DARUS SALAM TRLST
(A registered charity)
Report aDd Finanelal Stvdtements
Yeydr ended 31st Deeember 2024
Charity number: 1067407

DARUS SALLM TRUST
(A registered charity)
COIYTENTS
Page
Charity Reference and Adrninistrdtive Details
Report of ihe Trustee Board
Statement of Receipts and Payments
Statement of Assels and Liabilities
Independent Examiners Report
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DARUS SALLM TRUST
(A reElStered charity,)
Charity Reference and Administrative Details
Charity number:
1067407
Principal Office:
55-57 Upper Tichborne Street
Leicester
LE2 IGL
Trustees:
Mojnu Bashir
Humayun Kabir
Isim Ali
Mohammed Yousuf
Mohammed Mirza Noor
Chairperson
Treasurer
Education Secretary
Trustee Board Member
TNslee Board Member
Independenl Examiners..
Shah Jalal
2 Mallory Place
Leicester
LE5 OHS
Bankers
Barclays Bank PIC
1-3 Hayinarket Towers
Leicester
LEI IWA
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DARUS SALAM TRUST
(A registered charity)
Report of ihe Trnstees for the year ended 31st December 2024
The Trustees present their report and unaudited fllwicial statements of the charity for the year
ended 31 December 2024. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of
Recommended Practice {SORP) "Accounting by Charities" (FRS 102) tn preparing the annual
report and financial statements of the charity.
Trustees of the ¢barl
The Trnstees of the charity are its members and for the purpose of charity law and throughout this
report are coll¢¢lively refe￿ed to as the Trustees. The Tn￿le¢S serving during the year and since
the year end were as follows..
Trustees:
Mojnu BashiT
Humayun Kabir
Isim Ali
Mohammed Yousuf
Mohammed MirLa Noor
Chairperson
Treasurer
Education Secretary
Trustee Board Member
Trustee Board Member
Ob
ectives & Activities
Darus Salam Trust (DST) is an unincorporated charitable organisalion providing Muslim religious
services and community development activities for people, mainly bul not exclusively of
Bangladeshi descent, living in Leicester helping them lo lake advantage of the opportunities of
society today.
Publle Benefit Statement
The Trustees have considered the general guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity
Commission and taken due regard of that guidance. The Trustees consider that they are satisfied
that the charity's activities do provide a wide public social benefit.
Achievemenls and erfomanee
The main charitable activities are offering Muslim religious seryices including facilities for
prayers, Muslim marriage service, Muslim burial service, religious education and training for
school aged children and social health and wellbeing for elderly people. The organisation also
takes part to promote the national agenda of promoting a safe and fair society to its community.
The boatd is salisfied with its handling of finances to build relatively sizeable assets and reserves
thus placing the charity in good financial slead. We are happy that the mosque is a welcoming
space which meets the requiremenis set out in ihe Equalities Act. In addition, we continue to
provide all the traditional services to a high degree of excellence whilst also expanding our
activities in areas such as youth outreach.
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DARUS SALAM TRUST
(A registered charit),)
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2024 {Continued}
Financial Review
Income was decreased by £5,891 during the year. This was due to few factors in income stream.
Rent colleciion and casual donation were down but appeal colleclion was significantly higher than
the last year. During the year £15,058 was spent on repairs and renewals. This caused the totsl
expenditure to be increased by £5.828. The professional fees related to pa)rynents to visiting guests
and Imams was £11,484. During the year Korie Hasana (Interest Free Loan) was paid back lo the
lenders and the amount was £55.500. This is why the income over expenditure is showing
£17,570 deficit for the year where the net SUTplus was actually £37,930 for the year. During the
year £24,550 was spent on renovating the building adjacent lo the mosque for Madrassa rooms.
This was a cash spending. There was a cash withdrawal of £14,000 from the bank to pay the
builder out of these £24.550. The rest £1 0,550 was paid to the builder through a volunteer of the
Trust by directly transferring money to the volunteer. The cash in hand and bank balance total was
£113,339 at the end of the year.
