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JAMIA MASJID E-BILAL TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT 31 MARCH 2022

JAMIA MASJID E-BILAL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022.

The Trustees present their annual report and audited financial statement for the year ended 31 March 2022 and confirm they comply with the charities Act 1993 as amended by the charity Act 2006, the trust deed and the charities SORP 2005.

Reference and Administrative Information.

CHAIRTY TRUSTEES:

Mr Manzoor Hussain Mr Kazi Mohammed Iqbal Mr Mohammad Tanvir Malik Mr Mohammed Jamil

REGISTERED OFFICE:

80 Evington Valley Road Leicester. LE5 5LJ

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1069001

INLAND REVENUE (CHARITIES) NUMBER:

XR 74204

IMAMS:

Hafeez ur Rahman Cheshti Imam Abbas

ACCOUNTANTS:

Mian & CO Accountants First floor Offices 56-58 London Road Leicester.

BANKERS:

NatWest Bank plc Evington Road Leicester LE1 9AA

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JAMIA MASJID E-BILAL TRUSTEES’ REPORT AS AT 31 MARCH 2022

The Charity Trustees submit their annual report for the period ended 31[st] March 2020.

Governing document and constitution

The charity is an unincorporated organisation formed by adoption of a constitution adopted 26 September 1997 as amended 28 February 1998. The charity is registered as a Charity with Charity Commission for England and Wales with effect from 2 April 1998.

Charity Trustees

Trustee who served during the year are shown on page1.re There were 4 trustees during this period. Mr Ashraf Joosub resigned during this year.

Governance

The charity is governed by trustees, who are responsible for the effective management of the organisation.

Meetings are held on a regular basis.

Objects of the Charity

The principal objects of the charity are:

Religious activities:

In planning activities the trustees kept in mind the Charity Commissioner’s guidance on public benefit at the meetings. Our Mosque provides a centre for worship and other activities associated with Islamic faith.

Daily Prayer:

The charity has established a regular five time prayer facility led by an Imam for all people to participate in. These prayers are well attended by families who live in the neighbourhood of the charity. There are separate facilities available for women/young girls to perform their prayers. The mosque is open all day for daily and Friday prayers. During the week over 100 people attend daily prayers and 400-450 regularly attend Friday prayers. The numbers attend to increase during the holiday period.

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Ramadan:

During the holy month of Ramadan, special arrangements were made for the public to benefit from communal prayers throughout the day and to start and break-fast in accordance with Islamic traditions. The public took full advantage to avail themselves of the spiritual benefits of this holy month. During the last ten days of Ramadan over dozen worshipers stay in the mosque to obtain higher spiritual status and isolate them-selves from material world. On 27[th] Ramadan special ceremony of completing recitation of holy Quran is celebrated with special prayers for peace in the community and the world.

Festivals:

As with other similar organisation, the charity celebrated all auspicious days of the Islamic calendar which were well attended by the public. During the Eid festival period our mosque is normally full and there is pressure to extend the Mosque to meet increasing demand of our community. Over 500 hundred people attend Eid festivals. We also annually celebrate Profit’s birthday which again is well attended and provide occasion for families to come together to socialise and commemorate this holy day.

Bereavement:

The charity supports families to varying degrees in times bereavement by holding communal prayers at the families’ request. The funeral prayer are also arranged by the mosque and families are supported during their difficult period.

Civil marriage and Nikkah:

The charity is licensed to solemnise Islamic marriages and we continue to provide this service. The marriage ceremony was arranged by the mosque for 30 couples in the year.

Madrasah classes:

The charity has established and runs subsidised after school classes (Madrasah) for children to learn Islamic tenets to develop a better understanding of Islam. The education is taught systemically to ensure children at different stages of learning attain appropriate benefit. The classes are attended by children who live in the neighbourhood of the charity. Nearly 60 boys and girls attend our madrasah classes daily (Monday – Thursday, from 5.0 pm till 6.30 pm). About 20 students attending, HIFAZ learning Islamic knowledge classes Monday + Friday.

We believe that it is necessary to support, develop and nurture the skill and abilities of the students, to a level where they can fulfil their potential. This is where we place the upmost care, in matching the teacher’s competency levels to the number of children in each class. With the help of some professional members our classes have been revived and start increasing the number of students together with the improved quality of education, with the help of Information technology as well.

We will continue to undertake review of our activities in conjunction with Federation of Muslim Organisation Leicestershire to identify further areas of improvements.

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JAMIA MASJID E-BILAL TRUSTEES’ REPORT AS AT 31 MARCH 2022

Islamic Sister’s Group:

This group meets at every weekend to discuss various topics and to learn Islamic solution to relevant issues. Guest speakers offer their views on given topics to teach/educate their audience. In addition members are taught how to read Quran with proper pronunciation. This group provide a forum for Muslim women to express their views and opinions, support each other and organise and promote future events.

Partnership working and performance review:

In developing our community programmes, we are pleased to work in partnership with the following institutions:

Our partners have provided us with invaluable support and advice, as to how to further improve our programmes to the benefit of society. A liaison meeting is held at regular intervals, with key staff from our partners, to ensure the programmes we provide, are designed to be both, efficient and effective. At the end of each meeting, the trustees then review the feedback, to ensure feasible viewpoints are incorporated into the programmes.

Volunteers

Most of the charity’s activities involve volunteers in the delivery of its activities. We are, as always, grateful to these volunteers in making the activities of our centre a spiritual and pleasant experience for the public.

Risk Management and Reserves

The trustees actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis. The trustees frequently consider the nature of risks, the likelihood of the risks happening and the measures taken to manage them. The trustees are satisfied that the systems are in place, or arrangements are in hand, to manage the risks that have been identified. Insurance cover is in place and the finances of the mosque are appropriately managed. Appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are completed along with regularly reviewed policies, are made for all those who work with children or other vulnerable groups within the Mosque.

Approved by the Charity Trustees on 04. 11. 2023 and signed on their behalf:

MANZOOR HUSSAIN Honorary Chairman

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