## ILAYS ILAYS 

> Accounts Accounts & & Reports Reports 

> For For the the year year ended ended 29 29 February February 2024 2024 



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> For For the[the] year year ended ended 29 29[February] February 2024 2024 

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> Legal Legal and and administrative information administrative information 1 1 Trustees’ Trustees' report report 2-3 2-3 

> Independent Independent examiner’s examiner's report report 4 4 

> Statement Statement of of financial[financial] activities[activities] 5 5 Balance Balance sheet[sheet] 6 6 Notes Notes to to[the] the accounts accounts 7-8 7-8 

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## ILAYS ILAYS 

> Legal Legal and and Administrative Administrative Information Information For For[the] the year year ended ended 29 29 February February 2024 2024 

> Status: Status: 

> The The organisation organisation is is a a charity charity and and a a company company limited limited by by guarantee. guarantee. 

Company Company[number:] number: 05372377 05372377 

> Charity Charity number: number: 11 1118016 18016 

> Registered Registered Office Office & & 

> Business Business Address: Address: 38 38 Bensington Bensington Court, Court, New New Road, Road, . Bedfont, Bedfont, Feltham, Feltham, Middlesex, Middlesex, 

> TW14 TW14 8HX 8HX 

Trustees: Trustees: 

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Dr. Dr. Yusuf Yusuf Ali Ali Ms. Ms. Suad Suad Musse Musse Mr. Mr. Hussein Hussein Hassan Hassan Mrs. Mrs. Laila Laila Samatar Samatar Bankers: Bankers: Metro Metro Bank Bank Unit Unit[8,] 8, Hayes Hayes[Bridge,] Bridge, Southall, Southall, Greater Greater London London UB4 UB4 0RH[ORH] 

> Accountants: Accountants: Issa Issa & & Co co (UK) (UK) Ltd Ltd Chartered Chartered Certified Certified Accountants Accountants Suite Suite 1 116 16 Cumberland Cumberland House, House, 

> 80 80 Scrubs Scrubs LN, LN, 

> London, London, 

> NWIO NW10 6RF 6RF 

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## ILAYS ILAYS 

## Trustees' Trustees’ Report Report 

> For For the the year year ended ended 29 29 February' February 2024 2024 

## Objective Objective 

The The[objectives] objectives of of ILAYS ILAYS are are to to promote promote such such charitable charitable purposes purposes for for[the] the[benefit] benefit of of refugees[refugees] and and disadvantaged disadvantaged as as the the trustees trustees in in their their absolute absolute discretion discretion see see fit,[fit,][in] in particular[particular][but] but[not] not limited limited[by] by[generality] generality[of] of[ the] the foregoing, foregoing,[the] the relief relief of of poverty, poverty, the[the][preservation] preservation[and] and[protection] protection[of] of health health and and the the advancement advancement of of employment employment and and education education by by the the provision provision of of such such charitable charitable services services as as the the trustees trustees see see fit. fit. 

## Legal Legal structure structure 

ILAYS [LAYS is is a a company company limited limited by by guarantee guarantee and and a a registered registered charity charity with with the[the] Charities Charities Commission Commission[in] in England England & & Wales. Wales. 

## Financial Financial statements statements 

> The The trustees trustees submit submit their their trustees' trustees’ report report and and financial financial statements statements for for the the year year ended ended 28 28 February February[2024.] 2024. 

Policies: Policies: 

> Reserve Reserve policy:[policy:] 

> The The charity charity currently currently operates operates without without any any reserves. reserves. The The trustees trustees are are 

> endeavouring endeavouring to to build build up up[its] its[donor] donor[base] base[with] with a a view view to to having having general general reserves[equal][to][6][months][operating][ expenditure.] reserves equal to 6 months operating expenditure. 

> Risk(s) Risk(s) review: review: 

The The trustees trustees[have] have recently recently reviewed reviewed the[the] major major risks risks faced[faced][by] by[the] the charity. charity.[This] This has has resulted resulted in in efforts efTorts to to increase increase the the charity's charity’s financial financial base. base. 

