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WINNEIi covi Amnual Report 2020 21 NHS NHS Unlverslty of - Leicester Lc¢str Leicester City

Board Report and update on our activities

This report covers the period since our last annual general meeting that was held in 2019. As most of you will be aware, the impact of the Covid pandemic affected us all and that ultimately has resulted in our annual general meeting being delayed.

Now, in 2021, the position for us has changed significantly which we will cover later in this report.

We have been busy with many tasks and involved ourselves in various exchanges and discussions, which we set out below. The activities have been very challenging at times.

We also have had great challenges in respect of the Leicester City Council tender for the “out of hours” Funeral Administration.

The board members had detailed discussions in respect of how we would structure ourselves going forward. In order to hold the position at Mortia Ltd, Suleman and Adam resigned as directors and trustees of MBCOL and this was confirmed in September 2019. Notification was duly delivered to Companies House and Charity Commission. Most of you are aware of the reasons behind Mortia Ltd and primarily it was set in place for proper succession planning.

Most of you will also be aware that the new company that was set up, Mortia Ltd is a limited company that was a special purpose vehicle. This was done in order to put forward a commercial bid on the tender process. This company was successful in securing the tender and would deliver its services through MBCOL Limited. There was a legal

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challenge that followed and the lawyers at the Leicester City Council dealt with the legal issues.

We were not advised as to the basis of the challenge nor were we given any information. The contract that MBCOL did have therefore, had to continue in order to provide service for “out of hours” Administration. Accordingly the Leicester City Council continued to provide us with the “out of hours” administration rolling over on a 3 monthly cycle until they had made a final decision as to whether we would be awarded the contract or whether they would make a different decision going forward.

This organisation only had one paid employee. This was our office manager, Salim Mangera, who handed his notice and left our service on 29[th] November 2019. We are of course not at liberty to disclose any further information than this.

Following the departure of our office manager, the board duly delegated the task and responsibility of dealing with the day-to-day management of the office to Suleman and Adam. They would undertake the office work and administer the “out of hours” administration. They reluctantly accepted this and we are grateful for them to step in at the last minute. We had to ensure that we carried on with the “out of hours” administration service otherwise we would have been in breach of our contract. The clear intent of the board was this was going to be a temporary measure and was not going to be a long-term solution, however with the arrival of Covid19 the dynamics changed.

In light of the challenges, Suleman had to play a more active role and he agreed to terminate his retainer as an independent training consultant in order to commit more time to work with the board and MBCOL at a loss of some personal income. We are grateful to him for his sacrifice and we pray that the Almighty rewards him.

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The board envisaged that MBCOL would submit for the tender if the city council decided to do a rerun. Additionally, we also placed reliance on the recorded commitment and decision made at our previous annual general meeting that no other organisation would put in a competing bid on the “out of hours” administration. There was of course a possible competing bid from other external non-Muslim organisations.

Unfortunately, the City Council chose to rerun the tender and it was agreed by the board that we would maintain our position until the fresh tender went in and thereafter we would make appropriate plans going forward for staffing our office. There was optimism and confidence amongst everyone at MBCOL that we would be successful on the tender with the City Council.

There was a reasonable and legitimate expectation that we would not be facing any competition from other Muslim organisations drawn from our own community. This was on the premise that we work together and do not seek to divide us. Division is contrary to our overall philosophy as we subscribe to the philosophy and teaching of our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him that we operate as “one body” as the Ummah and in accordance with our agreement at our AGM in 2019.

It was anticipated that MBCOL would put in a tender on its own right with a new Articles of Association and that the specific company, Mortia Ltd that was set up would be closed. It was also anticipated that when MBCOL secured the tender we would then look at employing staff to continue our work. To our deep disappointment, MBCOL was unsuccessful on the tender bid. We were absolutely staggered that on the same dataset, and with substantially the same issues and questions, we scored substantially less than the score we had achieved

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when the bid went in under the banner of Mortia Ltd. We do not know why this was and can only speculate.

We understand that a freedom of information request was made, and they were notified that there were only 2 organisations that bid for this. MBCOL was one and the other organisation was a company called Crescent Funeral Ltd. You are all at liberty to look up the information at Companies House. We do not choose to say any more than this and you are all free to draw whatever view and opinion you would wish to make on this matter.

The result of this has had a substantial impact on our organisation and we are now looking to map a way forward. This is an agenda item for today’s meeting. We would welcome everyone’s views and ideas as to how we can now sustain our organisation. We need to continue delivering the services rather than decline and finally cease to exist. Indeed, we have taken soundings from various individuals and affiliates and in particular one of our largest affiliates expressed that it would be a “crime” for the organisation to be allowed to drift and disappear after all it has done for over two decades.

We would notify you that we took legal advice in respect of our unsuccessful tender application. We instructed a leading barrister in London to advise us on the merits of the case against the City Council. The advice that we received, and without wishing to waive legal professional privilege, was that we had a perfectly legitimate and good claim to be able to instigate legal proceedings in the High Court by way of Judicial Review. We were obliged to take further investigative steps by reason of the fact that as a charity we had a duty to protect the financial interests of our organisation. This is in accordance with our obligations under the law and also obligations that we have from a moral and ethical perspective. We would advise that following detailed discussions, we decided not to take further legal action and the main reason for this was that the legal costs that our organisation would

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have to cover and the legal costs that we would be exposed to would be substantial and financially heavy. This is the burden that we could not carry.

However, having decided not to pursue the legal route we nevertheless carried our concerns to others. We wrote to our constituency MP Mr Jon Ashworth and also the City Mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby. Additionally, we also wrote to all the Muslim councillors. We also exchanged communications with the Chief Operating Officer from the Leicester City Council. After all our efforts and enquiries that we undertook, we were unable to persuade the Leicester City Council to shift its position. Accordingly we are confident that the directors and the board have discharged their duty and responsibility to protect the financial position of our organisation and under the circumstances nothing more can be done.

The overwhelming event was the Covid pandemic. This challenged our future plans substantially. MBCOL held a joint meeting with the FMO at Madani Schools to discuss when we first heard about the pandemic the Sunday before the PM’s Friday first lockdown notice. Whilst this was beyond the scope of our organisation, we took the view that this was something that was necessary for us to address and to deal with.

MBCOL called up an urgent meeting with all those that have Ghusal facilities in the City to a meeting at its office about the health and safety risks and how to put in place a proper infection control protocol. As part of this we also connected with and shared views with a number of Mufti’s for guidance, locally and internationally. We could only seek and offer advice based on the information we received from the Health authorities and not what our preference as Muslims was. We must remember that at the early stages, there was no blueprint and we could only work with the information we had in hand and we were prepared to change guidance if and when it became available at any given time.

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We continued tapping into the resources of the National Burial Council to whom we owe our appreciation, as part of this group we were also able to learn what was happing nationally.

MBCOL also recognise the valuable work carried out by Adam Sabat in early March 2020. The task of gathering volunteers to help Masjids that provided transport and washing facilities and to help with burials.

The key events and points are:

Ahmed Kasu has achieved a brilliant outcome in his involvement ensuring that volunteers were vetted properly and screened to ensure that they could volunteer safely by reference to their age, underlying medical conditions and other factors. He was instrumental in marshalling the volunteers and ultimately this led to the listing of 160 volunteers that had come forward. This was achieved by 29[th] of March 2020.

Please see below examples of some of the early messages during the early part of the pandemic.

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that may have a different underlying illness (eg someone who dies from cancer) will have to be assumed to be potentially infected with Corona virus too.

Opening a sealed bag that allows natural gasses to escape would be an AGP.

This will not be acceptable to some masjids in Leicester but I have said as much as I can.

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share this message widely through your groups - National Burial Council

More volunteers then came forward and wanted to work on Covid cases under the umbrella of MBCOL. As we did not have Insurance cover for volunteers we had to decline from playing a substantial role, however our involvement was still such that we were able to facilitate a group of volunteers that would be able to undertake funerals and burials during a very difficult time. Our trustees Sikander Bhai Sattar, Luman Ali and Mussa Saleh remained on the board of volunteers in an advisory role throughout.

Around this time the group of volunteers that Adam Sabat and Ahmed Kasu formed were joined by others and were looking at different venues where they could wash the deceased. One of the suggestions was to put up a marquee at Saffron Hill Cemetery. Suleman Nagdi was tasked to follow this up with the cemeteries department of the LCC, which he did and this was denied. Other suggestions were made to use the car park of Central Mosque. This was not workable and also as MBCOL is an incorporated body we could not take the risk for lack of insurance cover. The organisation then started to work under the name “Covid19 Leicestershire Muslim Support”. Members of MBCOL remained as volunteers to this group and MBCOL also provided and donated over a thousand pounds of PPE to be used by the volunteers of this group.

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The very first Covid 19 Ghusal was organised by Adam Sabat, with help from the volunteers wearing PPE at Jame Masjid following agreement with Hafez Iqbal Bhai Mandala, we are extremely grateful to him and Jame Masjid, may the Almighty reward them all for all their support at this most crucial time.

MBCOL are also very grateful to Jame Masjid who put in place funeral prayers (Salat al Jazaizah) following the main salat in their institution. The community appreciated this.

Our Chair, Sikander Bhai was approached by another group of volunteers who wanted to set up volunteering under MBCOL. Our Chair suggested that this would only confuse the situation and there was no need to have two groups, rather the new groups should join with the existing volunteers.

As part of infection protocol control, transportation also had to be reviewed and we were involved in this together with others. Of the four vans we identified two for Covid and two for non-Covid, MBCOL’s van was used before non-covid cases, as the vehicle was not suitable for Covid cases.

Also at this time, MBCOL had been in communication with Jon Ashworth MP (Shadow Health Secretary) and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi on the issue of Schedule 27 of the Coronavirus Bill 2019-21, that would allow designated local authorities to disregard section 46(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, which is designed to prevent a local authority from being able to cremate a body against the wishes of the deceased. We have stressed that the sanctity of the dead body and the importance of religious burial is an integral component of religious practice for Muslims, and, therefore, all reasonable steps must be taken to avoid the possibility of forcing a cremation upon the loved ones of these communities. This was a

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substantial achievement for us and has demonstrated that we as an organisation have influence and respect to be able to steer particular legislation in a desired direction.

Additionally, MBCOL was also part of the Government Task force on “NHS Track and Trace” and attended meetings with Baroness Dido Harding, Head of the NHS Test and Trace system looking at and monitoring clusters of cases so they do not become outbreaks. There has been some criticism about the system regarding PPE shortages and reduced access to local test centres. Shortcomings include concerns about vulnerable people in our communities and that the Government has missed opportunities and has been to slow in engaging faith institutions and infrastructure to enhance the response to the pandemic.

Government attention was drawn to the Lockdown having a particular impact on numbers at funerals in certain communities –including competition for space in places of worship. This can have a significant impact on their access to social networks and mental health.

MBCOL continued to engage with government departments on many occasions regarding their concerns. In some instances this was leading to fatigue and questions regarding whether their recommendations will be taken forwards.

That there should be greater focus on ensuring messages related to Coronaviruses are:

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In regard to the Covid pandemic, we had sent out various messages and we set out below one such communication that was sent out to our community, which hopefully will illustrate our approach and the information that we were giving to our community.

Dear brothers & Sisters in Islam.

We find ourselves in exceptionally difficult and trying times. There has been much discussion and debate amongst various institutions and individuals in respect of infection control protocols relating to the handling and preparing a body that has passed away due to the covid-19 virus.

We have of course been monitoring the position very carefully and we have noted various points of view and different opinions being given in relation to the infection risks that this may pose.

Please be aware and understand that MBCOL is not a regulatory body nor is it an organisation that seeks to provide definitive advice and guidance. This is not our purpose and role.

Accordingly, our position is that all institutions must undertake their own enquiries and seek their own advice regarding infection control protocols. In this regard guidance from the NHS and from central government may be useful to you. You must therefore make your own decisions and come to your own conclusions in respect of how you handle and manage the issue and what steps, if any, you put in in relation to infection control protocols.

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We at MBCOL have no doubt that you will do the best you can under these trying circumstances and we must all continue to be careful and of course supplicate to Allah that we get through these trying times safely.

Duas and salaams MBCOL Team

There were also matters of concern in relation to limiting the number of mourners that could attend a funeral. This of course was a matter of great distress for bereaved families. Unfortunately, there were misleading and confusing information regarding this. We were able to clarify the matter, which was that under the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions)(England) Regulations 2020 it was now an offence for any person to leave a place where they are living without reasonable excuse. Article 6(g) states that a reasonable excuse includes to attend the funeral of:

Any person who did not meet this was committing an offence. There were practical issues as to enforcement and we were in regular and close contact with Mr Alan Brown from Leicester City Council to ensure that we did not fall into difficulties in this regard.

It is also at this time that we would like to pause in our report and express our deep sympathies and condolences to all those families that had suffered a bereavement and the loss of their loved ones during the pandemic. Additionally, we also supplicate that the Almighty grant all of those that have passed a place of high abode in the gardens of

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paradise and also to reward all those people that were involved in giving service and Khidmah during this difficult time.

Apart from the actual practical arrangements of “out of hours” funerals and administration, Registration had a key role to play and even then there had to be an understanding of how this would work and what changes were in place. We received information that we were able to distribute to all those in relation to the changes in respect of death registration procedures. We did encounter problems during some of this time as the registrar staffs were not always available as some of them were either working from home or alternatively self-isolating. This was of course a practical issue that was beyond everyone’s control, nevertheless we continued to make representation with the Registration Service to try and bring weekend registration back on as soon as practically possible. We are grateful for all the assistance given to us by Bharti Desai and her team, including HM Coroner, Cathie Mason and her department.

We were also in communication with the bereavement services and looked at providing more burial slots, this was a challenge for them, as they needed extra capital from the central local funds for an extra digger and other equipment and to look at health and safety for gravediggers. We are grateful that the two hours slot between burials was reduced to one and half hours, thereby getting extra burial slots in any given date.

MBCOL also looked at the issue of running out of land for burial during this emergency, we looked at how we could mitigate this.

We also looked that in the event of mass fatalities, we may have to dig a long trench to accommodate more burials along each other naturally with space between two bodies. Thank the Almighty that we did not have to undergo with it, as the situation did not present itself. Nevertheless plans had to be in place.

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There was an emergency Bill which put in place legislation to remove the need for face-to-face interaction for registration of death and registrations for stillbirths. The main changes that came into being are as follows:

  1. MCCD’s will be scanned to the Registrar’s office direct by GP’s surgeries or hospitals. Family members will not be permitted to collect.

  2. Provided that the death does not need to be referred to the coroner, Registrar would register by telephone on an appointment basis.

  3. At the point of registration, the Registrar would need to know which cemetery was being used, or where the burial is taking place, whichever applies.

  4. We had to ensure that the family were aware of the above to enable the paperwork for burial to be emailed by a registrar to the funeral director and the Council. This information for the family included the appropriate contact details and email addresses to be used.

  5. Following revised guidance received from the General Register Office on 30th March, the copy Form 9 or ‘the green’ would be sent by email to the funeral director.

We therefore had to ensure that we were able to notify families accordingly to ensure that the process was followed. We found that this worked very well without too many problems or difficulties.

Additionally, the office was closed and so all paperwork was done by remote means and Adam Sabat worked from home as he was shielding

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by reason of his pre-existing medical conditions. Paperwork was processed through his window and door at his home and we would like to thank him and recognise his help in this regard. May the Almighty reward him abundantly.

We would also like to thank Peak Windows who kindly made arrangements for the service window to be installed at our office free of charge so that we were able to meet people without them physically walking into our main working office. This has been greatly appreciated by all of us.

MBCOL also made a funding application in respect of equipment to enable us to work remotely. We are delighted to advise that our Ward Application to Stoneygate and Wycliffe was successful and we are grateful for this support.

