**Registered Company Number: 03974795 (England and Wales) Registered Charity Number: 1093457**
## **Muslim Educational Consultative Committee**
**Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements For the year ended 31-March-2021**
## **Muslim Educational Consultative Committee Report of the Trustees & Financial Statements For the year ended 31-March-2021**
|**Table of contents**
Trustees Annual Report
Independent Examination Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the accoutns|**Page No.**|
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MUSLIM EDUCATIONAL CONSULTATIVE COMMIThEE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2020
The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of MpanY law, have pleasure
in presenting their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the
year ended 31 March 2021.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered charity narne
Charity registration number
Company registration number
Prlncipal offi
Muslim Educational Consultative Committee
1093457
3974795
93 Court Road
Balsall Heath
Birmingham
B12 9LQ
Registered offic
93 Court Road
Balsall Heath
Birmin9ham
THE TRUSTEES
The trustees who served the company during the period were as follows..
Chalmian Board of Tru8tses
Mr M.Dad
B12 9LQ
Secretary
Treasurnr
Dr K.Bashir
Mr Mahmood Zahid Khan (Acting)
Mr Parwez Ahmed
Mr Ashfaq Ahmed
Mr M Zuffiqar
Tru8tee3
Accountants
Mr F M Khalid (Patron)
Ruhaan & Co Accountants
Suite 38-P, Alum Rock Road.
Bimiingham
B8 1JA.
OBJECTIVES:
To provide guidance and support for short and long term
unemployed people who want to return to employment.
To support people through the transition of been employed who find
it difficult to adjust to their new status.
Provide a rapid and independent support service, accessible to all.
To maximising our client's income. by way of ènsuring that
appropriate, In-work benefits are been fully utilised.
Facilitate assessments for our client's to acquire further aducation,
training and improve skill base levels.
Provide one to one counselling to our clients to become employablè
for them to recognise their own priorities role and responsibility.
Maintain strict confidence in accordance with Data Protection at all
times regarding personal information obtained and stored.
Maintain regulaT personalised contact with our 'clients'
To work in "partnership" and build links with other local, regional
agencies.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Current ProJect8:
Blrlnu8 Communita8 Well-Belng Project
The project help and deliver essential services during the most
demanding and difficult lime, we adopted our existing advlce service8.
People were made aware of their entitlement through information and
advice by providing advocacy support through online formats and
telephone service.
COVID 19 Supporls For Unamployed
Coronaviius (Covid-19) Support: The project was to provide assistance
to individuals with information, guidanc8 and advice, Specific activities
for over 50's focus on job search and job matching in Multilanguage's,
guidance, counselling, advice, signposting to mainstream provislon,
Internet access for information, housir)g & council tax advice.
Small Heath Community Forum
We continue to provide a range of activities that Promote physical,
mental health well-being, health information out to families and other
community groups in the area. Our service is independent and provides
free, confidential, and impartial advice to everybody regardless of race,
gender. disability. nationality. religion or age.
MECC Enterprise Hub
Support for new Business
MECC enterprise hub is here to offer help and support in developing
viable business plan, pitch, and its delivery. In addition, you will be
introduced to the legions extensive nelwork of business throughout
Birmingham and West Midlands.
projects that helps engage the support of the local community and
helps promote the work we do.
The Current economic climate will inevitably impact on funding
available for projects within thi5 se¢lor. However. the needs of our
community will conlinue to increase. Nevertheless, we will continue to
develop as a project. identifying and meeting the needs of the
Community with the resources we have available. We will also Continue
to seek long term funding and we will look closely at how w8 can work
in new ways with the Public Sector and other community oiganisations,
as well as generating income from our own facilities and skills and
pursue a robust fund-rai8ing campaign.
Accounts
MECC have employed Ruhaan Chartered Accountant to carry out
accountancy and payroll along with producing the annual accounts,
there are monthly finance management meetings that take place to
ensure adequate finance control processes are embedded and ongoing
revi8ws regarding the performances of the Trust.
Th8 Trust is now more forward planning and it 15 envisage that
forecasting & budgeting will become the forefront of the finance
agenda. It is believed therefore that strategically, we can look at how to
better utilise the resources we have to provide a better service to our
clients is our overriding objective.
The Executive Committee's policy is to invest 8urplus funds, and to
endeavour to keep a balance of at least £20,000 for working capital to
cover the forthcoming six months, running costs and help finance future
proj ects.
Acknowledgment8
We wish lo thank and acknowledge all organiAatinnx 8nd individual8
who hav8 participated and contributed (both financial and others) lo the
running and working of MECC in the past
Small company provlslons
This ieport has been prepared in accordance with the small Companies,
regime under the Companies Act 2006.
Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
Mazar Dad (Chairman)
Date:
v>liilY
Independert Examlnerfs Report to the Truslees of
Musllm EdutIonal Consultstlve Commlttee
I report on the accounts forthe year ended 31 March 2021 set oirt on pages 7 to 13.
