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2024-08-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1079528

Al Islah School Unaudited Financial Statements 31 August 2024

KAROLIA LIMITED

Chartered Certified Accountants Suite 28 Blackburn Enterprise Centre Furthergate Blackburn Lancashire BB1 3HQ

Al Islah School

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 4
Statement of financial activities 5
Statement of financial position 6
Notes to the financial statements 7

Al Islah School

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 August 2024

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Al Islah School Charity registration number 1079528 Principal office 108 Audley Range Blackburn Lancashire BB1 1TF

The trustees

Mr S Makda Mr Y Patel Mr M S Sidat (Resigned 3 April 2025) Mr A H Jasat (Appointed 3 April 2025)

Accountants Karolia Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Suite 28 Blackburn Enterprise Centre Furthergate Blackburn Lancashire BB1 3HQ

Structure, governance and management

The trustee named under 'Charity Information' have served during the year. Appointment of trustees is governed by the Trust Deed of the charity. The Board of Trustees is authorised to appoint new trustees to fill vacancies arising through resignation or death of an existing trustee and remove existing trustees.

Objectives and activities

The Charitable Trust is constituted by Trust Deed, and its objects are to provide education and training to children of 11 to 16 years old (up to G.C.S.E.), following the national curriculum and implementing good educational practices within the teachings of Islam which are open to all sections of the community.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Al Islah School

Year ended 31 August 2024

Achievements and performance

Al Islah Girls' High School continues to provide a high-quality, comprehensive and meaningful education for all our students. We have once again achieved above national average results for gaining 5 or more GCSE's as each student has succeeded within the bounds of their abilities and all have chosen educational goals.

Our Summer 2024 results have once again been superb. All the Year 11 cohort who were entered for their GCSE's have achieved 5 GCSEs or more in all the EBacc subjects. The school was very proud to proclaim that we achieved a 100% pass rate, Grade 5 and above, for many of the subjects including Triple Science and Mathematics. This means that our Attainment 8 Score for this academic year is very high and above the national average. We hope to achieve a further set of fantastic results in this coming academic year.

The school has offered a broad and balanced curriculum, delivered by dedicated and committed teachers to students in an environment, whereby behaviour and personal development is linked to an Islamic ethos to develop the students' spiritual, moral, social and cultural aspects.

Ofsted have reported from our latest inspection that 'the leadership and management of Al Islah are firmly focused and committed. We have been graded a 'good' in this aspect and we are working towards a school which will provide an exceptional quality of education by significantly exceeding minimum requirements. Ofsted have said that 'our premises and accommodation are well maintained and the facilities are good' and we ensure parents are well informed about their child's progress with reports and parents' consultation evenings.

Strong governance, focus on meeting legal, policy and regulation requirements and with a continuous improvement approach; the governing body forms a backbone to the leadership and management of Al Islah Girls' High School. The school's SLT has recently made a huge investment towards the teaching and learning at the school. With the recent purchase of a set of laptops to use in addition with the computers in the IT suite has enabled many of our learners, especially those that come from disadvantaged backgrounds to have access to digital resources and complete their learning. As the school is continuously signing up to new, more up to date digital resources for the children, this investment is a great benefit for our learners.

The school has also heavily invested in touchscreens for each classroom throughout the school. This has proven to be highly successful in engaging the students within the lesson and has shown a vast improvement in the level of learning and progress made. Teachers are able to make their lessons much more interactive and engaging and students can also take an active role in their learning.

Financial review

The budget is strictly monitored, as the main source of income has been the fees paid by parents whose children attend our school. With regards to the financial aspect of management, monthly reports are produced in order that order that the school remains on a firm financial footing. Monthly management accounts are reviewed by the board of trustees every month. Financially the school is viable due to good house management and this has enabled to survive on the numbers of the students that the school attracts.

