OLIVE LANTERN TRUST

Registered charity 1148821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as The Gift Foundation, Zaytuni

PROVIDING support to students, their institutes AND THEIR COMMUNITIES Around the WORLD. THIS IS DONE BY DISTRIBUTING FUNDS or other forms of support TO individuals and/or ORGANISATIONS.

Objects

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND ASIA:- 1)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; 2)TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; AND 3)FOR THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE IN PARTICULAR BY THE SUPPLY OF MEDICAL AID TO SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST 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 · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £48,312, providing a surplus over the previous year's £37,408. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting 12 months of unrestricted expenditure, which the current free reserves appear to exceed given the annual expenditure of £36,328. No material uncertainties or deficits were reported by the independent examiner.

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 5 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Amjad Mohammedchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• AMINA MOHAMMED
• YUSUF MOHAMED MAYAT

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

Operates in: Pakistan · Throughout England

Income and spending

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