Charity number: 1090525 ## Markazul Uloom Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements For the year ended 31 August 2024 Markazul Uloom Contents Page For the year ended 31 August 2024 |Report of the Trustees|1 to 3| |---|---| |Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees|4| |Statement of Financial Activities|5| |Statement of Financial Position|6| |Notes to the Financial Statements|7 to 12| |Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|13 to 14| ## Markazul Uloom Report of the Trustees ## For the year ended 31 August 2024 The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements for the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** Blackburn is a large town in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 9 miles (14 km) east of Preston, 20.9 miles (34 km) NNW of Manchester and is 9 miles (14 km) north of the Greater Manchester border. Blackburn is bounded to the south by Darwen, with which it forms the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen. Markazul Uloom accepts students from the age of eleven to twenty-three, providing a secondary and FE education for younger students as well as Islamic education at an advanced level. This financial year there was 151 girls and 38 boys at the institution. In setting our objectives, and planning our activities, we have given careful consideration to Charity Commission's guidelines on public benefit. The trust runs the Markazul Uloom, an independent education institute for boys and girls, which is registered with the Department of Education and Skills (DfES). It combines a college of Higher Islamic Education and a secondary school. It offers secondary (GCSE) as well as Higher Islamic Education and caters for the 12 to 23 age group. Students are increasingly encouraged to pursue education at A Level and British Universities. In view of this, the institution has built effective progression opportunities to Higher Education Institutes where former students of the Institution have completed Honours, Master's and Doctorate degrees in a wide range of disciplines. The trust aims to foster an awareness within students about their surroundings and society in an environment that is both conducive to their learning and moral welfare. The institution also aims to give students a sense of citizenship and a concern for human welfare and its values multi-culturalism within society. The school timetable provides subjects reflecting Islamic and secular education. Students study General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE). At the moment there are no pupils with any special needs or learning difficulties. As education providers, the trust endeavours to provide all its pupils as many opportunities to experience and equip themselves with the seven areas of learning and essentials or any well considered curriculum, linguistic, mathematical, scientific, human and social skills, aesthetic, technological and physical education. The school prides itself in being an institute that offers a comprehensive Islamic Theology Course which equips its pupils to assume scholarly roles with their communities upon its completion. The school aims to connect the curricula as much as possible within the school, such that the teaching of the secondary curriculum is not divorced from Islamic concepts rather it is enhanced by introducing Islamic concepts. The school aims to ensure that the years spent at the school, facilitate pupils to attain primarily the highest levels of spiritual, moral, cultural and Islamic awareness and, in close conjunction with this, the highest levels of physical and intellectual achievement of which they are capable. ## **Objectives and aims** The trustees have considered the Charity Commision's guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** The trustees believe that there is always room for improvement in terms of the performance /education standard of the school. Markazul Uloom is a unique community and an environment in which pupils can learn and experience a vast array of social and academic skills in a safe and highly organised school and endeavours to make pupils schooling highly fruitful and memorable. The school day is structured such that pupils utilise their time well and in a balanced manner. We are confident once the teaching standards are improved that the education provided equips our pupils to deal with the demand of adult life in a mature and responsible manner. The Board has a current plan to maintain the current standard of acedemic achievements as measured by the external public examinations and independent value added criteria. The plans include collaboration and sharing of good practice between departments and to improve internal communications and management information systems, to continue to develop the curriculum facilities alongside many others. 