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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06552666 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1125833

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 FOR GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06552666)

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

ANNUAL REPORT 2020

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06552666)

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

CONTENTS

Content Page Number
Chair’s Foreword and Message from Chief Executive See Appendix
Report of the Board of Trustees 3 to 9
(including Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities)
Independent Auditor’s Report 10 to 12
Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 13
Consolidated Balance Sheet 14
Company Balance Sheet 15
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 16 to 17
Notes to the Financial Statements 18 to 42
Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities for 2019 43

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‘ Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: “We believe,” and will not be tested. ~~’~~ GOD IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE Quran 29:2

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

MESSAGE FROM CHAIR OF TRUSTEES AND CEO 5
ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES
VISION AND CYCLE OF WORK 7
HERE’S WHAT DIDN’T HAPPEN IN 2020 9
COVID OVERVIEW 11
WELFARE SERVICES 15
OPERATIONS 29
YOUTH AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 35
DAWAH- OUTREACH ACTIVITIES 41
EDUCATION 59
TASKFORCE GLM 69

‘The best of people are those who bring the most benefit to mankind.’ Saying of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

MEDIA ENGAGEMENT 79 MOSQUE LEADERSHIP 83 CASE STUDIES 85 FINANCIAL SUMMARY 89 OUR PARTNERS 91 CONTACT US 93

MESSAGE FROM CHAIR OF TRUSTEES

Assalamu alaykum (peace be upon you),

Since my appointment as Chair of Trustees in 2008, I have never encountered a more challenging yet memorable year than 2020. In many ways, we are a mosque and organisation that thrives on social interaction. Our five daily prayers, Friday sermons, coffee mornings, events for the elderly and children are all built upon a core feeling of togetherness, connection and community. When all of this had to stop, we faced our biggest challenge yet. We had great plans for 2020, but the plan of Allah is always greater.

We truly had to be creative and inventive in responding to this challenge by putting in place robust contingency plans. With our centre closed, where possible we swiftly shifted all of our core services online, as well as refocussing our efforts to provide crucial welfare support at increased rates in response to the unprecedented circumstances that the community faced. Alhamdulillah, every member of our team did an excellent job at finding solutions to ensure that we were supporting the social, economic, wellbeing and spiritual needs of our community.

MOHAMMED SAEED CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The effort and team-spirit this year has been phenomenal. Every individual has been affected by this unprecedented international medical emergency in a different way and has been able to use this year as a point of reflection. In the Quran, Allah the Almighty says:

‘And whoever is mindful of Allah, He will make a way out for them, and provide for them from sources they could never imagine. And whoever puts their trust in Allah, then He (alone) is sufficient for them.’ (65:2-3).

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

“And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient” Al Quran (2:155)

Alhumdulillah (praise be to Allah), 2020 was the year of Covid. It has been extremely sad and difficult with many of our community members passing away; “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon” (to Allah we belong and to Him we return). We pray that Allah gives them all Jannah and gives their families sabr (patience).

I can honestly say that this year was unexpected and unprecedented. Back in March 2020, we were one of the first mosques to close after consulting with our scholars, public health officials and medical practitioners. It was extremely hard for many, particularly our elders, for whom the masjid is an integral part of their daily worship and life.

This led to us not only cancelling our regular mosque activities (i.e., daily congregational prayers, Friday prayers and Ramadan activities), but a number of other major services, including our first ever umrah trip. We had just launched new welfare services including an education surgery and job club and were also due to launch new youth activities, such as kids boxing. All of this had to be put on hold.

However, alhumdulillah it wasn’t all doom and gloom! Through adversity, Allah can bring about much good and there were abundant opportunities for us to continue to help others. I am glad to say that the entire team stepped up to support our community in so many ways.

All our staff and volunteers had to consider how to run their respective services and activities according to the ‘new norm’ and there were unprecedented efforts to get things working, Allahumma barik feeh (may Allah bless it).

Financially, we had to assess the impact of Covid with the closure of the centre. We took drastic measures to reduce costs, sought grants and furloughed staff. However, we reached out to our online community and many of you came forward to support us mashaAllah.

This year we have learnt that through being mindful of Allah and trusting Him, we will always find a way out of difficulty. Through facing adversity, we have found an abundance of blessings spring forward, for which we are very grateful.

We feel honoured to have had the support of our staff, volunteers, community and partners over 2020. The challenges of this year truly have been unprecedented. Your support has made our work infinitely more rewarding and streamlined. I would like to extend a special thank you to our community for their unwavering support, patience and adherence to our COVID-related guidelines over the year. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our entire team of staff and volunteers for their hard work in difficult circumstances. Thank you for being understanding, trusting us, and helping us to continue our efforts to Inspire, Educate and Serve.

KAMRAN HUSSAIN CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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the cycle of work that delivers our vision

VISION God in the lives of people

humanitarian & social campaigns

youth & social activities

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• GLM Football Club
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• Childrens Cricket Club
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Taskforce GLM Community work 2020 Social Campaigns: Winter Freeze, Covid, Domestic Violence

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• Sisters Basketball
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• Youth Summer programme
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• Sisters activities (charity dinners, days out)

welfare services

masjid activities

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• Foodbank • Job Clinic and Fairs
• Food kitchenFood kitchen • Imam Q&A Imam Q&A
• Funeral ServicesFuneral Services • Immigration Surgery Immigration Surgery
• Counselling ServicesCounselling Services • Joint Pain Clinic Joint Pain Clinic
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Zakah /Charity Fund Cancer Support Group
• Streetwatch Streetwatch • Education Clinic Education Clinic
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Refugee relocation Legal surgery
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• Food kitchenFood kitchen • Imam Q&A Imam Q&A
• Funeral ServicesFuneral Services • Immigration Surgery Immigration Surgery
• Counselling ServicesCounselling Services • Joint Pain Clinic Joint Pain Clinic
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Zakah /Charity Fund Cancer Support Group
• Streetwatch Streetwatch • Education Clinic Education Clinic
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Refugee relocation Legal surgery
dawah & outreach
• Conferences • Masjid Outreach
• Talks & Khutbas • Intensive Weekend
• School visits Courses
• Chaplaincy & iSoc support • GLM TV
• •
Exhibition Islam & Open Days Campaigns
• Inter-faith visits • Online classes
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Articles & social media posts
EDUCATE SERVE
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education

