# **REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03974795 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1093457** **Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** **For** **Muslim Educational Consultative Committee** ## **Muslim Educational Consultative Committee Report of the Trustees & Financial Statements For the year ended 31-March-2022** |**Table of contents**
Trustees Annual Report
Independent Examination Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the accoutns|**Page No.**| |---|---| ||
2 - 6
7
8
9
10 - 13| **Page 1** ## **MUSLIM EDUCATIONAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** ## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** ## **YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2022** The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, have pleasure in presenting their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** Registered charity name Muslim Educational Consultative Committee Charity registration number 1093457 Company registration number 3974795 Principal office 93 Court Road Balsall Heath Birmingham B12 9LQ Registered office 93 Court Road Balsall Heath Birmingham B12 9LQ **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT THE TRUSTEES Chairman Board of Trustees** Mr M.Dad **Secretary** Dr K.Bashir **Treasurer** Mr Mahmood Zahid Khan **Trustees** Mr Parwez Ahmed Mr Ashfaq Ahmed Mr Mahmood Zahid Khan Dr M Zulfiqar **Secretary** Dr K. Bashir **Patron** Mr Fazlun M Khalid **Accountants Nextin Accountants** Suite 38-P, Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1JA. **Page 2** ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** MECC Trust consists of six members, all office bearers who are elected annually on three years term at the AGM. The Board of Trustees has overall strategic and policy management responsibility. The Trustees are selected with a view to ensuring that the committee contains a broad range of knowledge skills and reflects a spectrum of experience and backgrounds. The day-to-day operations of MECC Trust are delegated to Projects Manager and 4 staff and 3 volunteers who oversee the delivery of a range of projects and activities. The Board of Trustees take all substantial decisions that are delegated to the Project Manager for implementation. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees manages the risks inherent in its business via a comprehensive Risk Assessment that was last updated in Oct 2020 and is reviewed every three years. However the risk assessment is kept up to date in line with the ongoing changing business’s needs. The Trust maintains Public Liability and Employment Liability insurance for all operations / activities and assets. ## **Projects support staff of MECC Trust.** **Projects Manager** Mohammed Khalid **Art & Cultural Consultant** Tasawar Bashir **Development Director** Gary Nicholas **Health & Social Worker** Rukia Mahmood **Employment** Farheen Ahmed Bi **Walk Leader / Advisor** Khaled Hazem **Volunteers** Bashir Ahmed Mahmood Sadiq Orang Zaib **Page 3** **OBJECTIVES:** - Provide one to one counselling to our clients to become employable for them to recognise their own priorities role and responsibility. - To support people through the transition of been employed who find it difficult to adjust to their new status. - To maximising our client’s income, by way of ensuring that appropriate In-Work benefits are been fully utilised. - To provide guidance and support for short and long term unemployed people who want to return to employment. - Provide a rapid and independent support service, accessible to all.  Facilitate assessments for our client's to acquire further education, training and improve skill base levels. - Maintain strict confidence in accordance with Data Protection at all times regarding personal information obtained and stored. - Maintain regular personalised contact with our 'clients' - To work in "partnership" and build links with other local, regional agencies. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Current Projects:** ## **50+ Well-Bing Project Prevention & Communities Small Heath Community Forum** The Project aims to improve quality of life for isolated housebound elderly people within BME communities in Balsall Heath and surrounding areas. Project activities are: befriending at home through conversation, reading newspapers, books, poetry (especially in client's mother tongue) Support with going out to shops, walks in the park and places of worship, surgeries, religious or community celebration in short the beneficiaries of the project will have the opportunity to participate in any activity, which leads to mental and physical interaction with others. ## **Birinus Communitas Well-Being Project** Collaboration with Birinus continued to provide community services in Balsall Heath in Birmingham’s Sparkbrook Ward and beyond, offering advice, and guidance by supporting communities with primary focus on vulnerable adults in the community offering pastoral support (includes home visits) and help people in the local community to find ways to improve their health, provide a range of activities that promote physical, mental health well-being, health information to families and other community groups in the area, including stop smoking, healthy eating, physical activity, safe at home information packs as part of campaign weeks during the year. **Page 4** ## **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 regions extensive network of business throughout Birmingham and West Midlands. ## **Route2Work Employment Project (R2W)** Our team provide practical, effective advice and support to unemployed in our community on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Employment Support Practitioner (Farheen Ahmed Bi) makes client aware of different job sites, agencies and how to use them, help with downloading job apps onto mobile phone