## Trustees Trustees Responsibilities Responsibilities 

> The The trustees trustees are are[responsible] responsible for for keeping keeping proper proper accounting accounting[records] records which which disclose disclose at[at] any any time time 

> the the financial financial position position of of the the charity charity and and enable enable them them to to ensure ensure that that the the financial financial statements statements comply comply with with the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006. 2006. 

The The trustees trustees oversee oversee[preparation] preparation of of financial financial statements, statements,[select] select suitable suitable accounting accounting policies policies and and make make judgments judgments and and estimates estimates that that are are reasonable reasonable and and prudent prudent to to give[give] the the true true[state] state of of affairs affairs of of the[the] charity. charity. 

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## Trustees’ Trustees'[Report] Report (continued)[(continued)] 

> For For the the year year ended ended 29 29 February February 2024 2024 

> Trustees Trustees are are also also responsible responsible for for safeguarding safeguarding the the assets assets of of the the charity. charity. They They are are elected elected and and 

> replaced replaced as as set set out out in in the the Memorandum Memorandum and and Articles Articles of of Association. Association. 

Activities Activities and and Achievements[Achievenlents] 

> The The charity charity is is managed managed by by 4 4 elected elected trustee trustee Inenlbers members and and is is staffed staffed by by paid paid staff staff and[and] 

> volunteers. volunteers. 

> The The core core of of the the charitable charitable company's company’s work work[is] is[to] to reduce reduce unemployment, unemployment, offer offer[educational] educational[and] and recreational recreational activities, activities, as as[well] well promoting promoting[healthy] healthy living living amongst amongst ethnic ethnic minorities minorities and and 

> refugees refugees by by providing providing them them access access to to information, information, advice, advice, guidance guidance and and basic basic skills skills training. training. 

> The The charity charity successfully successfully[delivered] delivered Employment Employment Support Support project, project, Mental Mental health health project, project, Youth Youth 

> support support project project and and AlG AIG (information, (information,[advice] advice and[and] guidance guidance project) project) and[and] run run campaign campaign against against FGM. FGM. It It served served over over 2,500 2,500 clients clients in in the the above above period. period. 

> Our Our[plans] plans[for] for the the forthcoming forthcoming year year[include] include enhancing enhancing and and building building on on the the strong strong[foundation] foundation already already started, started, and and increasing increasing initiatives initiatives and and activities activities that that suits suits those those who who are are in in need need of of guidance guidance[and] and[basic] basic skills skills training training[to] to get get[them] them out out of of poverty. poverty. To To achieve[achieve] this[this] we we[aim] aim[to] to secure secure funding funding for for core core activities, activities, increase increase resources resources both[both] in[in] terms terms of of infrastructure infrastructure and and personnel[personnel] 

> and and initiate initiate new new partnership partnership operations operations to to meet the meet the needs needs[collectively.] collectively. 

## Funding Funding 

> The The charity charity was was funded funded by by London London Borough Borough of of Hounslow Hounslow and and Trust[Trust] for for London London which which made made possible possible the the continuation continuation of of this this service service to to break break the the barriers barriers for for refugees refugees and and the the disadvantaged disadvantaged in in Hounslow Hounslow and and surrounding surrounding local local areas. areas. 

This This report report was was approved approved by by the the board board and and signed[signed] on on its its[behalf] behalf by: by: 

Trustee Trustee . Dr. Dr. YusufAli Yusuf Ali 

Date: 27th December 2024 Date: 27" December 2024 

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## ILAYS ILAYS 

> Independent Independent examiner's examiner's report report 

> For For the the year year ended ended 29 29 February February 2024 2024 

> We We have have examined examined[the] the accounts accounts on on pages pages[5] 5 to[to] 6[6][which] which[have] have[been] been[prepared] prepared on on[the] the[basis] basis[of] of receipt receipt and[and] payment payment basis.[basis.] 