INSPIRE

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The Impact of Covid-19 Here are the services that were cancelled or impacted in 2020

Even though we came to a standstill, we dusted off our hands and hit the ground running…

Coffee Morning sisters weekly social football events

youth sisters summer umrah streetwatch basketball programme monthly free legal school weekly mosques elderly surgery visits scouts thai boxing outreach lunch cancer weekly charity food support Immigration dinners kitchen group annual Surgery monthly kids onsite visit my madrasah exhibition joint pain Itikaf summer mosque onsite islam clinic school day onsite onsite daily budding annual talks and prayers believers conferences classes iftar & children's Ramadan eid in the Qiyam Jumuah suhoor cricket Taraweeh park

Ramadan Taraweeh

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1979 “Since the masjid opened in , we have always been open for daily prayer. This was the first time in our history that the doors had to shut. It wasn’t a decision taken lightly but out of the necessity to protect our community and to set an example to others.” - CEO

“ Thanks to our congregation , community and team for their support during 2020. It was a challenging year for many reasons, with services stopped or changed to keep our community safe, as well as new services launched to help those in need. We ask Allah (swt) for His guidance and blessings – and we ask Him to forgive all those that have passed away.” Sajjad Akram - Trustee

we broadened our “To support the Covid effort, work in several ways. We coordinated and lead on a number of public statements with other mosques. We also presented the Muslim effort on the media, worked closely with officials to get clear messaging out to the community, moved our education, welfare and dawah/outreach services online.” Nusaybah Naeem - Executive Assistant

“As an organisation we were presented with challenges that were totally unexpected. The entire GLMCC team have worked extremely hard and have been remarkably creative to ensure that the needs of our community were met during this difficult time.” Mohammed Naeem - Trustee

“It was by the decree of Allah that we found ourselves in unchartered territory, having to take significant precautionary measures to protect our community.” Uthmaan Ahmad - Zakat Caseworker

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MEDIA our covid response

“Showcasing the Muslim response to covid was of the utmost importance. Our contribution to this pandemic has been documented in history. It will always be known that Muslims stood with their communities” HUMAYUN SALEEM - HEAD OF FUNDRAISING

BEFORE WE ZOOM IN, LET'S ZOOM OUT...

TFGLM DAWAH

“The humanitarian situation is usually challenging enough, this year COVID added another layer of complexity. After the huge blast in Beirut, Lebanon we ensured that hundreds of families not only received essential emergency supplies but also Covid PPE and hygiene kits. Food distribution had to be managed especially carefully as refuges can have a tendency to crowd quite closely. Wearing masks took away some of humane aspect of aid distribution but we still managed to make people smile nevertheless.”

"2020 has been a year which has given us an opportunity to take a step back and review all aspects of our lives. From a dawah perspective we’ve realized how far our reach extends!" ADIL SALEEM - HEAD OF OUTREACH

OFFICE ADMIN

“I think 2020 has been eye opening in so many ways. Although I was a bit fearful about my ability to work and live in the same place, I have learnt that one needs to just be in the right mindset and have the drive to

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complete tasks.” FATOUMATA SAHO - OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

WELFARE

“In 2020, the wider community in Birmingham turned to us to lead them through the pandemic. With Allah’s help, we were there for the people of the city when they needed us most.”

SALEEM AHMED - HEAD OF SERVICES & WELFARE

MARKETING

OPERATIONS

“Alhumdulilah, not only did we just get by this year, but astonishingly, all of the hard work resulted in us smashing our targets! Our digital foundation is stronger than ever. Our output has increased and alhumdulilah our dawah reach is growing internationally.” ASSIMA ALAM - MARKETING LEAD

“We never expected to see more caskets than people in the masjid, but for a three month period, that was the reality. Once things settled, we were able to reopen the masjid but under strict and unfamiliar Covid-19 restrictions. Facilitating Covid-safe prayers throughout 2020 has been our primary objective.” SALEEM AHMED - HEAD OF SERVICES & WELFARE

EDUCATION

“2020 was the year of unprecedented change! Although initially we perceived the change negatively, it gave us the opportunity to pursue new possibilities; to expand our Educational programmes beyond the physical walls of the Masjid.” SIDRAH AWAN - HEAD OF EDUCATION

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Inspired by the following ayah (verse) in the Quran:

‘whoever saves a life, it will be as if they saved all of humanity’ (5:32)

We joined forces with other organisations, mobilised volunteers, developed new teams, launched new projects, created new ways of working and rolled out more new services than ever before.

