## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025**
## **Charity name: Muslim Funeral Association, Rochdale**
## **Charity registration number: 1093368**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To assist an unfortunate and bereaved**
**member of the Association financially.**
**To arrange for the proper burial and to**
**help alleviate such difficulties as far as**
**practicable.**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**To assist an unfortunate and bereaved**
**member of the Association financially.**
**To arrange for the proper burial and to**
**help alleviate such difficulties as far as**
**practicable.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have regard to the**
**guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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||Para 1.38|
|Policy on grant making||
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|Policy on social investment||
|including program related||
|investment||
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|Contribution made by||
|volunteers||
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The work of the charity provides peace**
**of mind to its beneficiaries in the**
**unfortunate event of either themselves**
**or a member of their direct family**
**(spouse or children up to the age of**
**sixteen) passing away the full funeral**
**costs will be met.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Independent review has been carried**
**out.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are held to meet the costs of**
**providing funerals for members and**
**their direct families.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**None**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**Contributions from its members.**|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The reserves becoming depleted if in**
**any year a significant number of**
**members pass away.**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25||
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustee members appointed by election**
**by members.**|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Muslim Funeral Association, Rochdale|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1093368|
|Charity’s principal address|12 Morley Street
Rochdale
OL16 2LG|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Iftikhar Ahmed
Khan|President|||
||Mansoor Anwar|Vice President|||
||Humayun Akhtar|Secretary|||
||Mohammed Shabir|Treasurer|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Iftikhar Ahmed Khan
**Position (eg Secretary,** President **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
29 JANUARY 2025
**Muslim Funeral Association, Rochdale Receipt and Payment to 31 March 2025**
Charity No
## **Income**
Members contribution Donation
## **Total Income**
|Expenditure
Funeral Bills
Building Insurance
Water Bills
Electricity, Gas
Account Correction
Building Repairs/Miscellaneous EXP
Stationary / Postage Stamps etc
Sundries
**Total Expenditure**|£44,005.00
£512.39
£359.46
£335.50
£18.00|
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## **Cash funds this year end**
**Cash funds b/f Cash funds this year end Cash funds c/f**
## Prepared by: _Iftikhar Ahmed Khan_
Muslim Funeral Association
Authorised by: Iftikhar Ahmed Kha Date: 25/01/2026
## o: 1093368
£32,303.41 £2,500.00
## **£34,803.41**
**-£10,426.94**
£82,428.89 -£10,426.94 **£72,001**
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**Muslim Funeral Association, Rochdale Charity No: 1093368**
## **Independent Examiners Report to the trustees of Muslim Funeral Association, Rochdale**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Muslim Funeral Association, Rochdale for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the 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 under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in my material respect:
- 1 Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
- 2 The accounts do not accord with those records.
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: Name: Lukman Sabir**
**Member of the Chartered Institute Management Accounts**
**Date: 25 January 2026**