FRIENDS FOR YOU

Registered charity 1159911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FISABILILLAH FOUNDATION

A charity managed by a group of friends, providing aid to the poor & needy to improve lives. We operate mainly in India. Also provide aid to refugee camps in Jordan,Lebanon,Bangladesh & local aid in the UK.We aspire to progress in other areas as we develop. Our work consists of sponsoring orphans,medical aid ,education,school development,food & water aid.We are ambitious to expand further

Objects

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN PARTS OF INDIA BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS OR COMMUNITIES TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity raised over £800,000 in donations and distributed over £680,000 to causes during the year. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient reserves to cover expenses for more than 18 months, in line with their reserves policy. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — FRIENDS FOR YOU (matched by registered charity number).

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

Reported reserves equal ~14.8 months of spending — in the top 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: 72.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• IMTIYAZ KOLAchair
• IQBAL KOLA
• KARIM KHAN
• MOHSEEN ALI
• MUSTAQ MUNSHI
• SAKILBABU KOLA
• SIRAJ CHANCHWELIA

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Bolton · India · Jordan · Lebanon · Manchester City · Turkey

Income and spending

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