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

## **From  13/06/22 Period start date   To       05/04/23                          Period end date** 

## **Charity name: UNITED RELIEF** 

## **Charity registration number: 1199289** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO are for the public<br>benefit, the relief of the homeless, orphans,<br>refugees or other individuals who are in<br>need by reason of their age, disability, ill-<br>health, financial or other social or economic<br>disadvantage including but not limited to:-<br><br>Providing a platform to advance the<br>education of the public and / or promote<br>public awareness about the issues<br>relating to the homeless, refugees,<br>orphans and / or others in need;<br><br>Providing food and drink to the<br>homeless, refugees, orphans or other<br>individuals in need by reason being<br>financially and economically<br>disadvantaged such as those from low<br>income households;<br><br>Providing essential items such as<br>clothes, sleeping bags and sanitary<br>items which are aimed at improving the<br>standard of living and conditions of the<br>homeless, refugees, orphans or others in<br>need by reason of being financially and<br>economically disadvantaged such as<br>those from low income households;<br><br>Providing gifts and donations, such as<br>toys and books to the homeless,<br>refugees, orphans or others from<br>financially and economically<br>disadvantaged backgrounds; and<br><br>Providing funds to other charities<br>and/or not-for-profit organisations,<br>which support the homeless, refugees,<br>orphansand/or thosefrom financially|





|||and economically disadvantaged<br>backgrounds. These funds are used<br>broadly to purchase items and/or<br>provide services which are aimed at the<br>improvement of the living conditions<br>and / or standard of living of these<br>groups.|
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|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|13.06.22 – 05.04.23<br>Orphan Sponsorship Programme 2022 – United<br>Relief along with a group volunteers entered an<br>obstacle course to raise as much funds as<br>possible. The funds raised was used to sponsor<br>as many orphans as possible.<br>Monthly Food Drop – United Relief along with<br>volunteers distributed food to homeless shelters<br>across Surrey and London. This was a monthly<br>project.<br>Refugee Crisis Project 2022 – United Relief<br>along with a group of volunteers travelled to<br>Calais to work with Care4Calais charity to help<br>refugees.<br>The 100/100 Homeless Project 2022/2023 –<br>United Relief with a group of volunteers raised<br>funds to create 100 winter packs for 100<br>homeless people. Once created the packs were<br>distributed across Surrey and London.<br>Refugee Crisis Project 2023 - United Relief<br>along with a group of volunteers travelled to<br>Calais to work with Care4Calais charity to help<br>refugees.|
|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|The objects of the CIO are for the public<br>benefit, the relief of the homeless, orphans,<br>refugees or other individuals who are in need by<br>reason of their age, disability, ill-health,<br>financial or other social or economic<br>disadvantage. All trustees are aware of the<br>guidance and this has been regarded and taken<br>into account when making a decision to which<br>theguidance is relevant|



## **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** 

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|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|Sponsored 10 orphans through the United<br>Relief Orphan Sponsorship Programme. In May<br>2022 gathered a group of 20 volunteers to<br>participate in the fundraiser which involved a 5-<br>7km run.<br>As part of the monthly food drop, feeding on<br>average 100 people per month, who are<br>currently staying in homeless shelters.<br>Created and distributed 100 winter packs for<br>100 homeless people as part of the charities<br>annual 100/100 Homeless Project.<br>Organised two trips to Calais, France working<br>directly with 500+ Refugees. Distributed<br>1,000+ cups of water, hot drinks and 200+<br>items of clothes. Took a team of 12 volunteers<br>in November 2022 and then 20 volunteers in<br>March 2023.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||





Other

## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Positive, £818|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>statingwhy they areheld|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|0|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Reserves are not required because of the type of<br>projects that United Relief carries out. Most of<br>the projects do not require funds from the<br>charity to be used. Any project that requires<br>funding, a fundraising project is completed<br>prior to commencement to ensure funds are in<br>place|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|0|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|No concerns|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>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|Para 1.25|Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee<br>must be appointed by a resolution passed at a<br>properly convened meeting of the charity<br>trustees.<br>In selecting individuals for appointment as<br>charity trustees, the charity trustees must have<br>regard to the skills, knowledge and experience<br>needed for the effective administration of the<br>CIO.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|UNITED RELIEF|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1199289|
|Charity’s principal address||





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

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||H Shah||Wholeyear||
||S Hussain||Wholeyear||
||S Sachdev||Whole year||
||S Adamidou||Whole year||
||R Nicolaou||Whole year||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **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 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||H SHAH||
||<br> <br>TRUSTEE||
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||**Charity Name**<br> <br>**UNITED RELIEF**<br>**1**|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**UNITED RELIEF**<br>**1**|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**UNITED RELIEF**<br>**1**|**No (if any)**<br>**199289**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>6/13/2022|**To**<br>|Period end date<br>4/5/2023||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**<br>Donations<br>**£6,936.80**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,937**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**_Total receipts_                    6,937**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>Homeless Project<br>**£1,947.06**<br>Orphan Project<br>**£6,280**<br>Refugee Project<br>**£60.02**<br>Website Creation<br>**£485**<br>**_Sub total_                        8,772**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                                -**<br>**_Total payments_                    8,772**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ -                  1,835**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**2,654**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_                       818**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases,(see table)**||**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**6,937**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,937**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,937**<br>**1,947**<br>**6,280**<br>**60**<br>**485**<br>**8,772**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,772**<br>**-                  1,835**<br>**-**<br>**2,654**<br>**818**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>Cash<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**818**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**818**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>H SHAH<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
|||H SHAH|8/20/2024|
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