## Respective Respective responsibilities responsibilities of of trustees trustees and and examiner examiner 

> The The trustees trustees of of the the charity charity are are[responsible] responsible for for the the[preparation] preparation of of accounts; accounts; we we consider consider[that] that 

> the the audit audit requirement requirement under under section section 43(2) 43(2) of of the the Charities Charities Act Act 1993 1993 does does not not apply. apply. It It[is] is my my 

> responsibility responsibility[to] to examine examine the the accounts, accounts, without without performing performing an an audit,[audit,][and] and to to report report to[to] trustees. trustees. 

## Basis Basis of of independent independent examiner's examiner’s report report 

> This This report report is[is] in[in] respect respect of of an an examination examination carried carried out out under under section[section] 43 43 of of[the] the[Charities] Charities[Act] Act 

> 1993 1993 and and in in accordance accordance with with the the directions directions given given by by the the charity charity commissioners commissioners under under section[section] 43(7)(b). 43(7)(b). An An examination examination[includes] includes a a review review of of[the] the accounting accounting[records] records[kept] kept[by] by[the] the charity charity 

> trustees trustees and[and] a a comparison comparison of of[the] the accounts accounts presented presented with with those those records. records. It It also also[includes] includes a a 

> review review of of the the accounts accounts and and making making such such[enquiries] enquiries as as are are necessary necessary for for[the] the purpose purpose[of] of[this] this 

> report. report. The The procedures procedures undertaken undertaken[do] do not not constitute constitute an an[audit.] audit. 

## Independent Independent examiner’s examiner's statement statement 

> Based Based on on my my examination, examination, no no matter matter has has come come to to attention attention which which gives gives me me reasonable reasonable cause cause 

> to to believe believe that that in in any any material material respect respect accounting accounting records records for for the the year year ended ended 29 29 February February 2024 2024 

> have have not not been been in in accordance accordance with with section section 41 41 of of the the Charities Charities Act Act 1993, 1993, or or that that the the accounts accounts 

> presented presented do do not not accord accord with with those those records records or or comply comply with with the the accounting accounting requirements requirements of of the the 

> Charities Charities Act Act 1993. 1993. No No matter matter has has come come to to my my attention attention in in connection connection with with my my examination examination 

> to to which, which, in in my my opinion, opinion, attention attention should should be be drawn drawn to to enable enable a a proper proper[understating] understating[of] of[the] the accounts accounts to[to][be] be reached.[reached.] 

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## ILAYS ILAYS 

## Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Activities Activities 

> For For the the year year ended ended 29 29 February February 2024 2024 

||||2024<br>2024|2023<br>2023|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted|Restricted<br>Restricted|Total<br>Total|Total<br>Total|
||||funds<br>funds|funds<br>funds|
||£|£|£|£|
|Income<br>Income|||||
|Grants and Donations<br>Grants and Donations|||||
|London Borough of Hounslow<br>London Borough ofHounslow|-|29,038<br>29,038|29,038<br>29,038|37,670<br>37.670|
|Trust for London<br>Trust for London|-|18,000<br>18,000|18,000<br>18,000|22,500<br>22,500|
|City of London<br>City ofLondon|-|-|-|1,820<br>1,820|
|Paddington Development Trust<br>Paddington Development Trust|-|-|-|5,000<br>5,000|
|TNL Community Fund<br>TNL Community Fund|-|-|-|27,540<br>27,540|
|Council ofSomali Organisations<br>Council ofSomali Organisations|.|370<br>370|370<br>370|400<br>400|
|Other income<br>Other income|-|IOO<br>100|100<br>100|50<br>50|
||-|47,508<br>47,508|47,508<br>47,508|94,980<br>94,980|
|Expenditure<br>Expenditure|||||
|Wages<br>Wages|-|50,813<br>50,813|50,813<br>50,813|48,620<br>48,620|
|Cost ofLiving support<br>Cost ofLiving support|-|153<br>153|153<br>153|10<br>1,110|
|Youth activities<br>Youth activities|-|4,841|4,841<br>4,841|5,965<br>5.965|
|Travel & refreshment<br>Travel& refreshment|-|1,954<br>1,954|1,954<br>1,954|-|
|Telephone, fax, and Internet<br>Telephone, fax, and Internet|-|1,292<br>1,292|1,292<br>1,292|2,366<br>2,366|
|Printing, postage and stationery<br>Printing, postage and stationery|-|501<br>501|501<br>501|2.241<br>2,241|
|Volunteer expenses<br>Volunteer expenses|-|2,170<br>2,170|2,170<br>2,170|7,368<br>7,368|
|Training<br>Training|-|350<br>350|350<br>350|4,903<br>4,903|
|Legal and professional<br>Legal and professional|-|569<br>569|569<br>569|2,216<br>2,216|
|Rent and hall hire<br>Rent and hall hire|-|650<br>650|650<br>650|394<br>394|
|Events and outings<br>Events and outings|-|920<br>920|920<br>920|2,340<br>2,340|
|General expense<br>Generalexpense|-|40<br>40|40<br>40|604|
|Depreciation<br>Depreciation||4,195<br>4,195|4, 195<br>4,195|4.195<br>4,195|
|Total expenditure<br>Total expenditure|-|68,447<br>68.447|68,447<br>68,447|82,321<br>82,321|
|Surplus/(deficit) for the period<br>Surplus/(deficit) for the period|-|(20,939)<br>(20,939)|(20,939)<br>(20,939)|12,659<br>12,659|
|Surplus/(deficit) brought forward<br>Surplus/(deficit) brought forward|-|40,851<br>40,851|40,851<br>40,851|28,192<br>28,192|
|Fund balance as at 29 February 2024<br>Fundbalanceasat29February2024|-|19.912<br>19,912|19,912<br>19,912|40,851<br>40,851|



