## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 18/07/2022 Period start date To 31/03/2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Bosnia Trust**
## **Charity registration number: 1199686**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**For the public benefit, the relief of**
**poverty, including but not limited to the**
**provision of grants, items and services**
**to individuals in need and/or charities**
**and organisations working to prevent**
**and relieve poverty in Bosnia.**|
|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|**Bosnia Trust has been actively**
**collaborating with Community Outreach**
**UK to empower families and help them**
**achieve sustainable independence.**
**Through this partnership, we have**
**provided essential resources, such as**
**cows and greenhouses, to enable**
**families to support themselves. These**
**initiatives are designed to improve their**
**livelihoods by fostering self-sufficiency,**
**promoting agricultural development,**
**and enhancing food security. By**
**equipping families with the tools they**
**need to thrive, we aim to create long-**
**lasting positive impacts within the**
**communities we serve.**
**Families in hardship were supported by**
**gifting a Cow or a Greenhouse. We**
**supported Widows with Cash grants.**|
|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 full regard to the**
**Charity Commission's guidance on**
**public benefit in the course of their**
**decision-making and activities. We have**
**carefully considered how the charity’s**
**work and objectives contribute to the**
**public benefit, ensuring that our actions**
**are aligned with the principles outlined**
**by the Charity Commission. In**
**particular, we have ensured that our**
**services and programs are accessible to**
**those in need, with a focus on delivering**
**meaningful and tangible benefits to the**
**public. The trustees are committed to**|
**upholding these principles in all aspects of our charity’s operations, ensuring that we continue to meet our legal obligations and act in the best interests of the communities we serve.**
## **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
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|**In 2023 we collaborated with Community**
**Outreach UK, the charity made**
**significant strides in supporting**
**individuals and families in need. By**
**providing cash grants to 20 widows, the**
**charity helped improve their financial**
**stability and well-being. Additionally,**
**gifting 6 families with cows and 3**
**families with greenhouses allowed them**
**to become more self-sufficient,**
**fostering greater long-term**
**sustainability. These initiatives have not**
**only made a direct, positive impact on**
**the beneficiaries by alleviating hardship,**
**but they also contribute to broader**
**societal benefits by promoting**
**economic empowerment, reducing**
**poverty, and encouraging sustainable**
**practices within communities.**|
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
**Additional information (optional)**
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**In 2023 with collaborated with**
**Community Outreach UK, we**
**successfully achieved our objective of**
**supporting the relief of poverty for the**
**public benefit in Bosnia through a range**
**of initiatives. Our key achievements**
**include:**
**Providing cash grants to 20**
**widows, directly supporting**
**individuals in need and**
**contributing to their financial**
**stability.**
**Gifting 6 families with Cows,**
**which will help them improve**
**their livelihoods and become**
**more self-sufficient.**
**Donating 3 Greenhouses to**
**families in hardship, enabling**
**them to grow their own food and**
**sustain their families more**
**effectively.**
**These actions were aligned with our**
**mission to alleviate poverty and support**
**individuals and families in need, as well**
**as organizations working to prevent and**
**relieve poverty in Bosnia. Through these**
**efforts, we have made a meaningful**
**difference in the lives of beneficiaries**
**and contributed to broader community**
**development.**|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Bosnia Trust has not been directly**
**fundraising for internal projects since its**
**inception. The charity has been**
**supporting Community Outreach to**
**fundraise and deliver projects in line**
**with Bosnia Trusts programmatic**
**objects. This approach has allowed**
**Bosnia Trust to deliver impactful**
**projects and change lives whilst still**
**building its internal capacity and**
**processes.**
**Through our fundraising initiative for**
**Community Outreach UK we were able**
**to raise £29,948.**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**£0.00**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**£0.00**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0.00**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||**CIO - Foundation**|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO – Foundation**|
|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|**The current Trustees are the Founding**
**Trustees.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|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|Bosnia Trust|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1199686|
|Charity’s principal address|262 Blackhorse Lane, London, E17 6AD|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Mujibul Islam|Chair|||
||Mohammed Abdul
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||Anamul Hoque|Trustee|||
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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 None 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)** M Islam **Full name(s)** Mr Mujibul Islam
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
09/04/2025