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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From Jan 2023 To December 2024
Charity name: Shams For Equity and Social Justice
Charity registration number: 1192550
Objectives and Activities
The objectives of our CIO are:
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Promoting of equality of women with men in MENA region, and equal rights for women and gender-diverse people.
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Education the public about gender equality and human rights.
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Providing technical advice to governments, media and NGOs on gender sensitive approaches for their policies and projects.
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Promotion of human rights, diversity, social peace and equal opportunities for all and advocating for public support for feminism and the principles of human rights.
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Providing consultations on gender sensitive communication strategies and campaigning policies for NGOs and programs implemented in the region.
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Building the communication capacities of organisation lead or target women in their programs.
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Eliminate all kinds of discrimination against LGBTQ+
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Research gender-based discriminations and promote gender code of conducts for Arabic media.
Since the registrations the charity hasn’t done any activity yet.
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Achievements and Performance
We didn’t do any work during the period stated.
Financial Review
We haven’t applied nor get any funding, and we haven’t spent any money on any activity as well.
Structure, Governance and Management
Charity trustees
(1) Functions and duties of charity trustees
The charity trustees shall manage the affairs of the CIO and may for that purpose exercise all the powers of the CIO. It is the duty of each charity trustee:
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(a) to exercise his or her powers and to perform his or her functions in his or her capacity as a trustee of the CIO in the way he or she decides in good faith would be most likely to further the purposes of the CIO; and
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(b) to exercise, in the performance of those functions, such care and skill as is reasonable in the circumstances having regard in particular to:
(i) any special knowledge or experience that he or she has or holds himself or herself out as having; and,
(ii) if he or she acts as a charity trustee of the CIO in the course of a business or profession, to any special knowledge or experience that it is reasonable to expect of a person acting in the course of that kind of business or profession.
Eligibility for trusteeship
(a) Every charity trustee must be a natural person.
(b) No individual may be appointed as a charity trustee of the CIO:
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if he or she is under the age of 16 years; or
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if he or she would automatically cease to hold office under the provisions of clause [12(1)(e)].
(c) No one is entitled to act as a charity trustee whether on appointment or on any re-appointment until he or she has expressly acknowledged, in whatever way the charity trustees decide, his or her acceptance of the office of charity trustee.
(d) At least one of the trustees of the CIO must be 18 years of age or over. If there is no trustee aged at least 18 years, the remaining trustees may only act to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee.]
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The governing document is trust deed and we have a constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its charity trustees.
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Shams for Equity and Social Justice |
| Other name the charity uses | Shams |
| Registered charity number | 1192550 |
| Charity’s principal address | 32 Renoir House, W3 7AX London, UK |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
| 1 | Duncan Furey | Nov. 2020 until now |
| 2 | Rim Turkmani | Dec 2020 until now |
The director at the date the report was approved is Zaina Erhaim The CIO doesn’t own any property and doesn’t have any assists yet.
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) Duncan Furey
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Chair |
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| Date | 6/28/2025 |
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Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
6/28/2025
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Duncan Furey |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| 6/28/2025 | |||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
6/28/2025
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