**ILAYS** Accounts & Reports For the year ended 28 February 2025 ## **ILAYS** Contents For the year ended 28 February 2025 ||Page| |---|---| |Legal and administrative information|1| |Trustees’ report|2-3| |Independent examiner’s report|4| |Statement of financial activities|5| |Balance sheet|6| |Notes to the accounts|7-8| ## **ILAYS** Legal and Administrative Information For the year ended 28 February 2025 |Status:|The organisation is a charity and a company limited by| |---|---| ||guarantee.| |Company number:|05372377| |Charity number:|1118016| |Registered Office &|| |Business Address:|38 Bensington Court, New Road,| ||Bedfont, Feltham,| ||Middlesex,| ||TW14 8HX| |Trustees:|| ||Dr. Yusuf Ali| ||Ms. Suad Musse| ||Mr. Hussein Hassan| ||Mrs. Laila Samatar| |Bankers:|Metro Bank| ||Unit 8, Hayes Bridge,| ||Southall, Greater London| ||UB4 0RH| |Accountants:|Issa & Co (UK) Ltd| ||Chartered Certified Accountants| ||Suite 116 Cumberland House,| ||80 Scrubs Lane,| ||London,| ||NW10 6RF| 1 ## **ILAYS** ## Trustees’ Report ## For the year ended 28 February 2025 ## _Objective_ The objectives of ILAYS are to promote such charitable purposes for the benefit of refugees and disadvantaged as the trustees in their absolute discretion see fit, in particular but not limited by generality of the foregoing, the relief of poverty, the preservation and protection of health and the advancement of employment and education by the provision of such charitable services as the trustees see fit. ## _Legal structure_ ILAYS is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity with the Charities Commission in England & Wales. ## _Financial statements_ The trustees submit their trustees’ report and financial statements for the year ended 28 February 2025. ## _Policies:_ _Reserve policy:_ The charity currently operates without any reserves. The trustees are endeavouring to build up its donor base with a view to having general reserves equal to 6 months operating expenditure. ## _Risk(s) review:_ The trustees have recently reviewed the major risks faced by the charity. This has resulted in efforts to increase the charity’s financial base. ## _Trustees Responsibilities_ The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The trustees oversee preparation of financial statements, select suitable accounting policies and make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent to give the true state of affairs of the charity. 2 ## **ILAYS** Trustees’ Report (continued) For the year ended 28 February 2025 Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity. They are elected and replaced as set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. ## _Activities and Achievements_ The charity is managed by 4 elected trustee members and is staffed by paid staff and volunteers. The core of the charitable company’s work is to reduce unemployment, offer educational and recreational activities, as well promoting healthy living amongst ethnic minorities and refugees by providing them access to information, advice, guidance and basic skills training. The charity successfully delivered Employment Support project, Mental health project, Youth support project and AIG (information, advice and guidance project) and run campaign against FGM. It served over 2,500 clients in the above period. Our plans for the forthcoming year include enhancing and building on the strong foundation already started, and increasing initiatives and activities that suits those who are in need of guidance and basic skills training to get them out of poverty. To achieve this we aim to secure funding for core activities, increase resources both in terms of infrastructure and personnel and initiate new partnership operations to meet the needs collectively. ## _Funding_ The charity was funded by London Borough of Hounslow and Trust for London which made possible the continuation of this service to break the barriers for refugees and the disadvantaged in Hounslow and surrounding local areas. This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by: --------------------------Trustee Dr. Yusuf Ali Date: 17[th] October 2025 3 ## **ILAYS** Independent examiner’s report ## For the year ended 28 February 2025 We have examined the accounts on pages 5 to 6 which have been prepared on the basis of receipt and payment basis. ## _**Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**_ The trustees of the charity are responsible for the preparation of accounts; we consider that the audit requirement under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts, without performing an audit, and to report to trustees. ## _**Basis of independent examiner’s report**_ This report is in respect of an examination carried out under section 43 of the Charities Act 1993 and in accordance with the directions given by the charity commissioners under section 43(7)(b). An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity