BRISTOL MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY
ANNUAL REPORT
2022
Charity Number 1121092 Company Registration Number 04495887
BRISTOL MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY
CONTENTS
YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
CONTENTS
| CONTENTS | PAGE | |
| Legal and Administrative Information | 2 | |
| Trustees Annual Report | 3 to 7 | |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 9 | |
| Balance Sheet | 10 | |
| Notes to the Accounts | 11 to 16 | |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 17 |
BRISTOL MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
Status
Bristol Muslim Cultural Society became a registered charity on 8[th] October 2007 and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. Charity number 1121092. The organisation became a company limited by guarantee on 26[th] July 2002 but the company was dormant until 26[th] September 2006. Company number 04495887.
Trustees
The directors of the charitable company (“the charity”) are its trustees for the purposes of the charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees.
The Trustees who served during and after the year were as follows:
Rizwan Ahmed - Chairperson Faiza Khaliq Anela Wood (resigned on 28[th] July 2022) Mohammed Masoor Khan Pathan (resigned on 28[th] July 2022)
Registered Office
Easton Business Centre Felix Road Bristol BS5 0HE
Independent Examiner
Finelead Chartered Accountants Easton Business Centre Felix Road Bristol BS5 0HE
Bankers
Barclays Bank PLC Leicester LE87 2BB
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The Trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2022.
Reference and administrative information set out on page 2 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice – Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
Structure, Governance and Management
The Directors
The Board of Directors, who are Trustees for the purpose of charity law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 2.
The management committee whose number shall not exceed nine at any time, shall meet at least four times a year and as many times as the management committee decides necessary for the running of the societies business. The management committee shall elect from amongst themselves a chairperson, vice chair, secretary and a treasurer respectively who shall remain in the office until the end of the next annual meeting.
Risk Review
There is no formal reserves policy, but we hold unrestricted reserves for further development and running costs of between three and six months, in case of a significant drop in funding.
Objectives and activities
Objects of the Charity
The objects of the charity are:
To promote for the benefit of the community of Bristol and the surrounding area (the “area of benefit”) and in particular but not without prejudice to the generality of the forgoing, those adhering to the Muslim faith, associating together the Muslim people and the local authority and the other organisations in a common effort to relieve poverty and sickness, advance education, and provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation with the object of improving conditions of life of the said community.
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Review of activities
Review of activities
Summary of main objectives in relation to above objects:
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Offer over the phone, via email as well as face to face (by appointment) advice, advocacy and information to the community on a wide range of issues.
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Act as a representative and consultative body for Muslim communities in raising issues of concern to the public, private and voluntary sector.
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Develop and deliver activities for young people, improving health, and for enhancing community cohesion.
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Support and develop Muslim infrastructure.
Over the phone, via email and face to face advice and signposting. This year, we continued to receive queries from Muslims, Non-Muslims, individuals, and organisations on a wide range of topics including employment, accommodation, education, benefits, marriage, divorce, funerals and deceased estates, Islamophobia, Islamic rituals, converting, orientation (for those new to city/country), social groups, women and youth activities, Islamic classes, volunteering opportunities, and how to engage with Muslim communities. We also continued to hold and distribute a wide stock of free leaflets and other literature, including translations of the Quran (Islamic holy book), and Demystifying Islam display boards and posters.
Offering agencies insight into Bristol Muslim communities, and voicing their needs and
concerns. We remained actively involved with various agencies (e.g., Avon & Somerset Constabulary Independent Advisory Group, SARI lead Tackling Islamophobia Working Group, and Bristol’s Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education, and Building the Bridge) and engaged with local councillors and Members of Parliament. We also help researchers on a number of topics.
Providing information and balance in local and national media. We communicated (e.g. giving interviews) on various issues on behalf of Muslim communities in Bristol.
Keeping the community informed and reaching out to more people. We continued to produce regular email bulletins (sent to approximately 1000 contacts), aiming to keep the community informed of urgent matters, available opportunities (e.g. New Muslim Cemetery development) and services (e.g. Reporting Islamophobia services), as well as religious schedules (e.g. Eid Prayer times), community news (e.g. funerals – at the request of family) and special events. In addition, our website (www.bmcs.org.uk) and social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter) aim to reach a wider audience. In addition, we aimed to reach a
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wider audience, especially for our bigger events (e.g. the Islamic Cultural Fayre), through leaflets and posters (at local shops).
Demystifying Islam through Mosque tours, school talks and cultural awareness training.
