## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 20/09/2021 To** **31/12/2022** ## **Charity name: BROTHERS IN ALMS** ## **Charity registration number: 1195842** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 The objects of the CIO are, each for the
the charity as set out in its public benefit:
governing document
a) The relief and assistance of people in
need in Asia who are the victims of war
or natural disaster; by supplying
them with food and medical aid;
b) The relief and assistance of people in
need in the UK and Asia who are the
victims of poverty; by supplying
them with food and financial assistance
in order to facilitate the restoration of a
minimum acceptable quality of
life for them;
c) The advancement of further education
for individuals in deprived areas of the
UK through the provision of private
tutoring and mentoring funded by the
charity, thus equipping said individuals
with the tools necessary to create
more promising lives for themselves and
their families, as well as make a larger
contribution to wider society;
and
d) The advancement of the Islamic
religion by the provision of services and
assistance to small local mosques in
the UK who cater for a small number of
worshippers and therefore often run in to
situations whereby there are
no funds available for essential mosque
maintenance, by supplying them with the
financial assistance necessary
to maintain the upkeep of the mosques.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Given the unprecedented number of
1.19
activities in relation to those natural disasters which occurred during
purposes for the public the period in question, the trustees
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benefit, in particular, the consciously decided to focus exclusively
activities, projects or services on the first two objects listed above
identified in the accounts. relating to the provision of food, medical
aid and financial assistance to those who
were victims of said natural disasters or
those who were more at risk anyway due
to extreme poverty. This meant that no
work was undertaken pertaining to the
last two objects, which is something
which will therefore be prioritised next
year if possible.
With respect to the charitable work that
was undertaken pursuant to the first two
objects above (thus helping achieve
them), this can be summarised as
follows:
March 2022:
Partnership with A123 Trust charity,
delivering food and essential supplies to
poverty-stricken villages in Nairobi,
Kenya
May 2022:
Grant to Your Legacy Global to help
needy orphans in Malaysia
August 2022:
Exploratory visit to Pakistan to look at a
potential grant to enable the construction
and operation of an orphanage in
conjunction with the As-Siraj Trust
charity
September 2022:
Provision of food, daily essentials and
medical supplies to flood victims in Swat,
Pakistan, in conjunction with the Swabi
Bikers Club
January 2023:
Trip to Pakistan to provide food and
medical supplies to flood victims (in
Dadi, Sindh) and the poor, in conjunction
with the Street Child charity
Statement confirming Para 1.18 All incumbent trustees have read the
whether the trustees have guidance issued. Furthermore, in
had regard to the guidance planning activities for the period in
issued by the Charity question, the trustees regularly referred
Commission on public to the guidance at trustee meetings
benefit which helped inform projects and
initiatives
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## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
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||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |||| |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|**The charity has achieved a number of**
**notable milestones since its inception,**
**including:**
**1) Fulfilling two of its total of four**
**objects**
**2) Raising over £25k in donations**
**and pledging over £15k in grants**
**to those most at need**
**3) Helping those in need across**
**multiple countries**
**4) Establishing strong partnerships**
**with a number of other reputable,**
**well-established and successful**
**charities**
**5) Establishing a solid pipeline of**
**activity for 2023, starting in**
**January**
**The work of the charity has**
**immeasurably improved the lives and**
**circumstances of hundreds of people**
**who were most in need**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document Para 1.25 Constitution, dated 17/09/2021
How is the charity Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation
constituted?
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 New trustees are appointed by the
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|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**| |---|---|---| |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |Type of governing document
Para 1.25
**Constitution, dated 17/09/2021**||| |How is the charity
constituted?
Para 1.25
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**||| |Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|**New trustees are appointed by the**| |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||**existing trustees, subject to the below:**
**i)**
**Meeting the Eligibility Criteria**
**specified in the Governing**
**Document**
**ii)**
**Apart from the first charity**
**trustees, every trustee must be**
**appointed for a term of at least**
**two years by a resolution**
**passed at a properly convened**
**meeting of the charity trustees**
**iii)**
**In selecting individuals for**
**appointment as charity**
**trustees, the charity trustees**
**must have regard to the skills,**
**knowledge and experience**
**needed for the effective**
**administration of the CIO**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Brothers in Alms| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1195842| |Charity’s principal address|4 Danyon Close,
Rainham,
Essex,
RM13 9LS| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Sadia Rahman|||| ||Aalia Rahman|||| ||Kashif Hussain||03/10/2021 - Present|Other Trustees| ## **Names and addresses of advisers** |**Names and addresses of advisers**|**Names and addresses of advisers**|**Names and addresses of advisers**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |**Independent**
**Examiner**|Mahammmad Ali|1st Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P
4QP| ## **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|| |---|---| ||
SADIA RAHMAN
AALIA RAHMAN| ||
CHAIR| ||
04/02/2023| ||
04/02/2023| BROTHERS IN ALMS 1195842 **Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 20/09/2021 31/12/2022 **To from** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Voluntary Receipts - Donations (see Notes
£28,681.00 - - 28,681 -
A1A and A1D)
Voluntary Receipts - Costs of Charitable
£11,009.00 - - 11,009 -
Activities (see Note A1B)
Voluntary Receipts - Costs of Asset
£810.00 - - 810 -
Purchases (see Note A1C)
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
40,500 - - 40,500 -
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 40,500 - - 40,500 -
A3 Payments
Costs of Charitable Activities - Grants and
Payments (see Note A3A) £15,808.00 - - 15,808 -
Costs of Charitable Activities - Other (see
Notes A3B and A3C) £11,009.00 - - 11,009 -
Bank Charges £10.00 - - 10 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 26,827 ] - - 26,827 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Laptop Computer £810.00 - - 810
- - - -
Sub total [ 810 ] - - 810 -
Total payments 27,637 - - 27,637 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 12,863 - - 12,863 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 12,863 - - 12,863 -
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**|Charity Bank Account (Cashplus Bank)
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**12,863**
**-**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
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Total cash funds 12,863 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets - - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B3 Investment assets - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the Laptop Computer Unrestricted 810 -
charity’s own use - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities -
-
-
-
-
Notes:
A1A Voluntary receipts from donors by way of donations
A1B Voluntary receipts from volunteers to cover certain costs of charitable activities they are actively involved in (e.g.
flights, accomodation etc.)
A1C Voluntary receipts from donors to cover costs of certain asset purchases (e.g. computers, stationery, equipment
etc.). Effectively constitutes the donation of assets to the charity
A1D Includes an amount of £1,000 pertaining to a voluntary donation which was made on 29 December 2022, but was
only cleared by the bank on 4 January 2023
A3A Includes: i) grants to individual beneficiaries for charitable purposes and/or paid to charitable and other institutions
and ii) payments for goods/services provided to beneficiaries and payments for charitable activities
A3B Includes all other costs of charitable activities (e.g. flight and accomodation costs for volunteers actively involved in
distributing charity funds)
A3C Includes an amount of £425 pertaining to volunteer accomodation which was paid for on 19 December 2022, but
was only collected by the vendor on 7 January 2023 once the free cancellation period had ended
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf Date of
of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval
SADIA RAHMAN 04/02/2023
AALIA RAHMAN 04/02/2023
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