## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/04/24 Period start date To 31/03/25 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Mercy Appeal** ## **Charity registration number: 1196084** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Mercy Appeal will endeavour to alleviate
hunger poverty in the developing world.
This is primarily achieved via distribution of
food packs and bottled water through pre
approved contacts residing in locality to be
helped.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|During the reporting period, the charity’s
main activity was the delivery of essential
food and clean water packages to
individuals and families in need in Jhelum.
These activities were carried out in
furtherance of the charity’s purposes and
provided clear public benefit, as reflected in
the charity’s financial accounts.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had due regard to the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public
benefit when exercising their powers and
duties during the year. The trustees
consider that the charity’s activities during
the reporting period furthered its charitable
purposes and provided public benefit in
accordance with that guidance.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||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|During the reporting period, the charity’s
principal achievement was the successful
delivery of essential food and clean water
packages to individuals and families in
need in Jhelum, Pakistan. This support
helped to alleviate immediate hardship by
ensuring beneficiaries had access to basic
necessities, improving food security and
access to safe drinking water for vulnerable
households.
The charity’s work made a meaningful
difference to the circumstances of its
beneficiaries by reducing the risk of hunger
and water-related health issues, particularly
among those facing financial or social
disadvantage. Beyond the direct impact on
recipients, the charity’s activities
contributed to wider societal benefit by
supporting community wellbeing and
promoting dignity and stability within
affected communities| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the reporting period, the
charity was in a stable financial position.
Total funds held amounted to £8,230,
comprising £4,888 in unrestricted funds
and £3,342 in restricted funds. The trustees
consider that the charity has sufficient
funds to meet its current commitments and
planned activities.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees’ policy is to maintain a modest
level of unrestricted reserves to ensure the
charity can meet short-term operating
needs and respond to unforeseen
expenditure. Reserves are held to support
the effective continuation of the charity’s
activities and to provide financial resilience.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At the reporting date, the charity held
unrestricted reserves of £4,888. Restricted
funds of £3,342 are held solely for their
specified purposes and are not available for
general use.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable. The charity held positive
unrestricted reserves at the end of the
reporting period.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|There were no funds in deficit at the end of
the reporting period. All restricted funds
were applied in accordance with donor
restrictions, and no restricted fund was
overspent.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The trustees have reviewed the charity’s
financial position and future plans and are
satisfied that the charity is a going concern.
The charity has no significant liabilities, and
the trustees have no material uncertainties
that would cast doubt on the charity’s ability
to continue its activities for the foreseeable
future.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
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|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed in accordance with
the charity’s constitution. New trustees are
selected by the existing trustees and
formally appointed by trustee resolution,
based on the skills and experience required
to support the charity’s objects.
There were no changes to the composition
of the trustee board during the reporting
period.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Mercy Appeal| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charitynumber|1196084| |Charity’s principal address|167-169 Sunbridge Rd, bradfird BD1 2HB| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Talah Raja|||| ||Usman Rafiq|||| ||Umar Azhar Lal|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name NA** ## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**NA**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **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)** Talah Raja **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 25.01.26 |**Mercy Appeal**|**Mercy Appeal**|**Mercy Appeal**|**1196084**| |---|---|---|---| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||| |**For the period**
**from**|01/04/2024|**To**|31/05/2025| **CC16a** |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**6,162**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,162**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,162**
**1,274**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,274**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,274**
**4,888**
**-**
**-**
**4,888**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**6,650**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,650**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,650**
**3,308**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,308**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,308**
**3,342**
**-**
**-**
**3,342**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**12,812**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**12,812**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**12,812**
**4,582**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,582**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,582**
**8,230**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Charitable Donations|**6,162**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**6,162**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| |Charitable activities|**1,274**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**1,274**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| ||**4,888**|**3,342**|**-**|**8,230**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**4,888**|**3,342**|**-**|**8,230**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 25/01/2026 1 ## **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
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Net Receipts for the Year
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**4,888**
**3,342**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,888**
**3,342**
OK
OK
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**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
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**-**
**-**
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**asset belongs**
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**asset belongs**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
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Print Name
Talah Raja|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
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approval| |||Talah Raja|25.01.26| ||||| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 25/01/2026 2