As you will see, we have been tested most strenuously in relation to our work and the challenges have been immense. Alhamdu-lillah we have been able to meet those challenges and we continue to play a pivotal role in the area of death and bereavement. The main obstacle and loss that we have suffered has been the loss of the tender of our “out of hours” administration. This has cut off a substantial and important funding stream for us and has posed a real and challenging question as to what we do next and how we survive going forward. In this regard, we ask each and every one of you to try to come forward to support us in any way you can and to contribute to our work and also to assist us in any fundraising strategies or ideas that you might be able to assist us with. Going forward there are a number of challenges our community will need to consider including the securing of private cemetery land, changes to legislation, like work of the Medical Examiners and other matters. To this end Suleman and Adam attended a meeting with the Medical Examiner and other stakeholders.

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We also continue in our other work as we have done in previous years, which included the chaplaincy training by Suleman at the Markfield Institute. MBCOL also took part in the “Dying Matters” initiative with Rainbows Hospice. We also attended the launch of a specific organisation set up to support people who have been affected by suicide of their loved ones, named SoBS.

Suleman on behalf of MBCOL attended an event held at the Leicester Royal Infirmary to mark the retirement of Revd. Mark Burleigh who served the chaplaincy department for 27 years. In attendance were many who took part in wishing him the best in his retirement. Attendees included, Rebecca Brown, acting Chief Executive; Kartar Singh Bring, Chaplain; Samantha Bishop, Senior Bereavement Services Officer for the University Hospitals of Leicester; to mention a few. Many of the people who attended have been pivotal in supporting MBCOL and have worked closely with our main funeral arranger Hafiz Adam Sabat from MBCOL. We would like to thank in particular, Samantha and Rebecca Broughton, Head of Learning from Death and responsible for Medical Examiners and bereavement services. They have been brilliant in their support and without their assistance we would not be as successful. We owe both them and the whole UHL team a great debt of gratitude. Mark Burleigh was always a great supporter of MBCOL over two decades ago. When we required early body release from the hospitals; Mark was pivotal in making this arrangement for the community. We also recall that he introduced the first multi faith chaplaincy in the hospitals in Leicester and contributed to the setting up of Multi faith rooms (salat rooms) at the three hospitals and Chaplaincy Training at Markfield Institution of Higher Education where I teach a module on death and bereavement. We wish Mark a long and peaceful retirement.

MBCOL also contributed to a discussion with Loughborough Council of Faiths and we were able to share useful information with one another about our work.

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Some of you may also be aware of the passing of a Muslim brother who was in Leicester who originated from Italy. He had no family here and we made all the relevant arrangements including liaising with his family in Italy. We are grateful to those that donated towards the costs of the shortfall, may the Almighty reward all those contributed.

We continued our involvement with Leicester City Council’s Faith Engagement group, in particular around the Covid pandemic where we attended various meetings to help the local authority to plan for the impact of Covid on our community.

MBCOL was also regularly represented at the Leicester City Council Faith Cell that looked at the impact of the pandemic and what it would mean for us as Muslims for body storage and burial. We were assured that extra storage was made available at Leicester General Hospital and in the event of mass deaths; we could use facilities in Nottingham.

We also took part in various media interviews regarding Covid19 in Highfields and Evington and we are also pleased to confirm that our publication (book) still continues to get regular interest even more so, with the national resilience force in their planning. We continue to circulate this publication both locally and nationally to hospitals, police and other institutions.

On behalf of all of my fellow board members and on my own behalf I would like to thank Alan Brown, Bereavement Services Manager and the rest of his team for the supportive way that the service has been delivered for two decades. This would not have been possible without commitment and a determination to fulfil our service objectives to our service users. This, as you will already know, has been a very lengthy relationship that we have enjoyed with the City Council and we have always had tremendous support and understanding in the dynamics of our work. MBCOL would also have no difficulty with sharing the content

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of this report with senior managers of the management team so that they are aware of our appreciation and recognition of the tremendous achievements that we have been able to secure since this service started. We are proud, and the city council should be also, of the fact that we had been able to put in place an arrangement that was the first of its kind and has in fact been replicated in other places in this country and also internationally.

In addition, MBCOL makes a special mention of the Bereavement office staff and the gravedigger team operating at the cemetery. They have been very understanding and accommodating and have dealt with matters, with appropriate sensitivity and support. MBCOL is aware that there have been many challenges and demands made of everyone involved, however we can safely say that we have done well to meet these challenges and we wish to record our gratitude and thanks for all their hard work and best wishes for the future.

As I have mentioned above, the council should take credit and be proud of the achievement in the way that this service has been put together and has been replicated elsewhere. The credit therefore goes to everyone within the organisation associated with this which include our City Mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby and Cllr Piara Singh Clare, for their awareness of our consideration including and thanks for all the work that we have achieved in the past decades together.

This report is not meant to be a complete and comprehensive record of our activities but merely a summary of the key areas of work that we have undertaken. It is our hope that this will be helpful to you in understanding the tasks and responsibilities that we take on and that you continue to support us going forward. In closing, MBCOL would like to thank all those that have supported us through their supplications, donations, vehicle service. This includes Leicester Auto Diagnostic Services Ltd, A S Autos Car Salvage, The Leicester City Council, the Registration Service, Coroner’s Department, NHS Trust, Leicestershire

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Police, Central Government including many individuals, organisations and affiliates. I hope that you will join me in supplicating to the Almighty that we are all rewarded abundantly for the work that we do in the service of our Ummah.

Sikander Sattar, Chair and the Board of Directors of MBCOL Ltd.

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University Hospitals of Leicester

To:

Mr Suleman Nagdi MBE DL MBCOL 1a Moat Road Leicester LE5 5EF

Department of Cellular Pathology Sandringham Building Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester LE1 5WW

From Professor Peter Furness MA, BM, BCh, PhD, FRCPath Consultant Histopathologist & Lead Medical Examiner Tel: 0116 258 6594 Mobile: 07595 691 052 Email pnf@pathology.plus.com

Thursday, 25 February 2021

Dear Suleman

You suggested that we might give you an update on the work of the Medical Examiners (MEs) at University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) following the consultation meetings we had with the Muslim Burial Council of Leicester (MBCOL) in 2019. I am very happy to do so. Since we met, the Department of Health and Social Care, with NHS England, have been promoting the national roll-out of medical examiner services. This has so far been on a non-statutory basis, but with the intention to put this on a mandatory statutory basis as soon as practical considerations allow.

The ME process has been in place across all 3 sites at UHL for several years now.

In respect of UHL’s deaths, all of these must be discussed with the ME prior to the Hospital Death Certificate (MCCD) being written and scanned over to the Registrar, or referral made to the Coroner. Professor Mason, Leicester’s Senior Coroner, has reported a considerable decrease in the number of deaths referred to her office since the implementation of medical examiners in UHL.

The ME process includes the ME speaking to the doctor who will be completing the MCCD (or referring to the Coroner), in order to agree the cause of death. The ME will also contact the next of kin, before we scan the MCCD to the Registrar, to explain to them what is on the MCCD and to ask if they have any questions about the cause of death or care provided. Wherever possible, this discussion will be after the ME has had the opportunity to look at the case notes of the deceased; but if these are not readily available and the next of kin has questions that cannot be answered, one of our Bereavement Nurses will follow up accordingly.

I am of course aware of the concern in your community that release of the body, death certification and burial should take place as soon as possible after death. I hope that we are facilitating this process, at least in relation to deaths at Leicester Royal Infirmary. I am aware of occasional delays, but I hope we can work together to minimise these.

We have also recently undertaken pilots of delivering an ME service at the LOROS hospice and in a couple of GP Practices in Primary Care, in accordance with the stated Government intention that the ME service should eventually cover all deaths not investigated by the Coroner. Both pilots were successful but due to capacity constraints and the impact of the Covid pandemic we have temporarily suspended providing the full ME process outside UHL. So far, the medical examiner process in primary care has been completed in all cases within a few

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hours of death. I am not aware of any delays sufficient to cause concern and in one case a referral to the coroner was avoided. We will of course continue to monitor this when the pilot re-starts.

The ME process also covers deaths where urgent release of the deceased is requested at weekends and bank holidays, with support from the Hospital Duty Managers for deaths within UHL. As you know we have worked with MBCOL to try and ensure there is timely release of the deceased wherever possible, particularly in these difficult months of the COVID pandemic.

The number of deaths requiring urgent release out of hours is relatively small and as a result we have not yet achieved a stable approach to funding the out of hours medical examiner service. Despite this, most of the medical examiners have volunteered to take and make telephone calls out of office hours, including weekends, up to 9pm, currently without extra payment. We have managed to put the relevant doctor in touch with a medical examiner in the large majority of cases where we are aware of a request for out of hours release. We are aware of some teething problems with the rota and we investigated the use of a communication service called ‘Consultant Connect’, with less than perfect results. We continue to work on this and welcome your feedback and suggestions.

We have not managed to agree how to fund medical examiners physically attending the hospital out of hours, and in the current financial climate I suspect that this will not be possible. But I think it should be possible to deliver the service electronically from a distance, especially with the ongoing improvements in electronic medical records and the recent amendments to certification regulations made for the duration of the Covid pandemic, allowing electronic transmission of the MCCD.

Our out of hours medical examiner service is available for considerably longer hours than the out of hours availability of the Registrar of Deaths. This is because we are aware of the wish to remove the body of the deceased to the mosque for preparation, even if certification and burial cannot proceed until the Registrar’s services are available.

On that subject, I have only today received a draft proposal for comment from the Office of the National Medical Examiner. In brief it suggests that if a medical examiner has been involved, it ought to be possible for hospitals to release the body on the medical examiner’s authority even if an MCCD has not yet been completed. I replied expressing agreement and I hope we can implement this alteration soon.

You mentioned the changes to the death certification regulations implemented under the Coronavirus Act 2020, and you asked for how long they will last. I do not know. The stated intention of the government, as I understand it, was to repeal the regulations and return to the previous rules when the pandemic is over – a point in time which may be hard to define. However, it is my opinion that some of the emergency changes are actually improvements and the possibility of keeping them permanently should be considered. First among these, in my opinion, is the possibility that the medical examiner, having reviewed the (electronic) medical record, spoken to an attending doctor by telephone and spoken to a member of the family, is allowed directly to issue an MCCD (instead of authorising the attending doctor to issue it). We used this option in our recent pilot with the LOROS hospice. The MCCD was sent electronically directly from the medical examiner to the registrar’s office once the ME process was complete. This proved considerably quicker and more efficient than having to contact the certifying doctor once more to authorise release of the MCCD. In practice, it seems to me to be analogous to the coroner having the authority to authorise registration of a death, but it applies to natural deaths. I do hope we will eventually be empowered to do this on a permanent basis.

In my opinion the temporary removal of the requirement to view the body of the deceased is also an improvement, at least in hospital practice. I see no risk from this change because even a short period in hospital should be accompanied by the external surface of the body being examined by professional nurses and doctors

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prior to the death. In that setting I have never yet seen an external examination of the body add useful information. That situation may be different in primary care.

The option to deliver the MCCD to the registrar by electronic transmission, rather than in person, is another ‘emergency’ change which I hope can be retained, as in our experience it certainly facilitates a quicker process. Under the current regulations we have had the medical examiner send the MCCD directly to the Registrar from the medical examiner’s home address, greatly facilitating the out of hours process.

As part of our ongoing commitment to making improvements with the ME process, we would like to arrange a follow up meeting with MBCOL, perhaps later in the summer if the Covid crisis abates and if that would be agreeable to yourselves?

I look forward to meeting you again to discuss this project.

Yours faithfully

Peter Furness

Lead Medical Examiner, UHL

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MEETING MINUTES – AGM – 3[rd] November 2019

Tilawat from Holy Quran

A recitation from the Holy Quran was given by Sheikh Abdullah to initiate the meeting.

Registration & Apologies

A list of apologies was read out and was duly noted.

Welcome by the Chairman

Our Chairman, Sikander Sattar, welcomed members to MBCOL’s AGM.

Due to ill health the Chair, Sikander Sattar requested Suleman Nagdi (SN) deal with matters.

SN began by informing the membership that Yakoob Dassu had resigned from the board a few weeks ago due to business commitments. On behalf of the board he thanked Yakoob Dassu for his contribution to the organisation over the years and his on-going support and asked the membership to remember him in their Duaa.

SN went on to say he would first like to address the issue of members of the community applying undue pressure on statutory authorities and their respective officers. He said that the office had received reports of family members pressurising staff at the coroner’s office requesting release of bodies before the office had completed their investigations.

There were also reports of bereaved family members harassing local GPs, pressurising them to issue a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) and to make matters worse this was being done late at night at the GP’s home.

He advised members that this practice must be stopped and he urged their support in doing this. He went on to say that if this is wasn’t addressed we run the risk of GP’s not cooperating or not supporting families in an out of hours setting.

SN then concluded introducing the next agenda item being the secretary’s report.

Secretary’s Report - Minutes of the Previous Meeting

The minutes of the previous meeting were presented.

Proposed by: M Saleh Seconded: M A Karim

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Matters Arising

None

Treasurer’s Report

Luman Ali provided a brief overview of the organisation’s financial state.

Approval of Accountants & Auditors

The Accountants & Auditors for the year ending 31[st] March 2020 were duly approved. Proposed by Z Hassam

MBCOL Future

Ebrahim Jasat (EJ) asked why the accounts were not being presented in the Annual Report.

Luman Ali responded saying that a decision was made some time ago that the accounts would not be presented in the annual report.

SN added saying that he will address this issue also later under agenda item 9

A representative of Sumra Association asked the Chair to be excused due to a family bereavement. He also mentioned for the record saying how much he respected and needed the work of MBCOL was.

EJ read out a paragraph from the annual report in relation to information and filtering communicating that information to the wider community.

He went on to say that when he was board member of MBCOL he often felt that the affiliate members did not do their best in passing on valuable information to their respective membership. It was for this reason he said that MBCOL itself should hold public meetings to disseminate information and progress updates.

SN responded saying that the affiliate members and the general public needs to understand the role of MBCOL. He reiterated once again saying that the primary services of MBCOL was “out of hours” paper work, however its charity arm would help where possible, but must be noted that the money we get from LCC is for “out of hours” paperwork only for all communities irrespective of faith and not for other work.

He went on to say that MBCOL has been disseminating information to the general public through the website, the app, appearances on the radio, leaflets and MBCOL’s awareness sessions which have been held in several Masjid’s.

Furthermore, he added that for the past two AGM’s the Board has appealed to the membership to consider hosting an awareness session for their congregations. Some masjids did invite MBCOL

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and a request was made that going forward MBCOL affiliates should consider inviting MBCOL for awareness programs, this would be good way to engage our community and at the same time share good practice.

EJ felt that a direct invitation to the general public should be made to arrange and attend awareness sessions, as his experience has been that going through the affiliates is not always productive. SN responded that we have tried to engage with members of the communities through literature and radio programmes but the best way is for affiliates to invite MBCOL to their organisations so we could continue with the awareness programmes.

Haji Sidik Giga stated our community is only vocal at certain points. He explained that he had some concerns, which he brought to MBCOL in a meeting. He invited hundreds of people across his network of contacts but only 2 turned up. He said MBCOL trustees gave up an hour of their time and were very transparent but it is a shame more people from the community did not show up for the meeting. SN explained that this is nothing new. We have had the same situation in the past where the issue of increased burial charges used to be brought up at AGMs but when meetings were called in relation to this only four affiliates turned. It appears after the AGM we do not get feedback from our affiliates until the next AGM.

Ibrahim Dassu stated that in relation to the AGM we need to send leaflets and invite the wider community. SN thanked Mr Dassu for the suggestion but stated that the AGM is not an open meeting, it is for the affiliates and a few independent observers.