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## Balance Balance Sheet Sheet 

## id For For the[the] year year ended[ended][29] 29 February[February] 20224 20224 

||||2024<br>2024||2023<br>2023|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Notes<br>Notes|£|£|&|.|
|Fixed assets:<br>Fixed assets:||||||
|Office equipment<br>Office equipment|3<br>3||2,784<br>2,784||6,979<br>6,979|
|CurrentAssets:<br>Current Assets:||||||
|Debtors<br>Debtors||18,000||-||
|Cash at bank and in hand<br>Cash at bank and in hand||-||33,872<br>33,872||
|||18,000||33,872<br>33,872||
|Current liabilities payable within I year:<br>Current liabilitiespayable within 1 year:||||||
|Creditors and accruals<br>Creditors and accruals|4<br>4|(872)<br>(872)||-||
|Net Current Assets<br>Net CurrentAssets|||17,128<br>17,128||33,872<br>33,872|
|Total Assets less current liabilities<br>TotalAssets less current liabilities|||19,912<br>19,912||40,851<br>40,851|
|Funds:<br>Funds:||||||
|Restricted Fund balance as at 29.02.2024<br>RestrictedFundbalafice as at 29.02.2024|||19,912<br>19,912||40,851<br>40,851|
||||19.912<br>19,912||40,851<br>40,851|



> For For the[the][financial] financial year year ended endcd 29 29[February 2024,] February 2024,[the] the convany company was was entitled[entitled][to] to exemption[exemption] from[from] 

> audit audit under under s477 s477 of of the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006; 2006; and and no no notice notice has has been been deposited deposited under under s476. s476. 

Ihe The directors[directors] acknowle:ige[acknowledge] their[their] responsibilities responsibilities[for ensuring] for ensuring that[that] the[the] company convany keeps[keeps] accounting accounting records records whioh which comply comply with s386 with s386 and and preparing preparing accounts accounts which which give give a a true true and and[fair] fair view view of of the the staæ staie of of affairs afläiß of of the the company company as as at at the the end end of of[the] the financial[financial][ year,] year, and[and][of] of its its profit profit or or loss loss[for ] for the the financial financial year year in in accordance accordance with with the the requirements requirements Ofsections ofsections 394 394 and and 395 395 and and which which otherwise otherwisecomply comply with with the the requirenents requirements ofthe ofthe Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 relating relating to to accounts, accounts, so so fir far as as applicable applicable to to the the company. conVany. 

