THE SHADE TRUST

Registered charity 1147738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting orphans and poor in areas around the world, especially India

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR, THE ORPHANS, THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND PEOPLE IN NEED BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TUITION CLASSES, AND THE PROVISION OR THE ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES AND TRAINING CENTRES;2) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG THE POOR, THE UNDERPRIVILEGED, THE ELDERLY, THE DISABLED, WIDOWS, ORPHANS, THE HOMELESS, VICTIMS OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AND PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE UK AND ABROAD, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FOOD, WATER, CLOTHING, MEDICAL TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, AND ACCOMMODATION FOR THE SAID PERSONS;3) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AMONG THE POOR, UNDERPRIVILEGED, THE ELDERLY, THE DISABLED AND PEOPLE IN NEED BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, CLINICS, MEDICINES OR GRANTS FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, AND PROVISION OF HEALTH EDUCATION;4) TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ISLAMIC EDUCATION;5) TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN NEED THAT THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £28,567 for the period, increasing its total net assets to £50,280. The trustees report that the charity maintains a 100% donation policy for non-Lillah funds and intends to retain £10,000 of reserves for administration costs. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations are disclosed in the filing.

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 3 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 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 (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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• FARHANA IBRAHIM TARAPURIchair
• ABDULRAHIM ABDULKADER MEER · trustee of 2 other charities
• AKILA RASHID AHMED KASSAM
• IBRAHIM MOLVI ABDUL RAHIM TARAPURI
• KHADIJAH ALIMIYA MUKADAM

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

Operates in: India · Leicestershire

Income and spending

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