Mussa Saleh asked if the minutes are normally circulated earlier. SN advised that this is the case normally just before an AGM however we had exceptional circumstances this year with our office manager being on holiday and we only had one week to prepare. We will be looking to publish minutes electronically in the future and email them to our affiliates just before an AGM.

Minutes were proposed by Mussa Saleh and seconded by M A Kayum.

SN then went on to discuss point 9 of the AGM. He apologised for repeating himself for points he has made many times over the past few years. MBCOL historically received a grant of £18,000 and also a redirection of internment fees depending on how many “out of hours funerals” we did. 4 years ago, a new EU directive came out to say the services would have to go out to tender. MBCOL applied for the open tender.

However, as time progressed there were problems in how MBCOL was perceived by some from the non-Muslim community. The extreme far right raised an objection to the council stating that the Muslim community should not receive taxpayer funding for funerals. Then members of another faith community did a BBC TV interview outside Saffron Hill raising objections to Muslims getting special funding. His gripe was that other faith communities were not getting funding for their faith even though this had nothing to do with MBCOL.

During a mixed faith and cultural hustings for the City Mayor elections, a Muslim audience member submitted a question stating that there is no requirement in Islam for an early burial so why is MBCOL receiving funding. Peter Soulsby defended MBCOL, stating it was providing much needed service to the residents of our city. When this individual was approached privately, the individual who had submitted the question said other Muslims in the community had put him up to it. SN explained that it is clear we have the problem of having an enemy from within. When he spoke to Peter Soulsby about the issue, it was explained by the Mayor that the council had been receiving letters of objection for several years and what had happened in public at the

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hustings was a wider reflection of what had been happening for years in private. It was suggested to the Mayor that an alternative organisation could be formed without “Muslim” in the name/title as we are aware that the “out of hours” is NOT exclusively for the Muslim community and is open to all faiths and no faith who can access service from MBCOL. SN again explained that the out of hour’s process applies to everyone, not just Muslims. Even the Janazgah is city council property and is open to all taxpayers. Due to these issues, a new company should be formed that can apply for the Tender and is not identified as Muslim to avoid confusion and complaints against the Muslim community. If this new company secured funding then the preferred organisation for the sub-contracting of services would be MBCOL. This is why Mortia was formed and this was explained in a telephone conversation with Zubeir Hassam. MBCOL has been told by the city council that tax payers’ money cannot be used for charity work and also for in hours paperwork. We have explained that when distressed family members come to us it is hard to turn them away as it is our Muslim duty to help those in need, so this is done by our charity arm and we will need to look at how we resource this. We could implement a service charge; affiliate fees and/or fundraising going forward.

The MBCOL board decided that a sub-group would be formed from the MBCOL Board to decide a way forward. The sub-group came back and said the only way forward was to form a new organisation. Secretary Adam Sabat (AS) decided he would be willing to run this company and it was requested of him that he should find someone to assist him. AS approached SN who initially declined and said he could not do it but finally relented because the board felt that due to his years of experience he would be an asset, SN agreed to serve as second in command to AS with Mortia. Mortia applied for the Tender, so did other Muslim and non-Muslim organisations. Going forward it was agreed by the affiliates that no Muslim organisations should apply for the tender as this just undermines our communities standing.

Members of the Muslim and non-Muslim communities wrote anonymous letters of complaint against MBCOL to the Leicester Mercury and the City Council. We filed a freedom of information disclosure in relation to the tendering process. Mortia has been the only company, which has stated that it will work with MBCOL whereas the other Muslim or non-Muslim organisations applying did not state that they would work with MBCOL. This proves that the new company (Mortia) was the only Tender applicant that was willing to work with MBCOL. Members of the public would not see any change in service. The other Tender applicants that applied would work independently, therefore resulting in the beginning of the end of MBCOL, as we know it.

After Mortia was informed and it was successful in winning the tender, a ten-day cooling period was given and, in that time, a Muslim organisation legally challenged the decision of the Leicester City Council for the award of the tender to us. A Whatsapp campaign started and a group of Muslims and possible organisations called up separate meeting to discuss MBCOL, once we become aware of this, a request was made by Adam Sabat as it seemed odd to discuss an organisation with it not being present, it is only right that both parties be present at such a meeting. This kind of division is self-harming for our community, both religiously and morally as this campaign group wanted to discuss MBCOL with it being absent, the law of natural justice requires the accused to be present.

The city council has decided to re-run the tender. In the meantime, the existing contract with MBCOL will carry on.

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Our accountant had previously advised us that as a limited company by guarantee and the new funding from a Grant to a Tender we do not have to present the accounts at the AGM. The funding is from the City Council, to be used for “out of hours” and not charity work; therefore, we are accountable and answerable to the City Council as the funding agent and not the affiliates. It must also be understood the power to make decisions is vested in the elected board. We have stated this at every AGM over the past few years and it appears we are repeating ourselves. This could be because some may have missed a number of past AGM’s and therefore have lost the thread. For the record, our accounts are audited and are on Companies House if people wanted to see them as they can, as they are free to do so with any Company.

AOB

The floor was opened for questions:

Haji Giga asked where the name Mortia came from and asked why Quran burials do not take place any more. SN explained Mortia means death in Latin, a name suggested by Faizal. We did not want to give a Muslim sounding name because of the negative publicity we have received and it is best to have a natural name. In relation to Quran burials, MBCOL used to send flyers explaining what could and could not be buried however people disregarded this by sending sandals, new Qurans etc. On one occasion some brothers left boxes of material after the burial period had passed and subsequently material ended up all across the graveyard. The gravediggers raised this with their superiors and the council explained that bi-laws prevented the burial of paper in burial grounds.

Zubair Hassam explained that he spoke to SN and that during the call he said that Mortia is “stabbing” MBCOL in the back but after the process, he understood that Mortia’s intentions were sincere. Zubair was also concerned with some of the attacks on MBCOL and a potential conflict of interest if MBCOL board members are also members of Mortia. Zubair did not want any fingers of blame pointed at him.

SN explained that he has mentioned Zubair’s name for transparency purposes to chronicle the chain of events, SN explained that the conflict of interest has been addressed with a new Chair in place and the legal adviser to MBCOL has been very vocal on the matter which is why SN and AS have not been present when MBCOL trustees have had discussions about Mortia.

EJ asked if SN is still a trustee of MBCOL. SN explained that he is trustee of the charity and director of the company. EJ asked if the Charity Commission is ok with this. SN said yes and Mohammed Salim Esat added that most charities are also limited companies by guarantee. EJ asked for clarification on why Mortia does not have a Muslim name. SN reiterated that this was to show that we were not an exclusive Muslim organisation, though the majority of our service was for Muslims because of our religious needs and that our tender contract does not state the word “Muslim”. EJ stated he was not happy with the name Mortia because we are hiding away from the Islamic ethos. SN stated the name is irrelevant and what matters is the intention. EJ stated that we can and need to be self-sufficient, as the masjids have done so. SN stated we have spoken of affiliate fees and service charges in the past few years but this has not been accepted by the membership. This is something EJ will not have been aware of this because he has not attended AGMs in the past 3 or 4 years. On the issue of lobbying we suggested forming a separate lobbying group but there were not enough volunteers that came forward to assist Ghulam Hussain of Masjid Umar who agreed to form a group.

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Ghulam Hussain stated that choosing the name Mortia is wise as it avoids being the target of Islamophobia.

SN pointed out that in last years AGM, a member of Masjid Bilal explained how they were struggling for funding. SN explained we are living in a changed world where the older generation believe in Khidmah whereas the younger generation believe in a more professional approach where we need to employ paid workers.

We do have an Islamic ethos as shown by MBCOL (charity arm) successfully approaching the coroner for CT scanning to come out of their budget, to assist those less well off, which is in contrast to other parts of the country where people have to pay for a private service.

SN provided an update on opt in/opt out on organ donations. MBCOL has been involved in several consultations over the years. Wales has already decided on presumed opt in and this will be rolled out in England next year. MBCOL has challenged the MOJ’s attempts to add another layer of bureaucracy by having a second medical examiner in the certification process. This will create delays. MBCOL is thus doing much more than just out of hours. We are doing a lot more work in monetary terms than what we get in the tender. A lot of this is due to our legal adviser providing a free service, which would otherwise costs thousands of pounds.

SN emphasised the need for Muslims to unite to address all the challenges we face.

Hashim Duale explained that MBCOL and Mortia need to be supported and that we need to resolve issues by direct conversations in private and not spread misinformation publicly. We should all work to support our long-standing organisation MBCOL. SN reiterated his call for unity.

Ashraf Patel spoke as a concerned member of the community. He has attended several AGMs and stated he was sad of attempts to attack MBCOL. MBCOL is doing a fantastic job and must be supported.

Ghulam Hussain asked if others could join Mortia. SN explained this would be considered if the individuals brought added value, and were also aware of their liability.

Iqbal Mandala thanked the directors of Mortia for taking the initiative to form the company to overcome an obstacle in the future. He also asked what the legal challenge means and where it came from. SN explained this has come from a Muslim organisation that applied for the same tender which has a cooling off period of 10 days. This organisation had not indicated that it would work with MBCOL.

EJ emphasised he is not against the work carried out by MBCOL and that young people need to come forward to help MBCOL. He also emphasised that accounts should be presented at the AGM. SN re-emphasised that we are acting on advice from the auditors and accounts are freely available in the public domain by going to Companies House. SN also advised that he has mentioned the need for youth involvement in the Chair’s report. EJ asked why MBCOL board members couldn’t join Mortia. SN explained that Mortia has to be a separate legal entity and also people had to take legal responsibility and that the MBCOL board members do not have the time to commit to the work of Mortia. EJ asked the floor if they were happy with Mortia only having 2 directors. There was no dissenting voice.

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A representative of Leicester Muslim Kokani Association asked if we are doing “in hour’s funeral” and what is the progress with the purchase of burial land. SN advised we are doing “in hours funerals” even though we have limited resources, as the funds from the Tender is for “out of hours” only. We are looking for private land and have also spoken to the council who have identified 2 pieces of land. We have said if approval is received for both then we are happy to take one and pay for this privately. Land is expensive in the city but people are reluctant to move further out in the county.

The Chair asked for approval of Smith Hannah as auditors. The floor approved the auditors.

Someone asked anonymously via a text that if the organisation that has raised the challenge to the tender retracts then would Mortia have the tender. SN advised Mortia would, if the tender was withdrawn, however this was a matter for the opposing tender applicant to consider.

The identity of the organisation that has raised the challenge was asked. SN advised, MBCOL was aware and this can be found through a FOI request to the Leicester City Council.

Election of Trustees

Faizal Essat (Legal Advisor) who was the Election Commissioner explained there were 2 vacancies and 5 candidates:

Munavar Jamal and Mussa Saleh were duly elected following dua by the Secretary and the close of the meeting.

PRESENT on 3rd November 2019

  1. Anjum-E-Islam Tadfin – S Abdulhimd

  2. Baitul Mukarram Mosque Trust – A Hussin

  3. Belgrave Muslim Welfare Association –K Jamal, M Jamal

  4. Central Mosque - S Chughtai

  5. Chasa Muslim Welfare Society - M Saleh,

  6. Dawoodi Bohra Welfare Society (Leicester) – N Vanat, M Sulemanji

  7. Goodwood Community & Islamic Education Centre – Najeeb Patel

  8. Gujarati Muslim Association – Umar

  9. Islah Trust – (can not read name)

  10. Islamic Centre – S Chughtai

  11. Islamic Education Centre Trust (Masjid Al Falah) – A Y Sabat

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  1. Jame Masjid Welfare Trust - H Bahadur, Ismail Seedat,

  2. Jame Masjid-E-Bilal – Mohamed Jamel

  3. Leicester Mosque Trust (Darus Salam Mosque) - M Bashir, MA Jabar

  4. Leicester Muslim Kokni Association – AA Mukadam, Abdullah Chogley

  5. Leicester Muslim Society (Masjid-An-Noor) – A Rashid

  6. Somali Burial Trust – Hashim Duale, Abdulrehman Ali Mite

  7. Masjid al Husayn – B Kassam, Arif Kassam

  8. Majlis –E - Dawat-Ul Haq (UK) Masjid At-Taqwa – Yusuf Safia

  9. Mangochi Muslim Jamat (UK) society (can not read name)

  10. Masjid Al- Huda – Abdulkadir Hussein, Omar

  11. Masjid Ar-Rahman – Yusuf Gangate, Gulamrasul

  12. Masjid At-Taqwa – Omaer Amjad, Zubaher Waraich

  13. Matwad Community Association – Gulam Issat

  14. Masjid-Umar - A Master

  15. Memon Association – S Sattar, Zunaid Rashid

  16. Mombasa Khalifa Welfare Trust - M F Karim, Aeyoob E Hussein

  17. Muslim Khatri Association – Mumtaz Suleman, Shakil Amin

  18. Muslim Rahat Centre Trust – MA Shah

  19. North Evington Deeni Cultural Centre (Masjid Ul Furqan) – M Sidat

  20. Oadby & Wigston Muslim Asc.- BZ Hassam

  21. Quba Education and Cultural Association – Abdulla Mohamud, Ahmed Gurely

  22. Sitpon Welfare Organisation – Yakub Patel

  23. Sumra Community Association A Alley

  24. Surati Muslim Khalifa Society – Zahir Hussein / Mohammed Iqbal Mangaria

  25. Tajdaar-E-Madina - M S Giga Mohahmed Faruk Aziz

  26. The Khalifa Muslim Society - G M Husain

  27. United Families Welfare Trust – A Ravat, Ahmed Ravat

  28. Varakund Community Asc - Z Ahmadje, Jalauddin Dali

  29. Zia Ul-Islam V.D.K. Group - A Bhikha, B Bhikha

Observers / Guests

Ibrahim Desai (Sitpon Welfare Organisation)

Ashraf Patel

Yasmin Surti (FMO)

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Habiba Patel (FMO) Fayyaz Ahmed (FMO) Ebrahim Jasat (MBCOL Action Group) Salmaan Patel (Kettering Muslim Association) Ashraf Joosub ( Masjid – Bilal) Umar Shuld Abdul Aziz Ismael Zeerak Nasim (Faizane E Madina) Imran Patel (Faizane E Madina) Mahmed Gudawala Zainal Abedin Iqbal Mandala Yakoob Dassu (OWMA) Mussa Hajat (Khidmah) Moulana Omar Ganchi Mubarak (Islah Trust) Maulana Ashraf Mukadam

APOLOGIES on 3rd November 2019

  1. H Rahman 2. M Hussein 3. L Bikha 4. A Makda

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11.B.C.O.L Articles of Associatlon of MBCOL Limlted The company's name is MBCOL Llmlted (and In this document it is called the 'charity'). Company Number 5406938 (England) Charity Number 1087143 (England) Interpretation In the Articles: 'address' means a postal address or, for the purposes of elettronic communication, a fax number, an e-mail or postal address or a telephone number for re￿IvIng text messages in each case registered wlth the charity; 'the articles, means the charlty's artlcles of association. 'the charlty, means the company intended to be regulated by the articles clear days, in relatlon to the perlod of a notice means a period excluding.. the day when the notice is given or deemed to be glven. and the day for which It Is glven or on which It Is to take effert; 'the Commission. means the Charity Commlsslon for England and Wales. 'Companles Acts. means the Companies Acts (as defined In section 2 of the Companies Act 2006) insofar as they apply to the charlty. 'the directors, means the directors of the charlty. The directors are charity trustees as deflned by section 177 of the Charlties Att 2011; 'document' includes, unless otherivise speclfied, any document sent or supplied in elettronic form. 'electronic form, has the meanlng glven in section 1168 of the Companies Act 2006; Adopted at a Speclal Board Meeti th convened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar - Chalrman................ la Moat Road, Lei￿ster LE5 SEF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall: admin mbcol.or -uk Page l of 25

