REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1193120
Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
For Maahir
Maahir
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
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| Operating and Financial Review | 1 |
| Report of the Trustees | 2 to 4 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 5 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 |
| Balance Sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 to 9 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 10 |
Maahir
Operating and Financial Review for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
The financial year review may be summarized as follows: Total Income £127,010 Total Disbursements £ 94,169 Total Surplus £ 32,8 41
The details of income are mainly from donations from individuals of £26,185, as stated in the accounts and donations from organisations of £100,825.
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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022 . The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued in March 2005.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Charity number
1193120
Principal address
9 Highfield Road Hale Cheshire WA15 8BX
Trustees
Mr A Mohammed Adil – Chairman Mr A B Mohammed Mr M U Khan
Independent examiner
J Berkhout FCCA, FAIA
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
Risk management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims
The objectives of the charity as it is stated in its governing document are:
For the public benefit, the prevention or relief of poverty in impoverished areas in the world, in particular, but not exclusively, in Hyderabad and surrounding areas by providing or assisting in the provision of grants and essential household items, education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be selfsufficient.
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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Significant activities
In this yea the charity, carried out efforts were made to:
i. Continue to introduce the charity with its constitutional objects to the community, and open its member ship for individuals.
ii. The Trustees of the 1st year continued as board of directors for the charity, and resumed their assigned responsibilities.
iii. Arrange for charitable activity in line with the Maahir’s objectives, and giving regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities
The performance and the achievement during this year may be summarised as follows:
- Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives: Throughout the year 2021
Maahir group has been involved with helping out the poor and those in need during the Covid pandemic. India was particularly badly hit in the second wave of the infection. There were 2 areas that we focused on:
A) Helping with Oxygen delivery- saving lives: Through local information networks and media coverage the plight of patients in desperate
need of Oxygen was highlighted. Hospital beds were unavailable and a lot of people were managed by local teams at home. However Oxygen cylinders were in short supply and doctors within the Maahir group, in consultation with local doctors in Hyderabad, India realised that Oxygen concentrators would provide a solution. Maahir team in UK negotiated with Medical Aid International ( https://medaid.co.uk/ ) to buy refurbished, good quality Oxygen concentrators from MedAid and send them to Hyderabad to our partner organisation Sahayata
( https://sahayatatrust.org/ ) which would distribute the Oxygen concentrators to individuals in need, small health centres, and hospital. The money needed for this was raised by a UK wide fundraiser plus contributions came in from other charity organisations across US and UK. Nearly 400 Oxygen concentrators were sent using special cargo planes- transport logistics were arranged for by MedAid and Maahir paid the transport charges from the funds collected.
B) Telemedicine/ webinars- Advancement of Health: MAAHIR team of volunteer doctors teamed up with local doctors in Hyderabad, India and provided 24 hour cover for advice regarding need for hospitalization, use of medicines and need for Oxygen plus general advice and answering questions from patients worried about effects of covid infection. The service also helped in organising webinars to promote use of Covid vaccine and in dispelling common myths about covid.
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Education/ Training:
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A) In Hyderabad, India: Education for girls has been a focus for Maahir- in partnership with Urwah group of educational institutes our group has worked in reducing school drop out rates by matching donors from UK to low income families in Hyderabad to ensure funds are available to families to be able to continue sending children to schools.
B) In UK: Maahir has conducted webinars on common health topics in April 2022 which were attended by large group of families of Maahir members in UK. In addition different professionals have helped
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for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
organise a Careers day webinar for high school students and a road safety webinar. Another useful one, targeting the school students and families was on safe internet use.
3. Community development and Diversity promotion:
A) In UK: Maahir conducted online meetings of the families of members in India during the pandemic. After the end of the pandemic a first in person social meeting was organised in London in June 2022 where a large number of families gathered for socialising over lunch and a series of cultural events were organised. Childrens art and music and poetry recitation talents were a feature- and prozes were awarded to the participants.
B) Promotion of language via Urdu APP development: Ongoing work from Maahir- an urdu app is nearly completed- called Dil Ki Awaaz which features an audio library of prominent literary fiction and non fiction works narrated by urdu speakers. The idea is to ensure that people who cannot read urdu, but understand spoken urdu would be able to listen to the narrations and improve their knowledge of classics and modern writings of Urdu authors..
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
............................................. A Mohammed Ad i l - Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Maahir
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 set out on pages six to nine.
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(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is required.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 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 2011 Act); and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of the 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 seeking 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 statements below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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(1) 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 2011 Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met; or
- (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
J Berkhout
J Berkhout FCCA, FAIA
Date: 27 January 2023
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
| Year Ended | |
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| 31.03.2022 | |
| INCOMING RESOURCES | |
| Incoming resources from generated | |
| funds | |
| Donations Individuals and organisations | 127,010 |
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | |
| Charitable activities | |
| General Fund | 92,255 |
| Support Costs Overhead costs |
1,914 |
| Total resources expended | 94,169 |
| NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) | |
| RESOURCES | 32,841 |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS | |
| Total funds brought forward | - |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 32,841 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Balance Sheet At 31 March 2022
| Balance Sheet At 31 March 2022 |
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|---|---|---|
| 31.03.22 | ||
| Unrestricted | ||
| fund | ||
| Notes | £ | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| Cash at bank | 33,091 | |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 33,091 | |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | 250 | |
| Accrued Costs | ||
| NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | 250 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT | ||
| LIABILITIES | 32,841 | |
| NET ASSETS | 32,841 | |
| FUNDS | 3 | |
| Unrestricted funds | 32,841 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 32,841 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
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- A Mohammed Adil Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), the Charities Act 2011 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Resources expended
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2022.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
3. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | |||
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| Net | |||
| movement | |||
| At 14.1.21 | in funds | At 31.03.22 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | - | 32,841 | 32,841 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | - | 32,841 | 32,841 |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | |||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 127,010 | 94,169 |
32,841 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 127,010 | 94,169 |
32,841 |
| Comparatives for movement in funds | |||
| Net | |||
| movement | |||
| in funds | At 31.03.22 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted Funds | |||
| General fund | 32,841 | 32,841 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 32,841 | 32,841 |
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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
| Year Ended | |
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| 31.12.22 | |
| £ | |
| INCOMING RESOURCES | |
| Voluntary income | |
| Gifts from organisations | 100,825 |
| Donations | 26,185 |
| Total incoming resources | 127,010 |
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | |
| Charitable activities | |
| Grants to causes and charities | 92,453 |
| Support costs | |
| Finance | |
| Bank charges | 72 |
| Other | |
| IT Costs | 1,394 |
| Accountancy | 250 |
| 1,716 | |
| Total resources expended | 94,169 |
| Net (expenditure)/income | 32,841 |
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