Charity Number 1203020
**Rajo Mental Health Education And Support**
**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 22nd November 2025**
Rajo Mental Health Education And Support
|**CONTENTS**|**PAGES**|
|---|---|
|Legal and Administrative Details|1|
|Report of the Trustee's|2 - 4|
|Independent Examiner's Report|5|
|Statement of Financial Activities|6|
|Balance Sheet|7|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|8 - 11|
## **Rajo Mental Health Education And Support TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 22nd November 2025**
The trustees present their report with financial statements for the year ended 22nd November 2025.The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued in March 2005.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
|**Charity Name**|**Rajo Mental Health Education and Support**|
|---|---|
|**Charity registered Number**|1203020|
|**Registered Office and**|**7 Green Lane Close**|
|**Operational Office**|**Leicester**|
||**Leicestershire**|
||**LE5 4NJ**|
|**Trustees**||
|**Dr Abdirashid Takar**|**Chairman**|
|**Mr Abdirahman Nur**|**Trustee**|
|**Sahra Ashkir**|**Trustee**|
|**Principal Administrator**||
|**Dr Abdirashid Takar**||
|**Sahra Ashkir**||
|**Bankers**|**Lloyds Bank**|
||**98 Victoria Street**|
||**London**|
||**SW1E 5JL**|
|**Independent Examiner**|**East Midlands Accountancy Limited**|
||**19 Brunswick Street**|
||**Leicester**|
||**LE1 2LP**|
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## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 22nd November 2025**
The Trustees present their report as well as the financial statements of the charity for the year that ended 22nd November 2025.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
Rajo Mental Health Education and Support was established on 11 May 2024 and was registered as a charity on 11 May 2024.
## **Recruitment and appointment of Trustees**
The trustees are charity trustees and are established in accordance with the charity law and the constitution of the charity. Trustees are elected for a three-year term and can be re-elected for 3 consecutive terms at the annual meeting of the charity. The election process ensures that the members of trustee body are knowledgeable and possess a reasonable amount of experience for the charity to achieve its set objectives. The charity ensures that open and transparent election process is undertaken after which the new trustees are nominated.
## **Trustee induction and Training**
The charity ensures that all staff are adequately trained to be acquainted with charity laws and regulations, charity policies and procedures. New trustees are given an induction, following their appointment. In selecting new trustees, we seek to identify people who are willing to attend events and functions organized by the charity on voluntary bases and without expecting renumeration or benefits of any form.
## **Organizational structure**
The day to day running of the charity rests with the senior team and any volunteers delegated to certain roles. The board of trustees, which contain three members and meet quarterly, are responsible in setting the direction and the policies of the charity. The executive manager has the ultimate responsibility of monitoring, inspecting, management and the sound running of the charity work as well as reporting back to the trustees.
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 22nd November 2025 Volunteers**
Rajo Mental Health Education and Support relies heavily on volunteers. Volunteers are great asset for the charity, they selflessly donate their time and expertise. The charity ensures that volunteers are thoroughly vetted. Volunteers contribute to raising awareness of mental health in the community, destigmatising mental health issues and raising funds for the charity work.
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## **Rajo Mental Health Education And Support Trustee Annual Report For the year ending 22nd November**
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The objects of the charity are set out in the charity's constitution and are summarised here:
1. That mental health patient in the Somali community can access high quality mental health care by removing any cultural barriers that might exist.
2. To combat stigma around mental health issues. Raise awareness and the knowledge of mental health issues within the community. Families, staff, managers, community activists of social hubs such as mosques and community centres are particularly targeted.
3. Bridging the gap between mental health patients in the Somali community in UK and care providers by fostering conducive atmosphere through fostering cultural competence of mental health providers.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
The charity undertakes wide range of activities in pursuance of its charitable aims. Seminars and workshops to promote awareness and knowledge of mental health are held within the community. Families of mental health patients are supported and advised in accessing mental health care.
