THE CIVIC MEDIA PLATFORM LTD

Registered charity 1127432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DRT, THE DAMASK ROSE TRUST

Charitable activities are a) the relief of hardship of the population of the Middle East who have needs by reason of their gender, age, geographic location, disability, refugee status and/or social and economic circumstances; b) to promote sustainable development and c) to develop media content that promotes civic values in the Middle East and promote the advancement of its culture and heritage.

Objects

The objects of the Charity are to relieve distress and hardship and promote the sustainable welfare and development of, and good quality education for the population of the Middle East, and to promote the advancement of traditional arts, culture and heritage of The Middle East, including through: (a) the provision, promotion and support of sustainable development projects and initiatives that benefit disadvantaged members of the population of the Middle East; (b) the provision of scholarships to disadvantaged individuals and the promotion and provision of support (financial or otherwise) of organisations, projects or initiatives that improve or provide education for disadvantaged members of the population of the Middle East; (c) the provision of support (financial or otherwise) of projects and initiatives that preserve and develop the traditional arts, crafts and culture of The Middle East; (d) the provision, promotion and support of civic society values and respect of human rights in the Middle East through the development and promotion of media content that promotes these values. (d) such other activities in furtherance of the Charity’s objects which are charitable in English Law and as the Trustees may from time to time consider appropriate. In pursuance of these objects, and where possible, the Charity shall aim to support community and family based solutions. Priority will be given to children and young people, disabled people, women, rural residents, refugees and the elderly, without differentiation on the grounds of religion, gender or ethnicity.

Area of benefit: THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of £31,511.31 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £31,431.80. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence, relying on a single EU-funded project.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2025 (received 28/08/2026, 59 days after the 30/06/2026 due date); year ending 31/08/2023 (received 31/08/2024, 62 days after the 30/06/2024 due date); year ending 31/08/2022 (received 03/08/2023, 34 days after the 30/06/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 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 (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr RIM TURKMANIchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR CHRIS DOYLE

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

Operates in: Canada · City Of London · France · Germany · Jordan · Lebanon · Norway

Income and spending

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