THE QIMA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1194746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(A) DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT FARMING COMMUNITIES TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME(B) SUPPORTING THE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH INCREASING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES(C) DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING EDUCATION AND FUTURE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROVIDE POVERTY RELIEF BY:(A) DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT FARMING COMMUNITIES TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SOIL HEALTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND YIELD IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; (B) SUPPORTING THE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH INCREASING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR WOMEN TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE CONFIDENTLY AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES;(C) DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING EDUCATION PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES THAT PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION AND FUTURE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH; AND (D) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,273 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds falling to a negative balance of £1,553. The trustees acknowledge that the charity relies on donations and support from Qima Coffee Ltd, which provided £75,203 in funding during the period. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Fahad Raja
• Faris Abubaker Ahmed Sheibani

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

Operates in: Colombia · Ecuador · Yemen

Income and spending

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