‘whoever saves a life, it will be as if they saved all of humanity.’ (Quran 5:32)

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Covid Service 2 -
Covid-19 delivery service for food and medicine
Due to the virus, the elderly and medically vulnerable were
unable to leave their homes. Our emergency 7-day delivery
service was brought about just for them. If someone was in
urgent need of food or medicine but had no one to turn to,
we were always just a call away.
Picture of food delivery volunteer
Covid Service 1 -
Hear4U listening service
When the country went into lockdown, we
were worried about how our community
would cope with the mental, emotional
and psychological stress of facing such
unfamiliar circumstances. We received
an influx of concerning messages from
people who were struggling with feeling
of loneliness, anxiety and depression.
Without wasting a moment, we teamed
up with a local GP and counsellors who
offered a free CBT-based talk therapy
twice a week. For some, this was a
life-line.
Mental Health Monday
“The efforts of our staff and volunteers behind
We launched a 10-week social media campaign called Mental Health Monday.
the scenes has been amazing. So many hidden
We used our online platforms to engage with our community and create a safe
activities have taken place. So many long hours
space for people to share their experiences anonymously. We educated our
and so much unseen dedication.”
community on important aspects of mental health, and offered both spiritual and
therapeutic advice on how to deal will challenging feeling and emotions. Alee Stevenson - Trustee
Our core message was: you are not alone
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Covid Service 3 -
PPE campaign with Loft25
As the virus continued to spread, our
frontline NHS workers were starting
to run out of basic PPE equipment.
GLMCC volunteers project managed
an entire campaign in partnership with
Loft25 to produce free PPE items.
This was distributed to NHS hospitals,
medicals practices, care homes and funeral services. We began our distribution
in the Midlands, but as demand continued to grow, we extended deliveries to
London, Manchester, and other major cities to supply hospitals and care-homes
across the country with essential PPE items.
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Covid Service 4 -
Million Masks Campaign
Following our PPE campaign, we wanted to ensure that all remaining material
was put to good use. We set out to create packs of material for people to sew
their own masks. Material for one million masks was packed and distributed
to several mosques around Birmingham, with GLMCC taking the lead once
again. Mosques then distributed these masks to wider Muslim and non-Muslim
Birmingham communities.
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Over 900 volunteers had helped us to sew garments, deliver PPE, quality check, pack and project manage

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Zakah Services ( INCLuding covid hardship fund )
In 2020 we have:
Over 40%
of Zakat
applicants are
asylum
Distributed
seekers
Zakat
across 6
of the 8
categories
of Zakat
Had a total of
68 Zakat
beneficiaries
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Covid Service 5 - EXTENDED food bank
For some, Covid-19 has been the most difficult financial period of their
life. Families and individuals have had to face the crushing reality that at times
they just didn’t have enough to feed their families. Recognising this, we
decided to open up our foodbank every day of the week, rather than
just two days a week. Daily, we have also been distributing food parcels to
those in dire need.
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Mohammed Saeed, Chair of Trustees at GLMCC commented:

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This year, a number of faith institutes partnered to shelter the homeless. Green Lane Masjid with Muslim charities, Muslim Aid, Masjid Al Falah and the As-Suffa Institute combined forces to tackle the severe homelessness in Birmingham. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show in 2018, Birmingham had the highest number of deaths recorded by any local authority in the country with 23 homeless people dying. 31-year-old Kane Walker died in January 2019 near Birmingham’s Bullring, which tragically gave rise to highlighting the needs of approximately 420 people sleeping rough across the West Midlands. This year (pre-covid), the homeless were given a place to stay overnight in a volunteer led shelter in Birmingham. The remarkable scheme provided the homeless with essential amenities such as food, clothing and shelter.

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GLMCC first opened its doors to
the homeless in 2019, sheltering the
homeless as temperatures dropped
below zero. The mosque stepped up
again this year with the Birmingham
community coming together once
more, with individuals volunteering
time, restaurants providing daily meals
and people digging deep to donate
essential food, clothing and blankets.
This year, the collaboration allowed
us to house the homeless every night
for several months instead of just one.
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Alongside the numerous new covid services we offered, we

were able to move some of our regular services online

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Job club
Cancer support group Immigration surgery
Counselling service
Legal surgery Imam Q&A
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Operations

‘The mosques of Allah should only be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and fear none but Allah. It is right to hope that they will be among the (truly) guided.’ (Quran 9:18)

‘Our prayer halls were full of empty caskets, rather than worshippers’

Mohammed Asghar - Caretaker

Covid-19 Funeral Service

At GLMCC we were sensitive to the fact that families were feeling lost and confused upon losing a loved one to Covid-19. To support our community through this extremely difficult time, we introduced our Covid-19 funeral service. Our community trusted that we would manage the entire funeral process for their loved ones with the greatest level of care, respect and dignity.

Over the year, we saw a 370% increase in the number of funerals taking place at GLMCC and by the end of the year, we had facilitated a total of 113 funerals. At the height of the pandemic we joined forces with Central Funeral Services to jointly manage the entire operation. We placed a cold storage unit in our mosque carpark that could hold an additional 30 bodies to cater for the drastic increase in Covid deaths.

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Mosque Reopening

Masjid reopening with strict measures

Opening for jumuah with multiple sittings to spread numbers “Muslim community did well in adhering to guidelines” manned entry and exits for safety

“Everyone adhering to new norm”

entry via registration regular Risk assessments

joint working with phe and other mosques

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Masjid Deep Clean

Throughout the week, the mosque is regularly deep cleaned to ensure a safe space for our congregation.

New Studio

In the final quarter of the year, the operations team were busy renovating our old library into a modern and high-tech studio. Our media team now have a place they can call home onsite!

Daily Operations

Throughout the pandemic, the operations team have facilitated core services for our community, such as funerals, nikahs, onsite youth club, shahadah ceremonies and food parcel packing. Day-to-day, the operations team have also been responsible for ensuring the safety of every member of staff, congregation member and service user onsite.