11.B.C.O.L 'the memorandum, means the charlty's memorandum of assoclatlon. 'offlcers' includes the directors and the secretary (if any). 'the seal, means the common seal of the charity if it has one; 'SeC￿tary, means any person appointed to perform the dutles of the secretary of the charity; 'the United Kingdom, means Great Brltain and Northern Ireland; and words importlng one gender shall include all genders, and the singular includes the plural and vlce versa. Unless the context otherwlse requlres words or expressions contained in the articles have the same meaning as In the Companies Acts but excluding any statutory modification not in force when thls constitution becomes bindlng on the charity. Apart from the exception mentioned in the previous paragraph a reference to an Act of Parliament includes any statutory modificatlon or re-enattment of It for the time being in force. Liablllty of members The liability of the members 15 Ilmlted to a sum not exceeding £10, being the amount that each member undertakes to contribute to the assets of the charity in the event of its being wound up while he, she or It Is a member or withln one year after he, she or it ceases to be a member, for: (l) payment of the charity's debts and Ilabllltles Incurred before he, she or it ceases to be a member. {2) payment of the costs, charges and expenses of windlng up. and (3) adjustment of the rlghts of the contributories among themselves. Objects (i) The objetts of the charlty ('Objects') shall be the provision and support work In respect of burial procedures of the deceased Adopted at a Speclal Board Meetin convened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar - Chairman............... la Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Email- admin mbcol.o Page 2 of 15

11.B.C.O.L and to meet the needs of the dlverse communitles in relation to the procedures and practices relatlng to burial of the deceased. Without prejudlce to the generallty of the foregolng, this may Include: (a) Advancement of the religious needs and non-faith needs of the diverse communities in relation to the procedures and practices relating to the burlal of the deceased. (b) To provide out of hours admlnlstration of burials in line wlth contractual arrangement any Local Authority & in conjunctlon with all other Statutory Agencies and organisations in relation to burial and related work. (c) The charity wlll attempt to provide support and asslstance In relation to bereavement to servlce users. The servlce is open to all regardless of faith creed colour or rellgion. (d) To advance the education of general publlc In relation to burial procedures of the deceased. (e) To relieve poverty and advance the educatlon of indlvlduals in Leicestershire & the rest of the UK through the provision of welfare advice in relatlon to burials. (f) To appolnt and constitute such worklng groups or subcommittees and volunteers as the directors shall deem approprlate for the carrylng out delivery of the objects. (g) To give assistance and such other charitable purpose or purposes as the Governing Body shall from time to time determine. (2) Nothing in the artlcles shall authorlse an applicatlon of the property of the charlty for purposes which are not charitable in accordance wlth sectlon 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charltles Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. Adopted at a Special Board Meetln onvened on 5 January 2021 Slkander Sattar - Chairman... la Noat Road, Lelcester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Email: admin mbcol.o .uk Page 3 of 15

11.B.C.O.L Powers The charlty has power to do anything which is calculated to further its Object(s) or Is conducive or incidental to doing so. In particular, the charity has power: (l) to ralse funds. In doing so, the charity must not undertake any taxable permanent trading activlty and must comply with any relevant statutory regulatlons; (2) to buy, take on lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any property and to malntaln and equip it for use. (3) to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the property belonglng to the charity. In exerclslng this power, the charlty must comply as approprlate wlth sections 117 and 122 of the Charlties Att 2011. (4) to borrow money and to charge the whole or any part of the property belonglng to the charity as security for repayment of the money borrowed or as security for a grant or the discharge of an obligation. The charity must comply as appropriate with sections 124 126 of the Charities Act 2011 if it wishes to mortgage land; (5) to co-operate wlth other charlties, voluntary bodies and statutory authorities and to exchange information and advice with them; {6) to establish or support any charitable trusts, associations or institutions formed for any of the charitable purposes included In the Objects; (7) to acquire, merye with or to enter into any partnershlp or joint venture arrangement with any other charity. (8) to set aslde Income as a reserrfe against future expenditure but only in accordance with a written policy about reserves; (9) to employ and remunerate such staff as are necessary for carrying out the work of the charity. The charity may employ or munerate a director only to the extent it is permitted to do so by article 7 and provided it complies with the conditions in that article; (10) to.. Adopted at a Special Board Meetlng con edon5 anuary 2021 Slkander Sattar - Chalrman........................... la Moat Road, Le1￿$ter LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall: admin mbcol.or Page 4 of 25

11.B.C.O.L a) deposit or invest funds. b) employ a professlonal fund-manager; and c) arrange for the Investments or other propety of the charity to be held in the name of a nomlnee. d) In the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the trustees of a trust are permitted to do by the Trustee Act (11) to provlde indemnlty Insurance for the direttors in accordance with, and subject to the condltions in, section 189 of the Charlties Att 2011; {12) to pay out of the funds of the charity the costs of fomiing and registering the charity both as a company and as a charlty. Application of income and property i) The income and property of the charity shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the Objetts. (2) (a) A director Is entltled to be reimbursed from the property of the charity or may pay out of such property reasonable expenses properly incurred by him or her when atting on behalf of the charity. (b) A director may benefit from trustee indemnlty insurance cover purchased at the charity's expense in accordance wlth, and subject to the conditions in, section 189 of the Charities Act 2011. (c) A director may receive an indemnity from the charity In the circumstances specified in article 51. (d) A director may not receive any other benefit or payment unless it is authorised by article 7. (3) Subject to article 7, none of the income or property of the charity may be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dlvldend bonus or otherwise by way of profit to any member of the charity. This does not prevent a member who is not also a director receiving: Adopted at a Special Board Meet convened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar - Chalrman............... la Moat Road. Lelcester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Email.. admin mbcol.o .uk Pa8e 5 of 25

.11.B.C.O.L (a) a benefit from the charity In the capacity of a beneficlary of the charity; (b) reasonable and proper remuneration for any goods or services supplled to the charity. Benefits and payments to charity dlrectors and connected persons (i) General provisions No dlrector or connetted person may: (a) buy any goods or services from the charlty on terms preferential to those applicable to members of the public. sell goods, services, or any Interest In land to the charlty. (c) be employed byi or recelve any remuneration from, the charity; receive any other flnanclal benefit from the charityi unless the payment is permitted by sub-clause (2) of this article, or authorised by the court or the prior written consent of the Charity Commission has been obtained. In this article a 'financial benefit, means a benefit, direct or indirect, which Is elther money or has monetary value. (b) {d) (2) Scope and powers permitting directors" or connected persons. benefits (a) A direttor or connected person may recelve a benefit from the charity in the capacity of a beneficiary of the charity provlded that a majorlty of the direttors do not benefit in this way. (b) A director or connected person may enter Into a contract for the supply of servlces, or of goods that are supplied In connettion with the provision of services, to the charity Whe￿ that is permitted in accordance with, and subjett to the conditions In, sectlons 185 and 186 of the Charities Act 2011. Adopted at a special Board Meeti convened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar- Chalrman.............. la Moat Road, Leioster LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Email: admin mbcol.o -uk Page 6 of 15

11.B,C.O.L (c)Subject to sub-clause (3) of this article a direttor or connetted person may provide the charity wlth goods that are not supplled in connection with sen4ices provided to the charlty by the dlrector or connected person. A dlrector or connetted person may receive interest on money lent to the charlty at a reasonable and proper rate which must be not more than the Bank of England bank rate (also known as the base rate). (d) (e) A director or connected person may recelve ￿nt for premises let by the dlrertor or connected person to the charity. The amount of the ￿nt and the other terms of the lease must be reasonable and proper. The director concerned must withdraw from any meetlng at whlch such a proposal or the rent or other terms of the lease are under dlscussion. (o A dlrector or connetted person may take part In the normal trading and fundraising activities of the charity on the same terms as members of the public. {3) Payment for supply of goods only - controls The chartty and its directors may only rely upon the authorlty provlded by sub-clause (2)(c) of this article if each of the following conditions is satisfied: (a) The amount or maximum amount of the payment for the goods Is set out in an agreement in writing between the charity or its direttors {as the case may be) and the direttor or connected person supplylng the goods ('the supplier,) under which the supplier is to supply the goods in question to or on behalf of the charity. (b) The amount or maximum amount of the payment for the goods does not exceed what is reasonable in the circumstances for the supply of the goods in question. (c)The other directors are satisfied that it is in the best interests of the charity to contract with the supplier rather than with Adopted at a Speclal Board Meeti convened on 5 January 2021 Slkander Sattar - Chairman............... 18 Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Email.. admin mbcol.o -uk Page 7 of 15

11.B.C.O.L someone who is not a dlrector or connected person. In reaching that decislon the dlrertors must balance the advantage of contratting wlth a dlrector or connected person agalnst the disadvantages of dolng so. (d) The supplier is absent from the part of any meetlng at whlch there is discussion of the proposal to enter Into a contract or arrangement with him or her or it with regard to the supply of goods to the charity. The supplier does not vote on any such matter and Is not to be counted when calculatlng whether a quorum of directors Is present at the meeting. (Q The reason for their declslon Is recorded by the directors in the minute book. (e) (g) A majority of the dlrectors then in office are not in receipt of remuneration or payments authorised by article 7. (4) In sub-clauses (2) and (3) of this article: (a) 'charity' includes any company In which the charlty: holds more than 50Wo of the Sha￿5. or ii. controls more than 50 % of the voting rights attached to the shares. or iii. has the rlght to appoint one or more dirertors to the board of the company. (b) 'connected person, includes any person withln the definition in article 55 '1nterpretatlon'. Declaration of dlrectors. Interests A direttor must declare the nature and extent of any interest, direct or indirect, which he or she has In a proposed transattion or arrangement with the charity or in any transaction or arrangement entered into by the charity which has not previously been declared. A d1￿ctOr must absent himself or herself from any discussions of the charlty directors in which it is possible that a conflict will arlse between his or her duty to act solely In the interests of the charity and any personal Adopted at a Special Board Meeti convened on 5 January 2021 Slkander Sattar - Chalrman.............. la Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF Tel.. 0116 273 0141 Email.. admin mbcol.or Page 8 of 25

.11.B.C.O.L interest (Includlng but not Ilmlted to any personal financial interest). Conflicts of interests and conflicts of loyaltles (l) If a conflict of interests arlses for a director because of a duty of loyalty owed to another organisation or person and the conflict Is not authorlsed by virtue of any other provislon in the artlcles, the unconflicted dirertors may authorise such a conflict of Interests where the following conditions apply: (a) the conflicted director Is absent from the part of the meetlng at which there is discussion of any arrangement or transaction affecting that other organlsatlon or person; (b) the conflicted dlrector does not vote on any such matter and Is not to be counted when conslderlng whether a quorum of directors Is present at the meeting. and (c) the unconflicted dlrectors consider it is in the interests of the charity to authorise the conflict of Inte￿sts in the circUmstan￿S applying. (2) In thls artlcle a conflict of interests arising because of a duty of loyalty owed to another organisatlon or person only refers to such a conflict which does not involve a direct or Indi￿Ct benefit of any nature to a director or to a connected person. Members 10 (l) Membershlp Is open only to the directors, is automatic upon a person becoming a director and is terminated if the member concerned ceases to be a director. (2) Membership Is not transferable. (3) The directors must keep a reglster of names and addresses of the members. Classes of membershlp 11 (i) The direttors may establish one or more classes of supporters who are not members (but who may Adopted at a Special Board Me th g convened on 5 January 2021 Slkander Sattar - Chalrman............ la Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall.. admin mbcol.or Page 9 of 25

.11.B.C.O.L nevertheless be termed 'members') and set out their respectlve rights and obligations in rules made under article 52. The rights attached to a class of supporter may be varied from time to time by the direttors. (2) General meetings 12 (i) The charity may, but need not, hold an annual general meeting in each year. The directors may call a general meeting at any tlme. Notice of general meetings 13 {2) (i) The minimum periods of notice requlred to hold a general meeting of the charlty a￿. (a) twenty-one clear days for an annual general meeting or a general meeting called for the passing of a special resolution; (b) fourteen clear days for all other general meetings. A general meetlng may be called by shorter notlce if it is so agreed by a majority in number of members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, belng a majority who together hold not less than 90 percent of the totsl voting rlghts (3) The notice must speclfy the date, tlme and place of the meeting and the general nature of the buslness to be transacted. If the meeting is to be an annual general meeting, the notice must say so. The notice must also contain a statement setting out the rlght of members to appoint a proxy under section 324 of the Companles Act 2006 and article 20. (4) The notlce must be given to all the members and to the directors and audltors. (2) 14 The proceedings at a meetlng shall not be invalldated because a person who was entitled to recelve notice of the meeting did not recelve It because of an accidental omisslon by the charity. Adopted at a Speclal Board Meetl convened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar- Chairman............... la Moat Road. Lelcester LES 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall: admin mbcol.o -uk Page 10 of 25

11.B.C.O.L Proceedings at general meetings 15 (l) No buslness shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum Is present. (2) A quorum at a general meeting shall be three, or the number nearest to one-third, of the total number of direttors, whichever is the greater, or such larger number as may be decided from time to time by the directors. 16 (l) If: (a) a quorum is not present wlthln half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting; or (b) during a meeting a quorum ceases to be present. the meeting shall be adjourned to such time and place as the dlrectors shall determine. {2) The dlrectors must reconvene the meeting and must give at least seven clear days, notice of the reconvened meeting statlng the date, time and place of the meetlng. (3) If no quorum Is present at the reconvened meeting wlthln flfteen minutes of the time speclfied for the start of the meeting the member5 present In person or by proxy at that time shall constitute the quorum for that meeting. 17 (l) General meetings shall be chaired by the person who has been appointed to chair meetings of the directors. (2) If there is no such person or he or she Is not present within flfteen mlnutes of the time appolnted for the meetingi a dlrector nominated by the directors shall chalr the meeting. {3) If no director Is present and willing to chair the meeting withln fifteen minutes after the tlme appointed for holding it, the members present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote must choose one of their number to chair the meetlng. 18 Adopted at a Special Board Mee convened on 5 January 2021 Slkander Sattar - Chalrman.............. la Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall: admin mbcol.or Page 11 ot25

11.B.C.O.L (l) The members present In person or by proxy at a meetlng may resolve by ordinary resolution that the meetlng shall be adjourned. {2) The person who is chairing the meetlng must decide the date, time and place at whlch the meeting is to be reconvened unless those details are specified in the resolution. (3) No business shall be conducted at a reconvened meeting unless it could properly have been conducted at the meeting had the adjournment not taken place. (2) If a meeting Is adjourned by a resolution of the members for more than seven days, at least seven clear days, notice shall be given of the reconvened meeting stating the date, time and place of the meeting. 19 (l) Any vote at a meetlng shall be declded by a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands a poll is demanded: lal by the person chairing the meeting. or Ib) by at least two members present in person or by proxy and having the right to vote at the meeting; or (cl by a member or members present in person or by proxy representing not less than one-tenth of the totsl voting rlghts of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting. (2) The declaratlon by the person who is chairing the meeting of the result of a vote shall be conclusive unless a poll Is demanded. (3) The result of the vote must be recorded In the minutes of the charity, but the number or proportion of votes cast need not be recorded. {4) (a) A demand for a poll may be withdrawn, before the poll is taken, but only wlth the consent of the person who is chairing the meeting. (b) If the demand for a poll is withdrawn the demand shall not invalidate the result of a show of hands declared before the demand was made. (5) (a) A poll must be taken as the person who is chairing the meetlng dlretts, who may appoint scrutineers (who need not Adopted at a Special Board Mee g convened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar- Chairman.......... la Moat Road, Lei￿ster LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Email: admin mbcol.or .uk Page 12 of 25

