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

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Company information

1

Report of the directors

2

Income statement

4

Balance sheet

5

Notes to the financial statements

6

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 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

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

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

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

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

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