THE COSARAF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1118481 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation makes grants and donations to support projects in the UK and overseas, with a particular focus on Africa (especially East Africa) and South East Asia. Trustees' focus is on: - promoting strong and cohesive communities;- enabling young people to realise their potential; and, - empowering women and girls

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased from £2,006,585 to £1,382,194 during the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of £(702,206). The trustees report a strong financial position, noting that the charity expects to continue relying on strong income from primary donors and that social loans are expected to be recouped. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore NHC Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~19.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• AKBAR RASHID SHEIKH
• Ali Rashid Sheikh
• FAROUQ RASHID SHEIKH OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• HAROON RASHID SHEIKH · trustee of 1 other charity
• Hamza Rashid Sheikh
• NAUREEN SHEIKH
• RUKHSANA SHEIKH
• SABA NAZ SHEIKH
• SEEMA JABEEN SHEIKH
• Yusuf Rashid Sheikh

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · India · Kenya · Pakistan · Throughout England · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SAO FOUNDATION.

• SAO FOUNDATION income £812k
• CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £1.1m
• EAST AFRICA CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £134k
• CAREYS FOUNDATION income £345k
• AL SAAF FOUNDATION LTD income £212k
• THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION income £190k

Side by side with its peers

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