This has been done by:

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The closure of schools and youth clubs this year led to some young people feeling a little restless! we launched To keep them engaged, a new youth club, held a number of youth talks,

ran our weekly football club and an exclusive 3-month canoeing . programme

‘The believer is friendly and befriended, for there is no goodness in one who is neither friendly, nor befriended. The best of people are those who are most beneficial to people.’ (Hadith)

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Youth Club

We successfully launched a new youth club in partnership with Pitch2Progess (P2P), primarily aimed at hard-to-reach and at-risk youth. Starting in October, we held Link Up Youth Club activities every weekend which included onsite Covidsafe youth clubs, outdoor sports, online workshops, and an online gaming tournament with ustadh Aqeel Mahmood. Over the period of two and a half months, the P2P youth workers have formed trusting relationships with the youth which has encouraged them to open up about some of the struggles and temptations they face as teens in our community.

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every Saturday
10.30am-1.30pm
Bring own drinks
green lane community centre, b9 5db green lane playing fields, porters way, b9 5rr
07541 399 114
contact@pitch2progress.co.uk contact@pitch2progress.co.uk
Vouchers Up For Grabs
Monthly Champion
1st 2nd 3rd
Place Prizes
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Activities
-Fitness - pool
-indoor football - playstation
-boxing pads - table football
-table tennis
green lane community centre, b9 5db
07725783296
contact@pitch2progress.co.uk
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green lane community centre, b9 5db green lane playing fields, porters way, b9 5rr 07541 399 114 07541 399 114 contact@pitch2progress.co.uk contact@pitch2progress.co.uk

youth talks

We have regular talks for the youth such as, our February seminar on the topic of love and romance in Islam which coincided with Valentine’s day. The aim was to engage with the youth and to guide them to the correct method of pursuing a spouse.

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Canoeing

We worked in partnership with former Olympian to run a Andy Train 3-month canoeing programme for youth.

After the first lockdown ended, it was a safe activity for individuals to paddle in their own canoes whilst guided by Andy Train. Over 30 young people attended every Sunday between 9am – 5pm. Many participants were canoeing for the first time and were unaware of how much fun they could have on the canals which are on the doorstep of the mosque!

GLM Football Club

Our football club is one of our most popular youth activities. While it was safe to do so, football remained a weekly activity that everyone looked forward to. An average of 40 boys attended our football sessions every Saturday during the Summer. We are also glad to have secured a new home for our football and sporting activities at Saltley Stallion’s Green Lane Playing Fields.

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As a mosque, one of our primary goals is to bring Allah (God) into the . When lives of people the pandemic struck, we knew that now more than ever, our community needed us to support them. We pulled together and managed to provide our community with online activities, events and talks worth hundreds of hours.

We offered online seminars, international conferences, a Ramadan programme, podcasts, campaigns, university talks,

‘And whose words are better than someone who calls (others) to Allah, does good, and says, “I am truly one of those who submit.”?’ (Quran 41:33)

quizzes, courses and a number of regular activities and events for both our national and international audiences to benefit from.

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Ramadan

For many, Ramadan is a quite a social season, with many family and community events to take part in and enjoy. For the first time ever, we were faced with the challenge of providing our congregation with the same spiritual experience – but at a distance.

‘This has truly been a one-ofa-kind series.’

To help people prepare for Ramadan in lockdown, we held an online conference with prominent speakers from the West who shared their positive and encouraging words of wisdom. During Ramadan, we delivered over 9 hours of daily content for people to tune into.

‘Amazing series!’ ‘May Allah bless this tremendous effort...very transformational’

We conducted our first ever 3-hour daily tafseer reading class with Dr. Ahsan Hanif which was a valuable addition to the Ramadan of many.

‘For people like me who would have never picked up the actual book, you made the path to understanding Allah’s book so much easier and accessible.’

‘Never thought I would be able to read a whole tafseer in Arabic, these lessons have really pushed me to challenge myself....’

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30-year tafseer class completed !

This year the Dawah department reached a significant milestone. Sheikh Hafeezullah Khan completed his weekly Tafseer class which he started in 1988! We were honoured to be able to present the sheikh with an appreciation award for his commitment to help our community understand the words of Allah (swt). We also interviewed the sheikh on our YouTube channel to gain insight into his experience of teaching this class for over 30 years.

“I am very honoured that Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala (the Glorified and Most High), out of his blessings and mercy, has allowed me to complete the Tafseer of the quran after 30 years of classes at Green Lane Masjid, I would also like to thank all the attendees of my class and the management of GLM for facilitating this noble cause. May Allah accept it from us all.” - Sheikh Mohammad Hafeezullah Khan

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Our annual winter conference is one of our most popular events of the year. Thousands of Muslims from all over Europe travel to GLMCC to learn directly from world-renowned Islamic scholars of the highest calibre in their academic fields. For the first time in our history, we moved this experience online. Our online winter conference lasted

9 days and was packed with knowledge, stories and gems for our online audiences to reflect on over the winter break.

OUR FIRST EVER ONLINE WINTER CONFERENCE

Over 45k views for the sessions on Youtube

on average 150-200 people tuning in live daily

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approx. 600-800 hours of online content

over 100k subscribers youtube award

“Lockdown resulted in a HUGE increase in our online output which meant that we had to work harder than ever. Over 30 hours of content was edited for our online Winter Conference alone!” Ibraheem Naeem - Videographer

Over 1000 students benefitted from our work this year!

Chaplaincy

Imam Adil Saleem, who is the Head of Dawah at GLMCC was appointed as Muslim Chaplain at the University of Birmingham in 2020. The university write that Adil is ‘a respected and valued member of the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy team’ and has ‘acted as an advisor and critical friend to the University.’

In the space of just 3 months (before Covid-19 struck) we carried out 22 events across 8 universities including lectures, Friday sermons, speaker tours and support for Discover Islam Week.