Our mosque tours, school talks and cultural awareness training programmes aim to demystify Islam, break down misconceptions and prejudice, and offer insight in to Muslim lives and communities. In addition to this, we have recruited 4 cultural awareness officers as part of our BMCS team. Due to Lockdown 1 however, cultural awareness workshops got cancelled or postponed and whilst schools have been trying to find their way through COVID-19 policies, things have been very slow since then. We have created a digital promotional brochure which we have shared with educational institutions and the few bookings we have received are online and being delivered by our cultural awareness officers.
Offering chaplaincy services. Our Cultural Awareness officer continued as a Muslim Chaplain to the University of Bristol, and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (e.g. to help students during difficult times).
Supporting New-Muslims and people interested in Islam. New-Muslims can face many difficulties and hardships. We continued to offer support to New-Muslims and those interested in becoming Muslim, through befriending, practical resources and literature. In addition, we continued to offer Shahadah (testimony taken when becoming Muslim) certificates, which are important for new-Muslims as they ease matters relating to Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) and funeral arrangements etc.
Community Iftar Project (Community Cohesion during Ramadan). We hosted our first in-person community iftars this year since before the covid-19 pandemic. It was great to finally have the iftars in-person and the fact that a few other schools in Bristol hosted their own community iftars was an added bonus. The Annual Community Iftar Evening was in its 6th year of running at Bristol Cathedral Choir School and the invitation was extended to the other schools within the Cathedral Schools Trust. The theme of the evening was on charity and social responsibility in Islam, we heard from local Muslim charity organisations and volunteers about this. Also, the sponsored fast was back yet again with us raising £400.00 for the food banks in Bristol.
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Cycling Sisters. We're thrilled to report that Cycling Sisters has had a fantastic year! Our team has successfully taught approximately 45 women to cycle with over 60 women signing up for our courses, allowing us to build a fantastic network of confident women ready to participate in a variety of activities. We've been involved in even more outreach efforts, such as our participation in the cardiovascular event held at Gloucester Cricket Ground, and our soon-to-be appearance at an International Women’s Day Event. In addition to organising an incredible series of group rides to help get women out and about. We've also worked with other charity organisations, such as Let's Walk Bristol, which organised a Nordic Walking Taster session and have developed important relationships with other cycling organisations such as Life Cycle and Bristol Bike Project. We were also fortunate to receive mechanics training from them, resulting in four Level 1 Trained Mechanics among the sisters and more who have completed the Beginners mechanics courses.
We were fortunate to receive funding from Travel West on two funding bids, one for our sessions and the other for our group rides. This strengthened our ties with Bristol City Council, as well as our ongoing efforts to work with well-known cycling circles Within the city of Bristol.
Bristol’s Big Eid Salah. Following the Sunnah (tradition) of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) of praying Eid salah outdoors, the BMCS Events Team successfully hosted community prayers for Eid al-Fitr (after Ramadan) and Eid al-Adha (during Hajj season) in Bristol. We were privileged to have our prayers at both the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club’s Seat Unique Stadium and SGS College’s Filton campus with over 1,000+ people in attendance. It was great to revive one of the forgotten sunnahs of our Prophet and to bring these events back especially after the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Trustees have complied with their duty under Section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regards to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
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Responsibilities of the Trustees
Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees should follow best practice and:
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Select suitable accounting policies
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Make judgement and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
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State whether applicable standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to and departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable law, regulations and trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (revised 2005).