11.B.C.O.L be members) and who may flx a time and place for declaring the results of the poll. (b) The result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolutlon of the meetlng at which the poll is demanded. (a) A poll demanded on the elettion of a person to chair a meeting or on a questlon of adjournment must be taken Immediately. (b) A poll demanded on any other question must be taken elther immediately or at such time and place as the person who is chairing the meeting directs. (c) The poll must be taken within thirty days after it has been demanded. (6) (d) If the poll Is not taken immediately at least seven clear days, notice shall be glven speclfylng the time and place at which the poll is to be taken. (e) If a poll is demanded the meeting may continue to deal with any other business that may be conducted at the meeting. Content of proxy notices 20 (l) Proxies may only validly be appointed by a notlce in writing (a 'proxy notice,) whlch: (a)states the name and address of the member appointing the proxyi (b) identifies the person appointed to be that member's proxy and the general meeting in relation to which that person is appointed; (c)is signed by or on behalf of the member appointing the proxy, or Is authenticated In such manner as the directors may determine. and (d) is delivered to the charity in accordance with the artlcles and any instructions contained In the notice of the general meeting to which they relate. Adopted at a Special Board Meeti convened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar - Chalrman................ la Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall: admin mbcol.or Page 13 of 15

.11.B.C.O.L (2) The charlty may requlre proxy notlces to be dellvered in a form and may speclfy different forms for different purposes. (3) Proxy notices may speclfy how the proxy appointed under them s to vote (or that the proxy Is to abstaln from voting) on one or more resolutions. (4) Unless a proxy notice indicates otherwlse. It must be treated as (a) allowlng the person appointed under it as a proxy discretion as to how to vote on any ancillary or procedural resolutions put to the meeting. and {b) appointing that person as a proxy in relation to any adjournment of the general meeting to whlch it relates as well as the meeting Itself. Delivery of proxy notices 21 (l) A person who Is entitled to attend, speak or vote {elther on show of hands or on a poll) at a general meeting remains so entitled in respect of that meeting or any adjournment of it, even though a valid proxy notice has been delivered to the charity by or on behalf of that person. (2) An appointment under a proxy notice may be revoked by delivering to the charity a notice in wrltlng given by or on behalf of the person by whom or on whose behalf the proxy notice was glven. (3) A notlce revoklng a proxy appointment only takes effect if it is delivered before the start of the meeting or adjourned meetlng to which it relates. (4) If a proxy notice Is not executed by the person appointing the proxy, It must be accompanied by written evidence of the authority of the person who executed It to execute it on the appointor's behalf. Written resolutlons 22 Adopted at a Speclal Board Mee g convened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar - Chairman......... la Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall.. admln mbc .uk Page 14 of 25

11.B.C.O.L (l) A resolution In writing agreed by a slmple majority (or in the case of a special resolution by a majorlty of not less than 75Q/o) of the members who would have been entitled to vote upon it had it been proposed at a general meeting shall be effettive provided that: a) a copy of the proposed resolutlon has been sent to every eliglble member. b) a slmple majority (or In the case of a special resolution a majority of not less than 750/0) of members has signlfied its agreement to the resolution" and c) it Is contained in an authenticated document which has been received at the registered office wlthln the period of 28 days beginning wlth the clrculatlon date. A resolution in writing may comprise several coples to which one or more members have signified their agreement. Votes of members 23 Every member shall have one vote. Any objection to the qualification of any voter must be raised at the meeting at which the vote is tendered and the decision of the person who is chairing the meeting shall be final. Directors 24 25 (i) (2) A director must be a natural person aged 16 years or older. No one may be appointed a director if he or she would be disqualified from acting under the provisions of article 33. 26 The mlnlmum number of directors shall be 5 but (unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution) shall not be subject to any maximum. 27 A direttor may not appoint an alternate dirertor or anyone to act on his or her behalf at meetings of the dlrectors, Powers of directors 28 Adopted at a Speclal Board Meeti convened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar - Chairman..... la Moat Road, Lelcester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall: admin mbcol.o .uk Page 15 of 25

11.B.C.O.L (i) The directors shall manage the buslness of the charity and may exercise all the powers of the charlty unless they are subject to any restrittions Imposed by the Companies Acts, the articles or any special resolution. (2) No alteratlon of the articles or any speclal resolutlon shall have retrospective effect to Invalldate any prior art of the directors. (3) Any meeting of d1￿CtorS at whlch a quorum Is present at the tlme the relevant declslon Is made may exerclse all the powers exercisable by the direttors. Appointment of directors 29 Directors sha15 be appolnted by a resolutlon passed at a meeting of the directors. 30 Directors shall hold office for a term of five years. A director whose term of office has expired may be reappointed provided that no direttor shall be permitted to serve for more than two consecutive terms of office. A director who has served for two consecutive terms of office shall only be eligible for reappointment as a director after a perlod of one year has elapsed. The appointment of a d1￿ctOr must not cause the number of directors to exceed any number fixed as the maximum number of dlrettors. 31 32 Dlsqualification and removal of dlrectors 33 A dlrector shall cease to hold office If he or she: (l) ceases to be a direttor by virtue of any provision In the Companies Acts or Is prohlbited by law from being a director; (2) is disqualified from atting as a charity trustee by vlrtue of sectlons 178 and 179 of the Charities Act 2011 (or any statutory re- enactment or modlfication of those provisions); (3) in the written opinlon, given to the company, of a registered medical practitioner treating that person, has become physically or mentally incapable of atting as a director and may remain so for more than three months. Adopted at a Speclal Board Meetln nvened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar- Chairman............. ... la Moat Road, Lelcester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Email.. admin mbcol.o Page 16 of 25

.11.B.C,O.L (4) resigns as a dlrector by notice to the charlty (but only if at least two directors will remain In office when the notice of resignation is to take effett). (5) Is absent without the permission of the dlrectors fmm all thelr meetings held wlthin a period of slx consecutive months and the directors resolve that his or her office be vacated. or (6) is removed by resolutlon passed by the directors present and votlng at a meeting of the direttors but only after the meeting has Invited the written vlews of the dlrettor concerned and considered the matter in the light of any such views. Remuneration of directors 34 The direttors must not be paid any remuneratlon unless it is authorised by article 7. Proceedings of directors 35 l) The direttors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit, subject to the provisions of the articles. 2) Any direttor may call a meeting of the d1￿CtOrS. 3) The secretary (if any) must call a meeting of the d1￿CtorS if requested to do so by a direttor. 4) Questions arising at a meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. 5) In the case of an equality of votes, the person who Is chalring the meeting shall have a second or casting vote. 6) A meeting may be held by suitable electronic means ag￿ed by the d1￿CtorS in which each participant may communicate with all the other participants. 36 (l) No decision may be made by a meetlng of the directors unless a quorum is present at the time the declslon is purported to be made. 'Present' includes belng present by sultable elettronic means agreed by the directors In whlch a participant or participants may communicate with all the other participants. (2) The quorum shall be two or the number nearest to one-third of the total number of dlrettors, whichever is the greater, or such larger number as may be decided from time to time by the dlrector5. Adopted at a special Board Meetl onvened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar - Chalrman................. la Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF Tel." 0116 273 0141 Email.. admin rnbcol.or Page 17 of 25

11.B,C.O.L (3) A dlrettor shall not be counted In the quorum present when any decision is made about a matter upon whlch that director Is not entitled to vote. 38 If the number of direttors is less than the number flxed as the quorum, the contlnulng directors or dlrector may art only for the purpose of fllling vacancies or of calllng a general meeting. 37 (l) The directors shall appoint a dlrector to chair their meetings and may at any time revoke such appointment. (2) If no-one has been appointed to chair meetings of the direttors or if the person appointed is unwilling to preside or is not present within ten minutes after the time appointed for the meeting, the d1￿CtorS present may appoint one of their number to chair that meetlng. (3) The person appointed to chair meetings of the dlrectors shall have no funttions or powers except those conferred by the artlcles or delegated to him or her by the direttors. 38 (l) A resolution In wrltlng or In electronlc form agreed by all of the directors entitled to receive notice of a meeting of the directors and to vote upon the resolution shall be as valld and effettual as if it had been passed at a meetlng of the dlrectors duly convened and held. (2) The ￿Solution In writing may comprise several documents containing the text of the resolution in like form to each of which one or more directors has signified their agreement. Delegation 39 (l) The direttors may delegate any of their powers or functions to a committee of two or more directors but the terms of any delegation must be recorded In the minute book. (2) The directors may impose conditions when delegating, Including the condltlons that: (a) the relevant powers are to be exercised exclusively by the committee to whom they delegate. Adopted at a Special Board Meetln onvened on 5 January 2021 Slkander Sattar - Chairman................. la Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall: admin mbcol.or -uk Page 18 of 15

11.B.C.O.L (b) no expenditure may be incurred on behalf of the charlty except in accordance with a budget p￿vIOuslY agreed with the directors. (3) The dlrettor5 may revoke or alter a delegatlon. (4) All atts and proceedings of any committees must be fully and promptly reported to the dlrectors. Validity of dirertors. decisions 40 (i) Subject to article 41(2), all acts done by a meeting of dlrectors, or of a committee of directors shall be valid notwithstanding the partlcipatlon in any vote of a director: (a) who was disqualified from holding office; (b) who had previously retired or who had been obliged by the constitution to vacate offlce. (c) who was not entitled to vote on the matter, whether by reason of a conflict of interests otherwise; if without: a) the vote of that director. and b) that director being counted in the quorum. the decision has been made by a majority of the directors at a quorate meeting. Article 41(1) does not permlt a dlrector or a connected person to keep any benefit that may be conferred upon him or her by resolutlon of the d1￿CtorS or of a committee of direttors if, but for article 41(1), the resolution would have been void, or if the director has not complied with article 8, (2) Seal 41 If the charlty has a seal It must only be used by the authority of the dlrectors or of a committee of directors authorlsed by the directors. The direttors May determine who shall sign any Instrument to which the seal Is afflxed and unless otherwise so determined it shall be signed by a director and by the secretary (if any) or by a second director. Minutes 42 The dlrertors must keep minutes of all: (l) appolntments of officers made by the dlrectors; Adopted at a Speclal Board Meeting th nvened on 5 January 2021 Slkander Sattsr - Chalrman................ la Moat Road, Lelce5ter LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 emall.. admin mbcol.o -uk Pa8e 19 of 25

.11.B.C.O.L (2) proceedings at meetings of the charity; {3) meetings of the directors and commlttees of directors Includlng: (a) the names of the direttors present at the meeting. (b) the declslons made at the meetings; and (c) where appropriate the reasons for the declsions. Accounts 43 l) The dlrectors must Prepa￿ for each financial year accounts as required by the Companies Acts. The accounts must be prepared to show a true and fair view and follow accounting stsndards issued or adopted by the Accounting Standards Board or Its successors and adhere to the recommendations of applicable Statements of Recommended Practice. 2) The directors must keep accountlng records as requlred by the Companies Act. Annual Report and Return and Register of Charlties 44 (l) The direttors must comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 wlth regard to the: (a) transmission of a copy of the statements of account to the Commisslon. {b) preparatlon of an Annual Report and the transmission of a copy of it to the Commlssion. (c) preparatlon of an Annual Return and its transmlsslon to the Commisslon. (2) The directors must notify the Commlsslon promptly of any changes to the charlty's entry on the Central Register of Charitles. Means of communication to be used 45 (l) Subject to the articles, anything sent or supplied by or to the charlty under the articles may be sent or supplled In any way in whlch the Companies Att 2006 provides for documents or information which are authorised or requlred by any provision of that Act to be sent or supplied by or to the charity. Adopted at a Special Board Me g convened on 5 January 2021 Slkander Sattar - Chairman............ la Moat Road, Lei￿ster LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall: admin rnbcol.or .uk Pa8e ZO of25

11.B.C.O.L {2) Subject to the artlcles, any notlce or document to be sent or supplied to a director in connection with the taklng of declslons by directors may also be sent or supplied by the means by which that director has asked to be sent or supplied with such notices or documents for the time belng. 46 Any notice to be glven to or by any person pursuant to the articles: (l) must be in writing; or (2) must be given In electronic form. 47 (l) The charity may give any notice to a member elther: a) personallyi or b) by sendlng It by post in a prepaid envelope addressed to the member at his or her address. or c) by leaving it at the address of the member; or d) by giving it In electronic form to the member's address. e) by placlng the notice on a website and providing the person with a notification in writing or in electronic form of the presence of the notice on the website. The notification must state that it concerns a notice of a company meeting and must specify the place date and tlme of the meeting. f) A member who does not register an address with the charity or who registers only a postal address that is not within the United Kingdom shall not be entitled to receive any notice from the charity. 48 A member present In person at any meetlng of the charity shall be deemed to have received notice of the meeting and of the purposes for which It was called. 49 (l) Proof that an envelope containing a notice was pmperly addressed, prepaid and posted shall be conclusive evldence that the notlce was given. Proof that an electronic form of notlce was given shall be conclusive where the company can demonstrate that it was Adopted at a Special Board Mee th g convened on 5 January 2021 Slkander Sattsr - Chalrman............. la Moat Road. Leicester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall.. admin mbcol.or .uk Page 21 of25

11.B.C.O.L properly addressed and sent, in accordance with sectlon 1147 of the Companies Act 2006. b. In accordance with section 1147 of the Companies Act 2006 notice shall be deemed to be given: (a) 48 hours after the envelope containing it was posted; or (b) in the case of an electronic form of communication, 48 hours after it was sent. Indemnlty 50 l) The charity shall indemnify a relevant dlrector agalnst any liability incur In that capacity, to the extent permitted by sectlons 232 to 234 of the Companies Act 2006. 2) In this article a 'relevant director, means any direttor or fomer director of the charity. Rules 51 (i) The dlrectors may from time to time make such reasonable and proper rules or bye laws as they may deem necessary or expedient for the proper conduct and management of the charlty. The bye laws may regulate the following matters but are not restricted to them: (2) (a) the admlssion of members of the charity (Including the admission of organisatlons to membershlp) and the rights and privileges of such members. {b) fees, subscriptions and other fees or payments to be made by members; (c) the conduct of members of the charity in ￿latiOn to one another, and to the charity's employees and volunteers. (d) the setting aside of the whole or any part or parts of the charity's premises at any particular time or times or for any partlcular purpose or purposes; Adopted at a Speclal Board Mee th ng convened on 5 January 2021 Slkander Sattar - Chalrman....... la Moat Road, LeI￿Ster LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall: admin mbcol.o .uk Pège 22 of 25

11.B.C.O.L (e) the procedure at general meetings and meetings of the dlrectors in so far as such procedure is nat regulated by the Companies Arts or by the articles; (Q generally, all such matters as are commonly the subject matter of company rules. (3) The charity in general meeting has the power to alter, add to or repeal the rules or bye laws. (4) The dlrectors must adopt such means as they thlnk sufficient to bring the rules and bye laws to the notice of members of the charlty. (5) The rules or bye laws shall be binding on all members of the charity. No rule or bye law shall be inconslstent with, or shall affect or repeal anything contalned in, the articles. Disputes 52 If a dispute arlses between members of the charity about the validity or propriety of anything done by the members of the charlty under these articles, and the dispute cannot be resolved by agreement, the parties to the dispute must first try in good faith to settle the dispute by mediation before resorting to litigation. Dissolution 53 (l) The members of the charlty may at any time before, and In expettation of, Its dissolution resolve that any net assets of the charlty after all Its debts and liabilities have been paid, or provlslon has been made for them, shall on or before the dissolutlon of the charity be applied or transferred in any of the following ways: a) d1￿CtlY for the Objects. or b) by transfer to any charity or charitles for purposes similar to the Objects; or c) to any charity or charitles ft)r use for particular purposes that fall wlthln the Objects. (2) Subject to any such resolution of the members of the charity, the directors of the charity may at any time before and in expectatlon of its dissolution resolve that any net assets of the charity after all Adopted at a Special Board Mee th g convened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar - Chalrman......... la Moat Road, Lelcester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall., admin mbcol.or .uk Page 23 of 25