## **Activities in progress and Financial Investment**
Most of our current activities revolve around supporting families and individuals who are struggling with mental health issues. We liaise with mental health providers. Furthermore, establishing connections and networking with other mental health charity is important part of ongoing work. Workshops and seminars involving external expertise and agents are held for the community.
## **FUTURE PLANS**
We plan to speed the efficiency, effectiveness and the impact of the charity, especially now, that mental health well-being is on the public domain. One of our immediate goal is to train mental health first aiders within the community to intervene cases that takes place in their vicinity. We plan to target community hubs including community centres and mosques. Long plans include to create mental sanctuary centre in the community.
## **PERSONNEL**
Trustees who served during the year were:
## **Dr Abdirashid Takar Mr Abdirahman Nur Sahra Ashkir**
## **Principal funding sources**
The trustees present their annual report for the year that ended 22nd November 2025.
The board of trustees are pleased with the progress made and targets achieved for the year. The charity's finances are sound and healthy, and the charity can propel its activities for the coming year with strong growth and confidence. The charity will accelerate its efforts in raising funds in the future.
## **RESERVE POLICY**
The charity’s reserves policy is maintaining adequate funds with can cover expenses during at least a period of twelve months. The charity should be in place to cover running costs in administration, managing day to day running costs and any support that might be needed.
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## **RISK MANAGEMENT**
The charity maintains meticulous risk assessments procedures and policies that are regularly updated. Enough funds are reserved in times of adversities. The charity is confident that exposure of any serious risks will be mitigated effectively in accordance with the systems in place.
## **Accounting and reporting responsibilities**
Based on Charities Act 1993, the trustees are obliged to produce a financial statement which depicts reliable image of charity’s finances during and the end of the year.
In adopting the financial statement, the trustees should apply the best practice and follow suitable accounting procedures, they should make sure to apply the procedures in accordance with the regulations.
- Follow meticulous accounting standards and charities SORP, any departures from procedures should
- State whether applicable accounting standards and statement of recommended practice have been followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charity will continue in operation.
- Make judgments, estimation and approximations that are reasonable and judicious.
The trustees are responsible for carrying out sound and accurate accounting records of the charity. Any irregularities, discrepancies should be disclosed. The trustees are responsible the accounting and record keeping, following Charities Act 1993, the Charity Regulations 2008 and provisions of trust deed. Furthermore, trustees are responsible for the management and safekeeping of the assets of the charities. Steps should be taken in detecting, preventing irregularities and risk of fraud.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee report above and signed on its behalf by:
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Date: 01/08/2026
Dr Abdirashid Takar
Chairman
Date: 01/08/2026
Sahra Ashkir
Treasurer
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East Midlands Accountancy Limited 19 Brunswick St. Leicester, LE1 2LP. M:07572103741/07853111995 E:enquiries@emaccountancy.com
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF Rajo Mental Health Education And Support**
I report on the accounts for the year ended 22nd November 2025, which are set out on pages 7 to 12.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- . examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act:
- . to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and
- . to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts presents a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirement:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act;
- to prepare accounts which accord with accounting records and comply with the accounting of the Charities Act .