1 of 14 ## Markazul Uloom Report of the Trustees Continued ## For the year ended 31 August 2024 ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** The school's principal funding source is from school fees which amounted to £309,034 (2023 : £267,841) an increase in income of £41,193. The Boys School fees on average is £1800 and the Girls fees depending on whether they are boarding student etc but vary from £340 to £1700 (depending on the financial support required). The Girls fees make up an average 80% of fees compared to the Boys fees. The secondary source of income is from donations which amounted to £144,488 (2023: £68,400). A concerted effort to raise more donations this year has reaped rewards with an in increase of £76,088 in the year following relatively consistent low level of donations since COVID-19. The institution is still actively engaging in fund raising for the current work in progress £3 million project to increase the school facilities. The Charity received no government grant payments in comparison to the previous financial year when it received £6,998. In terms of overheads, the current year costs in some areas are pretty consistent to last year besides a £53,192 increase in staff cost due to mimimum wage increases etc. Overall there is a surplus of £15,835 in comparison to a deficit in the previous year of £29,394, a major contributing factor being increase in donations and School fees as mentioned earlier. ## **Reserves** It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately 12 months unrestricted expenditure. This provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration and support costs. Unrestricted funds are maintained at above this level throughout the year. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The trust is an unincorporated trust, constituted under a trust deed dated 5 October 2001 and is a registered charity, number 1090525. The trust was established to promote the advancement of education and the advancement of Islamic faith particularly by establishing and operating an institution. ## **Recruitment and appointment of trustees** The trustees are appointed by the board of trustees. The principal for the time being of the institution if not otherwise a trustee shall be additional trustee ex-officio. The appointment of trustees is vested in the continuing trustees (excluding any retiring Trustees). The appointment of teacher's administrators and other persons required for the running of the Institution is in the hands of the principal. The trustees have responsibility for appointing a principal. There are informal procedures for induction and training of new trustees. Trustees are also encouraged to attend external briefings and training courses. The trustees may from time to time make such rules and regulations in their absolute discretion think fit for the management of the institution and may at any time vary such rules and regulations. At trustees meetings each term the trustee agree the area of activity for the trust, policies and performance. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** **Name of Charity** Markazul Uloom **Charity registration number** 1090525 **Principal address** Park Lee Road Blackburn Lancashire BB2 3NY 2 of 14 Markazul Uloom Report of the Trustees Continued For the year ended 31 August 2024 ## **Trustees** The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows: ||Mr Mohammed Hanif Amla| |---|---| ||Mr Muhammad Bilal Bawa| ||Mr Muhammad Yousuf Bawa| ||Mr Salim H Sidat| ||Mr Yunus Yakub Ravat| ||Mr Muhammad Salman Bawa| |**Independent examiner**|Adam & Co Accountants| ||Adamson House| ||251 Derby Street| ||Bolton| ||Greater Manchester| ||BL3 6LA| |**Bankers**|Al Rayan Bank Plc| ||44 Hans Crescent| ||Knightsbridge| ||London| ||SW1X 0LZ| Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by ............................................................................. 24 February 2025 Mr Muhammad Bilal Bawa 3 of 14 Markazul Uloom ## Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees ## For the year ended 31 August 2024 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiners statement** Since the Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000, your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination by virtue of my membership of , which is one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Adam & Co Accountants Adamson House 251 Derby Street Bolton Greater Manchester BL3 6LA 20 February 2025 4 of 14 ## Markazul Uloom ## Statement of Financial Activities ## For the year ended 31 August 2024 |**Notes**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investments
4
Other income
5
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
6
Charitable activities
7/8
**Total**
**Net income/expenditure**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
144,488
