AYESHA COMMUNITY EDUCATION LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
COMPANY REGISTERED IN ENGLAND NO: 5581260
REGISTERED CHARITY No 1121317
AYESHA COMMUNITY EDUCATION LIMITED REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 August 2025.
Legal and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Objectives and Activities
Ayesha Community Education (ACE) continues to operate as a charitable organisation with the objective of supporting education and humanitarian relief activities, both locally and internationally.
During the year, the trustees focused on identifying and developing sustainable humanitarian projects, with particular emphasis on supporting vulnerable communities.
Achievements and Performance
In February 2024, the Chair travelled to India and Malaysia to explore potential humanitarian and charitable initiatives. From this visit, an initial proposal was developed to establish an orphanage project in Malaysia.
In August 2024, the owner of Little Khalifs, a Malaysian nursery and primary school franchise, visited London and offered approximately three acres of land on a Waqf basis (free of charge) for the proposed project. In October 2024, the Chair travelled to Malaysia to assess the land and explore the feasibility of progressing the project.
Following this visit, the land was deemed unsuitable for the intended purpose. However, the visit facilitated a number of meetings, including engagement with the family operating Darul Hikmah, an orphanage in Gopeng which has been serving the local community for approximately 30 years and was in need of external support.
Following consultation with the trustees, it was agreed that ACE would support an existing orphanage rather than establish a new project. This approach enabled more immediate impact and leveraged an established institution.
In January 2025, a reunion event of former ACE staff and volunteers was held, attended by approximately 120 individuals. The event demonstrated strong support for undertaking a new charitable initiative.
In preparation for Ramadan 2025, the Chair undertook a further visit to Malaysia to gather information and media to support a fundraising campaign. During this visit, time was spent at Darul Hikmah to assess needs and document the project.
A fundraising campaign was subsequently launched on the LaunchGood platform in March 2025. The campaign raised approximately £22K for the Darul Hikmah project, in addition to £6,700 raised for other humanitarian initiatives.
Funds raised for Darul Hikmah were applied towards:
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Refurbishment of washroom facilities for residents
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Refurbishment of a workshop area for woodwork classes, including the purchase of tools
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Income generation through the purchase of beehives
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Poverty relief support within the local Gopeng community and a village in Cambodia supported by Darul Hikmah
Additional funds were distributed to humanitarian projects in India through established UK-based charities, including Ummah Mojo, Abdullah Aid, Little Giving, Al Qasim Educational Trust, and Jamiah Educational and Relief Trust.
Plans for Future Periods
The trustees intend to continue supporting the Darul Hikmah orphanage project and to build on the relationships and partnerships developed during the year.
Future activities will focus on strengthening the sustainability of supported projects and exploring further opportunities to deliver humanitarian impact.
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is governed by a board of trustees who are responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of the organisation.
The trustees meet periodically to review activities, consider new initiatives, and ensure that the charity operates in accordance with its objectives.
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Statement of Director' and Trustees' responsibilities
The Charities Act and the Company Act require the Board of Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :- those acco select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
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. prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it
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. is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
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. state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements:
The Trustees are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. 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.
The trustees are also responsible for the contents of the trustees' report, and the responsibility of the independent examiner in relation to the trustees' report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that, on the face of the report, there are no inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.
This report was approved by the board of trustees on 28th April 2026
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S. M. Hussain Director and Trustee
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Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2025
We report on the financial statements of the Charity on pages 4 to 7 for the year ended 31 August 2025 which have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 ( the Act) and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (FRSSE), effective April 2008, as modified by the Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting issued by the Charity Commissioners for England & Wales, effective April 2005 as modified in June 2008. (The SORP), under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on page 8.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As described on page 3, the Charity's trustees, who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements.
The trustees are satisfied that the audit requirement of Section 144(1) of the Act does not apply and that the accounts do not require an audit in accordance with Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to section 476 of the Companies Act 2006, and that there is no requirement in the governing document or constitution of the Charity for the conducting of an audit. As a consequence, the trustees have elected that the financial statements be subjected to independent examination.
Having satisfied ourselves that the charity is not subject to audit under company law, or otherwise, and is eligible for independent examination, it is our responsibility to:-
a) examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act;
b) to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the Act; and;
c) to state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of opinion and scope of work undertaken
We conducted our examination in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners for England & Wales setting out the duties of an independent examiner issued by the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5) of the Act in relation to the conducting of an independent examination referred to above. An independent examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity of the accounting systems employed by the Charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of an unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations form you as trustees concerning such matters. The purpose of the examination is to establish as far as possible that there have been no breaches of the Charities legislation and that the financial statements comply with the SORP, on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and information supplied by the trustees in the course of the examination is not subjected to audit tests or enquiries, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements, and in particular, We express no opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view of the affairs of the charity, and our report is limited to the matters set out in the statement below.