Plans for Future Periods
The charity plans continuing the activities outlined above, in the ensuing years to obtaining
satisfactory income generation arrangements.
Structure Governance and Man
ement
Governin
Document
The organisation is a registered charity. Its objectives are to provide Muslim religious services,
education & training and social activities for individuals from the City of Leicesler.
The charity was established under a Constitution which established the objectives and goals of the
charity and governed under its rules and regulations.
Recruitment and A
intment of the Trustees
The Trustees of the charity are also the members of the charity for the purposes of charity law and
under the charity's Articles are known as members of the TNst. All the members of the Trustees
have to be re-elected every three years at the annual general meeting.
New members of the Trustees must be members of the DST for at least 2 years with due
consideration taken by existing members of the new members, suitability before being elected.
Trustees Board Induction and Trainin
The Tn￿tee board are recruited locally and appointed ai the Annual General Meeling. As all of
the Trustee board members musl be the members of the DST, they are familiar with the practical
work of the charity and its objectives. Each potential Trustee member is given a brief induction
which includes a role description, information about the service and legal responsibilities of the
Trnstees. In-house training is provided.
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DARUS SALAM TRUST
(A registered charity)
rt of the Trustees for the
ear ended 31st December 2024
Conlinued
Risk Mana
ement
The Trustees are aware of the risks in relation to donationslfunding and review the situation al
every Trusle¢s meeting. Appropriate plans to deal with this are in place and are continually
monitored. Procedures are also in place to monitor the health and safety of a]1 of the DST'S staff
members. volunteers, worshippers. students and visitors to the centre.
Structure Governance and Mana
ement
anisation
The Darus Salam Tn]st (DST) has a Trustee board of 5 members who meet regularly and are
responsible for the slralegic direction and policy of the DST. The Trustees work as a team with a
scheme designated in place lo ensure the charity delivers and maintsins the services specified. The
charity has a significant number of volunieers who are supported and supervised by the relevant
service manager. An annual Teview of their work is also carried out.
Reserves Polic
The Managernent Board have examined the charity's requirements for reserves in light of the
main risks to the organisation. The Charity has adopted a policy to build a reserve of £lOO.000
over the next few years and are currently working on this.
Trustee's Res
onsibillties In Relation to the Financial Statements
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustee Board and the financial
slalements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Pracli¢e).
Charity law requires the Trustee board io prepare financial statement5 for each financial year,
which give a true and fair view of the slate of affairs of the chariiable organisation and of the
in¢omAng resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the
charitable organisation for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are
required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019(FRS102)"
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and pNdent:
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed. subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the fmancial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the charitable organisation will continue in operation.
The Trustee board are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the fmancial position of the ¢haritabl¢ organisation and enable
them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charity Ad 2011. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assels of ihe charitable organisation and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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DARUS SALAM TRUST
(A registered charity)
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2024 (Continued)
Trustee Board's Res
on5ibilities in Relation to the Financial Sl*tements
Colltinued
The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and inlegrity of the ¢OTporate and fmancial
inforniation. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of
financial statements may differ from legislation in oiher jurisdictions.
This report has been prepared in accordance with Chapter 4 of the Charity Act 2011 relating to
annual reports and return of a charity.
