## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/04/23 Period start date To 31/03/24 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.**
**In 2024 we supported Widows with a**
**Counsellor; we gifted Greenhouses and**
**Cows to families in hardship; we**
**supported Emergency Flooding Relief**
**Efforts; we gave food via Qurbani.**|
|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**
||SORP reference||
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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 2024 we collaborated with Community**
**Outreach UK, the charity continued its**
**mission to relieve poverty and support**
**vulnerable communities in Bosnia**
**through a variety of impactful actions.**
**Some of our key achievements include:**
**Employed a Counsellor: We hired**
**a professional Counsellor to**
**support widows with their mental**
**health, recognizing the emotional**
**and psychological challenges**
**they face. This intervention has**
**helped improve their well-being,**
**offering a sense of support and**
**relief.**
**Gifting Greenhouses: We**
**provided three families with**
**greenhouses, empowering them**
**to grow their own food and**
**improve their food security. This**
**initiative has allowed these**|
||**families to sustain themselves**|
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||**and improve their economic**|
||**stability.**|
||**Gifting a Cow: One family**|
||**received a cow, which has had a**|
||**positive impact by increasing**|
||**their ability to produce milk and**|
||**generate income. This will help**|
||**improve their long-term**|
||**sustainability and self-**|
||**sufficiency.**|
||**Family Follow-up: We revisited**|
||**four families who had previously**|
||**received gifts, such as Cows and**|
||**Greenhouses. Three of these**|
||**families are thriving, and the**|
||**cows are proving to be a valuable**|
||**asset to their livelihoods.**|
||**Unfortunately, one family**|
||**continues to face challenges due**|
||**to illness and extreme weather**|
||**conditions that destroyed their**|
||**greenhouse. However, they**|
||**remain resilient with ongoing**|
||**support.**|
||**Support for Emergency Flood**|
||**Efforts: We donated £2,500 to**|
||**support flood relief efforts in**|
||**Bosnia, providing critical**|
||**assistance to those affected by**|
||**the floods.**|
||**Qurbani Food Distribution: We**|
||**distributed food in the form of**|
||**Qurbani, ensuring that those in**|
||**need had access to vital nutrition**|
||**during a key time of the year.**|
|**Through these initiatives, the charity**||
|**has made a significant difference in the**||
|**lives**|**of its beneficiaries, alleviating both**|
|**immediate hardship and fostering long-**||
|**term**|**sustainability. These efforts have**|
|**contributed to the wider societal**||
|**benefits of community resilience,**||
|**economic empowerment, and social**||
|**support, especially in times of crisis.**||
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**In 2024 we collaborated with Community**
**Outreach UK, we successfully achieved**
**our objectives by delivering key items**
**and support to families in need,**
**including:**
**One Cow was gifted to a family,**
**helping improve their food**
**security and income.**
**Three Greenhouses were**
**provided to families, allowing**||
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|||**them to grow food and sustain**
**themselves more effectively.**
**These actions were in line with our**
**overarching objective to alleviate**
**poverty and support individuals and**
**families in Bosnia, contributing to their**
**empowerment and well-being.**|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Bosnia Trust has maintained a strategic**
**approach to fundraising by supporting**
**Community Outreach initiatives rather**
**than directly fundraising for internal**
**projects. This has allowed us to focus**
**on delivering impactful programs while**
**building our internal capacity and**
**systems.**
**In 2024, our fundraising efforts for**
**Community Outreach were particularly**
**successful, raising £15,293.96. This**
**amount was generated through various**
**initiatives, including:**
**Sarajevo Half Marathon: A key**
**event that helped raise significant**
**funds for our programs.**
**General Fundraising Platforms:**
**Additional funds were raised**
**through online platforms,**
**broadening our outreach and**
**support.**
**This approach has enabled Bosnia Trust**
**to continue delivering projects that have**
**made a lasting difference while growing**
**our capacity for future initiatives.**|
|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**|
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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**|
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|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.**|
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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