As a Muslim Chaplain, Adil has been involved in:

“Alhumdulilah, GLM has been immensely helpful for Bristol ISoc throughout semester 2 in providing our members with regular and impactful quality content which covers various aspects of student life. These were much needed for Bristol Isoc especially in the Covid era.

From teachers to admin staff, we are forever grateful to everyone involved in the GLM team.” Aamir Mohamed, Bristol Isoc President

We currently deliver two regular classes to over 10 Islamic societies across the UK. Over 20 UK Islamic societies also continue to benefit from our wide range of student friendly services.

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approx. 500 khutbahs/lectures and online seminars delivered in the year

“This appointment has provided much needed spiritual and pastoral support to staff and students of the University. As a respected and valued member of the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy team, Adil has acted as an advisor and critical friend to the University providing a faith perspective on numerous issues of importance to staff and students, such as tackling hate crime and incidents, equality, diversity and inclusion matters, and Student wellbeing support.”

University of Birmingham

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Severe racial injustices came to surface this year with the events surrounding George Floyd’s death. We released Anti-racism an article titled ‘Stand for Change: 5 Things we can do to Counter Racism’ Campaign to encourage our community to let go of deeply held racial prejudices which are completely antithetical to our faith. We designed social media posts to educate our community on some of the greatest companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who also happened to be black.

Sheikh Abu Usamah At-Thahabi also delivered a lecture on Islam’s zero tolerance stance on all forms of racism. Later in the year we had further discussions on social activism and a conversation on racism with Dr Abdul Haqq Baker.

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Podcasts

Launching a podcast this year has given us the opportunity to have more personal and informal conversations with key speakers and Imams. We feel that these discussions play an important role in helping our community to connect with their religion and religious figures on an individual level. Speaking about current affairs, common struggles and personal journeys displays that Islam is a religion for all, and that everyone has a story to tell…

Studio productions

One of our aims this year was to improve the quality of our media productions. To achieve this, we purchased new equipment and also completed our in-house studio. This has allowed us to broadcast our content to our online international audience in the highest quality possible.

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Besides all of our new and exciting ventures this year, we have also continued with:

Muslims Love Jesus

Through our Muslims Love Jesus campaign, we started a conversation on the life and virtues of Prophet Eesa (peace be upon him) and his mother Maryam. We did this by releasing two educational videos, an article on Maryam (peace be upon her), and a beautifully designed pack of cards to give to nonMuslim colleagues and neighbours.

Our plans for 2021 include developing a long-term strategy for classical Islamic studies, a long-term youth strategy and many more campaigns!

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‘No one leaves their house in search of knowledge but that angels will lower their wings in approval of what he (or she) is doing.’ (Hadith)

A core objective of ours is to provide outstanding Islamic education for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities within our community.

We want every single student of ours to flourish and be confident in their Islamic knowledge and identity.

During the pandemic, we have continued to provide over 70 hours of each week learning for adults. Our weekly children’s supplementary evening school (Madrasah) runs over 400 children 4 days a week. registered…

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adult education classes

When the pandemic started, we didn’t want to put our educational programmes on hold indefinitely. We quickly adapted our plans and managed to launch everything online alhamdulillah.

We launched new Arabic online short courses to enable those who had been furloughed to gain some new language skills. We offered a free online Tafsir course to sisters, to help them to connect with the Quran and reflect on important life-lessons. Our online sisters programme including Islam Intensive, Bow Down and Islam Essentials courses also went virtual, allowing sisters to learn from their home.

The routines and schedules of so many children had been disrupted due to the pandemic. For this reason, we decided that we had to find a way to continue with our Madrasah, to protect the learning and wellbeing of our students.

Alhamdulillah, we successfully launched our online Madrasah in March, giving children from other cities the opportunity to learn with us too. Alhamdulillah, we also recruited Naseem Khan, who is our new Madrasah head teacher.

over 40 weekly online adult classes

Despite everything being virtual, our students still managed to raise an impressive £22.5K for the masjid over Ramadan!

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Education department’s key activities over 2020
Online Adult
DSL training for Education classes
launched for new academic
Heads of Departments
year in September 2020,
and Lead Imam
with over 645 unique
Online Education Mental Health students accessing
Education at GLM Launch of online
classes and online Online Summer
First Aid training
Madrasah launched School - 90 children English tafsir course
provided to
during Covid-19 attended - 450 students
key teachers
lockdown Online Aqeedah, registered
Over 400 children
Fiqh and Science of Online Bow Down
registered for onsite Qur’an 1:1 service
Hadith short courses and Islam Essentials
Madrasah for the launched in May
launched in courses launched
academic year Sept Over 330 children
2019- July 2020 Online Hifdh Online Beginners registered for September
New Head Teacher
Online Madrasah for
Summer school Arabic Course for
the academic year for Madrasah
for boys and girls Reverts over
September recruited
in August
the summer
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MESSAGE FROM MADRASAH HEAD TEACHER

“This year certainly has been anomalous. Having stepped into my new role back in November, my speculations of student life returning to the classroom were full of optimism. No sooner had I began to entertain the idea the nation was drawn into another lockdown. Knowing “with hardship comes ease” [94:5], provided a sense of relief and contentment; a promise that raises hopes.

We continued with our online madrasah, extending beyond our regular boundaries to welcome children and families who previously could not be reached. As we look ahead to the coming year with renewed optimism, plenty of developments are planned that will enable the Madrasah to further support the Islamic education of our children in the hope it will strengthen ties with the communities they represent, inshaAllah.”