We planned and performed our examination so as to satisfy myself that the objectives of the independent examination are achieved and before finalising the report we obtained written assurances form the trustees of all material matters.
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Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2025 ( continued)
Independent Examiner's Statement, report and opinion
Subject to the limitations upon the scope of my work as detailed above, in connection with my examination, we can confirm that
1) In accordance with regulation 31 of The Charities ( Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, ( The Regulations) the accounts of this incorporated charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006;
2) this is a report in respect of an examination carried out under section 145 of the Act and in accordance with any directions given by the Commission under subsection (5)(b) of that section which are applicable;
and that, no matter has come to our attention in connection with our examination which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements have not been met.
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Lewis Associates Chartered Certified Accountants 75 Coniston Gardens London NW9 0BA
28th April 2026
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AYESHA COMMUNITY EDUCATION LIMITED
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
| Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Funds £ Incoming resources from generated funds Activities for generating funds ; Voluntary income - Donations 262 28,483 Incoming resources from charitable activities : - Other income 262 28,483 Resources Expended Other resources expended Governance costs Legal and professional fees Repairs and renewals Advertising and Promotion 42 Bank charges 53 Donations 20,043 Fundraising Costs 1,157 Travel and Accommodation 4,226 Total resources expended: 5,424 20,096 Net incoming / (outgoing) resources: (5,162) 8,386 Accumulated funds brought forward 8,843 Accumulated funds carried forward 3,681 8,386 |
31.08.2025 Total Funds £ 28,745 - - - 28,745 - - 42 53 20,043 1,157 4,226 25,520 3,224 8,843 12,067 |
31.08.2024 Total Funds £ 669 - 837 - 1,506 690 - 349 - 3,778 - 4,817 -3,311 12,154 8,843 |
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Incoming resources and resulting net movements in funds in each year arise from continuing operations. The charity has no recognised gains or losses other the net movement in funds for the year.
The notes on page 6 and 7 form an integral part of these financial statements
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AYESHA COMMUNITY EDUCATION LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2025
| Note Current Assets Debtors 2 Cash at bank and in hand Amounts falling due within one year 3 Net Assets FUNDS Unrestricted Funds : Accumulated funds |
£ 12,067 |
31.08.2025 £ |
£ - 8,843 |
31.08.2024 £ - |
31.08.2024 £ - |
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| 12,067 - |
8,843 - |
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| 12,067 | 8,843 | ||||
| 31.08.2024 £ 12,067 |
31.08.2023 £ |
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| 8,843 |
The directors are satisfied that for the year ended on 31 August 2025 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 and that no member or members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act. However, in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011, the accounts have been examined by an independent Examiner whose report appears on pages 4 to 5.
The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).
Approved by the Board on 28th April 2026 and signed on its behalf by:-
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S. M. Hussain Director and Trustee
The notes of page 6 and 7 form an integral part of these financial statements
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AYESHA COMMUNITY EDUCATION LIMITED
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
1. Basis of preparation of the accounts.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (FRSSE), effective April 2008, and all other applicable accounting standards, as modified by the Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting issued by the Charity Commission for England & Wales, ( revised June 2008) ( SORP). The accounts have been drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Charities ( Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the Companies Act 2006, and include the results of the charity's operations which are described in the Trustees' Report, all of which are continuing.
Insofar as the SORP requires compliance with specific Financial Reporting Standards other than the FRSSE then the specific Financial Reporting Standards have been followed where their requirements differ form those of the FRSSE.
Advantage has been taken of Section 396(5) of The Companies Act 2006 to allow the format of the financial statements to be adapted to reflect the special nature of the charity's operation and in order to comply with the requirements of the SORP.
The charity has taken advantage of the exemption in the FRSSE from the requirement to produce a cash flow statement.
Incoming Resources
Income from all resources are based on amounts receivable during the financial period.
Resources Expended
Resources expended are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis, inclusive of any VAT that cannot be recovered.
Fund Accounting
Funds held by the company are either:
company's objects at the discretion of the directors. Such funds may be held in order to finance both working capital and capital investment.
policy of the board of trustees to carefully monitor the application of these funds in accordance with the restrictions placed upon them.
Taxation
As a registered charity, the company is exempt form income and corporation tax to the extent that its income and gains are applicable to charitable purposes only. Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the company, and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.
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AYESHA COMMUNITY EDUCATION LIMITED
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ( CONTINUED )
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
| 2. Debtors Other debtors 3. Creditors : amounts falling due within one year Accruals and other creditors |
31.08.2025 £ - 31.08.2025 £ - |
31.08.2024 £ - 31.08.2024 £ - |
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