309,034
3,060
-
**456,582**
(435,454)
(5,293)
**(440,747)**
**15,835**
1,829,628
**1,845,463**|**2023**
**£**
68,400
268,354
5,331
6,998| |---|---|---| |||**349,083**| |||(375,077)
(3,400)| |||**(378,477)**| |||**(29,394)**
1,859,023| |||**1,829,629**| 5 of 14 ## Markazul Uloom Statement of Financial Position As at 31 August 2024 |**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
13
**Current assets**
14
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
15
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year**
16
**Net assets**
**The funds of the charity**
Unrestricted income funds
17
**Total funds**|**£**
**2024**
2,023,529
**2,023,529**
12,613
224,368
**236,981**
(34,564)
**202,417**
**2,225,946**
(380,485)
**1,845,461**
1,845,463
**1,845,463**|**£**
**2023**
1,980,109| |---|---|---| |||**1,980,109**| |||11,035
271,733| |||**282,768**| |||(45,765)
**237,003**| |||**2,217,112**| |||(387,485)| |||**1,829,627**| |||1,829,629| |||**1,829,629**| The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf by: Mr Muhammad Bilal Bawa Trustee 24 February 2025 6 of 14 Markazul Uloom Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 August 2024 ## **1. Accounting Policies** ## **Basis of accounting** The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for investments which are included at market value and the revaluation of certain fixed assets and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Charities Act 2011. Markazul Uloom meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s). ## **Tangible fixed assets** Tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, are stated at cost or valuation less depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following basis: Land and buildings 40% Straight line Plant and machinery 15% Reducing balance Motor vehicles 15% Reducing balance ## **2. Income from donations and legacies** |**Unrestricted funds**
Donations received
**ncome from charitable activities**
**Unrestricted funds**
_Chartiable Activity 1_
School Fees
Other Income|**2024**
**£**
144,488
**144,488**
**2024**
**£**
309,034
-
**309,034**
**309,034**|**2023**
**£**
68,400| |---|---|---| |||**68,400**| |||**2023**
**£**
267,841
513| |||**268,354**| |||**268,354**| ## **3. Income from charitable activities** 7 of 14 Markazul Uloom Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 August 2024 |**4. Investment income**
**Unrestricted funds**
Other investment income
**5. Other income**
Other income 1
**6. Expenditure on generating donations and legacies**
**Unrestricted funds**
Support costs
**7. Costs of charitable activities by fund type**
**Unrestricted funds**
Support costs
**8. Costs of charitable activities by activity type**
Chartiable Activity 1|**2024**
**£**
3,060
**3,060**
**2024**
**£**
-
**-**
**2024**
**£**
435,454
**435,454**
**2024**
**£**
5,293
**2024**
**£**
5,293|**2023**
**£**
5,331| |---|---|---| |||**5,331**| |||**2023**
**£**
6,998| |||**6,998**| |||**2023**
**£**
375,077| |||**375,077**| |||**2023**
**£**
3,400
**2023**
**£**
3,400| 8 of 14 Markazul Uloom Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 August 2024 ## **9. Analysis of support costs** |**nalysis of support costs**||| |---|---|---| |**Voluntary Income**
Staff Wages
Premises Cost
Computer Cost
Telephone
Postage and Stationery
Books & School Trips
Repairs
Canteen
Cleaning
Travel/Motor Expenses
Governance costs|**2024**
**£**
274,636
82,126
6,984
2,320
4,278
26,439
5,194
864
8,156
765
28,985
**440,747**|**2023**
**£**
223,647
77,715
6,793
1,581
7,833
21,382
3,758
1,331
8,125
-
26,312| |||**378,477**| 15835profitAdam & Co Accountantsmember ## **10. Net income/(expenditure) for the year** This is stated after charging/(crediting): |This is stated after charging/(crediting):||| |---|---|---| ||**2024**|**2023**| ||**£**|**£**| |Depreciation of owned fixed assets|23,692|22,912| ## **11. Staff costs** Total staff costs for the year ended 31 August 2024 were: |Total staff costs for the year ended 31 August 2024 were:||| |---|---|---| |Salaries and wages
Social security costs|**2024**
**£**
285,366
(10,730)
**274,636**|**2023**
**£**
232,174
(8,527)| |||**223,648**| 9 of 14 ## Markazul Uloom Notes to the Financial Statements Continued ## For the year ended 31 August 2024 |Admin Staff
Maintenance Staff
School Staff|**2024**
0
0
0
**0**|**2023**
4
1
48| |---|---|---| |||**53**| ## **12. Comparative for the Statement of Financial Activities** The comparative year values on the Statement of Financial Activites are for unrestricted funds. ## **13. Tangible fixed assets** |**Cost or valuation**
At 01 September 2023
Additions
At 31 August 2024
**Depreciation**
At 01 September 2023
Charge for year
At 31 August 2024
**Net book values**
At 31 August 2024
At 31 August 2023|**Land and**
**buildings**
**£**
2,233,254