Respe¢tl¥e ie5ponslbllltles of trustees and examlner
The char5ty's trustees {who are also the dlrectors for the purposes of company lawl are responsible
for the preparatlon of the accounts. The charfty's trustees consider that an audit is not required for
this year (under Section 144121 of the Charitles Art 2011 (the 2011 Attll and that an independent
examinatlon Is requlred.
Havln8 satisfied mysèlf that the charlty Is not subject to audit under company law and15 ellglble for
independent examination, it is my responsibility to..
examlne the accounts under Sectlon 145 of the 2011 Art
to follow the procedures lald down in the General 0Srectlons glven by the Charlty Comm15slon
(under Sectlon 14515llbl of the 2011 Actl,- and
- to state whether partltular matters hève come to my attentlon.
8asls of the Independent examlner's report
My examinatlon was carrled out In accordanee wlth the General Dlrections glven by the Charlty
Commlsslon. An examlnation Includes a revlew of the accountlng record5 kept by the charlty and a
comparlson of the aceounts prosented wlth those records. It also Includes con51deratlon of any
unusual Items or dlsclosures In the accounts, and seeklng explanatlons from you a5 trustees
concernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evldence that would
be requlred In an audit. and consequLintly no oplnlon is glven as to whether the accounts present a
'true and falr vlew ' and the report Is Ilmited to thoso matter5 Set out In the statements below.
Independent examlner's statement
In connertlon wlth my examinatlon. no matter has come tts my attention:
111 whlch 8ives rne reasonable cause to belleve that, In any materlal respect. the requlrements
-tD keep accounting records in accordance with Sectlon 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006:
and
to prepare accounts which accord wlth the accountlng records, comply with the accountlng
requirements of Sections 394 and 395 of the Companles Act 2006 and with the methods hnd
prlnclples of the Statement of Recommended Practice.. Accountlng and Reportir)g by Charlties
have not been met,. or
121 to whlch, In my oplnlon, attentlon should be drawn In order to enable a proper understandlng of
the accounts to be reached.
Nadeem Umer IIFAI
Ruhaan & Co Accountants Ltd
3B-P Alum Rock Road
Blrmlngham, B8 IJA
Date..
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## **Muslim Educational Consultative Committee**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
|**for the Year Ended 31 March 2021**
**Notes**
**_INCOMING RESOURCES_**
**Incoming rsources from generated funds**
Voluntary & Project income
2
Investment income
3
**Total incoming resources**
**_RESOURCES EXPENDED_**
**Charitable activities**
General and project costs
Goverance costs
**Total resources expended**
**_NET INCOMEING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES_**
**_BEFORE TRANSFRS_**
**Gross transfers between funds**
9
**Net incoming/(outgoing) resources**
**_RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS_**
Total funds brough forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
34,324
16
34,340
8,743
1,603
10,346
23,994
48,905
72,899
75,921
148,820|**Restricted**
**funds**
110,517|**31.3.21**
**Total**
**funds**
**144,841**
**16**
**144,857**
**70,429**
**1,603**
**72,032**
**72,825**
**72,825**
**105,907**
**178,732**|31.3.20
Total
funds
59,419
61|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||110,517
61,686
-||59,480
61,049
506|
|||61,686||61,555|
|||48,831
(48,905)||(2,075)|
|||74
-
29,986||(2,075)
107,892|
|||29,912||105,817|
-
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m1m Edu¢atlonal Consultatl¥e Commlttee
Balance Sheet
At 31 March 2021
31J21
Total
funth
31.3.20
Total
funds
hlotes
FIXEDASSET5
Tanglble assets
CURRENfASSEf5
Debto
Cash In hand and at bank
195.547
195,547
113,353
113,3S3
71,058
71,058
CURRENfLIABILITIES
Creditors
25
13981
NEf CURRENY ASSErs
113,378
70,660
TofALASSETS IESSCURREPIT
LIABILITIES
30B,925
266,207
ACCRUALSAND DEFERRED INCOME
EfASSET
13601
308.565
13601
265,847
FUNDS
Unrestrlcted funds
Restrlrted funds
RevaluatloTh reserve
TOTAL FUNDS
io
118,653
29,912
160,000
308.56S
75,9SI
29,896
160,000
265.847
rhe charitable company Is entltled to exemptlon from audll und¢r S¢¢tlon 477 of the CompaTrles Act 2006 for the
veaf ended 31 March 2021.
The members have not reoulred the Char[tab company to obtaln an audlt of flnantlal statements for the year
endèd 31 March 2021 In occordance with SectloTh 476 01 the Companles Act 2CI)6.
Thè trusteès a¢knowledBe thelr respon51bllttle5 lor
lal ensurln8 that the charbtable company keeps attountlrtg rttords that tompty wlth Séttions 386 and 387 of the
Companles Act 2L6 arnd
Ibl preparin8 flnanclal siatements which a truè and falr ¥W of the state of affalrs of the charitable company as
at the end of each financial year and of its 5vrplus or delicii for each linanciol year in accordance with the
requirements of Sectlons 394 and 395 and whlch 01henSe compfv wilh ihe requlrements ol the Companles Act
2006 relatlng to financial 5tatemÈnts. so far as applkable tothe charitable company.
