Al-Arafa Foundation

Charity Number: 1166466
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1) To Promote for the benefit of the area of Elmbridge Borough in Surrey and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets by: a) The Advancement of Education and Training;b) The Relief of Poverty, Sickness and Distress; c) The Preservation and Protection of Good Health d) The Provision of Recreational facilities. 2) To Relieve Financial Hardship amongst people in Bangladesh via grants and donations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £6,785
Total expenditure: £15,100

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Blackburn With Darwen
  • Surrey
  • Tower Hamlets
  • Bangladesh

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 April 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • AAF (Working name)
  • ARAFAH AID FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mdjakar Chowdhury Trustee 01 April 2025
None on record
TAJUL QURESI Trustee 01 April 2025
None on record
TIPU CHOWDHURY Trustee 20 April 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £15.97k £69.40k £20.25k £16.64k £6.79k
Total expenditure £18.09k £51.45k £17.99k £12.99k £15.10k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 March 2024 48 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 March 2022 53 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 March 2022 53 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 24 February 2021 24 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 JUL 2015 as amended on 20 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AREA OF ELMBRIDGE BOROUGH IN SURREY AND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS BY: A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING; B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS; C) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH; AND D) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. 2 TO RELIEVE OF PREVENT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN BANGLADESH, PARTICULARLY THOSE LIVING IN THE SYLHET DISTRICT, BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH GRANTS AND DONATIONS AS SHALL BE THOUGHT FIT.

Contact information

Address:
4 Mole Road
Hersham
Walton-on-Thames
KT12 4LU
Phone:
07862720533
Email:
info.alarafa7@gmail.com
Website:

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