2025-03-31-accounts - The Tafida Raqeeb Foundation

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THE TAFIDA RAQEEB FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 31 MARCH 2025

(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Report and Financial Statements

Year ended: 31 March 2025

Charity number: 1196756

THE TAFIDA RAQEEB FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 31 MARCH 2025

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Reference and Administrative Details	3
Trustees' Report	4
Statement of Financial Activities	8
Balance Sheet	9

THE TAFIDA RAQEEB FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 31 MARCH 2025

Founder & President Ms Shelina Begum

Co-Founder Mr Jakir Chowdhury

Vice President Prof Dr Philippe Menasche

Mr Johirul Islam

Trustees

Mr Muhammad Dahoud

Mr Jacob Lyons

Dr Aliya Abbasi

Mr Mohammed Raqeeb

Charity Registration Number 1196756

Principal Office 4 Princes Street Mayfair London W1B 2LE

Bank Lloyds Bank

THE TAFIDA RAQEEB FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 31 MARCH 2025

Welcome to the Tafida Raqeeb Foundation

Introduction

The Tafida Raqeeb Foundation continues to uphold its vision of providing support, hope, and tangible assistance to children suffering from neurological conditions and their families. Founded on the principles of compassion, resilience, and progress, our mission is to ensure every child with a neurological condition has access to care, treatment, and opportunities to improve their quality of life.

In 2024 we expanded our efforts to new communities, strengthened our fundraising activities, and provided critical support to families in need. These milestones reaffirm our dedication to making a meaningful impact, both in the UK and globally. We have successfully delivered another medical mission in January 2025 in Bangladesh for the neediest public.

Our Mission and Key Objectives

The Tafida Raqeeb Foundation exists to:

Provide support to families and children affected by brain injuries or neurological conditions.
Advocate for advanced treatments and rehabilitation services, often unavailable in public healthcare systems.
Raise public awareness of neurological conditions to improve understanding and reduce stigma.
Host medical mission in Bangladesh for the underserved communities with a particular focus on maternal care, cardiac care and neurology.
Advocate for changes in how children are dealt with in critical care in the hospital.
Long term vision: lay the groundwork for a paediatric rehabilitation centre in the UK, which will serve as a global hub for innovative treatment and recovery programs for children.

Key Achievements in 2024

National Awareness Campaigns

This year, the Foundation continued the awareness campaigns across the UK aimed at educating the public about neurological conditions affecting children. These campaigns reached communities in both urban and rural areas, using a mix of social media and local events. Leveraging the power of social media, we connected with many families online, offering guidance and connecting them to vital resources. These efforts have significantly raised the profile of the Foundation, ensuring that more families are aware of the support available to them.

THE TAFIDA RAQEEB FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 31 MARCH 2025

Responding to Families in Need

One of our primary goals has always been to serve as a lifeline for families navigating the complex realities of neurological conditions. In 2024-2025, we assisted a record number of families, offering:

Emotional Support: Providing reassurance and guidance to parents grappling with the challenges of caring for a child with a brain injury or neurological condition.
Resource Allocation: Connecting families to medical experts, therapists, and legal advisors where necessary.
Each family we supported this year stands as a testament to the life-changing impact of the Foundation’s work.

Fundraising Across the Country

Fundraising remains a vital pillar of our organisation’s operations. In 2024, we took significant steps to diversify our efforts, mobilise communities, and strengthen our financial foundation. While we continued with our fundraising activities, we did not undertake any major campaigns during the year. This was made possible through the generous support of professional volunteers who dedicated their time and skills to delivering our services, effectively reducing our operational expenses. Furthermore, our mission in Bangladesh in January 2024 was fully sponsored by local donors, which helped minimise costs and allowed us to sustain our operations throughout the year. As we look toward 2025, we are implementing new and diversified fundraising strategies to ensure financial sustainability and expand our programs. These include building stronger partnerships with corporate sponsors, enhancing our online fundraising initiatives, engaging communities through creative outreach campaigns, and hosting donor appreciation events to cultivate long-term support.