These financlal statements have been ppared in actordante th the spedal pSlOn5 of Part 15 of the
Companles Act 2006 relatlnE to small charitable companies arml wlth the Finandal Reportln8 Slandard for Smaller
Entltles leffectbve Aprll 21).
The financial statèments were approved by the Board of Tnjstses on.............................-. and were sl8ned on Its
beh
by..
ParwèzAhmed-TNsttelvkèChalr
The note5 form part of thesefinanclal staternents
**Muslim Educational Consultative Committee**
**Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021**
**1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 2015), the Companies Act 2006
and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
## **Resources expended**
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
All fixed assets are reported by using Historical Cost Convention. Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. No depreciable fixed asset is owned by the business.
## _**Land and Building is revalued at £195,547 in the previous accounting years and a Revaluation Reserve was created accordingly.**_
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **2. VOLUNTARY & PROJECT INCOME**
|Donations
Project
Grants
HMRC JRS Grant
-Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
Birinus
Small Health Community Forum
Birmingham City Council
-Donations received, included in the above, are as follows:
Members Donations
Easy Funding
The Muath Trust|**31.03.21**
£
655
5,980
110,517
27,689|**31.03.20**
£
1,000
6,817
51,602
-|
|---|---|---|
||**144,841**|**59,419**|
||36,494
24,366
49,657|33,816
17,786|
||**110,517**|**51,602**|
||500
55
100|1,000
-
-|
||**655**|**1,000**|
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**Muslim Educational Consultative Committee**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements-continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2021**
## **3. INVESTMENT INCOME**
||**31.03.21**|**31.03.20**|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Deposit account interest|16|61|
## **4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2020 nor for the year ended 31 March 2019 .
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2020 nor for the year ended 31 March 2019.
|**5. STAFF COSTS**
Wages and salaries
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
**6. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
**COST**
At 1 April 2020
Revaluation addition
At 31 March 2021
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020
**6a. Debtors**
Prepaid Insurance
Prepaid Rent for 91 Court Road
Prepaid Rates
**7. CREDITORS**
Wages payable
PAYE payable
Pension payable
Other taxex and social security payable
**8. ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME**
Accruals and defferred income|**31.03.21**
£
53,154|**31.03.20**
£
44,409|
|---|---|---|
||**31.03.21**
3|**31.03.20**
3|
||**31.03.21**
£
-
-
-|**Land and**
**buildings**
£
195,547
-|
|||195,547|
|||195,547|
|||195,547|
|||**31.03.20**
£
-
-
-|
||-|-|
||-
168
193
-|-
398|
||**25**
**-**|**398**|
||360|360|
- **6a. Debtors**
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**Muslim Educational Consultative Committee**
**Notes to the Financial Statements-continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2021**
## **9. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS**
|Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors
Accruals and deferred income|Unrestricted
funds
£
195,547
83,441
25
(360)|Restricted
fund
£
-
29,912
-
-|**31.03.21**
Total funds
£
195,547
113,353
25
360
-|**31.03.20**
Total funds
£
195,547
71,058
398
-
360
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||278,653|29,912|**308,565**|265,847|
## **10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Revaluation Reserve
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Grant Income
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**At 31.03.21**
£
75,910
160,000
29,936|Net
Movement
in funds
£
23,994
48,831|Transfers
between
funds
£
48,905
48,905
-|**At 31.03.20**
£
148,809
160,000
29,862|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**265,846**|**72,825**|**-**|**338,671**|
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Grant Income
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
Resources
£
34,340
110,517|Resources
Expended
£
10,346
-
61,686
-|Movement
in funds
£
23,994
48,831|
|---|---|---|---|
||144,857|**72,032**
**-**|**72,825**|
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**Muslim Educational Consultative Committee**
## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2021**
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**
Donations
Project income
Grants
HMRC Grants
**Investment income**
Deposit account interest
**Total incoming resources**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**Project costs**
Direct costs-Old people project
Establishment costs - 91 Court Road
**Charitable activities**
Wages
Postage and stationery
Sundries
Establishment costs
Telephone and internet
Heat and light
Insurance
Rent and rates
Water rates
Repairs and maintenance
Office expenses
Cleaning
Charitable donations
Bank charges
**Governance costs**
Accountancy
Legal and professional
Fundraising costs
Bank charges
**Total resources expended**
**Net income/(deficit)**|**31.03.21**
£
655
5,980
110,517
27,689|**31.03.20**
£
1,000
6,817
51,602
-|
|---|---|---|
||144,841
16|59,419
61|
||**144,857**
230
8,513|**59,480**
500
8,202|
||8,743
53,154
2,015
412
1,335
949
985
-
817
1,000
910
109|8,702
44,409
450
100
-
994
1,006
1,267
967
988
120
-
1,966
-
80|
||61,686
1,323
202
-
78|52,347
233
40
161
72|
||1,603|506|
||**72,032**|**61,555**|
||**72,825**|**(2,075)**|
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