
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01/01/2024   To** 

## **31/12/2024** 

## **Charity name: BROTHERS IN ALMS** 

## **Charity registration number: 1195842** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 


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SORP reference<br>Summary of the purposes of  Para 1.17  The objects of the CIO are, each for the<br>the charity as set out in its  public benefit:<br>governing document<br>a) The relief and assistance of people in<br>need in Asia who are the victims of war<br>or natural disaster; by supplying<br>them with food and medical aid;<br>b) The relief and assistance of people in<br>need in the UK and Asia who are the<br>victims of poverty; by supplying<br>them with food and financial assistance<br>in order to facilitate the restoration of a<br>minimum acceptable quality of<br>life for them;<br>c) The advancement of further education<br>for individuals in deprived areas of the<br>UK through the provision of private<br>tutoring and mentoring funded by the<br>charity, thus equipping said individuals<br>with the tools necessary to create<br>more promising lives for themselves and<br>their families, as well as make a larger<br>contribution to wider society;<br>and<br>d) The advancement of the Islamic<br>religion by the provision of services and<br>assistance to small local mosques in<br>the UK who cater for a small number of<br>worshippers and therefore often run in to<br>situations whereby there are<br>no funds available for essential mosque<br>maintenance, by supplying them with the<br>financial assistance necessary<br>to maintain the upkeep of the mosques.<br>Summary of the main  Para 1.17 and  During the course of this year, given the<br>1.19<br>activities in relation to those  difficulty in finding volunteers with<br>purposes for the public  sufficient time in order to carry out<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




|benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.||**activities, the trustees decided to focus**<br>**on a few key projects in Pakistan with**<br>**distribution through existing trusted**<br>**volunteers and partners on the ground**<br>**there, whilst still achieving the objects of**<br>**the CIO. Furthermore, a pledge was made**<br>**to focus more in 2025 on promoting the**<br>**charity and encouraging more people to**<br>**donate to it, as well as getting involved in**<br>**active fundraising and volunteering**<br>**activities.**<br>**With respect to the charitable work that**<br>**was undertaken pursuant to the above,**<br>**the most notable can be summarised as**<br>**follows:**<br>-<br>**Donation of food packs to**<br>**Pakistan and funds made available**<br>**for the advancement of conditions**<br>**in orphanages**<br>-<br>**Provision of modern water**<br>**filtration systems in Pakistan**<br>-<br>**Partnership with BBZ Enterprises**<br>**(a relief and general order supplier**<br>**in Pakistan) to provide essentials**<br>**to the poorest in society**|
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|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**All incumbent trustees have read the**<br>**guidance issued. Furthermore, in**<br>**planning activities for the period in**<br>**question, the trustees regularly referred**<br>**to the guidance at trustee meetings**<br>**which helped inform projects and**<br>**initiatives**|



## **Achievements and Performance** 


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**The charity has achieved a number of notable milestones since its inception, including:** 

|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
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|SORP reference|||
|||**The charity has achieved a number of**|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**notable milestones since its inception,**<br>**including:**<br>**1) Fulfilling two of its total of four**<br>**objects**<br>**2)  Raising a large amount in**<br>**donations and pledging a large**<br>**amount in grants to those most at**<br>**need**<br>**3) Helping those in need in Pakistan**<br>**4) Establishing strong partnerships**<br>**with a number of other reputable,**<br>**well-established and successful**<br>**charities**<br>**5) Establishing a solid pipeline of**<br>**activity for 2025-2026**<br>**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<br>trusts:<br>Type of governing document  Para 1.25  Constitution, dated 17/09/2021<br>How is the charity  Para 1.25  Charitable Incorporated Organisation<br>constituted?<br>Trustee selection methods  Para 1.25  New trustees are appointed by the<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|
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|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|Type of governing document<br>Para 1.25<br>**Constitution, dated 17/09/2021**|||
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>Para 1.25<br>**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**|||
|Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|**New trustees are appointed by the**|
|including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees||**existing trustees, subject to the below:**<br>**i)**<br>**Meeting the Eligibility Criteria**<br>**specified in the Governing**<br>**Document**<br>**ii)**<br>**Apart from the first charity**<br>**trustees, every trustee must be**<br>**appointed for a term of at least**<br>**two years by a resolution**<br>**passed at a properly convened**<br>**meeting of the charity trustees**<br>**iii)**<br>**In selecting individuals for**<br>**appointment as charity**<br>**trustees, the charity trustees**<br>**must have regard to the skills,**<br>**knowledge and experience**<br>**needed for the effective**<br>**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,<br>Romford<br>Essex,<br>RM2 6NB|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3|**Trustee name**<br>**Office (if any)**<br>**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**<br>**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|**Trustee name**<br>**Office (if any)**<br>**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**<br>**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|**Trustee name**<br>**Office (if any)**<br>**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**<br>**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|**Trustee name**<br>**Office (if any)**<br>**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**<br>**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Sadia Rahman||||
||Aalia Rahman||||
||Kashif Hussain||||