for easy job application and job search. Encouraging them to improve their language skills by finding out ESOL classes and which nearest centres run them. ## **Volunteers** We consider ourselves fortunate to have such a committed volunteer team. Without the contribution of our volunteers, there really wouldn’t be older people’s project running at all, they have made a significant and long-term commitments also there are trustees who are committed in a different way. The work of the trustees may not be as apparent to the public but has been crucial to my role as manager. ## **Funding and Partnership Support** Partnership with Small Heath Community Forum and other service providers to enable us to continue to work together to deliver the services that people in the community want and need. ## **Looking forward** The needs of our community may continue 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 we can work in new ways with the Public Sector and other community organisations, as well as generating income from our own facilities and skills. ■ improved motivation and aspirations - improved confidence and self-esteem - increased communication and social skills - improved job-search and interview skills - Guidance on work ethics and punctuality. **Page 5** Outcomès Users gain training or qualifications. Us&rs access mainstream opportuniti&s. such as education or employment. Housing Advice For those saeking sotlal housing, tho Trust continues to provide 2 hours advice on Thursdays. Islamic Informatlon MECC Trust provldes information by phone or e18ctronlc means to statutory, non-statutory organisations. media (prlnt and electronic) on specific subjects on Islam. Accounts MECC have employed Ruhaan & Co Accountants to carry out accountancy and payroll along with produclng the annual account8, ther8 are monthly flnance management meetings that take place to ensure adequate finance control processes are emb6dded and ongolng revlews regarding the performances of the Trust. The Trust is now more forward planning and it is envisage that forecasting & budgeting wlll become th8 forefront of th8 finance agenda, It is believed therefor8 thal strategically, we can look at how ID better utillse the resources we have to provide a better servic8 to our clients Is our overriding objoctivo. The ExecutlV8 Commltteè's pollcy is to invest surplus funds, and to endeavour to keep a balance of at least £30.000 for worklng caplt81 to cover the forlhcoming six months, runnlng costs and help finance future projects. Acknowledgments We wish to thank and acknowledge all organisalions and Indlviduals who have parlicipat8d and contributed (both financial and others) to the running and working of MECC in the past Small company provislons This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companles. reglme under the Companies Act 2006. Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by: Mazar Dad (Chairman) Date.. b17/2oZZ Page 6 ## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Muslim Educational Consultative Committee** I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 set out on pages 7 to 13. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity's trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is required. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 Act - to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission - (under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of the independent examiner's report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view ' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: - (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements - -to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting - requirements of Sections 394 and 395 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities - have not been met; or (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## **Nadeem Umer (IFA)** Nextin Accountants 38-P Alum Rock Road Birmingham, B8 1JA 06/07/2022 Date: ............................................. **Page 7** ## **Muslim Educational Consultative Committee** ## **Statement of Financial Activities** |**for the Year Ended 31 March 2022**
**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**
21,571
3
21,574
19,223
1,594
20,817
757
(32,623)
(31,866)
148,820
116,954|**Restricted**
**funds**
74,762|**31.3.22**
**Total**
**funds**
**96,333**
**3**
**96,336**
**96,520**
**1,594**
**98,114**
**(1,778)**
**(1,778)**
**178,732**
**176,954**|31.03.21
Total
funds
144,841
16| |---|---|---|---|---| |||74,762
77,297
-||144,857
70,429
1,603| |||77,297||72,032| |||2,535
-
32,623||72,825| |||30,088
29,912||72,825
105,907| |||60,000||178,732| **Page 8** Mu511m Educ*lDrral Con5ultatl7mCommlttee 8alanceSheet At 31 March 2022 31.3.22 Total fvM15 313.21 Totsl funds FIXEDASSUS Tan8lble assets CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash in hand and at bank 212.467 195,547 124,486 124,486 113,353 113.353 CURREPdTLUIBILillES edhors 12561 25 NFT CURREln ASSErs 124,230 113,378 TOTAL ASSETS IESSCURRENr LIAJIUTIES 336,697 308,925 ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME NET ASSErs 13601 308,565 336,697 FUNDS UnrestrScted funds Restrfcted fuTrds Revaluation reseNe TOTAL FUNDS io 116,697 60,CIJO 160,000 336,697 118.653 ?.9,912 160,000 308,565 The cli¢lrltable company Is entttled io exemptlon from audll under Secllon 477 01 the Compaiiles Act 2006 for the vear ended 31 March 2022. The members have not requlred the charttable comyny to obtaln an audlt of flnancial statements for the year ended 31 Maich 2022 In ￿COrdanCe wlth Sectlon 476of the Companle5 Art 2CQ6. Thè trust￿ acknowledy thelr respcfflslb1l￿1eS for lal ensurlng that the charitable company keeps actountkng records that rornpty wlth SKtlons 386 and 387 of the CornpaThlos Acl 2(M)6 and Ibl preparfn8 flnanclal statements whlch glve a true and fairvlew of the state of 8ffalrs of the