SADAKA

Charity number: 1171075
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sadaka provides free weekly lunches and basic items on Saturdays for those struggling financially / homeless in Reading. Come and enjoy a hot meal, and a chat, at Fairview Community Centre, 90b Great Knollys Street, RG1 7HL. Sadaka signposts service users to relevant local services for further help. Further, we begin a training programme for service users who wish to improve their quality of life.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 21 January 2025

Total income: £20,944
Total expenditure: £25,621

Total income includes £5,000 from 3 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Reading

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 January 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Youssef Alla Chair 03 December 2020
None on record
Thomas Williams Trustee 09 August 2023
None on record
Shazia Fazal Trustee 15 February 2023
None on record
Joe Gibbons Trustee 12 December 2020
None on record
Zobia Kalim Trustee 09 August 2020
None on record
Fatima Alla-Saouiki Trustee 28 November 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 21/01/2021 21/01/2022 21/01/2023 21/01/2024 21/01/2025
Total gross income £63.37k £26.78k £31.76k £23.34k £20.94k
Total expenditure £19.06k £38.52k £21.78k £23.38k £25.62k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £5.11k £15.41k N/A £5.00k

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 21 January 2025 27 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 21 January 2025 27 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 21 January 2024 29 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 21 January 2024 29 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 21 January 2023 16 January 2024 56 days late
Accounts and TAR 21 January 2023 16 January 2024 56 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 21 January 2022 30 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 21 January 2022 30 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 21 January 2021 03 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 21 January 2021 04 August 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 - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Jan 2017 as amended on 14 Jan 2021

Charitable objects

1) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN GREATER READING BY PROVIDING: FOOD, CLOTHING AND BASIC HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND SUPPORTING OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN GREATER READING 2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND IN PARTICULAR, DIFFERENT RELIGIONS. 3) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS; (B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS. 4) TO ADVANCE ISLAM IN GREATER READING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BY ARRANGING VISITS TO MOSQUES BY SCHOOL CHILDREN TO ENLIGHTEN THEM ABOUT THE MUSLIM FAITH AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
47 Ash Road
Reading
RG30 4SG
Phone:
07590 079783
Email:
info@sadakagives.org.uk
Website:

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