have not been met;
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
_A Kaatun_
**Abdiwali Omar Warsame,MBA, ACCA Dip East Midlands Accountancy Limited Office 1, 19 Brunswick Street LEICESTER LE1 2LP**
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## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 22nd November 2025**
|**Incoming resources**
**Notes**
**_Incoming resources from generated funds_**
Voluntary income:
Donations and grants
2
**Total incoming resources**
**Resources expended**
Costs of generating funds
Charitable activities
3
Governance costs
3
**Total resources expended**
**Net incoming resources for the period**
**Net movement in funds**
Balance brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Total**
**Fund**
**2025**
**Total**
**Funds 2024**
3,897
-
3,897
4,326|
|---|---|
||3,897
-
3,897
4,326|
||5,655
-
5,655
4,136
200
200
200|
||5,855
-
5,855
4,336|
||-
1,958
-
-
1,958 -
10
-
1,958
-
-
1,958 -
10
-|
||-
1,958
-
-
1,958 -
10|
The notes on pages 10 to 12 form part of these financial statements
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## **BALANCE SHEET AT 22nd November 2025**
|**BALANCE SHEET AT 22nd November 2025**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Notes**
**Current assets**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
7
**Creditors:**amounts falling due within one year
8
**Net Current assets**
**Net assets**
**Funds**
Restricted
9
Unrestricted
9
**Total Funds**
9|**2**
**£**
-
535|**02**|**5**
**£**
535|**2024**
**£**
-
2,074|**£**
2,074|
||535
-|||
2,074
-
5
5||
||||53||2,074|
||||-
535||-
2,074|
||||53||2,074|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on **01/08/2026** and were signed on its behalf by:
Dr Abdishid Takar Sahra Ashkir
The notes on pages 10 to 12 form part of these financial statements
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - 22nd November 2025**
## **1 . Accounting Policies**
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and in preceding year.
## **(a) Basis of accounting**
The financial statements are prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Entities (effective 2007). In preparing the financial statements, the charity follows best practice as laid down in the Statement of Recommended Practice " Accounting and Reporting by Charities" [SORP 2005] issued March 2005 and the Charities Act 1993
## **(b) Tangible Fixed Assets**
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost less any residual value over the estimated useful life of the asset, as follow:
Office equipment 25% per annum straight line basis
The costs of minor additions or those costing below £500 are not capitalised.
## **(c) Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objective of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the granting body.
## **(d) Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
## **(e) Resources expended**
All expenditure is recognized on an accrual basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - 22nd November 2025**
**2 . Incoming Resources from Activities in furtherance of the Charity's objectives**
|General Donations
Interest received
**3. Resources expended**
Charity Activity
Audit and accountancy
Bank charges
Heating and lighting
Insurance
Refreshments
Rent and rates
Repairs and renewals
Stationery
Telephone and internet
Training
Travelling and subsistence
Wages and NIC
**Total resources expended**
**Net Income**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2025**
**Total**
**£**
**2024**
**Total**
**£**
3,897
3,897
4,326
-|
|---|---|
||3,897
-
3,897
4,326|
||4830
4,830
3,706
200
200
200
-
-
-
-
-
65
65
40
-
-
-
40
40
30
120
120
120
350
350
140
250
250
100
-
-|
||5,855
5,855
4,336|
||-
1,958
-
-
1,958 -
10|
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - 22nd November 2025**
|**4. Staff Costs and numbers**
Salaries and wages
Social security costs|**2025**
**£**
-
-
-|**2024**
**£**
-
-|
|---|---|---|
|||-|
No employees received emoluments of more than £60,000.
The average number of employees during the year, calculated on the basis of the full-time equivalents was as
|Administration and support|3
3|-|
|---|---|---|
|||-|
## **5. Trustee Remuneration and Related Party Transactions**
No members of the Management Committee received any remuneration during the year.
No Trustee or other person related to the Charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction
## **6. Taxation**
As a charity, Rajo Mental Health Education and Support is exempt from tax on income and gains
No tax charges have arisen in the Charity.
|**7. Debtors**
Trade debtors - grant income receivable
Other debtors and prepayments
**8. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Taxation and social security
Other creditors and accruals|**2025**
**£**
-
-
-
**2025**
**£**
-
-
-|**2024**
**£**
-
-|
|---|---|---|
|||-|
|||**2024**
**£**
-
-|
|||-|
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - 22nd November 2025**
## **9. Movements in Funds**
|**Restricted funds**
Grants
Total restricted funds
**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
Total unrestricted funds
**Total Funds**|**Balance**
**at**
**Incoming**
**Outgoing**
**Balance**
**at**
**23-Nov-24**
**resources**
**resources**
**22nd November 2025**
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||-
-
-
-|
||2,074
3,897
5,855
116|
||2,074
3,897
5,855
116|
||2,074
3,897
5,855
116|
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