.11.B.C.O.L its debts and liabilitles have been pald, or provision made for them, shall on or before dissolutlon of the charity be applied or transferred: (a) directly for the Objects; or (b) by transfer to any charity or charities for purposes similar to the Objects. or (c) to any charity or charities for use for particular purposes that fall within the Objects. (3) In no circumstances shall the net assets of the charlty be paid to or dlstributed among the members of the charity (except to a member that is itself a charity) and if no resolution In accordance with artlcle 54(1) is passed by the members or the directors the net assets of the charity shall be applied for charitable purposes as dlrected by the Court or the Commission. Interpretation 54 In article 7, sub-clause (2) of article 9 and sub-clause (2) of artlcle 41 'connetted person, means: (l) a chlld, parent, grandchild, grandpa￿nt, brother or sister of the dlrector. (2) the spouse or clvll partner of the dlrector or of any person falling withln sub-clause (l) above; (3) a person carylng on business in partnershlp with the dlrector or with any person falling within sub-clause (l) or (2) above. (4) an institution which is controlled (a) by the director or any connected person falllng within sub- clause (l), {2), or (3) above; or (b) by two or more persons falling withln sub-clause 4(a), when taken together (5) a body corporate In whlch (a) the direttor or any connetted person falllng wlthln sub-clauses (l) to (3) has a substantial interest; or (b) two or more persons falling within sub-clause (5)(a) who, when taken together, have a substantlal interest. (c) Sections 350 - 352 of the Charities Act 2011 apply for the purposes of Interpretlng the terms used in this article. Adopted at a Speclal Board Mee g convened on 5 January 2021 Sikander Sattar - Chairrnan..........-. la Moat Road, Lelcester LE5 5EF Tel: 0116 273 0141 Emall.. admin mbcol.or Page 24of 15

11.B.C.O.L Adopted at a SpecSal Board Me th Ing convened on 5 January 2021 Slkander Sattar - Chairman........ la Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF Tel.. 0116 273 0141 Email: admin mbcol.or Pa8e 25 of 25

11.B.(.O.L MBCOL Llmited Company Number 5406938 {England) Charity Number 1087143 (England) At a special General Meeting of the above Companyi duly convened and held vlrtually and In person at its offices at la Moat Road Leicester LE5 5EF On Frlday, 5 January 2021 at 1:00 PM The followlng Special Resolution was passed at the special general meetlng: That the Artlcles of Assoclatlon be altered so as to take the form of the Artlcles of Assoclatlon attached hereto In substltutlon for, and to the excluslon of, any Article5 of Assoclation of the Company prevlously reglstered wlth the Registrar of Companles. Signature......... Mr Slkander Sattar - Chalrman la Moat Road, Lelcester LE5 5EF Tel- 0116 273 0141 Ernail: adrnin mbcol.or Pagelofl

Rggistered number 05406938 Charity number 1087143 MBCOL Limited (Limited by Guarantee) Report and Accounts 31 March 2021

MBCOL Limit•d Company Inforn)ation Dirnetorn DTLAAII MSEs8t Dr K Hoquè M Jarnal M Jamil S A Satt8r M A Salgh Audlior* Smith Honnah Lbmrted 50 Woodgale star LE3 5GF Bankors Barclays Bank Pl¢ Highfidds Lelcester National Westrninstèr Bank PIC E8gt Park Ro8d L￿CeSt￿r R•glBtervd +)fflce 50 Woodgate L￿ceSter LE3 SGF R•gi•tèYed numb•r 05406938

MBCOL Limited Reglstered numbor: Directors. RoPQrt 05406938 The Jrectors presen¢ their report and accounts for th& year ended 31 2021 Objocifve 01)d •ctlvltFe• MBCOL Limited, knovm as Muslim Burial Coural ol Leicestershi￿. is Imiled by guarantee Inumbar 54LWI and a wistered charty (number 10871431. Its prIn￿p￿ address is la Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF. Tha cornpgnys ctjjectlve and princ4pal activity during the year eontit¥Jed lo be Ihe provi$ion of ujt of hours bjnal servlces for the inhabitants of L￿￿ter$hIre irres￿tive of which fath or belief they folknv. Futur• dev•lopm•nts The compw is rellant ￿ funding from the kx8f wjnol to carry out its d8y lo day actiwties. The fijnding e4Jntract was awarded in 2015 aTrJ expired in Septemb8r 2019, and this was tsmporglly g>tsnded to 30 September 2021. LCC fvnding WIM mot conlbrnje beyond this date as MSCOL wa8 unsLK£essful in K8 tender bhl. Dlrecto The rfirethrs ofthe charitable company are Its trustees for the PLV)s• of chartty law aThJ Ilyoughoul tris report a￿ eolleth'vely rgferred to ag dlr&tors. The followng persor6 servJ a8 (tirectors during yaar. DrLAAi MSEsat Dr K Hoque M Jamil M Saleh S A Sattar M Jamal Th• compary is limw by guaTantee and has no $hare c¥tsl. In the event of th8 company t4ng nd up. membgrs are wulred to contribute an arnounl ￿t exce&JirKJ £70. Recrulknentand AppoJn¢ment ofn￿t•0& MBCOL Limlled is ￿verned by a toard oftnJ8lees dra￿￿ ITOM the local o)mmunity. Thi5 is to ensure thatthe boarfj has Ihe 8kill$ end eXparw￿ rw4ul￿y to overw the ma)apmenl of thè tharty and its operon6. All trustees are elaoed by a mjonty vote at an Annual Genaral Meefjng who tren hold olfi¢e from the condusion ofth¥l me8ting up lo a term of five year8.

MBCOL Limitfrd Reglsternd numbèr: Dir•ctors' Report 05406938 T￿￿tee Inductlort •nd Trnlnlng All newtrusta8s receive a p1anr￿d programme before tsking up their ￿8¢ on the board. This indudes an explanation of their roles and responsitA1￿0$, an introducbon lo other trustees, an overview of re¢xnl busness and an eX￿a￿atr.0n of board formBt and process, F4us a personal meth'ng wlth the Chair. Rl$k Management The dire¢tor5 havo a rf5k rnanagement stralegy indudes an annual ￿view0f the risks tl charty fws tha •stablishment of systems and procèdures to mitigate those ris and implernent8b"¢n of wocedures desigrEd to mlnimise any Wentsol impact ¢M the th8rlty $hould those risks mérialise. Revlew of activities for thg ygar The charrty's surplus was £4,75212020.' defiat of£1.6141 forthe year. Th9 d91ai18d resuts are Set out in thè atta¢h&d finarKaal staternerts. Re8er¥g8 pollcy The diredors aim lo •nsuTS that suffiaent ftjnds are maint8ined to enable the d)at1ty to c4rry out bt8 actiwliès. Dl•clo8ure of Infonnat5on to •udltors E￿h perscn was a dir8¢tor atthè tim8 Ihis remw88 approved C(￿firM8 ttt. so far as he is aware, there15 no relevant audrt information of which the o)mponls auditor is Lmaware,. and he has taken all the steps that he ￿ghtt0 have tsken 88 a in ¢Nderto make himsglf aware of any re￿V￿t audit infmth.on and to establish that the ¢ornpany's audilcff 13 aw¥re of that inf¢m8lion. Small company provlslons Tho r¥pJrt has been prepared in aCCord￿ce with the provisions in Part 15 of tr Companie8 Ad 20C6 applicable to companies subject lo the 8m811 companies regime. Th8 dlractors confirm that have complied ￿1th the duty in S8cOon 4 of the charrties Ac4 2Cffj to regard lo tho Chority Cornmssion's general gUid￿Ce on benefit. This rep￿ was apwoved by the board on 30 N￿ernber 2021 and wgrtd on its behalf. DrLAAI Director

MBCOL Llmlt•d 8tat•mgnt ol Dlroctord. R•spon8lbllttle8 The directors are respon81ble for preparing the w and accolmts In accordance ¥￿th appllcabje Jaw and Tegulallons. Company law requlres dire￿or$ to preparÈ accounts for e8th flnanci81 year. Und&r that lawthe dirèctors have elected to p￿pare Ihe accounts in accordance wlth United Kin9dom Generalty Accepted Accounting Pracltce Ivnited Kingdorn A￿UntIng Standards and applicmble lawl. Undor company law the directors mu81 not approve th& accounts unless they are satisfied that they give true and falr view of the state of affairs of th& company 8rKI of Ihè profrt or h)$s of the C¢)mp8ny for Ihat p￿￿d. In prepartng thes• a￿Jnts, the d1￿ctOrS are r9quired to.. select 8Urtable accounung poltcle8 and than apply them con5iStenly" • makejudgement8 and 8slimales that are reA8onabJe and pwdent., prepare the accounts on the going COn￿M basls unless il is Inapproprlgte to pr8iume Ihal the companywill c￿lIn￿e buslness. The dlreclors ¥re rnswisjble for kèeplryj adgquate accounting records that are $ulficlent b show and explaln the comparty'3 transadKms and dis¢Jose wllh ieasoftable ac¢uracy at any b.me the finanaal p0S￿On of Ihe company and ènable them to ensure that th8 accounts compty with the CompatNes Act 2006. They ats also responsible ftsr safe9Lrarding lh$ assets of the company and hgnce for ￿1￿9 reasonable steps for the prevention and deteCtr(￿ of fraud and olh6r irregularrbes.

MBCOL Limit•d Indopendent audltorf$ Yeport to th• membws of MBCOL Llrnlt•d Oplnlon We have audited the accounts of MBCOL Limited for the year ended 31 Marth 2021 which comwtse the statement of Flnandal Activ￿9$, thg BaLance Sheet #nd nols to th8 accounts, including a summary of sKJnfflcant accountlng polld8s. Th• ffin•ndal reporting framework that h88 beèn applied in their preparation 1$ opplieoble Lqw and Unrted lQngdom A¢t¥Junting Standards, includlng FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and the Republlc of Ireland, (Untted lfjngdom Generally Accepted A(£ountlng Pfa¢15cé). In our opin￿n the accounts= give a true and fair view ofthe state ofthe ccffnp8nY8 aff91￿ as gt 31 Mardj 2021 aThJ of 118 surplu8 for th8 y8ar then ended., have been property prepared in ￿cOrd8n¢e wth United Kjngdorn GeneraIlyA￿Pte11 A¢￿untIng have been prepared In accordance wtth thè requirements of thg Companles Acl 2C(6. Bas￿ of oplnlon We conducted Ouf audll In a￿￿rdance with Intemabonal Standards on Aud￿ng (UK) {ISAs (UKII and appli(abl8 law. Our responslblJMes under th08e ¥tsnd8rd$ arè furth￿ descrtjed in the Audilorfs responsibilthes for Ihe audit of the accounts section of oui report. W8 are Independent of the company in accordance wth Ihe elhicol reqU1￿MentS that are rèlevant lo our au¢YOt of the a¢counts in the UK IncludlrvJ the FRC'$ E1hl(31 Stsndard. and lh& provl8lons avallable for sm811 entrfi&s, In the circumstarK8s set out bek)w, 8nd wè hav& fvffillèd our other athical responslblllties In accordanc with Ihostr requirement$. We believe that Ihe audit evidence we have obtained is sufficEnl and appropllate to provKI8 8 basis for our opinion. Matsroal unc•rtAlnty r•l•tsd to golng Mncern We draw attention lo note 1 in the financial slatements. Indlcates that the ojmpanls mapjr cortract WUI not be Tened beyond 30 Septsmber 2021. The non renewal of the contract wtll wgnificanlty affect the abilty of the company to cary out hs aCt￿rt￿$ and continue as a goiThJ concem. Our opIn￿)n 18 no modFfd in respect ofthis matter. Other Inf4Ym•ilon The 0lh&r knfomiauon comprf8es the Infom8tlon Included in the report and a¢counts, otherthan the a￿nts d our auditor$ report ther90n. The diredors are responsible for the oth¢r infonnation. Our opinlon on th a¢eounts doès not covèr tho tsthtsr infomation and, ex￿pt lo the extent ¢Aher￿$¥ ewleilly stated In our report, <10 not expr•$$ any form of 8$$uranee conclusion thereon. In connethon wlh our au¢Jit of the 8¢¢c)unts. our respon$ibllty is lo read the other hfft)mithn and, in doiNJ so, conslder ￿ether Ihg oth&r Infom)ath)n 18 malerialty inconsistent wth the accounts or our knowledge obtained in the audit or othemse appeats lo be malerialty Missta￿￿. K we idenllfy such materfal Inconsistenaes or ¥ppar•nt materi81 mi88taements, we are required to detemiine ￿8th8r ther& is a rnaterial mi5Staternent m Ihe •¢xourts or a material rni58tatement of the other infornatton. 11, based on the work have perforrned, we condude that there Is a mBterial misstatement of this other informat5on, are requlred to rep￿ that fact. W8 havg nothing to r8pNt in th￿ regard. Opiniorn on other m•ttor¥ pr¢Kribed by th• Companles Att 2006 In our opinion, based on the wort( undertaken In the course of the audit.. the Infomiats)n goven In thè dlffjctor8' report lor the financial year for which the accounts are prepared 18 consislenlwrth the accounts,. and the diwtors, report h88 been prepared in •¢cord8nce ￿1th applicable legal requlrements.

