2024-12-31-accounts - Al- Raza Foundation

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year a | From 01 01 2024 To 31 12 2024 Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~ Charity name Al-Raza Foundation ~~ee~~ Other names charity is known by ~~Po~~ Registered charity number (if any) 1089435 Charity's principal address 8–16 Park Grove Levenshulme Manchester Postcode M19 3AQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) ~~eeee~~ President Whole year N/A 1[Dr Akbar Mehdi ] Rizvi ~~ee ee ee~~ Vice-President Whole year N/A 2[Mr. Syed Sohail ] Jafri ~~ee ee ee~~ Treasurer Whole year N/A 3[Mr. Syed Sajjad ] Hussain Zaidi ~~ee ee ee~~ General Secretary Whole year N/A 4[Mr. Syed Hasan ] Raza Naqvi ~~a ee ee ee~~ 5 ~~ee eses~~ 6 ~~es es Se~~ 7 ~~ee eses~~ 8 ~~es es Se~~ 9 ~~es rs~~ 10 ~~es es~~ 11 ~~ee esGs~~ 12 ~~a esGs~~ 13 ~~es es~~ 14 ~~ee esGs~~ 15 ~~es es~~ 16 ~~ee esGs~~ 17 ~~es es~~ 18 ~~ee esGs~~ 19

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Dates acted if not for whole year Name N/A

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Association How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Elected by members Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: • policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
There are 4 trustees (President/Vice-President/Treasurer/General Secretary). In line with the governing document, every trustee must be appointed for a two-year period and eligible for re-election with no restrictions in the length of service, (as long as the strict criterion for trustees continues to be met).
In selecting individuals for appointment as trustees, the trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The objectives of the Association shall be to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Greater Manchester and in particular those of the Shi’ite Muslims in a manner consistent with the teachings and traditions of the Shi’ite faith (Fiqua Jafaria) without distinction of sex or of political or other opinion by the following:

1.1 Providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of such inhabitants with the objective of improving their conditions of life.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its 1.2 Providing facilities for religious functions and the performing of governing document religious rights and ceremonies in accordance with the Shi’ite faith including marriages and funerals.

1.3 Advancing education concerning the Muslim religion and culture.

1.4 Establishing or securing the establishment of a centre and managing or co- operating with any local statutory authority or organisation in the maintenance of such a centre for activities promoted by the Association in enhancement of the above objectives.

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The main activities undertaken were:

Provide services to the community

• Providing programmes for all demographics in the community (men, women, children and especially OAPs)

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The Trustees are responsible for the keeping of proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charity Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence to take reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The charity has had a successfully year raising donations from the UK public. These donations sustain the charity, in terms of programme expenditure, payments towards operating costs(light/heating/water). In addition, Al Raza foundation has held numerous programmes for the community to cater for all demographics. We have also embarked on a project to rebuild the centre, for which donations are being collected. This project is expected to commence in the coming months and so far the costs have been on administrative requirements, such as planning application, reports, surveys, etc.

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Section E Financial review The charity holds £500 in reserve in order to meet any emergency Brief statement of the expense and to cover running costs when the charity income is low. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) The charity relies on membership donations from the public to sustain You may choose to include ~~oO~~ funding for programmes and events. additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ~~_~~ Section F Other optional information ~~__~~ Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) S. H. R. Naqvi Position (eg Secretary, Chair, General Secretary etc) Date 04/11/2024 TAR 6 2024

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Accounts 2024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the wiod To Section A Receipts and pa ments Unrestrictgd funds Re$trl¢ted funds EndoTh7nefftt funds Total funds A1 Recelpts Dati3 49,361 49.361 Sub total (Gross income f¢Y AR) 49,301 4>.361 A2 Asset and Investmerrt sales. table}. Sub total 49.361 49.361 A3 Paym•nts EveNs cc6t Teleph? and ntem•t surar Lyht and al Rates Wastb and dèan aits and manthinar Water rates Bank dk4 241 25.112 487 487 1,979 1,979 Sub total 37.707 37,707 A4 Asset and Investrnent purchases. (see table) Bulldln Constructlon Sub total 37,707 37,707 Net of receipts/{payments) A5 Transfors bgtwtèn fund$ A6 Cash funds last year end Cash fiinds this year end 11,654 11,654 S3.429 6S,083 65,083 TAR 2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period nd• fvnds fvnd¥ 81 Cxh fun 61.127 6& fvnds fvnd fvnd• D•taJls 84 Ass•ts rntsln•d for th• ch•rWs own u• B6 TAR 2024