Public Engagement and Visibility

In 2024-2025, the Foundation invested heavily in expanding its visibility to engage with a broader audience. The Foundation was represented at key events, including charity galas and community festivals, where we shared our mission and progress. Through these efforts, we have established ourselves as a trusted voice and partner for families and institutions in Bangladesh.

Report of the trustees for the year ended March 2025

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1st January 2016).

THE TAFIDA RAQEEB FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 31 MARCH 2025

Structure, governance and management

The Tafida Raqeeb Foundation is a registered charity, number 1196756. The charity was established by the parents of Tafida Raqeeb after her sudden brain injury which left her fighting for her life.

New trustees are appointed by the existing trustees and serve for three years after which they may put themselves forward for re-appointment. The governing document provides for a minimum of three trustees, to a maximum of twelve trustees, with no more than three trustees due for re- appointment in any one year.

All major decisions are made by the board of trustees. All trustees give of their time freely and no trustee remuneration was paid in the year. Trustees are required to disclose all relevant interests and in accordance with the charity’s policy withdraw from decisions where a conflict of interest arises.

Risk management

The trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have reviewed those risks and established systems and procedures to manage those risks. The trustees continue to keep under review any major risks arising from, or impacting, on the activities of the charity.

Our Vision and Goals for 2025–2026

As we close the chapter on 2024–2025, our focus is already firmly set on the ambitious goals ahead for 2025–2026. Building on the success of the Bangladesh Medical Missions, we are determined to expand our reach and deepen our impact in the year to come.

Our mission remains rooted in serving the underprivileged, and we will continue to grow our operations to support more individuals and families in need, both in Bangladesh and in the UK.

In the UK, we will refine and expand the range of services we offer including financial aid, legal guidance, and emotional support to better serve families facing hardship.

In 2025–2026, we will also explore innovative fundraising models to sustain and expand our work. Our new hybrid fundraising campaigns will combine in-person and digital events, enabling us to reach an even broader audience and engage supporters from all walks of life.

Furthermore, we will continue to advocate for systemic change in how children are cared for in critical care settings ensuring that every child receives the dignity, compassion, and quality of care they deserve.

These are our manifestations for 2025–2026, our goals, our ambitions, and our unwavering commitment to making a lasting difference in the lives of those we serve.

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Statement of Trustees’ Responsibility

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the persons who are trustees at the time when this trustees’ report is approved has confirmed that:

So far as that trustee is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable group's auditors are unaware, and that trustee has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a trustee in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charitable group's auditors are aware of that information.

Acknowledgments

The successes of 2024-2025 would not have been possible without the incredible support of our donors, partners, and volunteers. Their belief in our mission inspires us to continue striving for a better future for those who serve. To the families we serve, thank you for trusting us to walk this journey with you. Your courage and resilience fuel our commitment to creating lasting change. We will continue to advocate, educate, and innovate to ensure that every child has the opportunity to live a full and meaningful life, regardless of their challenges.

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………………………………… Mohammed Abdul Raqeeb

Trustee

Date: 30/01/2026

THE TAFIDA RAQEEB FOUNDATION

THE TAFIDA RAQEEB FOUNDATION INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Donations Staff cost Other charges Fund Balance at 31 March 2025	2025 £ 7,694 - (5,520) 2,174	2024 £ 59,577 (3,753) (59,354)
		(3,530)

THE TAFIDA RAQEEB FOUNDATION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

Current assets Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Net current liabilities Total assets less current liabilities Accruals and deferred income Net liabilities Income Funds	27,450 (47,589)	2025 £ (20,139) (20,139) (5,400) (25,539) (25,539)	24,817 (49,830)	2024 £ (25,013)
				(25,013) (2,700)
				(27,713)

				(27,713)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

1 Statutory information

The Tafida Raqeeb Foundation is a Charity registered in England and Wales, registration number 1196756. The registered office is 4 Princes Street Mayfair London W1B 2LE, United Kingdom.

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the Charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011.

The trustees have not required the company to obtain an audit for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting

records and the preparation of accounts under section 137 of the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees, and authorised for issue, on and were signed on its behalf

by:

Approved by the board on 30 January 2026

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Mohammed Abdul Raqeeb Trustee

Charity Registration No. 1196756