| Registered Office | Signed by order of the trustees |
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| Easton Business Centre | |
| Felix Road | ................................................ |
| Bristol | Rizwan Ahmed |
| BS5 0HE | 5th March 2023 |
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BRISTOL MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY
ACCOUNTS
Year ended 31[ST] March 2022
Charity Number 1121092 Company Registration Number 04495887
BRISTOL MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Including Income and Expenditure Account)
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
| Note Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income 2 Activities for generating funds Investment income Incoming resources from charitable activiti 3 Other incoming resources Total incoming resources Resources expended Costs of generating funds Charitable activities 4, 6 Governance costs 5 Total resources expended Net incoming/(outgoing) resources - net income/(expenditure) for the year Gross transfers between funds 11 Previous Year adjustment 11 Net movement in funds Total funds at 1st April 2021 Total funds at 31 March 2022 11 |
Unrestricted Funds £ 1,556 - - 409 - |
Restricted Funds £ - - - 32,265 - |
Total Funds 2021-22 £ 1,556 - - 32,674 - |
Total Funds 2020-21 £ 1,020 - - 22,049 - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,965 | 32,265 | 34,230 | 23,069 | |
| - 3,518 724 |
- 14,369 - |
- 17,887 724 |
- 19,761 437 |
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| 4,243 | 14,369 | 18,612 | 20,198 | |
| (2,277) - - |
17,896 - - |
15,619 - - |
2,871 - - |
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| (2,277) 84 |
17,896 10,915 |
15,619 10,999 |
2,871 8,128 |
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| (2,194) | 28,811 | 26,617 | 10,999 |
All of the activities of the charity are classed as continuing
The notes on pages 11 to 16 form part of these financial statements
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BRISTOL MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY
BALANCE SHEET
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
| Note Fixed assets 8 Current assets Prepayemenst and Deposits 9 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors : Amounts falling due within one year 10 Net current assets Net assets Funds Restricted funds 11 Unrestricted funds 11 |
270 26,348 |
2021-22 £ - 26,618 |
2020-21 £ - 270 10,729 |
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| 26,618 - |
10,999 - |
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| 28,844 (2,226) |
10,999 | ||
| 26,618 | 10,999 | ||
| 10,915 84 |
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| 26,618 | 10,999 |
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) relating to the audit of the financial statements for the year by virtue of section 477, and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
(i) ensuring that the company keeps proper accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act, and
(ii) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its profit or loss for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of section 396, and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Act relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.
These financial statements were approved by the trusteees on 29th March 2023 and are signed on their behalf by:
Rizwan Ahmed Chair of trustees
The notes on pages 11 to 16 form part of these financial statements
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BRISTOL MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
1 Accounting policies
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a) The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Companies Act 2008, applicable accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities issued in March 2005.
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b) Income from donations/grants is included incoming resources when these are receivable, except as follows:
i) When donors specify that donations given to the charity must be used in future accounting periods, the income is deferred until those periods.
ii) When donors impose conditions which have to be fulfilled before the charity becomes entitled to use such income, the income is deferred until the pre-condition have been met.
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c) Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Resources expended include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.
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d) Most expenditure is directly attributable to specific activities, and have been included in those cost categories. Support cost have been allocated 100% towards the charitable activities of the charity.
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e) Rentals applicable to operating lease agreements where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged against profits on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
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f) Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.
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g) 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.
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h) There are no fixed assets so no depreciation charged.
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BRISTOL MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
2 Voluntary Income
| Donations Fees Projects Misc |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds 2021-22 £ £ £ 224 - 224 - - - 1,332 - 1,332 - - - |
Total Funds 2020-21 £ 603 - 416 1 |
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| 1,556 - 1,556 |
1,020 |
3 Incoming resources from charitable activities
| Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds 2021-22 £ £ £ Islamic Cultural Fayre - - - Eid Fitrana Community Iftar Project BMCS Community Support Fund Cultural Awareness Equipment Funding E-Cycle Consultation - 4,378 4,378 Cycling Sisters 409 27,887 28,296 409 32,265 32,674 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds 2021-22 £ £ £ Islamic Cultural Fayre - - - Eid Fitrana Community Iftar Project BMCS Community Support Fund Cultural Awareness Equipment Funding E-Cycle Consultation - 4,378 4,378 Cycling Sisters 409 27,887 28,296 409 32,265 32,674 |
Total Funds 2020-21 £ 500 807 338 10,000 3,173 - 7,231 |
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| 409 32,265 32,674 |
22,049 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
4 Charitable activities
| Unrestricted Funds £ Staff costs - Grants/Projects 347 Activities 126 Staff/Volunteer Expenses - Islamic Cultural Fayre - Eid Fitrana - Community Iftar Project - BMCS Community Support Fund - Cultural Awareness Equipement Fund - Cycling Sisters - E-Cycle Consultation - Cycling Sisters - Support costs Rent 2,200 Utilities - Consultants - Telephone & Internet 337 Office Costs 20 Fees Refreshments - Misc 395 Bank Charges 93 Bad Debts - 3,518 |
Unrestricted Funds £ Staff costs - Grants/Projects 347 Activities 126 Staff/Volunteer Expenses - Islamic Cultural Fayre - Eid Fitrana - Community Iftar Project - BMCS Community Support Fund - Cultural Awareness Equipement Fund - Cycling Sisters - E-Cycle Consultation - Cycling Sisters - Support costs Rent 2,200 Utilities - Consultants - Telephone & Internet 337 Office Costs 20 Fees Refreshments - Misc 395 Bank Charges 93 Bad Debts - 3,518 |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - - - - - - 4,657 9,712 - - - - - - - - - - |
Total Funds 2021-22 £ - 347 126 - - - - - - - 4,657 9,712 2,200 - - 337 20 - - 395 93 - |
Total Funds 2020-21 £ - - - - - 783 3,961 8,535 2,770 120 - - 2,600 - 407 430 34 - - 50 71 - |
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| 3,518 | 14,369 | 17,887 | 19,761 |
5 Governance costs
| Independent examination fees Depreciation Insurance |
Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds £ £ 400 - - - 324 - |
Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds £ £ 400 - - - 324 - |
Total Funds 2021-22 £ 400 - 324 |
Total Funds 2020-21 £ - - 436 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 724 | - | 724 | 436 |
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BRISTOL MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
6 Staff costs and numbers
The aggregate payroll costs were:
| The aggregate payroll costs were: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries | 2021-22 £ - |
2020-21 £ - |
| - | - |
No employee received emoluments of more than £10,000.
