Meet our team

Our charity is run entirely by volunteers and we couldn’t operate without their commitment and hard work.

About Us

Idris Patel BEM BCAc

Founder & CEO
Idris Patel founded Supporting Humanity in 2020, driven by a deep passion for improving lives and supporting individuals through some of their most challenging moments. What began with burial and bereavement support quickly expanded into a multifaceted charity offering mental wellbeing assistance, community support services, and a wide range of initiatives uplifting people across diverse backgrounds.Idris is married to Aminah and has 3 beautiful girls who are all actively part of the charity.
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Jill Savager

Jill Savager

Trustee

Jill, a former technical Specialist at the Financial Conduct Authority is now retired and focusing her efforts on charity work. Jill has a wealth of risk management and audit experience amongst financial services firms. Her natural empathetic nature helps ensure the Charity remains focused on its core values and aims.

Sumaiya Khoda

Sumaiya Khoda

Chair of Trustees
Sumaiya is the Managing Director of Operational Resilience and Third Party Risk at Bupa Group.  With a wealth of markets, leadership, regulatory and resilience experience, Sumaiya is passionate about helping others the right way.
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Yunus Patel

Trustee
Yunus is a successful self-employed multiple business owner across the manufacturing and leisure industries. With years of experience, Yunus brings a wealth of experience in leadership, financial management and strategic planning.
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Saeed Musa

Trustee

Saeed, a successful businessman and landlord has a strong drive, agility, and organisational and financial management skills. Saeed is always willing to go the extra mile, and this is reinforced through his compassionate and pragmatic nature.

Zulfikar Ali

Trustee
Zulfikar has a background in the rail industry and is very proactive in helping the community. His sympathetic and compassionate nature, coupled with his strong ambition to make a positive difference to others’ lives helps drive the charity’s activities.
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Iqbal Patel

Trustee
Iqbal, has a wealth of experience in the automotive industry. As a business owner. Iqbal has excellent management and team building experience. Iqbal has always been passionate about helping others and has led large burial facility projects to help aid local communities.
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Tahreem Noor

Head of Operations & Communications

Tahreem Noor is an award-winning humanitarian, ex-educator, and marketing strategy & communications professional who brings a strong track record in business development and community leadership to Supporting Humanity. A recognised TV and radio host, she uses her platform to champion positive representation for British Muslims while actively delivering aid on the ground. Despite balancing life as a working professional, single mother, and caregiver, Tahreem has expanded Supporting Humanity’s wellbeing services over the years, leading impactful programmes in mental health, bereavement, youth outreach, and community support. Her dedication has earned national recognition, including the British Citizen Award Certificate and the London Dangoor Award, to name a few. Tahreem is known for blending strategic insight with grassroots compassion, creating safe, accessible spaces where individuals and families can find support and connection.

Farah Khoda

Head of Trips & Events
Farah is a Healthcare development manager with experience in primary and secondary care and significant experience in the pharmaceuticals industry. Farah’s wealth of leadership and strategic experience makes her an excellent lead for trips and events, ensuring all details are considered and executed with consideration given to aiding individuals mental and physical wellbeing.

Sofia Bhatti

Head of Over 60’s Operations
Sofia is a former global IT trainer who has worked in various financial houses. She is passionate about overcoming challenges that the elder population experience which enables her to successfully deliver weekly engagement sessions in order for them to overcome these struggles. With her sense of compassion and natural ability to inspire, she leads a team of spirited volunteers to meet Supporting Humanity’s purpose.

N’yahh Crooks

Head of IT
N’yahh is a seasoned IT professional with a passion for streamlining operations and boosting productivity through technology. His diverse career spans from eCommerce to recruitment. He is known for transforming organisations from home office set ups into thriving SMEs with robust policies and innovative solutions. N’yahh excels in managing networks, creating IT policies, and practicing strong governance and security. With project management skills and experience in leadership, he consistently delivers value while shaping technology landscapes.
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Emotional Wellbeing team​

The Mental health team is led by Ilyas Ibrahim, Sofia Bhatti and Dr Zuzana Winter.
Ilyas and Sofia are passionate about the mental health cause and undertake a lot of charity work supporting communities near and afar. Dr Zuzana is a chartered clinical psychologist and has over 10 years’ experience with the NHS and been fascinated by psychology, human resilience, what makes some people thrive and prosper whilst others seem to struggle. Supporting Humanity has a number of emotional support volunteers across Level 2, 3 and 4. The volunteers come from a wealth of backgrounds, ensuring there is diversity in engagement but a common goal in mind: helping those in need.

Saurav Mukherjee

Saurav Mukherjee

Money Laundering Reporting Officer
With over 17 years of expertise, Saurav is a seasoned Economic Crime Subject Matter Expert. As the Head of Economic Crime Risk & Control for Corporate & Commercial Banking at a leading bank, Saurav brings extensive knowledge to the role. He holds an MSc degree in Capital Markets, Regulation & Compliance from Henley Business School, University of Reading. Saurav is passionate about advancing Supporting Humanity, aiding others, and building a robust compliance framework.
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Jay Ahmed

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Jay Ahmed is a senior healthcare leader and strategic advisor with extensive experience across quality, safety, governance, and system improvement within the NHS. She currently works at group executive level in one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, supporting the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer on complex programmes of work spanning patient safety, clinical assurance, workforce, and board governance.
As a Strategic Advisor to Supporting Humanity, Jay supports the organisation in developing its strategy, ensuring that programmes are delivered with rigour, compassion, and long-term sustainability.

Gad Kabaku

Gad Kabaku

Compliance Lead

Gad is a compliance, governance, and risk professional with experience across investment management and regulated financial services. He supports Supporting Humanity by strengthening policies, governance processes, and risk oversight – helping ensure the charity operates responsibly, securely, and in line with good practice.