## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/01/2023 To**
**31/12/2023**
**Charity name: BROTHERS IN ALMS**
## **Charity registration number: 1195842**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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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 incredibly busy prior year’s
1.19
activities in relation to those activities, combined with the lower level
purposes for the public of overall donations received and the
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|benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|||**difficulty in finding volunteers with**
**sufficient time in order to carry out**
**activities, this year was more about**
**consolidating the charity’s position and**
**undertaking a more passive strategy in**
**terms of donating to other charities and**
**worthwhile causes, that still achieved the**
**objects of the CIO.**
**With respect to the charitable work that**
**was undertaken pursuant to this, the**
**most notable can be summarised as**
**follows:**
**February 2023:**
**Donation to SKT Welfare with respect to**
**the work they were doing in Syria and**
**Turkey given the earthquakes there**
**September 2023:**
**Donation to One Nation with respect to**
**their ongoing appeals**|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18||**All incumbent trustees have read the**
**guidance issued. Furthermore, in**
**planning activities for the period in**
**question, the trustees regularly referred**
**to the guidance at trustee meetings**
**which helped inform projects and**
**initiatives**|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
The charity has achieved a number of
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
|---|---|---|
|SORP reference|||
|||**The charity has achieved a number of**|
|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|**notable milestones since its inception,**
**including:**
**1) Fulfilling two of its total of four**
**objects**
**2) Raising over £39k in donations**
**and pledging over £34k 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 2024-2025**
**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**
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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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|---|---|---|
|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|39 Links Avenue,
Romford
Essex,
RM2 6NB|
## **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)**|
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||Sadia Rahman||||
||Aalia Rahman||||
||Kashif Hussain||||
## **Names and addresses of advisers**
|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**adviser**|||
## **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**||
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DR. SADIA RAHMAN
MR. KASHIF HUSSAIN|
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CHAIR|
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26/07/2024|
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26/07/2024|
BROTHERS IN ALMS 1195842 **Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 01/01/2023 31/12/2023 **To from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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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 Note
£10,409.00 - - 10,409 -
A1A)
Voluntary Receipts - Costs of Charitable
£3,500.00 - - 3,500 -
Activities (see Note A1B)
Bank Interest £434.00 - - 434 -
Bank Cashback £35.00 - - 35 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
£14,378.00 - - 14,378 -
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 14,378 - - 14,378 -
A3 Payments
Costs of Charitable Activities - Grants and
Payments (see Note A3A) £18,600.00 - - 18,600 -
Independent Examiner Fees £300.00 - - 300 -
- - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 18,900 ] - - 18,900 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 18,900 - - 18,900 -
Net of receipts/(payments) - 4,522 - - - 4,522 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 12,863 - - 12,863 -
Cash funds this year end 8,341 - - 8,341 -
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**unds**|Charity Bank Account (Virgin Money)
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**8,341**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
**B1 Cash funds**
## **B2 Other monetary assets**
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- - -
- - -
Total cash funds 8,341 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
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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 - -
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.)
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
Signed by one or two trustees on Date of
behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval
SADIA RAHMAN 26/07/24
KASHIF HUSSAIN 26/07/24
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