ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR st Year Ended 1 February 2025
Legal & Administrative Information
Charity Name: Kutu Chand Foundation Charity Registration Number: 1196433 Taj Uddin Bilal Ahmed Trustees: Aysha Khatun Dr Alim Uddin 38 Fernhall Drive Registered Office: Ilford IG4 5BW Lloyds Bank PLC 15 Blackheath Village Bank: London SE3 9LH Mohammed Chowdhury FMAAT (Affiliated member of ACIE) Chadwell Accounting Services Independent Examiner: Limited T/A Alam & Co Office 6 65B London Road Romford RM7 9QA info@alamandco.co.uk
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Message from The Board of Trustees
Kutu Chand was the nickname of Mofur Uddin. He started from humble beginnings and became an orphan at a very young age. Much of his early life was lived in poverty. Things took a positive turn for him when he was given the opportunity to migrate to the UK.
- Life in the UK was difficult for him as he worked most of his working life in factories and sometimes worked 7 days a week. Through his hard work he was able to change the financial situation of his family.
He was known among the community in the UK as well as in Bangladesh for his generosity and willingness to help the poor and needy. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2016 and sadly passed away in 2019. Kutu Chand Foundation was started by us, his family, after his death as we wanted to continue his legacy of charity. It was registered with the Charity Commission around two years after his death.
It has now been over 3 years since we set up Kutu Chand Foundation and with your duas and support, this last year has been the most successful.
- On top of this, we have also increased the number of individuals we are financially sponsoring and supporting.
We have also tried to focus more on income generation as this is the best way of getting people out of poverty and is a means of enabling them to become self-sufficient.
Going forward, we will continue to rely on your duas, donations and support so that we can help even more individuals and families.
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Board of Trustees Kutu Chand Foundation
Bilal Ahmed
Aysha Khatun
Taj Uddin
Dr Alim Uddin
Trustees Report
The Trustees of Kutu Chand Foundation present the Annual Report and Financial Statement for the period from 2nd February 2024 to 1st February 2025.
The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and Financial Statements of the charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charity’s governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 01 January 2015).
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Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Constitution
Kutu Chand Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The charity was established by Constitution and registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 5th November 2021 , under registration number 1196433 . It is governed by a constitution adopted on 26th June 2021.
Organisational Structure
The trustees are responsible for the governance of the charity and the day-to-day management is performed by the trustees and volunteers. All trustees and volunteers give their time voluntarily and receive no renumeration or other benefits. The trustees meet regularly and are responsible for the decisions taken in relation to running the charity.
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Risk Management
The trustees have assessed the risks the charity faces and the nature of those risks. The trustees review risks regularly and strengthen their perspective on these issues through meetings. The trustees are satisfied that systems are in place, or arrangements are in hand to manage the risks that have been identified.
Volunteers
The trustees have assessed the risks the charity faces and the nature of those risks. The trustees review risks regularly and strengthen their perspective on these issues through meetings. The trustees are satisfied that systems are in place, or arrangements are in hand to manage the risks that have been identified.
Public Benefit
The trustees confirm that they have considered the general guideline issued by the Charity Commission in connection with Public Benefit in setting the objectives of the charity.
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Our Objectives
Our aims and objectives at Kutu Chand Foundation are to relieve poverty in Bangladesh.
Our Vision
The relief of poverty in Bangladesh by providing grants for healthcare, education, nutrition, sanitation, clean water and skills training designed to enable individuals to generate sustainable income and become self-sufficient.
Our Mission
Our mission consists of the following key areas:
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Income Sanitation/
generation clean water
Food/Cash
Education Healthcare
distribution
Family/orphan
Shelter/House
sponsership
building
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Our Values
100% donation policy Accountability Transparency
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Achievements and Performance in 2024*
2024* has been the most successful year since Kutu Chand Foundation was established.
Summary of 2024
7 projects delivered
Total Raised-92k
2nd February 2024 to 1 Februray 2025st
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Projects Delivered
Family/student
Medical help
sponsorship
House
Cash
Food build/ distribution
distribution
shelter
Income
generation Clean water
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Food Distribution
Over 250 food packages distributed in villages in the Sylhet district of Bangladesh.
Food packages consisted of staple food items, including rice, onions, lentils and oil.
The food distribution was carried out in Ramdan 2024.
Kutu Chand Foundation donated cows and goats to the local orphanage, which were used to feed hundreds of orphan children.
Cash Distribution
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£18,215 was distributed as cash to the poor and needy.
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Cash distributed was used by poor and needy families for numerous life’s necessities.
Cash was distributed all over Sylhet and in other districts of Bangladesh.
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Shelter/House Building
A total of £32,229 spent
- 11 houses were built or repaired
The photos below show a selection of the houses we have built in the last year. The photos show the condition of the houses before and after completion of the projects.
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Income Generation
A total of £8,197 was spent on income generation projects.
Projects included providing grants to help start small businesses and also repairing of auto rickshaw to enable continued income for those families.
Family/Student Sponsorship
£7,720 spent.
15 families sponsored, consisting of orphans, elderly, widows and disabled.
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Clean Water
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9 tube wells and deep wells built/installed.
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£2,578 spent.
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Medical Help
£3,380 spent.
Many poor patients helped with funds to enable them to have urgent medical treatment.
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Plans for 2025
2024 has seen us build on the success of previous years. We have been able to help more individuals and families than in previous years. Two of our trustees, Taj Uddin and Alim Uddin, visited Bangladesh in November 2024 to see first-hand the impact that our projects have had on families and how their lives have been transformed. Their visit encompassed trips to Lama Chandarpur, Shilghat, Nicind, Bateshwar as well as other places. They spoke to families and individuals who are in need and were able to draw up a list of projects to focus on for 2025. With your generous donations and support, we hope to complete most of these projects in 2025.
The whole team at Kutu Chand Foundation look forward to 2025 and hope and expect that it will be even more successful than previous years. Our hope is that with your help, we can continue to expand these projects so that we can help more individuals and families and continue our mission of relieving poverty in Bangladesh.
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
The trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year in compliance with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and all other applicable law which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the net income and expenditure for the year. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue to operate.
The trustees confirm that the accounts comply with current statutory requirements.
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Name: Taj Uddin
Position: Treasurer & Trustee
Date: 12/4/2025
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Approved by Trustees
Name: Taj Uddin Position: Treasurer & Trustee Date: 12/4/2025
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