MBCOL Llmlted Ind•ptrndgnt audtto• report ¢0 th¢ mgmber¥ of M8COL Llmltod Mattern on which * arn r•qulred to r•port by exc•ptlon In the light of the knowkdgè and understanding of the company and tts enmfonment obtained in the cours¥ of the audll, we have not bkntlfled m8lerk81 misstslem8nts In the dlrectcys. report. We have nothing to report in respect of ￿ ftsllovring mattors in r8lalKJn to th8 Companlos Act 20C requI￿S us to report lo you rf, in our opinion.. ad4uate 8ccounllng Tecords have not been kept. or rettjrns adequate for our audit have not baen recèiv&d from branches not vlsrted by vs,. or the ac¢ounts are not In agreement wlth the acojunltng ra¢ords ond retums: or tsin disclosures of dlrector8' remuneratron speclfied by law are not made.. or we have not receiv8d all the infomialion and explanatlon8 we require for our audit,. or 1he 4irector8 we not entitied lo prep8r8 the acetsunts in a¢cordance wmh the small compani8s regime 8nd tske advantsge of the 8rn811 companie8, examption8 in preparing the directors, r¢port and from the requ1￿ment to prepore a strategic rèport. Re•poniSbllltles of dIr￿tor$ As explained nTh)re fulty In the dirgctors, respon8it4irftes ststemènt, the dIrect￿5 a￿ responslble for the preparntion of the accounts and for being sallsfied that they gwe a true and fair vkn. and for tsuch intemal control a8 Ihe dir8¢tors detemine 13 nocessary to enable thg Preparation of accounts Ihal are free from material mls8tatem8nt. whether dug to fr8ud or error. In preparing 8ccounts. the directors are respon31b￿ for assessing tho t>)mpany's ablllty to contmug 85 8 going coneem. dI8closing, appllcable. matters ￿lated to going concern and using the golng concem basts of ¥counting unle8S the dlrectors either intend to liquldale Ihe conwany or to eA#se operations. or have no realtstic attemalive bul to do so. Audltorfs mpomlbllttles for th• •udit of the ac¢ounts Our oty'edives 8re to obtain re8son8bte assurance abwl VY)ethei the a¢courrt8 as 8 whole are free from malertal mi5St8temeM, vth8th¥r duè to fraud or error. and to Issue an audrtorfs report that indudes our opinion. Reasonable assuranco is a hlgh bvel of assurance, lyjt 1$ not a guarantse that an audit Conducted In acCord￿re wNh ISAS (UK) ￿11 afways detect 8 material misstatement wh&F) It exlsts. Ml8ststemenl8 can art$e from fraud or effcrf and are con$rdered mat8rlal If. ￿dIV(dUalty or In th8 aggregate, they could S￿0￿￿ te eyp•¢tsd lo Influonce the economic deCi￿OnS of users taken on bas￿ olthe8e 8ccounts. A further de8cripb.on of tsur re$ponsibllrtles for the audit of accounts 18 lo¢ated on the Financial R8portfng Council'¥ ￿b¥ite at %4w.fr¢.org.ukhuiJitorsre8pon8ibilkw. This dgscwon fom￿ part of our aud6torf8 report. Ihe ol our r•port Th1$ report is mad& solely lo the companys mambers, as A body, in accordance w#h Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Comp8ni8s Act 2￿6. Our audr( work ha$ been undertaken 80 that ￿ mlJht state to the company's mgmters Iho$e matters we are requlred to state lo them Tri an 8u¢Jtof8 report and for no other purpose. To the ￿lIest extent ptrmitt8d by Jaw, we ¢ompany and the compaty8 m•mber not a¢cept or me re8pon8ibilty lo anyon9 other than the have formed. y. for Ik, for this report, or for the opinions asa MIUmar (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behawof Smlth Hannah Llmit8d Accountants and Stsw Auditors 30 Nov¢fflber 2021 at ice¥ LE3

MBCOL Llmlted stst•m•nt of Flnanclal Actlvltles for tho year ended 31 March 2021 2021 2020 Ineomlng regourc Income frorn charitable activities ond generated fund$ 54,055 45.862 Income from nivestsTrents 14 Tot81 N)comlng resour¢es 54,169 45, R•$our¢M gxpend8d other dirèct costs {7,2701 13,406) Admlnistr8tNe eypen8es 142,047) {44,138) Total resouTce8 expended 49.317 47.544 N•t IncomlnWloutgoingi r•xourtts for the yèar 4.752 1,614

PAecoL Llmltéd Reglst•red number. 8alance Sheet as at 31 March 2021 05406938 Not•8 2021 2020 Currert a•￿ts Stocks Debtors Cash 81 bonk and in hand 820 820 98,996 100,760 94,217 Crtdltovs: amounts falllng due wlthln on• year 17.9721 {7,eio) Ngt current 92.788 88,036 92,788 88,036 UnrEstrict•d fub)d8 D&¥tqnated General 1.797 61,991 30,797 57,239 N•t fund 92.788 88.￿6 The accwrts have been prepared and delfvered th ac¢¢xdanc8 %*lth the $pèc(81 provisbns $ppl￿ble to Companies subject to the small ¢omp8nie8 re9lme. The stat￿lent of Flnaneial Actfvitie$ has not been delvered to the Registrar of Companies. SASattar Dlrector pro￿￿ by the board on 30 November2W21

MBCOL Limited Not•s to the Acwirrt% for theye•r endad 31 M8reh 2021 1 Accountlng poll¢i•g The accounts hav8 beBn prepOr￿ underthtt historical cost convention afjd in accord￿ce￿ilh FRS 102, The Financkwl Roporting Standard in tho UK and Rewbli¢ ol lrnL8nd las appl￿d lo small entit￿ by se¢tk)n 1Aof th8 standthl. The ac¢ounts have also ￿8￿ wepared with the St81emenl of Recomm8nd￿ PrpAKaJ ISORPI - 'A¢thJnt4ng •nd Reporting ty Choritigs. IS6￿d Chwity Commissiorrs Sn England aThJ Wak$. Golng coffK•m The Company * rdiant on funthThJ from the local council to ¢ary out it5 duy lo day Foll￿1n9 exyry of the ¢ontracl in September 2019, the kxAI counGiI •xlonded tm contract wlh MBCOL Limrted until 30 September 2021. LCC fundirg will not contlnue t4yoTrJ th d as MBCOLwas un$u¢ces5ful in its t8nd6r In viowof thLB, rnat•rial uncertaintyexists cwerthe •bilty of the comp￿Yt0 cty)tinu¢ its operatlon8. MBCOL has had int•racUorfy wllh ¥¢me affillateswho f•el strongty that MBCOL musl eon1kn￿ wlth 11$ adv￿wOrk in sprte of fio bnger doing out of bou￿ I￿gra15. To fuThJ this woth new revenue Stream$ be explored including memtershipfee$," general cvmmunty lundrakiw,' and Appl¢ations rnad0f0rlu￿[Trq pcts. Thi8 will was at the AGM hdd OTh 7 Novembgr 2021 and 40￿Ment￿83 putforw8rd for di4¢u$81on. thcom• Grant income rvprgs¢nts armunlg recei￿$ frcrn Le1￿t¥ Cty Coundl. t)ofialoM, itemienl fee9 And other ￿coMe accourrtod foi when receiwJ. Resourc￿ eX￿nd￿j arB aceojntthl lor •$ a labilty kn &r￿umd. ExF¢ndftw8 indudo$ trr¢worabk VAThYhv & reported as partofthg ¢xpenditure to which I rel•tss. T8nglbk flx8d assets are mwured al c05t Jes8 aC¢MUbt￿ d8pr•tyation. The co¥ts of rnlnor a￿dth0￿ or Iho•e costtrMJ telow £3.OW ¥8 not ¢aptaI￿ed. Depre¢￿t￿n provK1ed at r8t•y cakulated to wrle off ofe8th assetovw rt8 lsbmatsd uagful Its 014￿0T8. st￿ are mea$utyl at t￿ ￿rOf¢0st aTrJ net real￿￿tle val￿. Fut¥J$ comfv of unrstri¢d which a￿ aVaiLQb￿ fer use 81 Ihè d￿trell￿ of Ihè Iru$tses In luthranee of geMr81 rtpctW88 of tho charty. ¢lrector5 U5• p•rt of the unrestrI￿ed fundg for variou5 spocift projects and have set up a de8pJftabJ ffijnd to rofie¢t this. Th• fuThJs hehs in gath of the rebvanl ¢ategorie5 aro dwlosed in the notes lothe a¢¢ounts.

M8COL Llmlted Not05 to tho Accounts frjrthe year •nd•d 31 March 2021 2 Aud* Inforn14Utsn Th8 15 unqual￿￿3. S8Trw)r 118tutory audttor. Flrni.. Datè of audit repoltr l Umar Smith Hannah ￿rnIt•d 30 November 2021 3 Employ• X121 Number 2020 Number Average numberofperson8 employthj ty the ¢•ny 4 T4nolblolFxod Plantand Th￿[nary etc Cost Al 1 Aprll 2020 At 31 MarGh 2021 Deprxlation Al 1 April 2020 At 31 March 2021 N8tl)ook valu• At 31 March 2021 3.893 3.893 3.893 5 0obtow¥ 2020 Trade %Yébtc Otherdebtws 310 e c￿￿￿￿. Iviiouftts falllnB dup wlthln on•y•ar 2021 Olher ¢r•dttors 7,972 7,810 2020 Al 1 Apftl 2020 At31 KI•￿h 3￿21 1,797 30,797 30,797 Cwbnated fund5 CDmphse:. Muhl Falth Berea¥eM￿t Proj 20th Annfversary Ceknralion Fund Centrats•J Sem T¢)tal 5.500 5,5C 20,297 30.797 20,297 3).797 10

MBCOL Llm Note8 to tho A¢¢ounls forthe yO8T•nded 31 M•r¢h 2021 8 G•n•rnl Fun 2020 At 1 April 2020 SurpluB for the >ar TTarK3fer10 designated funds At 31 March 2021 57.239 4.752 61.991 9 ¢)Iher Infomwtlon MBCOL Llrtth 18 a private ¢Lvnp8ry limit￿ by guarantsts and incorwratsd In Er&L9nd. Ils Mgislerl offK8 i¥.. 50 WocJga¢e LeK•5ter LE3 SGF The prfnclpal p[q￿ of oporion o.. 1A Mo* Road Lekastar LES 5EF 11

MBCOL Llmlted D•tsil•d Income and •xp•ndlture account for tho y••r ended 31 March 2021 2021 2020 Incom• LCC funding Thnber sales Funeral income Donations 40,489 6.080 3,40S 4,101 54.055 40.469 3,730 449 1,214 45,862 Dlr•ct ¢osts Gr8v• preparation 8nd related ¢osts18djusted for stock) 7,270 Admlnl8trdtfv• expen• Employ8e costs.. W89es and saladès 15,622 15,822 Prem18es costs: Rènt 8nd rates ght and heat 8,137 6.109 2,240 8,349 7,593 General adrnini8trattvs $xpenses.' Telephone and fax Motor arFd travel Statlonery and printing Computer. IT ¢Dn8umabl88 8n¢J m8lntenar Subscrfption8 Bank tharges In$uranc& EqulsThnl expensed Repgirs and rnainlenan¢o Mgetlng and events Dona1ions- COVID 19 8UPPCrt group SurKlry *xpens8S 1.743 1.425 2.109 1,503 132 317 124 1,863 802 398 417 1,3T7 1.102 40 9,516 10,327 Legal and prof8881on81 o)sts.' Audit and accountsncyfegs CortsU￿an¢Y fees 0thor189al and profession•1 840 24,C 50 24,936 Total administralNe expenses 42.047 44.138 12

Rggistered number 05406938 Charity number 1087143 MBCOL Limited (Limited by Guarantee) Report and Accounts 31 March 2021

MBCOL Limit•d Company Inforn)ation Dirnetorn DTLAAII MSEs8t Dr K Hoquè M Jarnal M Jamil S A Satt8r M A Salgh Audlior* Smith Honnah Lbmrted 50 Woodgale star LE3 5GF Bankors Barclays Bank Pl¢ Highfidds Lelcester National Westrninstèr Bank PIC E8gt Park Ro8d L￿CeSt￿r R•glBtervd +)fflce 50 Woodgate L￿ceSter LE3 SGF R•gi•tèYed numb•r 05406938

MBCOL Limited Reglstered numbor: Directors. RoPQrt 05406938 The Jrectors presen¢ their report and accounts for th& year ended 31 2021 Objocifve 01)d •ctlvltFe• MBCOL Limited, knovm as Muslim Burial Coural ol Leicestershi￿. is Imiled by guarantee Inumbar 54LWI and a wistered charty (number 10871431. Its prIn￿p￿ address is la Moat Road, Leicester LE5 5EF. Tha cornpgnys ctjjectlve and princ4pal activity during the year eontit¥Jed lo be Ihe provi$ion of ujt of hours bjnal servlces for the inhabitants of L￿￿ter$hIre irres￿tive of which fath or belief they folknv. Futur• dev•lopm•nts The compw is rellant ￿ funding from the kx8f wjnol to carry out its d8y lo day actiwties. The fijnding e4Jntract was awarded in 2015 aTrJ expired in Septemb8r 2019, and this was tsmporglly g>tsnded to 30 September 2021. LCC fvnding WIM mot conlbrnje beyond this date as MSCOL wa8 unsLK£essful in K8 tender bhl. Dlrecto The rfirethrs ofthe charitable company are Its trustees for the PLV)s• of chartty law aThJ Ilyoughoul tris report a￿ eolleth'vely rgferred to ag dlr&tors. The followng persor6 servJ a8 (tirectors during yaar. DrLAAi MSEsat Dr K Hoque M Jamil M Saleh S A Sattar M Jamal Th• compary is limw by guaTantee and has no $hare c¥tsl. In the event of th8 company t4ng nd up. membgrs are wulred to contribute an arnounl ￿t exce&JirKJ £70. Recrulknentand AppoJn¢ment ofn￿t•0& MBCOL Limlled is ￿verned by a toard oftnJ8lees dra￿￿ ITOM the local o)mmunity. Thi5 is to ensure thatthe boarfj has Ihe 8kill$ end eXparw￿ rw4ul￿y to overw the ma)apmenl of thè tharty and its operon6. All trustees are elaoed by a mjonty vote at an Annual Genaral Meefjng who tren hold olfi¢e from the condusion ofth¥l me8ting up lo a term of five year8.

MBCOL Limitfrd Reglsternd numbèr: Dir•ctors' Report 05406938 T￿￿tee Inductlort •nd Trnlnlng All newtrusta8s receive a p1anr￿d programme before tsking up their ￿8¢ on the board. This indudes an explanation of their roles and responsitA1￿0$, an introducbon lo other trustees, an overview of re¢xnl busness and an eX￿a￿atr.0n of board formBt and process, F4us a personal meth'ng wlth the Chair. Rl$k Management The dire¢tor5 havo a rf5k rnanagement stralegy indudes an annual ￿view0f the risks tl charty fws tha •stablishment of systems and procèdures to mitigate those ris and implernent8b"¢n of wocedures desigrEd to mlnimise any Wentsol impact ¢M the th8rlty $hould those risks mérialise. Revlew of activities for thg ygar The charrty's surplus was £4,75212020.' defiat of£1.6141 forthe year. Th9 d91ai18d resuts are Set out in thè atta¢h&d finarKaal staternerts. Re8er¥g8 pollcy The diredors aim lo •nsuTS that suffiaent ftjnds are maint8ined to enable the d)at1ty to c4rry out bt8 actiwliès. Dl•clo8ure of Infonnat5on to •udltors E￿h perscn was a dir8¢tor atthè tim8 Ihis remw88 approved C(￿firM8 ttt. so far as he is aware, there15 no relevant audrt information of which the o)mponls auditor is Lmaware,. and he has taken all the steps that he ￿ghtt0 have tsken 88 a in ¢Nderto make himsglf aware of any re￿V￿t audit infmth.on and to establish that the ¢ornpany's audilcff 13 aw¥re of that inf¢m8lion. Small company provlslons Tho r¥pJrt has been prepared in aCCord￿ce with the provisions in Part 15 of tr Companie8 Ad 20C6 applicable to companies subject lo the 8m811 companies regime. Th8 dlractors confirm that have complied ￿1th the duty in S8cOon 4 of the charrties Ac4 2Cffj to regard lo tho Chority Cornmssion's general gUid￿Ce on benefit. This rep￿ was apwoved by the board on 30 N￿ernber 2021 and wgrtd on its behalf. DrLAAI Director

MBCOL Llmlt•d 8tat•mgnt ol Dlroctord. R•spon8lbllttle8 The directors are respon81ble for preparing the w and accolmts In accordance ¥￿th appllcabje Jaw and Tegulallons. Company law requlres dire￿or$ to preparÈ accounts for e8th flnanci81 year. Und&r that lawthe dirèctors have elected to p￿pare Ihe accounts in accordance wlth United Kin9dom Generalty Accepted Accounting Pracltce Ivnited Kingdorn A￿UntIng Standards and applicmble lawl. Undor company law the directors mu81 not approve th& accounts unless they are satisfied that they give true and falr view of the state of affairs of th& company 8rKI of Ihè profrt or h)$s of the C¢)mp8ny for Ihat p￿￿d. In prepartng thes• a￿Jnts, the d1￿ctOrS are r9quired to.. select 8Urtable accounung poltcle8 and than apply them con5iStenly" • makejudgement8 and 8slimales that are reA8onabJe and pwdent., prepare the accounts on the going COn￿M basls unless il is Inapproprlgte to pr8iume Ihal the companywill c￿lIn￿e buslness. The dlreclors ¥re rnswisjble for kèeplryj adgquate accounting records that are $ulficlent b show and explaln the comparty'3 transadKms and dis¢Jose wllh ieasoftable ac¢uracy at any b.me the finanaal p0S￿On of Ihe company and ènable them to ensure that th8 accounts compty with the CompatNes Act 2006. They ats also responsible ftsr safe9Lrarding lh$ assets of the company and hgnce for ￿1￿9 reasonable steps for the prevention and deteCtr(￿ of fraud and olh6r irregularrbes.

