WORLD HUMANITARIAN ACTION FORUM

Charity number: 1130399
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity privided accommodation conference and support services to charities. The Charity also continued its work to campaign to create greater awareness to identify the needs of the smaller charity sector, attended a variety of workshops, met and networked with different charities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £180,193
Total expenditure: £191,424

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 June 2009: Standard registration
  • 17 May 2021: Funds received from 1128909 THE HUMANITARIAN FORUM
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • Zakat House (Working name)
  • World Humanitarian Action Forum (WHAF) (Previous name)
  • ZAKAT HOUSE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr HANY Abdel Gawad EL-BANNA Chair
MUSLIM MEDIA FORUM
Received: On time
YEMEN RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FORUM
Received: On time
MUSLIM CHARITIES FORUM
Received: On time
Habibunnisha Patel Trustee 31 January 2023
None on record
Shahin Ashraf Trustee 29 April 2021
None on record
James Adam Leach Trustee 11 September 2020
None on record
SALEH SAEED Trustee 18 December 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £35.88k £83.00k £81.27k £110.37k £180.19k
Total expenditure £68.82k £129.12k £132.23k £131.69k £191.42k
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 30 April 2024 23 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 23 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 21 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 21 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 11 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 11 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 31 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 31 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 06 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 06 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSION DATED 11 JAN 2022 as amended on 05 May 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:- 1. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND EFFICIENT USE OF CHARITY RESOURCES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BY: - (A) PROVIDING THEM WITH AFFORDABLE OFFICE SPACE AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES; (B) PROVIDING INFORMATION, GUIDANCE, TRAINING, TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO NGOS, CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES. 2. SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Zakat House
6 Whitehorse Mews
37 Westminster Bridge Road
LONDON
SE1 7QD
Phone:
02030961981
Email:
info@whaf.org.uk
Website:

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