2023-12-31-accounts - The Ma'arif Foundation UK

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name THE MA’ARIF FOUNDATION UK members of On accounts for the year 31/12/2023 Charity no 1196087 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2023.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: FSuleman Date: 23/08/24 Name: M F SULEMAN Relevant professional ACCOUNTANT qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: C/O FUSION ACCOUNTING LTD 398A EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5HH

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

October 2018

IER

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER

	Charity Name THE MA'ARIF FOUNDATION UK	Charity Name THE MA'ARIF FOUNDATION UK	Charity Name THE MA'ARIF FOUNDATION UK	No (if any) 1196087	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01/01/2023	To	Period end date 31/12/2023

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 244,131 - - - - - - - 244,131 - - - 244,131 245,523 750 273 - - - - - - 246,546 - - - - 246,546 - 2,415 - 2,631 216	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	244,131	-	-	244,131	32,133
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	244,131	-	-	244,131	32,133

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
				244,131	32,133
				245,523 750 273 - - - - - - 246,546 - - - - 246,546 - 2,415
Grants	245,523				29,457
AccountancyFees	750				-
Bank Charges	273				45
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**Sub total **	246,546				29,502

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					29,502

	- 2,415	-		- 2,415	2,631
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	2,631	-		2,631	-
	216	-		216	2,631

Spreadsheet version of CC16a

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

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		Date of approval
INAMUL HASAN PATEL		23-08-2024

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

~~Spreadsheet ve~~ r ~~sion of CC16a~~

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 31 01 2023 To 31 12 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

THE MA'ARIF FOUNDATION UK

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1196087

Charity's principal address 4 STRONE ROAD

LONDON Postcode E7 8EU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	INAMUL HASAN EBRAHIM ISMAIL PATEL
	SAEED MAHMED
	MOHAMMED AHMED SIDAT

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

TAR

March 2012

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08 OCTOBER 2021

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

APPOINTED BY TRUSTEE MAJORITY Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

To relieve financial hardship among poor people, orphans and Summary of the other people in need by means of, but not exclusively, making objects of the charity grants for providing or paying for items, equipment, services and set out in its facilities, including the provision of food, water and clothing, costs governing document for medical treatment and costs for attending school for the benefit of the said persons.

Summary of the main During the period, the trustees secured donations from the public activities undertaken for humanitarian projects in India. The trustees identified partner for the public benefit charities in India for the delivery of humanitarian projects which in relation to these allowed the trustees to deliver the winter blanket distribution, the objects (include water well project, the water hand pump project, widows support within this section the project, livelihood support project, medical aid project, school statutory declaration sponsorship project, shelter project and feeding project for the that trustees have poor benefitting over 8,600 poor and needy people during the had regard to the period. guidance issued by the Charity The trustees have had due regard to the public benefit guidance Commission on of the charity commission and confirm that they are delivering public benefit) public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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March 2012

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During the period, the trustees secured donations from the public for humanitarian projects in India. The trustees identified partner charities in India for the delivery of humanitarian projects which allowed the trustees to deliver the winter blanket distribution, the water well project, the water hand pump project, widows support project, livelihood support project, medical aid project, school sponsorship project, shelter project and feeding project for the poor benefitting over 8,600 poor and needy people during the period.

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

During the period, the charity secured total donations of £244,131 which were all unrestricted for various project appeals for those in financial hardship in India. This was an increase from previous year because of the extra appeals carried out and generous support of donors. The expenditure for the year was £246,546 which were mainly grants of £245,523 for the delivery of humanitarian projects. This resulted in a deficit of £2,415 which was met with prior year surpluses. At the end of the period, the charity held £216 in reserves which were held for future charitable expenditure. The trustees have a policy not to hold reserves but to expend surpluses in future periods for charitable expenditure.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

NONE

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy

TAR

March 2012

adopted.

Section F

Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) INAMUL HASAN PATEL Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIRMAN etc)

Date 23-08-2024

TAR

March 2012