The average weekly number of employees during the year, calculated on the basis of full time equivalents, was as follows:
| 2021-22 | 2020-21 |
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| No. | No. |
| - | - |
In the year to 31st March 2022 the charity was run by a group of volunteers, the core team.
7 Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
8 Tangible fixed assets
| Cost At 1 April 2021 Additions At 31 March 2022 Depreciation At 1 April 2021 Charge for the period At 31 March 2022 Net book value At 31 March 2022 At 31 March 2020 Debtors Deposits Trade debtors Prepayments Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Accruals / Deposits Held Deferred Grants Trade Creditors |
Computer & Equipment £ - - |
Fixtures & Fittings £ - - |
Total £ - - |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | |
| 2021-22 £ - - |
2020-21 £ 270 - - |
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| - | 270 | ||
| 2021-22 £ - - - |
2020-21 £ - - - |
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| - | - |
9 Debtors
10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
11 Movement in funds
| At 01-Apr 2021 £ Restricted funds Islamic Cultural Fayre 500 Community Iftar Project 3,637 BMCS Community Support Fund - Cultural Awareness Equipment Fundin - E-Cycle Consultation - Cycling Sisters 6,811 10,948 Unrestricted funds General funds 51 51 Total funds 10,999 |
At 01-Apr 2021 £ Restricted funds Islamic Cultural Fayre 500 Community Iftar Project 3,637 BMCS Community Support Fund - Cultural Awareness Equipment Fundin - E-Cycle Consultation - Cycling Sisters 6,811 10,948 Unrestricted funds General funds 51 51 Total funds 10,999 |
Incoming resources £ - - - - 4,378 27,887 |
Outgoing resources £ - - - - (4,657) (9,712) |
Transfers Prv year adj £ - - - - - - |
At 31-Mar 2022 £ 500 3,637 - - (279) 24,986 |
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| 10,948 | 32,265 | (14,369) | - | 28,844 | |
| 51 | 1,965 | (4,243) | (2,226) | ||
| 51 | 1,965 | (4,243) | - | (2,226) | |
| 10,999 | 34,230 | (18,612) | - | 26,618 |
Project funding continues for the year 2021/2022.
The Charity is continuing as a going concern whilst being run by volunteers
12 Analysis of net assets between funds
| Restricted funds Islamic Cultural Fayre Community Iftar Project Cultural Awareness Equipment Funding E-Cycle Consultation Cycling Sisters Unrestricted funds General funds |
Tangible Fixed assets £ - - - - - - |
Other Net assets £ - 500 3,637 - (279) 24,986 (2,226) |
Total £ - 500 3,637 - (279) 24,986 - (2,226) |
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| - | 26,618 | 26,618 |
13 Company limited by guarantee
The company is limited by guarantee and as such has no issued share capital. In the event of the company being wound up the liability of the members is limited to £1 each.
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages Responsibilities and basis of report |
Charity Name Bristol Muslim Cultural Society |
Charity Name Bristol Muslim Cultural Society |
Charity Name Bristol Muslim Cultural Society |
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| 31 March 2022 Charity no (if any) 1121092 |
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| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 03 /2022. As the charity's trustees, 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. |
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Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
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examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
Date: | 29 March 2023 |
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| Muneeb Ahmed FCA | ||
| ICAEW | ||
| Finelead Ltd | ||
| Easton Business Centre, Felix Road, Bristol BS5 0UJ |
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
Not applicable
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