CARAVAN OF MERCY

Registered charity 1115896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

the charity aims to relieve the poverty and suffering of those in developing countries.through education, food, housing, water provision and sponsorship programmes.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING CLASSES AND PROJECTS TO ADVANCE THE GENERAL SKILLS OF PEOPLE SUCH AS THE TEACHING OF FARMING, HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, HEALTH AND OTHER SUCH SKILLS WHERE A LOCAL NEED HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES REQUIRED AND SERVICES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL.3) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST VICTIMS OF NATURAL AND OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED, BY DONATING MONEY, FOOD, CLOTHES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES.

Area of benefit: AFRICA AND ASIA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £166,659 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £276,158 to £237,960, while restricted funds fell from £237,976 to £112,431, resulting in total funds of £350,391. The trustees note that the charity managed to distribute £785,077 within the year using funds brought forward.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ahmed Ali Gulam Patel
• EBRAHIM IQBAL PATEL
• MOOSA PATEL

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bangladesh · Ghana · India · Kenya · Liberia · Pakistan · The Gambia · Turkey

Income and spending

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