Naseem Khan Naseem Khan MADRASAH HEAD TEACHER

OVER 400 CHILDREN REGISTERED

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‘I would like to thank you for accepting me onto the Fiqh and Aqeedah course. […] I would just like you to know that I love learning about Islam. I also think it is a good thing that it is recorded so I can listen to it again at my own pace in order to take notes properly. May Allah Bless you all at Green Lane Masjid and all the work that you do.’ - Student, Fiqh and Aqeedah short courses

Our plans for 2021 include:

‘It is really helpful ‘Alhamdulillah I am for everyone’s contemplating a lot more on physical and the blessings Allah gives me mental health.’ on a daily basis that normally I - Parent of Madrasah student would not even acknowledge…’ - Student, Islam Intensive Course

‘A teacher can either make a student like or dislike a subject and for me it is the former. I want to say thank you ever so much for all your guidance.’ - Student, Islam Intensive Course

‘I was really worried that I had been missing Green Lane’s Madrasah. Once I got a place online I couldn’t stop thanking Allah. Alhamdulillah!’ - Parent of Madrasah student

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Over the last , Taskforce GLM have seven years raised and distributed over £8 Million to those facing humanitarian crises across the world. In 2020 alone, £1.6 million for those we managed to raise in need . We are proud to say that our work bears testimony to the generosity the Muslim community is well known for.

Whether it is at home in the UK, or across the world, we strive to implement the way of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

“He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while his neighbour goes hungry.” (al-Sunan al-Kubra)

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over 8 million distrubited since inception of the taskforce

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The year of Covid did not slow us down

We continued support for our Syria bread factory providing over 1000 tonnes of bread (approx. 6 million loaves!) We supported the building of a hospital in Palestine

Alhamdulillah We helped the displaced in Myanmar and built clean water wells in

Our Winter freeze project provided essential clothing, heating and 5 months’ worth of food for refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Yemen

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When the temperatures dropped in Birmingham, and the streets were empty due to Covid, the homeless were left completely helpless

Due to Covid, impoverished communities around the world faced even greater financial burdens. We established micro finance initiatives and economic regeneration projects

We distributed your Qurbani in Bangladesh, Somalia, Myanmar and Pakistan

When the dreadful blast took place in Beirut, Lebanon injuring 7,500 people and making a further 300,000 homeless – we were there with your emergency aid. We also provided essential supplies to protect further against Covid

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BY THE MASJID

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Emergency Winter Aid 2020/21

‘And (they) give food - despite their desire for it - to the poor, the orphan, and the captive, (saying to themselves), “We feed you only for the sake of Allah, seeking neither reward nor thanks from you.”

(Quran 76:8-9)

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Our media appearances this year have included Radio interviews Articles Over 40 articles and BBC WM, BBC Asian statments written about Metro, Guardian, network, Heart FM, GLMCC Birmingham Mail, Unity FM, Luton FM [media] Al-Jazeera, Islam21c, Over 40 5Pilliars, Eastern Eye, TV interviews include Arab news, Asian and journalist BBC, ITV, Sky News, Eman Image etc media organisations Channel, Islam Channel engaged

2020 Press statements

Public health Call to prayer Mosque closures guidelines

Plasma campaign Community support Youth violence Call for tolerance, Vaccine guidance statement respect and unity Syrian family Lockdown measures Hate crime re-location Enviromental Winter homeless Eid in the park campaing campaign London mosque attack Including: Covid emergency measures

media

This year, our every move has been closely watched. As Covid-19 started to spread, it wasn’t only the eyes of our congregation, community and other mosques that fell on us, but also the eye of the media.

We sought to honour our position of leadership this year by setting the right example of how to react to illness, difficulty, and hardship according to the teachings of Islam.

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Our media engagement has allowed us to further share core moral and ethical teachings of Islam. Some of the key principles we have been sharing are:

Preserving human life:

“If anyone saves a life it would be as if he saved the lives of all mankind.” Quran 5:32

A lesson in patience:

“And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient” Al Quran 2:155

Accepting medical treatment:

‘Make use of medical treatment, for Allah has not made a disease without appointing a remedy for it.’ (Abu Dawud)

Listening to the experts:

‘Ask the people of knowledge, if you do not know.’ Al Quran 21:7

Allah is the One who cures:

‘Oh Allah you are the Curer. There is no cure except through You. Cure (him or her), a cure that leaves no disease].’ (Bukhari)

“Alhamdulillah, this year we led by example. Our media engagement helped us to relay a true account of our deen and our contributions to society over the pandemic.” Haniya Aadam - Press & Media Lead

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A VOICE OF LEADERSHIP

SOME OF OUR 2020 LEADERSHIP WORK INCLUDED:

As Covid-19 started to spread, we knew that every action we took was being watched intently. We understood that every decision needed to be measured, decisive and responsible.

It was our responsibility to raise a voice of leadership, support and guidance for the Muslim community and other UK mosques during this time of disarray.

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“I found this course very informative and interactive”

“I’m originally from Birmingham and I had attended a couple of courses previously at Green Lane Masjid. I now reside in Manchester. When I had moved away, I was sad about not being able to attend the courses in-person at GLM. However, since the pandemic had started, I was delighted to hear about the courses being offered online.

The first course I attended was the Islam Intensive course. I found this course very informative and interactive, despite this being an online event. It was well structured and there was also an exam at the end, which was conducted well. Throughout the course, I was able to ask questions and clarify any misconceptions that I had, and this helped me with my understanding. Studying this course had motivated me to start studying the religion, which I had neglected for such a long time. I felt interested in learning more and since my experience was a very positive one, I signed up to more courses, namely, Islam Essentials, the monthly Islamwise/Sisters Tarbiyah sisters webinar, Tadabbur, Our innate Need and the Fiqh of Fasting.

For the courses which I have been unable to attend at the scheduled time, I have had the chance to study these in my own time, through a recording link. Resources have also been shared during the courses.

All the courses have been very illuminating for me. They have given me focus, a sense of belonging and hope. They have inspired me to continue learning and I really hope that future courses can be offered in this way also.”