trustees and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes a review of the accounts and making such enquiries as are necessary for the purpose of this report. The procedures undertaken do not constitute an audit. ## _**Independent examiner’s statement**_ Based on my examination, no matter has come to attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect accounting records for the year ended 28 February 2025 have not been in accordance with section 41 of the Charities Act 1993, or that the accounts presented do not accord with those records or comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 1993. No matter has come to my attention in connection with my examination to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understating of the accounts to be reached. Issa Associates Date: 17[th] October 2025 Chartered Certified Accountants Suite 116 Cumberland House, 80 Scrubs Lane, wy PATS , London, NW10 6RF 4 11.AYS Statement of FinaDcial ,Ictti-itie5 For the l'ear ended 28 FebrnaTh' 2025 2025 2024 Unrcslrictcd KcStr￿tcd I'otal fimds Income Grants and Donation3 London Borough of Howjslow "I'n￿t for l.ondon 47,050 47,050 29,038 18,000 Ihc Faith Bckf C0￿ClI of Somah OrgaDLsati( Somali Dci'cbpmcnt Nctwork Other ]ncome SW 4(X) SW 4(K) 4W 370 12 12 100 1.3(x) 47,062 F￿[)end[luI'e -32.376 -32,-376 50.81_3 153 Cost of I.iimg supybrt 1.715 269 1,715 269 4,841 1,954 1292 501 -I'rai'LI & rLfrLshmLnt Teleph()ne, fa& dnd Internet Printin& poslagc and statM)ncry lolLmlccr cxpcnscs "I'raining Lcgal and profcssK)nal Rcnt and hall hirL 1.175 997 ,175 997 12 2,170 2552 62 2,552 62 569 650 E'i-cnts and outin2s GL-llLral CXPLnsc DcprLciqli)n 12IM) 18 1,2(K) 18 9?0 40 "I'otal cxFn(liturc 12(X) 46,6I)2 47,802 68,447 Surplusl(deficit) lor Ibe pcrKKI Surplusl(dcficit) brought foTh4'ard i(x) 5Crf) (20,939) 19 12 Fund FA]a￿C as at 28 Fcbruary 2025 19 12 Balance Shecl For the l'ear ended 28 FcbruaTh 20225 2025 2024 Nolcs Tr-iyed a55els.' c)rrKC ¢quipm¢nl 182 2,784 Ciii-reni A5sels.- DcbtOT Cash at bank and in hand 18,000 20,290 18,000 CuT7-ent liabililles pui.'able w'ithin l J.'eai-- Creditors and accruaLs 872 Net Cui'reni Assels Total A55els les5 CUF7-enl liabililies Fz4nds.' Rcstrictcd Fund ba]ancc as at 28.0? ?0?5 Restricted Fund baL2nce as at 28.02.2025 19,912 Iix) For thc knial ycar c￿cd 28 Fcbruary 2025, thc conyany ivas cntitkd to cxcnytion from audrt L￿der s477 ot'the CoryanEs Act 2006; a￿1 r￿) r￿>t￿e has been deposited ￿KIer s476. The directors aLknoii,ledge I￿]r responsbllitrs for en%￿ll)E tlut the conyany keeps accounting records wh￿h conyty with s386 and preparll￿ accounts wh￿h gile a tn and fair iicw ofihc statc ofathirs ofthe COTry)aTy as ai the cnd ofthc knncwl year, aTKI or iL% prc)rrt Iir ios% fc)r thc rmaT￿la1 ycar ]n acc()rdar￿e ivith thc requ￿eTnEnL5 Dfscctic)Tb _394 and _395 and which othcTh¥isc compty Mrith tEK rcquircnKnts of thc Con¥amcs Act 2006 rcLqillJg lo accounts, so Er as appkabk to company. "IThese accow]ts hai'e been prepared in accordance Th'ith tbe pro￿$10n5 applicabk to Lc)mpdnic% subJcLI t() c()mpan￿￿' rcg]Jnc. Thc fujanL￿1 stalcmcnl% ()n Pdgcs 5 10 6 were approN'ed bv ihe board and s]gned on the￿ behalf by". Dalc.'17 Oclobcr 2025 Suad Muss Director ILAYS 1Sotes to the Accounts For thc ycar cnded 28 Trcbruarv 2025 Basis ot" aCco￿t￿g "Ihe fm(IncÉil stalen￿n￿ IMi'¢ been pretmred un(kr th¢ hb'lorial cost cuni'¢ntiotL and have ￿￿en prepared m accordance wth State￿￿nt ot" Reconnnended Practre (SORP 2015), Accountmg and RciN)rting by Charities" and apphcable accounting Accountmg Pohcrs A sutnnury of ihe prwiLiP411 aLLounling [K}liL￿5, all ul which ￿en {ippl￿d con- sistenity th[ough0￿ the year is sel IKbw. Income and e.rpendiliii'e All incon￿ and ewnditure s accounled for OD accrual tmsis. Fiind.Jccoiip7tip7g (iLncral fimds arc aN?iknblc for ￿se al thc thcrction of thc InLsILcs in furthcrancc of the general obFciii'es ol the charity. RLstrictcd fun(Ls are fim(Is subfvct to 8￿Cl[le rcstrictii'c conditK)ns imwsLd by donors. Tangible Fixed a.s.sets ond Depi"ecitttion I-￿ed assels are slated at cost. PrDI'iqi()n f()r dcprcciatx)n of flxcd as8Lts hLkl f(Y ￿$¢ by th¢ Cknrity is n]ade at an annual rale 01.25 1 on strajghi liThe "Ih¢ Lhariiy is a Lonwany linlliLd by guardnlee. "IThc tnctnlL'rs arc thc tnLStLcs named on Frage l. The habtht! in respect o£"Ihe guarantee, as set out in the memorandu￿ is Innitcd to £ I mcmlKr ol thc CoM￿ny. ILAI'S riotes to the Accounts For thc )'car cndcd 28 Fcbruar). 2U25 Tan￿bIC Fi¥Ld AssLts orrice Tolal equ4)m¢nt Cosls At l MarLh 2024 Addiiions during the per 22,554 22,554 Al 28 February ?025 DepreL iiitioii Al l March 2024 Charge for the tKriod 19,770 2,()02 2,602 At 28 fcbruary ?025 :ei Book" vciliie Ai 28 February ?0?5 At 28 F ebnury 2024 182 182 DLbiois and prLpaytnLnls 2025 2024 Trust tor London Creditors and aCcn￿lS 20?5 2024 Othcr crLdrtors 87? 87?