Trustees' responsibilities statement

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

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Al Islah School

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

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 these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 25 June 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Mr S Makda Trustee

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Al Islah School

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Al Islah School

Year ended 31 August 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Al Islah School ('the charity') for the year ended 31 August 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Ahmed Adam Karolia Independent Examiner Suite 28 Blackburn Enterprise Centre Furthergate Blackburn Lancashire BB1 3HQ

25 June 2025

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Al Islah School

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 August 2024

2024 2024 2023
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 256,254 256,254 211,366
Investment income 5 1,937 1,937 957
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total income 258,191 258,191 212,323
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 6,7 240,494 240,493 175,954
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total expenditure 240,494 240,493 175,954
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net income and net movement in funds 17,697 17,698 36,369
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 266,243 266,243 229,874
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total funds carried forward 283,940 283,940 266,243
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 7 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Al Islah School

Statement of Financial Position

31 August 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 13 189,524 189,342
Current assets
Debtors 14 906 842
Cash at bank and in hand 99,936 82,035
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
100,842 82,877
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 6,425 3,615
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net current assets 94,417 79,262
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total assets less current liabilities 283,941 268,604
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 16 2,361
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net assets 283,941 266,243
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 283,940 266,243
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total charity funds 18 283,940
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
266,243
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 25 June 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr S Makda Trustee

The notes on pages 7 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Al Islah School

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2024

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 108 Audley Range, Blackburn, Lancashiree, BB1 1TF.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Disclosure exemptions

No cash flow statement has been presented for the charity.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Al Islah School

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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Al Islah School

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Fixtures and fittings - 15% reducing balance

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cashgenerating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Finance leases and hire purchase contracts

Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts are recognised in the statement of financial position as assets and liabilities at the lower of the fair value of the assets and the present value of the minimum lease payments, which is determined at the inception of the lease term. Any initial direct costs of the lease are added to the amount recognised as an asset.

Lease payments are apportioned between the finance charges and reduction of the outstanding lease liability using the effective interest method. Finance charges are allocated to each period so as to produce a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

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Al Islah School

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

4. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Donations
School fees 222,289 222,289 184,756 184,756
Sales 6,828 6,828
Other income 5,727 5,727 9,594 9,594
Rent received 9,026 9,026 9,390 9,390
Donations received 12,384 12,384 7,626 7,626
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
256,254 256,254 211,366 211,366
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
5. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Bank interest receivable 1,937 1,937 957 957
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶
6. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Education costs 232,563 232,563 169,413 169,413
Support costs 7,931 7,930 6,541 6,541
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
240,494 240,493 175,954 175,954
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

7. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken Total funds Total fund
directly Support costs 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Education costs 232,563 232,563 169,413
Governance costs 7,930 7,930 6,541
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
232,563 7,930 240,493 175,954
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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Al Islah School

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

8. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £
Premises 1,418 1,418 1,644
Finance costs 462 462 385
Governance costs 600 600 600
Subscriptions 429
Legal and professional fees 5,403 5,403 2,878
Sundry expenses 47 47 605
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
7,930 7,930 6,541
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
9. Net income
Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 6,015 5,983
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
10. Independent examination fees
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 600 600
৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶
11. Staff costs
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries 171,111 121,247
Other employee benefits 1,536
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
172,647 121,247
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

The average head count of employees during the year was 14 (2023: 11).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

12. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

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Al Islah School

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

13. Tangible fixed assets

Freehold Fixtures and
property fittings Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 September 2023 155,436 65,584 221,020
Additions 6,197 6,197
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
At 31 August 2024 155,436 71,781 227,217
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Depreciation
At 1 September 2023 31,678 31,678
Charge for the year 6,015 6,015
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
At 31 August 2024 37,693 37,693
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Carrying amount
At 31 August 2024 155,436 34,088 189,524
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
At 31 August 2023 155,436 33,906 189,342
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
14. Debtors
2024 2023
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 906 842
৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶
15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 2,150
Accruals 600 600
Social security and other taxes 915
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 3,675 2,100
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
6,425 3,615
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
16. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024 2023
£ £
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 2,361
৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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Al Islah School

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

17. Finance leases and hire purchase contracts

The total future minimum lease payments under finance leases and hire purchase contracts are as follows:

2024 2023
£ £
Not later than 1 year 3,675 2,100
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years 2,361
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
3,675 4,461
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

18. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At At
1 September 31 August 20
2023 Income Expenditure 24
£ £ £ £
General funds 266,243 258,191 (240,494) 283,940
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
At At
1 September 31 August 20
2022 Income Expenditure 23
£ £ £ £
General funds 229,874 212,323 (175,954) 266,243
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 189,524 189,524
Current assets 100,841 100,841
Creditors less than 1 year (6,424) (6,424)
Creditors greater than 1 year
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net assets 283,941 283,941
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 189,342 189,342
Current assets 82,877 82,877
Creditors less than 1 year (3,615) (3,615)
Creditors greater than 1 year (2,361) (2,361)
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net assets 266,243 266,243
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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