62,697
**2,295,951**
285,406
18,368
**303,774**
**1,992,177**
**1,947,848**|**Plant and**
**machinery**
**£**
78,635
3,577
**82,212**
60,974
3,091
**64,065**
**18,147**
**17,661**|**Fixtures and**
**fittings**
**£**
232,423
838
**233,261**
217,823
2,233
**220,056**
**13,205**
**14,600**|**Total**
**£**
2,544,312
67,112| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**2,611,424**| |||||564,203
23,692| |||||**587,895**| |||||**2,023,529**| |||||**1,980,109**| ## **14. Debtors** |**Amounts due within one year:**
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors|**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
6,866
5,763
5,747
5,272
**12,613**
**11,035**| |---|---| 10 of 14 ## Markazul Uloom Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 August 2024 ## **15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** |Trade creditors
Other creditors
**Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year**
Other creditors|**2024**
**£**
39,360
(4,796)
**34,564**
**2024**
**£**
380,485
**380,485**|**2023**
**£**
44,023
1,742| |---|---|---| |||**45,765**| |||**2023**
**£**
387,485| |||**387,485**| ## **16. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year** ## **17. Movement in funds** ## **Unrestricted Funds** |_General_
General
**Unrestricted Funds - Previous year**
_General_
General|**Balance at**
**01/09/2023**
**£**
1,829,628
**1,829,628**
**Balance at**
**01/09/2022**
**£**
1,859,023
**1,859,023**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
456,582
**456,582**
**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
349,083
**349,083**|**Outgoing**
**resources**
**£**
(440,747)
**(440,747)**
**Outgoing**
**resources**
**£**
(378,477)
**(378,477)**|**Balance at**
**31/08/2024**
**£**
1,845,463| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**1,845,463**| |||||**Balance at**
**31/08/2023**
**£**
1,829,629| |||||**1,829,629**| ## **Purpose of unrestricted Funds** ## General It provides the resources necessary to sustain the day-to-day activities and thus pays for all administrative and operating expenses. 11 of 14 ## Markazul Uloom Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 August 2024 ## **18. Analysis of net assets between funds** |**Unrestricted funds**
_General_
General
**Previous year**
**Unrestricted funds**
_General_
General|**Tangible**
**fixed assets**
**Net current**
**assets /**
**(liabilities)**
**Creditors >**
**one year**
**Net Assets**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
2,023,529
202,417
(380,485)
1,845,461| |---|---| ||**2,023,529**
**202,417**
**(380,485)**
**1,845,461**| ||**Tangible**
**fixed assets**
**Net current**
**assets /**
**(liabilities)**
**Creditors >**
**one year**
**Net Assets**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,980,109
237,003
(387,485)
1,829,627| ||**1,980,109**
**237,003**
**(387,485)**
**1,829,627**| 12 of 14 ## Markazul Uloom Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 August 2024 |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENT**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
**Charitable activities**
School Fees
Other Income
**Investments**
Other investment income
**Other income**
Government Grant
**Total incoming resources**
**SUPPORT COSTS**
**Staff Wages**
Staff costs - wages & salaries
Staff costs - social security costs
**Premises Cost**
Rates & Water
Insurance
Light and Heat
**Computer Cost**
Computer Cost
**Telephone**
Telephone
**Postage and Stationery**
Postage and Stationery
**Books & School Trips**
Books & School Trips
**Repairs**
Repairs|**£**
**2024**
144,488
**144,488**
309,034
-
**309,034**
3,060
**3,060**
-
**-**
**456,582**
(285,366)
10,730
**(274,636)**
(9,246)
(2,304)
(70,576)
**(82,126)**
(6,984)
**(6,984)**
(2,320)
**(2,320)**
(4,278)
**(4,278)**
(26,439)
**(26,439)**
(5,194)
**(5,194)**|**£**
**2023**
68,400| |---|---|---| |||**68,400**
267,841
513| |||**268,354**
5,331| |||**5,331**
6,998| |||**6,998**| |||**349,083**
(232,174)
8,527| |||**(223,647)**
7,415
(2,594)
(82,536)| |||**(77,715)**
(6,793)| |||**(6,793)**
(1,581)| |||**(1,581)**
(7,833)| |||**(7,833)**
(21,382)| |||**(21,382)**
(3,758)| |||**(3,758)**| 13 of 14 This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements ## Markazul Uloom ## Detailed Statement of Financial Activities Continued For the year ended 31 August 2024 |**Canteen**
Canteen
**Cleaning**
Cleaning
**Travel/Motor Expenses**
Sundry Expense
**Governance costs**
Depreciation of owned assets
Legal fees
**Total resources expended**
**Net Income**|(864)
**(864)**
(8,156)
**(8,156)**
(765)
**(765)**
(23,692)
(5,293)
**(28,985)**
**(440,747)**
**15,835**|(1,331)| |---|---|---| |||**(1,331)**
(8,125)| |||**(8,125)**
-| |||**-**
(22,912)
(3,400)| |||**(26,312)**| |||**(378,477)**| |||**(29,394)**| 14 of 14 This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements