## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 07/06/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 Period end date** **Charity name: ASIA PACIFIC DAWAH TRUST** ## **Charity registration number: 1203448** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the**Asia Pacific Dawah**
**Trust**(CIO) are to advance the religion of
Islam in the Asia Pacific region for the
benefit of the public. This includes:
a)Providing grants to organisations
undertaking projects to advance the
teachings and culture of the Islamic
faith in the Asia Pacific region.
b)Holding prayer meetings, lectures,
and public celebrations of religious
festivals.
c)Producing and distributing literature
on Islam to educate others about
the Islamic faith.
d)Providing scholarships to students
and teachers of any age to learn
about the Islamic faith.| |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|Main activities include:
i.
Promoting or carrying out research.
ii.
Providing advice and guidance.
iii.
Publishing or distributing
information.
iv.
Co-operating with other bodies.
v.
Supporting, administering, or setting
up other charities.
vi.
Undertaking activities to set up
educational establishments and
train local teachers.
vii.
Making grants to institutions,
organisations, or individuals in
furtherance of its objectives.
viii.
Assisting in the construction and
renovation of places of worship.
ix.
Supporting community
empowerment and initiatives for the
betterment of the community,
particularly the poor and needy.| |||x.
Accepting gifts, raising funds, and
applying for grants to serve the
charity’s objects.| |---|---|---| |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 regard to the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
During the reporting period, the charity did
not undertake any activities.
However, the trustees remain committed to
ensuring that any future activities will be
carried out in furtherance of the charity’s
objects and for the public benefit.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **N/A** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers **N/A** Other ## **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|Since the charity did not undertake any
activities during the reporting period, there
are no specific achievements to report.
However, the trustees have used this time
to focus on planning and preparing for
future activities that align with the charity’s
objects.
The trustees remain committed to
advancing in the education of the teachings
and culture of the Islamic faith in the Asia
Pacific region and will seek opportunities to
carry out charitable activities in the future.| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|During the reporting period, the charity did
not receive or expend any funds. As a
result, there were no financial transactions,
and the charity’s financial position remains
unchanged.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity does not currently hold any
reserves, as there were no funds received
or expended during the reporting period.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The charity holds no reserves as of the end
of the reporting period.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The charity holds no reserves because it
did not receive or expend any funds during
the reporting period.
The trustees will review the need for
reserves once the charity becomes
operational and begins to generate income.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|There are no funds in deficit, as the charity
did not incur any liabilities or expenses
during the reporting period.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The trustees have no uncertainties about
the charity’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
Although no activities were carried out
during the reporting period, the trustees are
actively planning for future charitable
activities and will seek funding
opportunities to support the charity’s
objects.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**N/A**| |---|---|---| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|CIO constitution (Foundation model), last
amended 7th June 2023.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is constituted as a**Charitable**
**Incorporated Organisation (CIO)**.| |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|a)**Eligibility for trusteeship**:
Trustees must be natural persons
aged 18 or over. They must
acknowledge their acceptance of
the office of charity trustee.
b)**Appointment of trustees**: Apart
from the first trustees, every trustee
is appointed for a term of three
years by a resolution passed at a
properly convened meeting of the
charity trustees. The trustees must
consider the skills, knowledge, and
experience needed for effective
administration.
c)**Maximum number of trustees**:
The CIO can have a maximum of 12
trustees.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: New trustees receive the constitution and financial reports. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees **N/A** The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|New trustees receive the constitution and
financial reports.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Trustees and connected persons are
subject to strict rules regarding conflicts of
interest and financial benefits. They must
declare any interests and abstain from
voting on matters where a conflict arises.| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Asia Pacific Dawah Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|THE GUIDANCE UK| |Registered charity number|1203448| |Charity’s principal address|Innovation Centre and Business Base
110 Butterfield Green Rd
Great Marlings
Luton
LU28DL| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint**
**trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mizanur Raza
Choudhury||From 07/06/2023 to
31/12/2023|| ||Rafitz bin Khamis||From 07/06/2023 to
31/12/2023|| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets **N/A** held in this capacity Name and objects of the **N/A** charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for **N/A** 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) Full name(s)**[Rafitz bin Khamis ] **Position** Trustee **Date** 31 December 2024