> These These accounts accounts have have been been prepared prepared[in] in accordance accordance with with the the provisions provisions applicable applicable to to 

> companies companies subject subject[to] t»[small] small companies' companies' regime. regime. The The financial financial statements statements on on pages pages 

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## Notes Notes to to[the] the Accounts Accounts 

> For For the[the] year year ended ended[29] 29 February February 2024 2024 

- I l Basis Basis of of accounting accounting 

> The The financial financial statements statements have have been been prepared prepared under under[the] the historical historical cost cost convention,[convention,] 

> and and have have been been prepared prepared in in accordance accordance with with Statement Statement of of Recommended Recommended Practice Practice 

> (SORP (SORP[2015),] 2015), "Accounting "Accounting[and] and[Reporting] Reporting[by] by Charities" Charities" and[and] applicable[applicable][accounting] accounting standards. standards. 

- 2 2 Accounting Accounting[Policies] Policies A A summary summary of of the[the][principal] principal accounting accounting[policies,] policies,[all] all of of which[which] have have been[been] applied[applied] conconsistently sistently throughout throughout the the year year is is set set out out below. below. 

- 2.1 2.1. Income Income and and expenditure expenditure All All[income] income[and] and[expenditure] expenditure[is] is[accounted] accounted[for] for on on[accrual] accrual[basis.] basis. 

2.2 2.2. Fund Fund Accounting Accounting General General funds funds are are available available for for use use at at the the discretion discretion of of the the trustees trustees[in] in[furtherance] furtherance of of the the general general objectives objectives of of the the charity. charity. 

> Restricted Restricted funds funds are are funds funds subject subject to to specific specific restrictive restrictive conditions conditions imposed imposed by by 

> donors. donors. 

- 2.2 2.2. Tangible Tangible Fixed Fixed assets assets and and Depreciation Depreciation 

> Tangible Tangible fixed fixed assets assets are are stated stated at at cost. cost. 

> Provision Provision for for depreciation depreciation of of fixed fixed assets assets held held for for use use by by the the charity charity is is 

> made made at at an an annual annual rate rate of of 25% 25% on on straight straight line line basis. basis. 

2.3 2.3 Status Status The The charity charity[is] is a a company company limited limited by by guarantee. guarantee. The The members members are are the the trustees trustees named named on on page page l. |. The The liability liability in[in] respect respect of of the the guarantee, guarantee, as as set set out out in[in] the the Memorandum, Memorandum,[is] is[limited] limited[to] to[E] £1[I] per per[member] member[of] of the[ the] company. company. 

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## Notes Notes[to] to[the] the Accounts Accounts 

> For For[the] the year year ended ended[29] 29 February February 2024 2024 

|3<br>3|Tangible Fixed Assets<br>Tangible Fixed Assets|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||Office<br>Office|Total<br>Total|
|||equipment<br>equipment||
||Costs<br>Costs|t|5|
||At I March 2023<br>At<br>| March 2023|22,554<br>22,554|22,554<br>22,554|
||Additions during the period<br>Additions during the period|.|-|
||At 29 February 2024<br>At 29 February 2024|22,554<br>22,554|22,554<br>22,554|
||Depreciation<br>Depreciation|||
||At I March 2023<br>At<br>| March 2023|15,575<br>15,575|15,575<br>15,575|
||Charge for the period<br>Charge for the period|4,195<br>4,195|4,195<br>4,195|
||At 29 February 2024<br>At 29 February 2024|19,770<br>19,770|19,770<br>19,770|
||Net Book value<br>Net Book value|||
||||a|
||At 29 February 2024<br>At 29 February 2024|2,784<br>2,784|2,784<br>2,784|
||At 28 Februaty 2023<br>At 28 February 2023|6,979<br>6,979|6,979<br>6,979|
|4<br>4|Debtors and prepayments<br>Debtors and prepayments|2024<br>2024|2023<br>2023|
|||£|£|
||Trust for London<br>Trust for London|18,000<br>18,000|-|
|||18,000<br>18,000|-|
|5<br>5|Creditors and accruals<br>Creditors and accruals|2024<br>2024|2023<br>2023|
|||£|£|
||Other creditors<br>Other creditors|872<br>872|-|
|||872<br>872|-|



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