Charity Number: 1045958
THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM Trustees' Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
Charity Number: 1045958
THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM Trustees' report and financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Contents
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| Legal and administrative information | 1 |
| Trustees' report | 2-6 |
| Independent Examiner's report | 7 |
| Statement of financial activities | 8 |
| Balance sheet | 9 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 10-13 |
Charity Number: 1045958
THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2025
The Trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity's trust deed and the Statement of Recommended Practice, "Accounting and Reporting by Charities", issued in March 2005.
The Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are listed below.
Legal and administrative information
Charity Name THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM Charity number 1045958 Office Address Wrexham Islamic Cultural Centre 6 Grosvenor Road Wrexham LL11 1DN Trustees Dr I U Shah Chairman Dr F Jishi Secretary Dr T Elmagarbi Mr H Rami Dr K El-Fituri Dr H Khan Mr Iftikhar Sabir Mr M Anowarul Karim Mr Zaffer Hussain Imam Sheikh Imran Accountants CWC Consultants Services Business First Services Block B 23 Goodlass Road Hunts Cross Liverpool L24 9HJ Bankers Lloyds TSB
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Charity Number: 1045958 THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
Structure, governance and management
Governing Document
The Muslim Association of Wrexham is a charity registered with the Charities Commission in April 1995 under charity number 1045958. The charity's working name is 'Wrexham Muslim Association' and is run by a constitution adopted on 27th November 1994 and last amended on 31st March 1995.
Organisational Structure
The Muslim Association of Wrexham is an umbrella organisation of Muslims living in Wrexham and the surrounding areas of North East Wales. The charity trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. The trustees receive no remuneration or other financial benefits. The trustees meet together on a regular basis and are responsible for all decisions taken in relation to the running of the mosque and the cultural centre, and the other activities provided by the charity. To assist in the smooth running of the charity, various sub-committees have been set up by the trustees.
These sub-committees include Mosque management committee, Finance Committee, Education Committee, Events and Meeting organisation committee, Public Relations committee and Funeral & Marriage services committee. Each of these sub-committees has a trustee attached to it and they report back to the full meeting of the trustees.
Recruitment and appointment of trustees
In selecting the trustees, individuals who regularly attended events, meetings and functions organised by the charity are identified. The process of selection involves consideration of the person's eligibility, competence, specialist knowledge and skill. The Trustees have remained the same as 2023-2024.
Induction and Training of trustees
Following appointment the trustees were given details of their role and were also provided with the policies and procedures adopted by our charity. Detail of the charity commission were provided to the trustees and they were advised to go through the various publications of the charity commission including guidance on charities
Risk Management
The trustees regularly review the risks faced by the charity and the measures taken to manage these risks and reduce their occurrence. The trustees are satisfied that systems are in place to manage the risks that have been identified. Policies for Health and Safety are present. Full insurance cover for the mosque and its adjacent buildings is in place. Electricity, Gas and Fire safety certificates have been obtained.
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks will be done for all individuals working with children.
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Charity Number: 1045958 THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
Objectives and Activities
Aims:
The aims of our charity are summarised as follows:-
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To provide religious, educational and cultural services to the Muslims of Wrexham and the surrounding areas of North Wales.
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To provide other organisations and groups a point of contact for Muslims living in the area.
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Raise awareness about Islam amongst the wider community and removing any misconceptions, by dispelling any negative myths and rumours.
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Create an environment where dialogue between various faith groups is encouraged and respect for each other's beliefs is promoted.
Objectives:
Our objectives are set to reflect our faith and community aims. The trustees review the objectives on a regular basis ensuring they reflect our aims. We aim to provide a facility where Muslims can worship and perform their other religious activities, and where the wider community can interact with the muslims of the area. This will help to build self-confidence in Wrexham's Muslims in their faith. This will also help to make bridges between the Muslims and the wider community, resulting in a harmonious, vibrant and peaceful community.
Strategies:
We want to make our Centre a place where Muslims of the area can learn more about their faith and can worship together. Our Centre encourages women to participate in the various religious and community activities. There is a separate prayer hall for women in keeping with our faith. The mosque is open for daily prayers, but the focus of of activities is the weekly Friday prayers. This year the Mosque continued to arrange the "Visit My Mosque" Open Day and the two Eid parties.
Grant-making Policy
This year there was a collection of £5,522, for other charities and appeals. The main collection was for the Sudan, Palestine and Yemen. The Zakat ul Fitr collected during the year has been distributed amongst the needy people in our community in accordance with Islamic teachings. This year again a few members of the community have also specifically donated to the charity for 'Zakat' distribution to needy persons in the local community including refuigees.
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Charity Number: 1045958 THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
Activities and Achievements:
Activities delivering Public Benefit
Our charity carries out a wide range of activities in pursuance of its charitable aims. We feel that the activities listed below benefit both the community members attending the mosque and the wider community of Wrexham.
