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REGISTERED NUMBER: 05047247 (England and Wales)

THE COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

ARAB-BRITISH UNDERSTANDING

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

THE COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

ARAB-BRITISH UNDERSTANDING (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05047247)

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

Page |

Company information | 1 |

Report of the directors | 2 |

Income statement | 4 |

Balance sheet | 5 |

Notes to the financial statements | 6 |

THE COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

ARAB-BRITISH UNDERSTANDING

COMPANY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

| Directors: | Mr J E Austin

| Mrs M Azzam-Nusseibeh

| Mr V J S Kinross

| Mr J H A McHugo

| Ms C P Perry

| Mr A Carmichael

| Ms H Mohamed

| Mr C J F Doyle

| Ms J Elliott

| Secretary: | Mr A E Stylianou

| Registered office: | 1 Gough Square

| London

| EC4A 3DE

| Registered number: | 05047247 (England and Wales)

| Accountants: | Chanter, Browne & Curry

| 1 Plato Place

| 72-74 St Dionis Road

| Fulham

| London

| SW6 4TU

THE COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

ARAB-BRITISH UNDERSTANDING (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05047247)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2026.

Principal activities

The company works to promote a positive approach to Arab-British relations by providing an unrivalled forum

for a diverse range of politicians, journalists, opinion formers and members of the public to co-operate on

issues relating to the Arab world. Our key objectives are to:

(a) Press for constructive British policies towards the Middle East and North Africa and ensure that important

Arab concerns cannot be discounted or ignored;

(b) Raise awareness, challenge inaccurate or biased coverage in the British media and work to ensure that

prejudice against Arabs in the UK is regarded as unacceptable as prejudice against other race groups;

(c) Encourage critical exploration and engagement with the Arab world, and have a long-term impact on the

way the region and Arab-British communities are addressed in British schools.

Primary responsibility for the delivery of our objectives rests with our Political, Media and Education

programmes and we engage in a wide range of activities, including:-

(1) Arranging parliamentary delegations to the Arab world;

(2) Maintaining active links with Government ministers and their political advisers, lobbying them on key

issues;

(3) Providing MPs and Lords from all political parties with up-to-date information and specialist seminars and

events;

(4) Providing expert commentators to a variety of UK and Arab media outlets, giving interviews on major

broadcasting networks and publishing letters in leading newspapers;

(5) Keeping members and supporters informed via our daily broadsheet digest;

(6) Delivering some talks and workshops in UK schools every year;

(7) Providing original online teaching materials to help teachers tackle a range of issues in a well-informed

and dynamic way;

(8) Arranging a programme of events, ranging from seminars and round-table discussions for decision-makers and opinion-formers to large public lectures for members and supporters.

Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2025 to the date of this report.

Mr J E Austin

Mrs M Azzam-Nusseibeh

Mr V J S Kinross

Mr J H A McHugo

Ms C P Perry

Mr A Carmichael

Ms H Mohamed

Mr C J F Doyle

Ms J Elliott

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

Mr A Love - resigned 24 June 2025

THE COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

ARAB-BRITISH UNDERSTANDING (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05047247)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

On behalf of the board:

Mr C J F Doyle - Director

30 June 2026

THE COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

ARAB-BRITISH UNDERSTANDING (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05047247)

INCOME STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

| 2026 |  | 2025

| Notes | £ | £ |

Income | 424,735 |  | 361,593 |  |

Administrative expenses | 364,424 |  | 314,425 |  |

Operating surplus | 4 | 60,311 |  | 47,168 |  |

Interest receivable and similar income | 1,530 |  | 1,402 |  |

Surplus before taxation | 61,841 |  | 48,570 |  |

Tax on surplus | 291 |  | 266 |  |

Surplus for the financial year | 61,550 |  | 48,304 |  |

THE COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

ARAB-BRITISH UNDERSTANDING (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05047247)

BALANCE SHEET

31 MARCH 2026

| 2026 | 2025 |

| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |

Fixed assets

Tangible assets | 5 | 3,428 |  | 3,012 |  |

Current assets

Debtors | 6 | 3,639 |  | 3,639 |  |

Cash at bank | 243,652 |  | 181,548 |  |

247,291 |  | 185,187 |  |

Creditors

Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | 9,462 |  | 8,492 |  |

Net current assets | 237,829 |  | 176,695 |  |

Total assets less current liabilities | 241,257 |  | 179,707 |  |

Reserves

Income and expenditure account | 241,257 |  | 179,707 |  |

241,257 |  | 179,707 |  |

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2026.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:

(a) | ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 30 June 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr C J F Doyle - Director

THE COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

ARAB-BRITISH UNDERSTANDING (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05047247)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

1. | Statutory information

| The Council For The Advancement Of Arab-British Understanding is a private company, limited by guarantee , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. | Accounting policies

| Basis of preparing the financial statements

| These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

| Turnover

| Income is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

| Tangible fixed assets

| Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

| Furniture and equipment | - | 20% on reducing balance

| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

| The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3. | Employees and directors

| The average number of employees during the year was 4 (2025 - 5 ) .

4. | Operating surplus

| The operating surplus is stated after charging:

| 2026 |  | 2025

£ | £ |

| Depreciation - owned assets | 857 |  | 753 |  |

5. | Tangible fixed assets

| Furniture

| and

| equipment

£ |

| Cost

| At 1 April 2025 | 15,963 |  |

| Additions | 1,273 |  |

| At 31 March 2026 | 17,236 |  |

| Depreciation

| At 1 April 2025 | 12,951 |  |

| Charge for year | 857 |  |

| At 31 March 2026 | 13,808 |  |

| Net book value

| At 31 March 2026 | 3,428 |  |

| At 31 March 2025 | 3,012 |  |

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ARAB-BRITISH UNDERSTANDING (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05047247)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

6. | Debtors: amounts falling due within one year |

2026 | 2025 |

£ | £ |

| Other debtors | 3,639 |  | 3,639 |  |

7. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |

2026 | 2025 |

£ | £ |

| Trade creditors | 618 |  | 434 |  |

| Taxation and social security | 6,564 |  | 5,838 |  |

| Other creditors | 2,280 |  | 2,220 |  |

9,462 |  | 8,492 |  |