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Trustees Annual Report Darul Arqam Educational Trust Charity no: 1092608 Year Ended: 30 June 2025

Darul Arqam Educational Trust Trustees Annual Report Charity no: 1092608 Year Ended: 30 June 2025

Report of the Trustees

The trustees present their report for the year ended 30 June 2025.

Activities

Darul Arqam is a charity and its object is to provide educational, social and recreational facilities to the public in the U.K. by the provision of such academic, vocational, and non-vocational courses and activities as may be appropriate. To achieve this object, the charity operates a number of projects. These are described below.

Legal and administrative information

Darul Arqam Educational Trust is a charitable organization, registered as a charity on 2[nd] April 2002

The charity was established under a Deed of Trust that established the objects and powers of the charity, and is governed by its provisions.

The operational management of the trust is in the hands of a director appointed by the trustees, and who reports back to them.

Trustees

The trustees are five – mentioned below

Members of the trust guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the trust in the event of winding up. The total number of such guarantees as at 30 June 2024 was 5.

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Trustees Annual Report Darul Arqam Educational Trust Charity no: 1092608 Year Ended: 30 June 2025

Registered Office and operation address

16 Thurmaston Lane, Leicester LE5 0TE.

Reporting Accountants

Affirm Accountants Ltd , The Old Courthouse, 18 – 22 St Peters Church Yard, Derby DE1 1NN

Bankers

Barclays Bank, Barclays Business Centre, Tritton Rd, Lincoln LN6 7AR. Al Rayan Bank, 24a Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 1RP

Responsibilities of the Trustees

The Charities Act requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable trust, as at the balance sheet date, and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing these financial statements the trustees should follow best practice and :

The trustees are responsible for maintaining the proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the trust, and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities.

Current Projects

1. Supplementary School

The trust maintains no other supplementary schools other than those delivered at the Thurmaston lane and its ancillary premises situated at 155 Humberstone Drive, Leicester. Classes this academic year continued with attendance on premises and online hybrid delivery.

2. Adult Classes

The various courses cover the various faculties of the Islamic sciences and are offered at various times over the week. A long-term diploma course with various short duration courses are offered as part of our adult education provision.

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3. Lecture Programs

The trust organises periodic lecture programs at various venues topics revolve around the importance of self-rectification, spiritual realisation and other topics local scholars delivered programs to the Darul Arqam community using distance learning platforms online.

4. Fundraising

Fundraising continued this year repaying loans which we incurred for purchase of the premises of 155 Humberstone Drive, LE5- please see (9). The debts are in excess of £ 112K. This debt is for payment of the outstanding amounts for the new premises and for related renovation. Funds for the new property are banked in our new account at the Al Rayan Bank.

Various methods of fundraising for the premises are utilised both online and in person.

5. Youth Summer Activities 2025

We were able to offer local youth activities for more than 70 children in the local. The sports activities over a period of 2 weeks was very beneficial.

6. Online Book Shop.

The online book shop continued and is a good portal for sales of resources which are required for some of our courses.

7. Social & Community Activities

We started various social and community activities in previous years including DA Scouts, Kids Baking Classes, Arts and Crafts, Documentary Showings, ladies coffee mornings and communal worship. We also have art sessions in the form of Arabic calligraphy.

8. Premises : 16 Thurmaston Lane.

Our premises was acquired in May 2014. For a total price of £495K. The property is continuously being refurbished which includes fencing and gardening. We expect further refurbishment costs. The continuing refurbishment includes the repainting, roofing and plumbing.

9. New Premises : Humberstone Hub - 155 Humberstone Drive, LE5 0RF.

During January 2022 DA Trust acquired a new premises of 155 Humberstone Drive, LE5. The new premisses will enable DA to establish a community centre which will enable to fulfil our greater vision. The purchase price was £ 549,000 with which we have payment plan. The initial payment at purchase was £ 249,000 of the property January 2022. The second payment was made end of January 2023 of £ 125,000. The third payment was made end of January 2024 of £ 125,000. This leaves a final payment of £50,000 which is due January 2025. The majority of this came via donations and interest free loans. We will continue fundraising to make Darul Arqam Debt free. We have loans in the region of £102,000. As part of the request for loans we also reached out to other charities. The premises at 155 Humberstone Drive, Leicester, LE5 0RF is undergoing considerable refurbishment.