Religious Activities
Our Centre provides a venue for prayers and other religious activities to the Muslims living in Wrexham and its surrounding areas. The various religious activities are listed below;
Prayers: The Prayer Hall at our centre is open for the congregational prayers, including the daily five prayers and weekly Friday prayers, for both men and women. About 20 -25 people attend the daily prayers whereas about 300 attend the weekly prayers. The Centre also arranges the two annual Eid Prayers and the evening Taraweeh payers during the holy month of Ramadhan.
Festivals: The Centre arranges daily Iftaar meals (Breaking the Fasts) during Ramadhan. The food is prepared in the mosque kitchen by volunteers and served to all those people who wish to break their fasts together at the mosque. Eid days are celebrated by arranging a family day at the Centre, during which meals and sweets are also served. The children are entertained by arranging arranging activities including bouncy castles, face painting and 'henna' tattoos. These occasions are also used by various agencies eg Public Health, Police, Fire service etc., to provide useful information to the community members by putting up stalls with information leaflets etc. in the WICC premises.
The local dignitaries, council representatives, Police officers and other faith group leaders are invited for an Iftaar meal and for Eid celebration days. This year there were Iftaar arrangements at the Mosque for a limited number of attendees. The Iftaars were arranged by various members, and some individuals donated food/cash.
Funeral Services: Our Centre provides a funeral service. The funeral prayers are arranged at the centre led by our Imam. Previously, the ritual washing of the deceased's body was performed at the Mortuary in the local hospital, but since last year we we have established for a special funeral wash room at our Centre, where the ritual washing of the community members who who passed away during the year, has taken place according to islamic teaching.
Nikkah (Islamic Marriage): The Centre provides a location for Muslim couples to have their Nikkah (Islamic marriage) according to the teachings of Islam.
Qur'an Teaching: The Centre organises teaching of Qur'an for both men and women. The children also have separate classes, with the Resident Iman where they are taught reading and recitation of the Quran.
Arabic School: The Sunday Schoo at the Wrexham Islamic Cultural Centre provides Arabic language lessons to children has remained suspended. This is because of inability to find suitable trained teachers.
Donations from the Community: The community collected £5,522 for other charities this year. This year WMA collected for the needy people in Sudan, Yemen and Palestine. The Zakat ul Fitr collected on Eid day was distributed amongst the poor and needy people locally according to Islamic teachings. Similar to the previous year, this year again a few of the community members paid donations to the needy people from the community.
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Charity Number: 1045958 THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
Community Activities:
Wrexham Islamic Cultural Centre has three halls which have been used for various educational, recreational and cultural activities, which have benefitted both the local Muslim population and the wider community.
Visit My Mosque' Open Day: This year "Visit My Mosque" open day was arranged at our mosque on Sunday 29 September 2024. An exhibition was arranged at the mosque and over 200 Mosques in the UK participated in this year's open day.
Eid Celebrations : Eid Celebrations/party for the kikds was arranged during this year, both at Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha. Bouncy castle, Slide, paddle cars, face painting was arranged for the children. Cooked food and drinks were provided to all who attended.
Inter-faith Meetings : Wrexham Muslim Association is a member of TCC - Together Creating Communities and also has very good working relationship with the other faith groups. The Association representatives attended the TCC Meetings. One of the meeting during year was hosted at the mosque by WMA.
Library Services: A room adjacent to the prayer hall has been designated as a small library for our Centre. The room has been furnished and stocks a vast number of book, audio CDs and DVDs. We plan to add further material to our collection including translation of the Qur'an in different languages.
Arabic lessons: The Snday School has remain suspended this year as wer were unable to arrange suitable teachers. Our Resident Imam has continued with Qur'an teaching classes for chldren three time a week.
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THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities:
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing an annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business
The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provision of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees for the purposes of charity law who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on Page 1 of the trustees' report.
Approved by the trustees and signed on its behalf by:
Dr. Hamid Khan Trustee
Date............................
