Al-Arafa Foundation

Registered charity 1166466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AAF, ARAFAH AID FOUNDATION

1) To Promote for the benefit of the area of Elmbridge Borough in Surrey and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets by: a) The Advancement of Education and Training;b) The Relief of Poverty, Sickness and Distress; c) The Preservation and Protection of Good Health d) The Provision of Recreational facilities. 2) To Relieve Financial Hardship amongst people in Bangladesh via grants and donations.

Objects

1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AREA OF ELMBRIDGE BOROUGH IN SURREY AND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS BY:A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS;C) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH; ANDD) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2 TO RELIEVE OF PREVENT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN BANGLADESH, PARTICULARLY THOSE LIVING IN THE SYLHET DISTRICT, BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH GRANTS AND DONATIONS AS SHALL BE THOUGHT FIT.

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £13,415 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total unrestricted funds to £40,481. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. The charity maintains a reserve policy to hold unrestricted funds equivalent to its expenditure to ensure continuity of activities.

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
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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

• Mdjakar Chowdhury
• TAJUL QURESI
• TIPU CHOWDHURY

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Blackburn With Darwen · Surrey · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

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