANDS INDEPENDEf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF EASTHANDS (CHARITY REG: 1191463) We have examined the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 7 to 10 which have been prepared on the basis of historic cost. The Trustee5 have confirmed that they hold restricted funds and that all the funds are available to meet the charItS objertives. es ctlve Re5 onsibili les of Trustees and Examiner The charlty's tnjstees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charit5 trtJ5tees considerthat an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities A 2011 and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility to: examlne the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,. follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission under settion 145151 Ibl of the 2011 Act and state whether particular matters have come to our attention. Basls of Inde ndent Examinerfs Statement Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Dirertions given by the Charrty Commission. An examination rncludes 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 seeking explanations from the trustees toncerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be quired in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the atcounts present a true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Inde endent Examinerfs Statement In the course of our examination, no matter has come to our attention.. 11 Which glves us reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respects the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act,. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accountin8 records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or 21 To which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in orderto enable a proper understanding of the accou to be reached. Muhit & Co Chartered Certified Accountants IirPage
EASTHANDS 80A Ashfield Street, Unit 4, London El 2BJ roval of Acc nts We hereby approve the attached accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 and confirm that we have supplied all the information and explanations required for these accounts. Chalrperson & Trustee Mohammed Nobab Uddin Dated.. 17 August 2023 121 Page
EAsfHANDS Sta ment of Financial A¢tivitle& For the yedr ended 31 March 2023 Unrestri¢ted Funds Restricted Funds Tota] 2023 Total 2022 Notes Incoming resoure¢s Donation Albert hunt 39,436 2.000 39,436 2,0(K> 27,886 41,436 41,436 27,886 come resources from charitable activities Total in¢oming resources 41,436 41,436 27.886 Resources expeuded Cost of generating funds.. Charitable activities and supwt 45,749 45,749 29,616 Total resouwes expended 45,749 29,616 Nel movement in funds (4,313) {4,313) (1,730) Reconeillation of funds: Totsl funds brought fonvard 7272 7,272 9,002 Toial Funds carried forward 2,959 7,272 131 Page
EASTHANDS Balance Sheet as at 31 Mar¢h 2023 2023 2023 2022 Note Ffixed as$ets Cllrrent xs$ets: Cash at bank and in hand Prcpayments Deposit Accowit Total Cutrent assets 3559 7.872 3,559 7,872 Current llabilities Creditors falling due within one year (600) (6(M)) 7,272 2,959 Net current A88&s Net assets 2,959 7,272 The funds of tbe ehxrlty: Unrestricted funds BIF Nel Unrestricted funds for this period 7.272 9,002 (4.313) {1,730) Total unrestricted ndS 2.959 7272 Restrtcted income funds Total charity luuds: 2,959 7,272 Chairperson & Trustee Moh4mmed f4obab Uddln Treasurer & Trnstee Md Imran Ahmed Secretary & Trustee Bablul Hoque Date: 17 Aug4¢ 2023 141Page
EASTHANDS Notes to financial statements l. Accounting policies (a) Basis of preparation The financial statemcnls have been prepared under the bistorical cost convention. The financial statements have becn prepared in accordance th Statement of Recommended Praetice.. Accounring and Reporting and applicable UK Accounting Standards and the Chariii¢s Act 2011. (b) Funds stNctur¢ Unrestricted in¢ome funds comprise thos¢ funds which the tnteeS arc free to use for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable objecis. Unrcstsi¢tcd funds include desiated funds where the trustees, at th¢ir discrclion. have set asi(k resources for a specific puryjose. Restricted fimds are funds which are to be used in accordance with s]fiC re8tri¢tions imposed by the donor or the ternis of a spccific app¢al at any time and undcr the tem]s for public collcction of Zakat in accordance with the teachings of fslam. {c) Charitable activilies Charitable exp¢nditur¢ compris¢s thosc costs incurred by the eh8rily in the delivery of its actikities and servi¢cs for its b¢neficiarie8. It includes both the dire¢l pay and support costs relating to those activities. (d) Tangible fixed assets and depr¢ciation All assets costing more than £5(K> are ¢apitalised and at historic cost. Fixed ass¢ts are slated at cost less accumulated depr¢¢iation. The fr¢ehold propety is valued at historic cost and it is noi dq)recialed. 151Page
EASTHANDS 2. Incoming resources from voluntsry Income Unrestri¢ted Restricted Total 2023 funds rund8 2022 Individual donation 39.436 39,436 27,886 Albert Hunt SP 2,000 2,000 Totsl 3. Charltable Activities (Support costs) 41,436 41,436 27,886 Total 2023 2022 Badminton project Bank charge Covid Su Covid 19 Awareness Video Consultancy fee Children help. Hom¢less support - UK Help poor people. Magazine, leaflets etc. Meetin ex ens¢s Deaf Children Help Donation Disabled Families Help Food Pack Human relief fund Humanitarian Help Legal fees Old people club Travel & substance Ukrainc relief project Water projec(-Somaliland Voluntecr expenses Safc Water- BD Training Accountancy Fees 2688 420 2,415 2059 3029 12,537 1250 691 1,000 587 230 120 1400 13,022 1500 1,100 12.725 4,100 1,320 500 637 5042 450 560 652 1,163 6iX> 670 600 45,749 29.616