A mother and 6 children in desperate need

Sister R is a single mother with 6 children. She is a British national. Two of her children have special needs and require permanent care. For this reason, she cannot work and is receiving benefits. She has also faced domestic abuse in her marriages. Last year, Sister R undertook repair works in her home but was defrauded by the contractor. He took her money and did not complete the work, whilst also leaving the home in a very dangerous state. After viewing her home, it was clear that it needed a lot of work and was not safe for her young children. She was in urgent need of carpets for the whole house as there were only floorboards and concrete floors at the time of viewing.

During winter, the house was freezing cold and the lack of carpet made it worse. Sister R and her children were suffering. She had no suitable kitchen facilities and no taps. This was her second most urgent need. She was using two hot plates to cook for her family and a pipe out of the wall for water. Sister R had borrowed money from family to help with plastering, painting, having a usable bathroom and skirting/doors. She was finding it difficult to ask for more as her family had already given her what they could.

Alhamdulillah, our Zakat service was able to pay for the carpet for the whole house as well as the installation of her kitchen and other building work that needed attending to. Sister R is one of many applicants that we help and provide Zakat to. There are many cases like sister R’s that require local distribution of Zakat.

GLM Education Student

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Life as she knew it changed forever!

“The [anti-racism campign] posts came at a pertinent time with the current events which were taking place and were exactly what was needed from a leading masjid, keep up the good work GLM.”

“I always knew that Islam doesn’t encourage racism in any form… however coming across Green Lane Masjid’s social media posts which detailed the lives of black prominent Muslims from the sahabah and seerah were very informative and beneficial to me; I took a great deal away from them. Before the posts, I embarrassingly only knew 2 black figures in islamic history: Bilal (ra) and the Abyssinian king who had become Muslim, however after the posts, I know of many more and feel like my knowledge has been broadened. The posts came at a pertinent time with the current events which were taking place and were exactly what was needed from a leading masjid, keep up the good work GLM.”

Social Media Follower

Sister Iman (not her real name) was living happily overseas with her husband and four children. Her husband was the family bread-winner, but tragically passed away in 2019. Life as she knew it changed forever. She was alone with four children, and no income. Having limited work experience, she searched far and wide for jobs, but was unable to find anything. Her family and friends based in Birmingham saw her dire situation and asked her to come to the UK where they could support her.

After arriving in the UK, her family and friends managed to arrange a place for her and her children. Shortly after this, sister Iman also started to work part-time at a local shop and things finally improved. Then Covid-19 struck. The shop was forced to close and once again she was being tested, with no income. Sister Iman heard about GLMCC and the services we provide, including our zakah service.

After meeting with our case worker, we assessed her situation and were able to agree a suitable level of support. At GLMCC we have a rigorous process where we evidence each applicant’s situation to prevent any false claims. Alhamdulillah, we receive many applications every week and our case worker and Imam work together to ensure that each application is genuine and that your sadaqah and zakat is directed to those truly in need.

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Financial summary
Operations,
Furlough, Grants and
Management,
corporate donations
Finance, NI
£100K
£170K
Organisational
Education & Talks, conferences Operations, repairs,
Partnerships and
Madrasah fees and outreach maintenance
grants
£140k £120k £340k
£400k
Taskforce Education and Marketing, media,
Local Zakat
humanitarian projects, madrasah videography
distribution donations
zakat, donations
£200k £130k
£100k
£1.6M
Masjid activities fund- Funeral service and Umrah, welfare and
Funeral service
raising and donations tenants income youth services
£100k
£900k £120k £140k
These numbers are unaudited. At the
time of printing this annual review the Total Revenue TFGLM and Zakat Total costs
audited accounts had not been prepared.
A full set of 2020 accounts and annual
£3.36m £1.8m
£3m
statements will be provided on our
website as soon as they are available.
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A special thank you to our partners and supporters

Kuwait Society for Humanitarian Action Birmingham

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Telephone: 0121 713 0080 Email: info@greenlanemasjid.org Website: www.greenlanemasjid.org App: app.greenlanemasjid.org

Address

Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre 20 Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham, B9 5DB

@GreenLaneMasjid

Charity Number: 112583

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06552666)

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The Trustees (who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act) present their Annual Report together with the audited Financial Statements of Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (the charitable company and the group) for the year ending 31 December 2020.

The Trustees affirm that the Annual Report and money related proclamations of the charitable company and the group consent to the current statutory prerequisites, the requirements of the charitable company and the group’s governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

Purposes and aims

The object and principal activity of Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (the charitable company and the group - GLMCC) is to advance the Islamic faith for the public benefit.

Home to a diverse community, our mission at GLMCC is simply Islam, to inspire, educate, and serve the people.

Ensuring our work delivers our aims

We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. This review looks at what we achieved and the outcomes of our work in the previous 12 months. The review looks at the success of each key activity and the benefits they have brought to those groups of people we are set up to help. The review also helps us to ensure that our aims, objectives and activities remained focused on our stated purposes.

We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.

The focus of our work

The focus of Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (the charitable company and group) remains the advancement of the Islamic faith.

Grantmaking

Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (GLMCC) reviews various organisations and individuals who support and deliver GLMCC’s objects.

Potential recipients of grants paid by GLMCC are reviewed by GLMCC on a case by case basis depending upon the available resources of GLMCC.

STRATEGIC REPORT

Achievements and performance – our services for you

How our activities deliver public benefit

The Trustees routinely review the activities of Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (GLMCC) to ensure they continue to reflect the objectives and aims of the charity and provide an overall benefit to the public.

In carrying out this review the Trustees continue to consider the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and its supplementary public guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit.