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Trustees Annual Report Darul Arqam Educational Trust Charity no: 1092608 Year Ended: 30 June 2025

Future Strategy

The charity plans to continue the above activities in the forthcoming years, subject to revenue.

We are in the process of refurbishing the property.

Deliver some of the courses online.

Renovation of the premises.

Approved by the trustees on 26[th] March 2026, and signed on their behalf by:

(Trustee).[}]

Mr Mohammed Hanif Shaikh

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Charity Name No (if any)
DARUL-ARQAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
1092608
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
For the period
from
Period start date
01/07/2024		 To
Period end date
30/06/2025
Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Voluntary Donations
437,710
-
437,710
718,392
Charitable activities
25,875
-
25,875
5,316
Gift Aid/Grant
13,948
-
-
13,948
3,000
Reward and interest
-
-
-
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total(Gross income for AR)477,533
-
-
477,533
726,717
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Additional loans
-102,112.00
-
-
- 102,112
13,000
-
-
-
-
-
~~Sub total~~- 102,112
-
-
- 102,112
-
~~=—=====~~
~~ee~~
**Total receipts ** 375,421 - - 375,421 739,717
A3 Payments
Bank Charges 1,386 - - 1,386 320
BuildingMaintenance 43,599 - - 43,599 37,728
Legal/Professional fees 7,198 - - 7,198 4,018
Rates 10,262 - - 10,262 13,448
Fundraising/marketing 5,416 - - 5,416 11,208
Telephones and communications 1,967 - - 1,967 3,058
Travel and subsistence 33,908 - - 33,908 40,290
Utilities 9,463 - - 9,463 9,101
Website/IT 3,611 3,611 5,240
Wages and subcontractor costs 163,941 - - 163,941 115,580
PAYE/Pensions 718 - - 718 6,934
Resource for teaching 32,795 - - 32,795 29,226
Insurance 3,512 3,512 3,364
Administration/office - - 368
SundryExpenses - 124 - 124 639
Grant/Aid 3,338 3,338 5,100
International Aid - - - 34,629
Sub total 320,989
-
-
320,989
320,251
~~==>>=~~
A4 Asset and investment A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Property purchase 50,000 - - 50,000 126,000
- - - - -
**Sub total ** 50,000 - - 50,000 126,000
Total payments
370,989
-
-
370,989
446,251
Net of receipts/(payments)
4,432
-
- 4,432
293,466
A5 Transfers between funds
- -
-
183,391
A6 Cash funds last year end
20,087
- -
20,087
20,087
Cash funds this year end
24,519
-
- 24,519
496,944
~~=====~~

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

25/02/2026

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Categories funds
funds
funds
Details
to nearest £
to nearest £
to nearest £
B1 Cash at Bank 24,519
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
24,519
-
-
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Total cash funds
~~See=~~
funds
funds
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
to nearest £
Details
B2 Other monetary assets -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~~—=—_—~~
B3 Investment assets Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Current value
(optional)
299812
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Details
Property purchase
~~===~~
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use		 Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Current value
(optional)
450000
-
-
4951
-
-
2854
-
-
1000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Details
Freehold Building
Fixtures and fittings
Computer
Vehicle
~~ay~~
Fund to which
Amount due
When due
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees
B5 Liabilities		 liability relates
(optional)
(optional)
95
-
147,700.00
-
-
-
-
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
Date of
approval
Details
Short term loan
Other loans
Signature
Print Name
Mohammed Hanif Shaikh
26/3/26
~~a~~

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

25/02/2026

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/
members of		 DARUL ARQAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
On accounts for the year 30 June 2025
Charity no		 1092608
ended (if any)
Set out on pages 1 and 2
)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/06/2019
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’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 have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of CPAA.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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.

Signed: Date: 25 February 2026 Name: Rachel Laryea Relevant professional ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any):

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of None any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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