charitsble company as ai ttte end of e.ach flnanclal year and of Its surplus or defidt lor each flrnandal yoar In accordance wSth the requlrement5 01 Sectlcns 394 and 395 and which OtI￿rWISe compty ￿th the re0v1￿ments of the Companles Act 20￿ rel*ing to flrnancLHI slatemeTrts, so lar as appllcable to the charltable cornpartv. These flnafitlal statements have been prepared In aC￿rdanCe wlth the speclal pmvlsloi)s of Part 15 of the Companles Act 2006 relating 10 small Chadtable companles and with the Flnaniaal Reportlng Standard for Smaller Entitle5 (Effect￿e April 20081. The finariclal statements were appro¥ed by Board ofTrustees on.....ts..l.I . and were $18ned Dn hs behalf by.. Mazar D?d Ichalmianl Themtes fomi part of the5effinancial statpinents P4Èe 9 **Muslim Educational Consultative Committee Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** **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. ## **Reserves policy** The Board of Trustees have adopted a reserve policy to hold a minimum reserve of approximately £60, 000, equivalent to seven months running cost to fund unexpected expenditure shortfalls in Income and to ensure that it can cover committed expenditure if funding from any source is delayed, reduced or discontinued. ## **Tangible fixed assets** annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. - FF & Equpment 18% WDV - Plant & Machinery 18% WDV ## _**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** |**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
SW Grant-50+ Well Being Grant
-Donations received, included in the above, are as follows:
Members Donations
Easy Funding
The Muath Trust|**31.03.22**
£
40
8,480
74,762
13,051|**31.03.21**
£
655
5,980
110,517
27,689| |---|---|---| ||**96,333**|**144,841**| ||32,796
5,990
17,600
18,376|36,494
24,366
49,657
-| ||**74,762**|**110,517**| ||-
40
-|500
55
100| ||**40**|**655**| **Page 10** **Muslim Educational Consultative Committee** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements-continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** ## **3. INVESTMENT INCOME** |**INVESTMENT INCOME**||| |---|---|---| ||**31.03.22**|**31.03.21**| ||£|£| |Deposit account interest|3|16| ## **4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021 . ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021. ## **5. STAFF COSTS** |**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.|**31.03.22**
£
64,734|**31.03.21**
£
53,154| |---|---|---| ||**31.03.22**
5|**31.03.21**
3| |||| ## **6. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** |**COST**
At 1 April 2021
Additions
At 31 March 2022
**Accumulated Depreciation**
At 1 April 2021
Depreciation for the year
At 31 March 2022
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2021
**6a. Debtors**
Prepaid Insurance
Prepaid Rent for 91 Court Road
Prepaid Rates|**Land and**
**Building**
195,547
-|**Furniture,**
**Fixture and**
**Equipment**
-
720|**Plant &**
**Machinery**
**(Van)**
-
16,200|**Land and**
**buildings**
£
195,547
16,920| |---|---|---|---|---| ||195,547|720|16,200|212,467| ||-
-|-
130|-
2,916|-
3,046| ||-|130|2,916|3,046| ||195,547|590|13,284|212,467| ||195,547|-|-|195,547| ||||**31.03.22**
£
-
-
-|**31.03.21**
£
-
-
-| ||||-|-| **Page 11** **Muslim Educational Consultative Committee** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements-continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** |**7. CREDITORS**
PAYE payable
Pension payable
Other taxex and social security payable
**8. ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME**
Accruals and defferred income|**31.03.22**
£
183
73|**31.03.21**
£
168
193
-| |---|---|---| ||**256**|**25**
**-**| ||-|360| ## **9. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS** |Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors
Accruals and deferred income
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Revaluation Reserve
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Grant Income
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Grant Income
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Unrestricted
funds
£
212,467
64,486
(256)
0|Restricted
fund
£
-
60,000
-|**31.03.22**
Total funds
£
212,467
124,486
256
-
-|**31.03.21**
Total funds
£
195,547
113,353
25
360
-| |---|---|---|---|---| ||276,697|60,000|**336,697**|308,565| ||**At 31.03.21**
£
118,650
160,000
29,912|Net
Movement
in funds
£
757
2,535
-|Transfers
between
funds
£
2,710
-
32,623|**At 31.03.22**
£
116,697
160,000
60,000| ||**308,562**|**(1,778)**|**29,913**|**336,697**| ||as follows:|Incoming
Resources
£
21,574
74,762|Resources
Expended
£
20,817
-
77,297
-|Movement
in funds
£
757
2,535
-| |||96,336|**98,114**
**-**|**1,778**
**-**| ## **10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** **Page 12** **Muslim Educational Consultative Committee** ## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** |**iled Statement of Financial Activities**
**he Year Ended 31 March 2022**||| |---|---|---| |**INCOMING RESOURCES**
Donations
Project income
Grants
HMRC Grants
**Investment income**
Deposit account interest
**Total incoming resources**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**Project costs**
Total project costs
**Charitable activities**
Wages
Postage and stationery
Sundries
Telephone and internet
Heat and light
Insurance
Rent and rates
Water rates
Web costs
Repairs and maintenance
Cleaning
Bank charges
**Governance costs**
Accountancy
Legal and professional
Fundraising costs
Bank charges
**Total resources expended**
**Net income/(deficit)**|**31.03.22**
£
40
8,480
74,762
13,051|**31.03.21**
£
655
5,980
110,517
27,689| ||96,333
3|144,841
16| ||**96,336**
19,223
64,734
451
244
1,526
2,238
1,551
361
908
1,172
3,103
930
79|**144,857**
8,743
65,174
2,015
412
1,335
949
985
-
817
-
1,000
910
109| ||77,297
1,363
159
72|73,706
1,323
202
-
78| ||1,594|1,603| ||**98,114**|**84,052**| ||**(1,778)**|**60,805**| **Page 13**