MBCOL Limit•d Indopendent audltorf$ Yeport to th• membws of MBCOL Llrnlt•d Oplnlon We have audited the accounts of MBCOL Limited for the year ended 31 Marth 2021 which comwtse the statement of Flnandal Activ￿9$, thg BaLance Sheet #nd nols to th8 accounts, including a summary of sKJnfflcant accountlng polld8s. Th• ffin•ndal reporting framework that h88 beèn applied in their preparation 1$ opplieoble Lqw and Unrted lQngdom A¢t¥Junting Standards, includlng FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and the Republlc of Ireland, (Untted lfjngdom Generally Accepted A(£ountlng Pfa¢15cé). In our opin￿n the accounts= give a true and fair view ofthe state ofthe ccffnp8nY8 aff91￿ as gt 31 Mardj 2021 aThJ of 118 surplu8 for th8 y8ar then ended., have been property prepared in ￿cOrd8n¢e wth United Kjngdorn GeneraIlyA￿Pte11 A¢￿untIng have been prepared In accordance wtth thè requirements of thg Companles Acl 2C(6. Bas￿ of oplnlon We conducted Ouf audll In a￿￿rdance with Intemabonal Standards on Aud￿ng (UK) {ISAs (UKII and appli(abl8 law. Our responslblJMes under th08e ¥tsnd8rd$ arè furth￿ descrtjed in the Audilorfs responsibilthes for Ihe audit of the accounts section of oui report. W8 are Independent of the company in accordance wth Ihe elhicol reqU1￿MentS that are rèlevant lo our au¢YOt of the a¢counts in the UK IncludlrvJ the FRC'$ E1hl(31 Stsndard. and lh& provl8lons avallable for sm811 entrfi&s, In the circumstarK8s set out bek)w, 8nd wè hav& fvffillèd our other athical responslblllties In accordanc with Ihostr requirement$. We believe that Ihe audit evidence we have obtained is sufficEnl and appropllate to provKI8 8 basis for our opinion. Matsroal unc•rtAlnty r•l•tsd to golng Mncern We draw attention lo note 1 in the financial slatements. Indlcates that the ojmpanls mapjr cortract WUI not be Tened beyond 30 Septsmber 2021. The non renewal of the contract wtll wgnificanlty affect the abilty of the company to cary out hs aCt￿rt￿$ and continue as a goiThJ concem. Our opIn￿)n 18 no modFfd in respect ofthis matter. Other Inf4Ym•ilon The 0lh&r knfomiauon comprf8es the Infom8tlon Included in the report and a¢counts, otherthan the a￿nts d our auditor$ report ther90n. The diredors are responsible for the oth¢r infonnation. Our opinlon on th a¢eounts doès not covèr tho tsthtsr infomation and, ex￿pt lo the extent ¢Aher￿$¥ ewleilly stated In our report, <10 not expr•$$ any form of 8$$uranee conclusion thereon. In connethon wlh our au¢Jit of the 8¢¢c)unts. our respon$ibllty is lo read the other hfft)mithn and, in doiNJ so, conslder ￿ether Ihg oth&r Infom)ath)n 18 malerialty inconsistent wth the accounts or our knowledge obtained in the audit or othemse appeats lo be malerialty Missta￿￿. K we idenllfy such materfal Inconsistenaes or ¥ppar•nt materi81 mi88taements, we are required to detemiine ￿8th8r ther& is a rnaterial mi5Staternent m Ihe •¢xourts or a material rni58tatement of the other infornatton. 11, based on the work have perforrned, we condude that there Is a mBterial misstatement of this other informat5on, are requlred to rep￿ that fact. W8 havg nothing to r8pNt in th￿ regard. Opiniorn on other m•ttor¥ pr¢Kribed by th• Companles Att 2006 In our opinion, based on the wort( undertaken In the course of the audit.. the Infomiats)n goven In thè dlffjctor8' report lor the financial year for which the accounts are prepared 18 consislenlwrth the accounts,. and the diwtors, report h88 been prepared in •¢cord8nce ￿1th applicable legal requlrements.

MBCOL Llmlted Ind•ptrndgnt audtto• report ¢0 th¢ mgmber¥ of M8COL Llmltod Mattern on which * arn r•qulred to r•port by exc•ptlon In the light of the knowkdgè and understanding of the company and tts enmfonment obtained in the cours¥ of the audll, we have not bkntlfled m8lerk81 misstslem8nts In the dlrectcys. report. We have nothing to report in respect of ￿ ftsllovring mattors in r8lalKJn to th8 Companlos Act 20C requI￿S us to report lo you rf, in our opinion.. ad4uate 8ccounllng Tecords have not been kept. or rettjrns adequate for our audit have not baen recèiv&d from branches not vlsrted by vs,. or the ac¢ounts are not In agreement wlth the acojunltng ra¢ords ond retums: or tsin disclosures of dlrector8' remuneratron speclfied by law are not made.. or we have not receiv8d all the infomialion and explanatlon8 we require for our audit,. or 1he 4irector8 we not entitied lo prep8r8 the acetsunts in a¢cordance wmh the small compani8s regime 8nd tske advantsge of the 8rn811 companie8, examption8 in preparing the directors, r¢port and from the requ1￿ment to prepore a strategic rèport. Re•poniSbllltles of dIr￿tor$ As explained nTh)re fulty In the dirgctors, respon8it4irftes ststemènt, the dIrect￿5 a￿ responslble for the preparntion of the accounts and for being sallsfied that they gwe a true and fair vkn. and for tsuch intemal control a8 Ihe dir8¢tors detemine 13 nocessary to enable thg Preparation of accounts Ihal are free from material mls8tatem8nt. whether dug to fr8ud or error. In preparing 8ccounts. the directors are respon31b￿ for assessing tho t>)mpany's ablllty to contmug 85 8 going coneem. dI8closing, appllcable. matters ￿lated to going concern and using the golng concem basts of ¥counting unle8S the dlrectors either intend to liquldale Ihe conwany or to eA#se operations. or have no realtstic attemalive bul to do so. Audltorfs mpomlbllttles for th• •udit of the ac¢ounts Our oty'edives 8re to obtain re8son8bte assurance abwl VY)ethei the a¢courrt8 as 8 whole are free from malertal mi5St8temeM, vth8th¥r duè to fraud or error. and to Issue an audrtorfs report that indudes our opinion. Reasonable assuranco is a hlgh bvel of assurance, lyjt 1$ not a guarantse that an audit Conducted In acCord￿re wNh ISAS (UK) ￿11 afways detect 8 material misstatement wh&F) It exlsts. Ml8ststemenl8 can art$e from fraud or effcrf and are con$rdered mat8rlal If. ￿dIV(dUalty or In th8 aggregate, they could S￿0￿￿ te eyp•¢tsd lo Influonce the economic deCi￿OnS of users taken on bas￿ olthe8e 8ccounts. A further de8cripb.on of tsur re$ponsibllrtles for the audit of accounts 18 lo¢ated on the Financial R8portfng Council'¥ ￿b¥ite at %4w.fr¢.org.ukhuiJitorsre8pon8ibilkw. This dgscwon fom￿ part of our aud6torf8 report. Ihe ol our r•port Th1$ report is mad& solely lo the companys mambers, as A body, in accordance w#h Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Comp8ni8s Act 2￿6. Our audr( work ha$ been undertaken 80 that ￿ mlJht state to the company's mgmters Iho$e matters we are requlred to state lo them Tri an 8u¢Jtof8 report and for no other purpose. To the ￿lIest extent ptrmitt8d by Jaw, we ¢ompany and the compaty8 m•mber not a¢cept or me re8pon8ibilty lo anyon9 other than the have formed. y. for Ik, for this report, or for the opinions asa MIUmar (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behawof Smlth Hannah Llmit8d Accountants and Stsw Auditors 30 Nov¢fflber 2021 at ice¥ LE3

MBCOL Llmlted stst•m•nt of Flnanclal Actlvltles for tho year ended 31 March 2021 2021 2020 Ineomlng regourc Income frorn charitable activities ond generated fund$ 54,055 45.862 Income from nivestsTrents 14 Tot81 N)comlng resour¢es 54,169 45, R•$our¢M gxpend8d other dirèct costs {7,2701 13,406) Admlnistr8tNe eypen8es 142,047) {44,138) Total resouTce8 expended 49.317 47.544 N•t IncomlnWloutgoingi r•xourtts for the yèar 4.752 1,614

PAecoL Llmltéd Reglst•red number. 8alance Sheet as at 31 March 2021 05406938 Not•8 2021 2020 Currert a•￿ts Stocks Debtors Cash 81 bonk and in hand 820 820 98,996 100,760 94,217 Crtdltovs: amounts falllng due wlthln on• year 17.9721 {7,eio) Ngt current 92.788 88,036 92,788 88,036 UnrEstrict•d fub)d8 D&¥tqnated General 1.797 61,991 30,797 57,239 N•t fund 92.788 88.￿6 The accwrts have been prepared and delfvered th ac¢¢xdanc8 %*lth the $pèc(81 provisbns $ppl￿ble to Companies subject to the small ¢omp8nie8 re9lme. The stat￿lent of Flnaneial Actfvitie$ has not been delvered to the Registrar of Companies. SASattar Dlrector pro￿￿ by the board on 30 November2W21

MBCOL Limited Not•s to the Acwirrt% for theye•r endad 31 M8reh 2021 1 Accountlng poll¢i•g The accounts hav8 beBn prepOr￿ underthtt historical cost convention afjd in accord￿ce￿ilh FRS 102, The Financkwl Roporting Standard in tho UK and Rewbli¢ ol lrnL8nd las appl￿d lo small entit￿ by se¢tk)n 1Aof th8 standthl. The ac¢ounts have also ￿8￿ wepared with the St81emenl of Recomm8nd￿ PrpAKaJ ISORPI - 'A¢thJnt4ng •nd Reporting ty Choritigs. IS6￿d Chwity Commissiorrs Sn England aThJ Wak$. Golng coffK•m The Company * rdiant on funthThJ from the local council to ¢ary out it5 duy lo day Foll￿1n9 exyry of the ¢ontracl in September 2019, the kxAI counGiI •xlonded tm contract wlh MBCOL Limrted until 30 September 2021. LCC fundirg will not contlnue t4yoTrJ th d as MBCOLwas un$u¢ces5ful in its t8nd6r In viowof thLB, rnat•rial uncertaintyexists cwerthe •bilty of the comp￿Yt0 cty)tinu¢ its operatlon8. MBCOL has had int•racUorfy wllh ¥¢me affillateswho f•el strongty that MBCOL musl eon1kn￿ wlth 11$ adv￿wOrk in sprte of fio bnger doing out of bou￿ I￿gra15. To fuThJ this woth new revenue Stream$ be explored including memtershipfee$," general cvmmunty lundrakiw,' and Appl¢ations rnad0f0rlu￿[Trq pcts. Thi8 will was at the AGM hdd OTh 7 Novembgr 2021 and 40￿Ment￿83 putforw8rd for di4¢u$81on. thcom• Grant income rvprgs¢nts armunlg recei￿$ frcrn Le1￿t¥ Cty Coundl. t)ofialoM, itemienl fee9 And other ￿coMe accourrtod foi when receiwJ. Resourc￿ eX￿nd￿j arB aceojntthl lor •$ a labilty kn &r￿umd. ExF¢ndftw8 indudo$ trr¢worabk VAThYhv & reported as partofthg ¢xpenditure to which I rel•tss. T8nglbk flx8d assets are mwured al c05t Jes8 aC¢MUbt￿ d8pr•tyation. The co¥ts of rnlnor a￿dth0￿ or Iho•e costtrMJ telow £3.OW ¥8 not ¢aptaI￿ed. Depre¢￿t￿n provK1ed at r8t•y cakulated to wrle off ofe8th assetovw rt8 lsbmatsd uagful Its 014￿0T8. st￿ are mea$utyl at t￿ ￿rOf¢0st aTrJ net real￿￿tle val￿. Fut¥J$ comfv of unrstri¢d which a￿ aVaiLQb￿ fer use 81 Ihè d￿trell￿ of Ihè Iru$tses In luthranee of geMr81 rtpctW88 of tho charty. ¢lrector5 U5• p•rt of the unrestrI￿ed fundg for variou5 spocift projects and have set up a de8pJftabJ ffijnd to rofie¢t this. Th• fuThJs hehs in gath of the rebvanl ¢ategorie5 aro dwlosed in the notes lothe a¢¢ounts.

M8COL Llmlted Not05 to tho Accounts frjrthe year •nd•d 31 March 2021 2 Aud* Inforn14Utsn Th8 15 unqual￿￿3. S8Trw)r 118tutory audttor. Flrni.. Datè of audit repoltr l Umar Smith Hannah ￿rnIt•d 30 November 2021 3 Employ• X121 Number 2020 Number Average numberofperson8 employthj ty the ¢•ny 4 T4nolblolFxod Plantand Th￿[nary etc Cost Al 1 Aprll 2020 At 31 MarGh 2021 Deprxlation Al 1 April 2020 At 31 March 2021 N8tl)ook valu• At 31 March 2021 3.893 3.893 3.893 5 0obtow¥ 2020 Trade %Yébtc Otherdebtws 310 e c￿￿￿￿. Iviiouftts falllnB dup wlthln on•y•ar 2021 Olher ¢r•dttors 7,972 7,810 2020 Al 1 Apftl 2020 At31 KI•￿h 3￿21 1,797 30,797 30,797 Cwbnated fund5 CDmphse:. Muhl Falth Berea¥eM￿t Proj 20th Annfversary Ceknralion Fund Centrats•J Sem T¢)tal 5.500 5,5C 20,297 30.797 20,297 3).797 10

MBCOL Llm Note8 to tho A¢¢ounls forthe yO8T•nded 31 M•r¢h 2021 8 G•n•rnl Fun 2020 At 1 April 2020 SurpluB for the >ar TTarK3fer10 designated funds At 31 March 2021 57.239 4.752 61.991 9 ¢)Iher Infomwtlon MBCOL Llrtth 18 a private ¢Lvnp8ry limit￿ by guarantsts and incorwratsd In Er&L9nd. Ils Mgislerl offK8 i¥.. 50 WocJga¢e LeK•5ter LE3 SGF The prfnclpal p[q￿ of oporion o.. 1A Mo* Road Lekastar LES 5EF 11

MBCOL Llmlted D•tsil•d Income and •xp•ndlture account for tho y••r ended 31 March 2021 2021 2020 Incom• LCC funding Thnber sales Funeral income Donations 40,489 6.080 3,40S 4,101 54.055 40.469 3,730 449 1,214 45,862 Dlr•ct ¢osts Gr8v• preparation 8nd related ¢osts18djusted for stock) 7,270 Admlnl8trdtfv• expen• Employ8e costs.. W89es and saladès 15,622 15,822 Prem18es costs: Rènt 8nd rates ght and heat 8,137 6.109 2,240 8,349 7,593 General adrnini8trattvs $xpenses.' Telephone and fax Motor arFd travel Statlonery and printing Computer. IT ¢Dn8umabl88 8n¢J m8lntenar Subscrfption8 Bank tharges In$uranc& EqulsThnl expensed Repgirs and rnainlenan¢o Mgetlng and events Dona1ions- COVID 19 8UPPCrt group SurKlry *xpens8S 1.743 1.425 2.109 1,503 132 317 124 1,863 802 398 417 1,3T7 1.102 40 9,516 10,327 Legal and prof8881on81 o)sts.' Audit and accountsncyfegs CortsU￿an¢Y fees 0thor189al and profession•1 840 24,C 50 24,936 Total administralNe expenses 42.047 44.138 12