## **Names and addresses of advisers** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**adviser**|||



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br> **Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**||
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||<br>SADIA RAHMAN<br>KASHIF HUSSAIN|
||<br>CHAIR|
||<br>04/10/2025|
||<br>04/10/2025|






BROTHERS IN ALMS 1195842 **Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 01/01/2024 31/12/2024 **To from** 


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Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last year<br>funds funds funds<br> to the nearest      £  to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>A1 Receipts<br>Voluntary Receipts - Donations (see Note<br>£14,283.00                              -                                 -                          14,283                              -<br>A1A)<br>Voluntary Receipts - Costs of Charitable<br>£3,603.00                              -                                 -                            3,603                              -<br>Activities (see Note A1B)<br>Bank Interest £269.00                              -                                 -                               269                              -<br>Bank Cashback £13.00                              -                                 -                                 13                              -<br>                               -                               -                                 -                                 -                                -<br>                               -                               -                                 -                                 -                                -<br>                               -                               -                                 -                                 -                                -<br>                               -                               -                                 -                                 -                                -<br>Sub total  (Gross income for<br>£18,168.00                              -                                 -                          18,168                              -<br>AR)<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                               -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>                               -                                 -                                 -                               -                                  -<br>Sub total                                 -                                 -                                 -                               -                                  -<br>Total receipts                   18,168                             -                             -                        18,168                            -<br>A3 Payments<br>Costs of Charitable Activities - Grants and<br>Payments (see Note A3A) £9,690.00                              -                                 -                            9,690                              -<br>Costs of Charitable Activities - Other (see<br>Note A3B) £3,603.00                              -                                 -                            3,603                              -<br>                             -                                 -                                 - 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                               -<br>Sub total [                      13,293 ]                              -                                 -                          13,293                              -<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                               -                                 -                               -<br>                               -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>Sub total [                               - ]                                -                                 -                               -                                  -<br>Total payments [                  13,293 ]                            -                             -                        13,293                            -<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                     4,875                           -                             -                       4,875                         -<br>A5 Transfers between funds                           -                          -                           -                                 -                           -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                      8,341                           -                            -                        8,341                         -<br>Cash funds this year end                   13,216                           -                             -                     13,216                         -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**unds**|**Details**<br>Charity Bank Account (Virgin Money)|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**13,216**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**|
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**B1 Cash funds** 




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                             -                                 -                                -<br>                             -                                 -                                -<br>Total cash funds                     13,216                           -                            -<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s)) OK OK OK<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>funds  funds  funds<br>Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £<br>B2 Other monetary assets                              -                                 -                                -<br>                             -                                 -                                -<br>                             -                                 -                                -<br>                             -                                 -                                -<br>                             -                                 -                                -<br>                             -                                 -                                -<br>Fund to which  Current value<br>Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)<br>B3 Investment assets                              -                                -<br>                             -                                -<br>                             -                                -<br>                             -                                -<br>                             -                                -<br>Fund to which  Current value<br>Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)<br>B4 Assets retained for the   Laptop Computer  Unrestricted                              -                                -<br>charity’s own use                              -                                -<br>                             -                                -<br>                             -                                -<br>                             -                                -<br>                             -                                -<br>                             -                                -<br>                             -                                -<br>                             -                                -<br>Fund to which  Amount due  When due<br>Details liability relates (optional) (optional)<br>B5 Liabilities                              -<br>                             -<br>                             -<br>                             -<br>                             -<br>Notes:<br>A1A  Voluntary receipts from donors by way of donations<br>A1B  Voluntary receipts from volunteers to cover certain costs of charitable activities they are actively involved in (e.g.<br>flights, accomodation etc.)<br>A3A  Includes: i) grants to individual beneficiaries for charitable purposes and/or paid to charitable and other institutions<br>and ii) payments for goods/services provided to beneficiaries and payments for charitable activities<br>A3B  Includes all other costs of charitable activities (e.g. flight and accomodation costs for volunteers actively involved in<br>distributing charity funds)<br>Signed by one or two trustees on  Date of<br>behalf of all the trustees  Signature Print Name approval<br>KASHIF HUSSAIN 04/10/25<br>SADIA RAHMAN 04/10/25<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