Approval
Authority to approve this report was made on the 29 September 2025
By order of the Trustees
Mojnu Bashir
Chairperson
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DARUS SALAM TRUST
(A REGISTERED CHAIUTY - CHAIUTY NUMBER 1067407)
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024
2024
2024
2024
2023
Unre$triCied Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds Total Fund5
Receipts
Rental Income
Friday Collection
Donation by Direct Debit
Madrassa Fees
RaMadaD￿ld Collection
MembeT5hip fees
Marriage Ceremony Fees
Others
Casual Donation
Interest Free Loans
Donation by cause
Pot collection
Total Receipts
48,550
22.139
15,220
IJ.202
9,835
600
300
130
16,772
48.550
22,139
15,220
11,202
9,835
600
300
130
16,772
55.528
22,317
16,551
9,877
8,637
1.894
1,575
600
24.915
19668
19.668
3,524
147,940
8.722
3,765
154,381
3.524
128,272
19,668
P8yments
Salaries and Wages
Loan repayment
Healing and Lighting
Water
Insurance
Accountancy and bookkeeping
40.594
55,500
4.531
2.344
40.594
55.500
4,531
2,344
35,465
92.002
4.641
2,270
1.909
1.855
11,848
15,362
559
4,590
,855
11.848
15,362
559
4,590
1,343
14,915
3,520
511
9,162
Professional fees
Repairs & Maintenance
Inlernel
Donation to Causes
Estate Agent Fees and others
4,081
24.550
165,814
4,081
24.550
165.814
6,446
Building Dev Works
Total Payments
172,184
Net of receipts
37.542
19.668 -
17.874
17.803
Cash funds last year end
131,213
149,016
Cash fund$ this year end
37,542
19.668
113,339
131,213
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DARUS sAL￿m TRUST
{A REGISTERED CHARITY - CHARITY NUMBER 1067407)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024
Categories
Details
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds
Cash Funds
Cash at Bank
Cash in Hand
113,281
58
113,339
Total Cash Funds
Other Monetary Assets
None
Investment Assets
Fund to whlch asset belon8S
Property - I Churchill St
Unrestricted
Property - 35 Churchill St
Unrestricted
Property - 11 Connaught St Unrestricted
Property - 3 Hamilton St
Unrestricted
Property- 43 Hamilton St
Unrestricted
Total Investment
Costs £
iio.000
125,000
125,000
iio,000
121,000
591,000
Current £
175.000
175,000
175,000
175,000
175,000
875,000
Assets for own use
Fund to whlch asset belon8S
55-57 Upper Tichbourne St Unrestricted
53 Upper Tichbourne St
Unrestricted
Toal
Costs £
Current £
650.000
331,665
981,665
35.000
331,665
366,665
Llabllltles / Credltor
PAYE underpayment
Salary Underpayment
Total Credltor
Fund to whlch Ilablllty relates
Not applicable
Not applicable
Amount Due £
435
266
701
Due Date
2025
2025
Asset / Debtor
Pension Overpayment
Salary Overpayment
Total Debtor
Fund to whlch liabillty relates
Not applicable
Not applicable
Amount Due £
243
Due Date
2025
2025
451
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 29th September 2025
Mojnu Bashir- Chairperson
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DARUS SALILM TRLST
(A REGISTERED CHARITY- CHARITY NUMBER 1067407)
Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of Darus Salam Trust
I rep)rl to the Trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of the Darus Salam Trust (the Trust) for the
year end￿ 31st December 2024 which are set out on pages 3 10 4.
Respon¥lbllities and ba$ls of rnport
As the charity's Trustees you we responsitAe for the rweparat*)n of the ac£ounts in a¢cord8nce wlth the
requirements of the CharilTres Act 2011 I'￿ Acl'l.
I repK)rt Sn respect of my examination of th8 charit￿S acc(yJnts out under section 145 of the Act and in
carrying out my examination I have followed al the app￿1¢able Dlrections given ty the Charity Commission
under section 14515llbl of the Act.
Indgpondent examlner's stat•mont
I have completed my examination. I confirm that M matwial matter$ have fA>me lo my attentlon In
¢onneGlion with the examination givir& mo cause to bdieve that In any material respect:
accounting re￿r￿S were not kept in respect of the Trust as requir&J by seLtion 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do nol a¢¢ord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in COnnect￿n with the examinatlon lo whlch
allenlion should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a woper underslanding of the a¢¢ounts to be
reached.
N8m8 Shah Jalal
Professlon.. Fin8nco Olfi¢6r. Bangladesh Youth and Culturnl Shomiti
Address.. 2 Mallory Place, Lelcester. LE5 OHS
D8fe.' & October 2025
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