CCEW Charity Commission profile

Al-Arafa Foundation

Registered charity 1166466 · organisation 5072625

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
11 April 2016
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£37,065
Latest expenditure
£23,650
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 4 Mole Road, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4LU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.alarafa.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£37,065
Total Gross Expenditure
£23,650
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£6,785
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,100
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
19 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£16,642
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,988
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
25 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£20,247
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,991
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
25 March 2022
Date Accounts Received
25 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£69,402
Total Gross Expenditure
£51,447

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
31 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£37,065
Total Gross Expenditure
£23,650
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
3
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
19 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£16,642
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,988
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
3
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
25 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£20,247
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,991
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
2
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
25 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£69,402
Total Gross Expenditure
£51,447
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
3

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Tower Hamlets
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Blackburn With Darwen
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Surrey
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Bangladesh
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
106
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Al-Arafa Foundation
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2016-04-11T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 JUL 2015 as amended on 20 Oct 2021
Charitable 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.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
568200
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
AAF
Charity Name Id
568199
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ARAFAH AID FOUNDATION

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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Risk management
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Conflicting interests
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Investment
Policy Name
Complaints handling