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Charity No. 1045958 THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2025
I report on the accounts for The Muslim Association of Wrexham for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Respective responsibilities of trustees, members and examiner
As the charity members you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts: you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by The Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(B) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Date: 29/01/2026
Cheryl P Agorom ICPA Independent Examiner CWC Consultants Services
Business First Centre 23 Goodlass Road Hunts Cross LIVERPOOL L24 9HJ
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Charity Number: 1045958 THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025 |
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| Notes Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds: Voluntary income: Donations and gifts 2 Cash donations (misc) 7,390 Other cash donation 10,541 Cheque donations 10,000 " " Card donations 11,488 Direct donations 19,732 Gift Aid Rental income: Dental Surgery Rent Dentist Parking Space Rent 3 Flat rent WCBC Grants to Eid Party Wrexham Mosque Food Bank Ramadam Iftaar meal Other Donation 3 Total incoming resources Resources expended 4 Charitable activities Reburbishment work Religious Works Governance costs Total resources expended Net incoming/outgoing resources before transfers 10 Gross transfers between funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward* |
Unrestricted Restricted 2025 2024 funds funds Total £ £ £ £ 59,151 21,320 80,471 56,841 23,904 1,620 4,933 11,895 11,895 13,027 - - - - - 28,800 - 28,800 28,800 3,135 - 3,135 - - 1,980 27,281 - 27,281 16,574 - 2,000 2,000 - - 2,716 2,716 - - 465 465 - 4,000 4,000 - |
| 134,262 26,501 160,763 147,679 39,848 26,501 66,349 71,250 14,743 14,743 50,256 45,500 45,500 64,905 250 - 250 250 |
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| 100,341 26,501 126,842 186,661 33,921 - 33,921 -38,982 - - |
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| 33,921 - 33,921 (38,982) 492,320 - 492,320 531,302 |
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| 526,241 - 526,241 492,320 |
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Charity Number: 1045958
THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
| Notes Fixed assets Tangible assets 7 Current assets Debtors 8 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 9 Net current (liabilities)/assets Net assets Income funds Unrestricted funds: Restricted funds Total charity funds Approved by the trustees on ......................... and signed |
£ £ 527,364 17,127 (18,250) (1,123) 526,241 526,241 526,241 on their behalf by: 2025 |
£ £ 542,107 23,563 (73,350) (49,787) 492,320 491,610 710 492,320 492,320 2024 |
£ £ 542,107 23,563 (73,350) (49,787) 492,320 491,610 710 492,320 492,320 2024 |
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| 492,320 | |||
Dr. Hamid Khan Trustee
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Charity Number: 1045958 THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
1. Accounting policies
(a) Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP2005) issued in March 2005. and applicable UK Accounting Standards and the Charities Act 2011.
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis that assumes that the charity will continue to receive the support its bankers, creditors and funders.
The charity is aware of the deficit incurred and is in the process of addressing this including actions to secure more funding and implement efficiency strategies.
(b) Funds structure
Unrestricted income funds comprise those funds which the trustees are free to use for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable charitable objects. Unrestricted funds include all funds that the trustees use at their discretion, and have set aside resources for a specific purpose.
(c) Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the statement of financial activities when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performsnce by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.
Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.
Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the statement of financial activities in the year in which which they are receivable.
(d )Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an actual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot fully recovered and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
(e ) Charitable activities
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
(f) Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets other than freehold land are stated at cost or valuation less depreciation.
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:
Freehold buildings 2% per annum on a straight line basis Property improvements 2% per annum on a straight line basis
(g) Taxation
The charity benefits from various exemptions from taxation afforded by tax legislation and is not liable to corporation tax on income or gains falling within those exemptions.
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Charity Number: 1045958 THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
2. Incoming resources from voluntary income
| 2. Incoming resources from voluntary income Donations and gifts 3. Investment income Rental income: Dental Surgery Rent Dentist Parking Space Rent Flat rent |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 59,151 21,320 80,471 56,841 |
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| 59,151 21,320 80,471 56,841 |
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| Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 28,800 - 28,800 28,800 3,135 3,135 1,980 27,281 27,281 16,574 |
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| 59,216 - 59,216 47,354 |
4. Total resources expended
| Charitable activities Religious works Activities undertaken directly Governance costs |
Depreciation Other costs Total Total 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 14,743 39,848 81,092 41,136 45,500 45,500 64,905 41,500 41,500 80,620 |
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| 14,743 126,848 127,092 186,661 |
5. Activities undertaken directly
Iman
| 2025 | 2024 |
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| £ | £ |
| 45,500 | 39,200 |
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Charity Number: 1045958 THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM
Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
6. Trustees
None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration during the year and none of them was reimbursed expenses.
7. Tangible fixed assets
| Cost At 1 April 2024 Additions At 31 March 2025 Depreciation At 1 April 2024 Charge for the period At 31 March 2025 Net Book Values At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 |
Land and Building buildings improvements Total £ £ £ 551,616 185,537 737,153 |
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| 551,616 185,537 737,153 |
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| 154,449 40,597 195,046 11,032 3,711 14,743 |
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| 165,481 44,308 209,789 |
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| 386,135 141,229 527,364 |
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| 397,167 144,940 542,107 |
The SORP requires the disclosure of mixed use assets, i.e. functional or investment, as tangible fixed assets and fixed asset investment in proportion as to use. During the year, this mixed use was 68% functional use by the charity and 32% investment use producing rental income. The asset is shown under tangible fixed assets only.
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Charity Number: 1045958 THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF WREXHAM
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 8. Debtors Other debtors 9. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Other creditors Accruals |
2025 2024 £ £ - - |
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| 2025 2024 £ £ 18,250 73,350 |
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| 18,250 73,350 |
10. Restricted funds
The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:
| Zakat distribution Ramadhan Iftaar Meal expenditure WCBC Grants to Eid Party Wrexham Mosque Food Bank |
Balance at Incoming Resources Transfers Balance at 1 April 2024 resources expended 31 March 2025 £ £ £ £ 21,320 21,320 - - 465 465 - - 2,000 2,000 - - 2,716 2,716 - - |
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| - 26,501 26,501 - - |
Cash collected for different charities at Wrexham Islamic Cultural Centre which amounted to £5,522 during the year. These do not form part of the financial statements.
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