## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/04/2024 - 31/03/2025 Charity name: AQS Academy**
## **Charity registration number: 1201312**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Our Academy aims to provide gifted**
**children from disadvantaged**
**backgrounds access to resources,**
**knowledge and experience, through**
**educational content and mentorship. Our**
**educational philosophy is one that**
**combines traditional school studies**
**support along with a wider curriculum to**
**develop our students character, critical**
**thinking and empathy for the wider**
**society.**|
|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|
**Throughout 2024 and the first quarter of**
**2025, we have made significant strides in**
**advancing our educational mission,**
**ensuring our work delivers meaningful**
**public benefit.**
**Our efforts during this period have**
**focused on strengthening our pedagogy,**
**expanding outreach, and building**
**organisational capacity to serve our**
**beneficiaries effectively.**
**We also have onboarded our first cohort**
**of students, and put the groundwork in**
**place ready for the next cohort.**
**-**
**Continuously developing**
**Pedagogical Frameworks – We**
**have continued to refine our**
**approach to teaching mathematics**
**and science, laying the**
**groundwork for our first cohort of**
**students. This work is not just**
**about academic content but about**
**fostering critical thinking,**
**problem-solving skills, and a deep,**
**meaningful understanding of these**
**subjects.**|
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|||**● Team Development & Capacity**
**Building – Investing in our people**
**is essential to delivering our**
**mission effectively. We held**
**dedicated team workshop days**
**focused on upskilling, aligning on**
**strategy, and strengthening**
**collaboration, ensuring that we**
**continue to operate with clarity,**
**purpose, and impact.**|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Confirmed**|
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|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|**● Strengthening Access to Quality**
**Education – Through the**
**development of our pedagogical**
**frameworks in mathematics and**
**science, we have laid the**
**foundation for a high-quality**
**learning experience that prioritises**
**academic excellence, critical**
**thinking, and real-world**
**application. This work ensures**
**that future students will have**
**access to a structured and**
**rigorous education that equips**
**them with the skills and**
**knowledge to thrive.**
**● Inspiring and Engaging Future**
**Leaders – Our university**
**workshops have reached students**
**across five leading UK institutions,**
**sparking important conversations**
**about education, leadership, and**
**personal development. By**
**engaging with students from**
**diverse backgrounds, we have**
**helped broaden perspectives,**
**inspire future educators and**
**advocates, and encourage young**
**people to take an active role in**|
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**shaping educational access and equity.**
**● Building Organisational Strength for Long-Term Impact – A strong, well-equipped team is essential to delivering sustainable change. Through our internal development initiatives, including structured training and strategy sessions, we have strengthened our organisation’s capacity to serve beneficiaries effectively. This investment in people ensures that our programmes are delivered with excellence, continuity, and a shared sense of purpose.**
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Positive net assets, zero liabilities, positive
cash flow incoming monthly.|
|
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserve amount is not held separately. It’s
managed at the discretion of the treasurer
and trustees dependent on need.|
|
Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£300|
|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**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|AQS Academy|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Al-Quds Academy|
|
Registered charitynumber|
1201312|
|Charity’s principal address|AQS ACADEMY
61 Bridge Street
KINGTON
Herefordshire
HR5 3DJ|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Sarawar-Ul Alam|||
|||Manal Al Badry|||
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## **Declarations**
## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Sarawar-Ul Alam **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 01 / 29 / 2026
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|**01 / 29 / 2026**|Signed by Sarawar-Ul Alam (sarawar@alquds.academy)|
|23:44:00 UTC|IP: 82.132.232.6|
|**01 / 29 / 2026**|The document has been completed.|
|23:44:00 UTC||
## AQS Academy
Charity number: 1201312
## Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year
## ended 31 March 2025
## Receipts and Payments Account
|Receipts and Payments Account||
|---|---|
|Item|£|
|Opening bank/cash balance|590|
|**Receipts**||
|Donations|6213|
|Total receipts|6213|
|**Payments**||
|Team & Delivery|(2943)|
|Student related|(1653)|
|Admin & Operations|(1507)|
|Total payments|(6103)|
|Closing bank/cash balance|700|
_Note: Opening balance + total receipts − total payments = closing balance_
## Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 March 2025
|Asset / Liability|£|
|---|---|
|Cash & Cash Equivalence|700|
|Pre-payments|91|
|Less: Liabilities|0|
|Net assets|791|
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Net assets should match the closing bank/cash position from the receipts and payments account, adjusted for any non-cash items listed.
## Notes
1. AQS Academy is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered in England and Wales (Charity number 1201312).
2. The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis as permitted for small charities.
## Trustees' Approval
These receipts and payments accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Name of trustee:
Sarawar-Ul Alam
Signature: Date: 01 / 11 / 2026
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||IP: 81.98.183.47|
|**01 / 11 / 2026**|Viewed by Sarawar-Ul Alam (sarawar@alquds.academy)|
|18:05:44 UTC|IP: 147.161.142.88|
|**01 / 11 / 2026**|Signed by Sarawar-Ul Alam (sarawar@alquds.academy)|
|18:06:09 UTC|IP: 147.161.142.88|
|**01 / 11 / 2026**|The document has been completed.|
|18:06:09 UTC||