Our main activities and who we try to help are described in the Annual Report which is included as an Appendix to this report.

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STRATEGIC REPORT - FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The consolidated Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2020 shows group incoming resources of £3,600,671 (2019: £3,088,446) and group resources expended of £3,148,659 (2019: £5,487,838), generating a surplus of income over expenditure of £452,012 (2019: deficit of expenditure over income of £2,399,392).

As a result, GLMCC’s group net assets have increased from £3,622,515 as at 31 December 2019 to £4,074,527 as at 31 December 2020.

Investment policy and performance

GLMCC has various purpose-built rooms accessible to let with shared kitchen and WC. This is solely aimed at single males. Every so often, GLMCC procures out its Community Hall and different regions of the site. Rental income from these facilities for the period added up to £19,688 (2019: £32,168) and was utilised to subsidise the charities activities.

Principal funding sources

The charity’s main source of income is voluntary donations. During the year £3,099,640 (2019: £2,645,089) was raised through such donations. Of this source of income, £1,833,259 (2019: £1,792,177) were restricted funds to be applied for in specific areas of the charity’s work. Details of the restricted funds and their purpose can be found in note 20 to the financial statements.

Reserves policy

Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre recognises the importance of having reserves. These funds are freely available to spend on any of the charity's purposes and hence exclude restricted funds. They will be used to mitigate significant falls in income or to take advantage of new opportunities.

Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre faces a number of risks that may result in the need to use the charity's reserves. Some of these include:

Reserves are represented by the fund balances as disclosed in the Group balance sheet on page 21 of the financial statements.

The Group balance sheet shows unrestricted reserves (reserves that do not carry any restrictions on how they can be used) of £3,200,370 as at 31 December 2020 (2019: £2,806,917). In assessing our level of free reserves as 31 December 2020 we also exclude unrestricted fixed assets totalling £2,278,979. This leaves free reserves of £921,391 as at 31 December 2020 (2019: free reserves totalling £400,731).

Green Lane Masjid and Community has set its reserves at approximately four months operational expenditure. It is the Trustees view that this amount means the charity has a balanced approach between having funds available to run the charity on a day-to-day basis and keeping funds aside in case any of the risks mentioned above materialise The Trustees also believe this level of reserves provides the charity with adequate financial stability and the means to meet its charitable objectives for the future.

As at 31 December 2020 the charity’s free reserves equated to approximately 8 months unrestricted expenditure which is in excess of the charity’s target of having its free reserves at approximately four months operational expenditure.

The level of reserves will be reviewed annually to ensure alignment with risks the charity faces.

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Going concern

After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity and charitable group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they have continued to adopt the going concern basis concept in preparing the financial statements.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for ensuring that there are effective risk management and systems of internal control in place to manage the charitable company and group’s major risks and support the achievement of our strategic objectives.

The principal risks to the charitable company and group’s objectives and how these are managed is set out below.

Risk – financial performance and sustainability

Risk concerning financial performance and sustainability includes any significant reduction in fundraising income due to economic conditions. This risks undermining our ability to meet the needs of our users and to meet our strategic aims.

Risk concerning financial performance and sustainability is managed by the holding of the appropriate level of reserves and a regular review of charity reserves to ensure these remain within the target set by the Trustees. Senior management and the Trustees also regularly review and scrutinise the charitable company’s and group’s short and medium-term financial position.

Risk – safeguarding of vulnerable and young people

Risk concerning the safeguarding of vulnerable and young people includes negligence in relation to safeguarding policies or when practice results in or contributes to serious harm or injury to a young person or vulnerable adult and damages GLMCC’s reputation.

Risk concerning the safeguarding of vulnerable and young people is managed by safeguarding training for all employees working directly with vulnerable and young people.

Risk – information security

Risk concerning information security includes serious data protection or security failure which may result in legal and contractual issues, reputational damage and potential fines and loss of income.

Risk concerning information security is managed by having a structure in place for Data Protection Act (DPA) monitoring and compliance and by the routine testing of IT systems to identify any security weaknesses.

STRATEGIC REPORT - FUTURE PLANS

Our vision for the future is simple – to inspire the Islamic faith into the hearts of people.

The year ended 31 December 2020 has been a difficult year, primarily due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nevertheless, going forward, we intend to expand, improve and develop on all of our current services, programmes and activities. Our focus is to educate, inspire and serve which will help us bridge gaps, increase understanding and tolerance and improve community relations. We are aware, however, that our plans are dependent upon the charitable company and group being able to continue to operate and come to terms with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the present time there are many unknown variables which makes forecasting the future results and impact on the charitable company and group very difficult. The Trustees recognise that the current situation is uncertain but they have considered the position of the charitable group both at present and for the future given the current information available.

The Trustees have considered the various income streams of the charitable company and group, anticipated costs, future cash flows and the various options available to them. There is no intention for the charitable group to cease activity.

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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

We look forward to developing our structure, services and activities in 2021 by the permission of Allah SWT.

We thank Allah (swt) followed by the congregation, our donors, partners and the wider community for their support and look forward to the same spirit of co-operation in the coming year.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Constitution

Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (GLMCC) is a company limited by guarantee and is constituted under a Memorandum of Association dated 2 April 2008 as amended by Special Resolution(s) dated 19 March 2012 and 20 April 2012 and was enlisted with the Charity Commission on 10 September 2008.

Method of appointment or election of Trustees

New Trustees are elected by the membership of the charity and appointed for a term of three years. The serving Board of Trustees can co-opt further Trustees for a term of one year under the terms of the Articles of Association.

Policies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees

New Trustees undergo a briefing on their legal commitments under charity law, the content of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Management Committee and decision-making processes, the business plan and recent financial performance of the charity. New Trustees also meet key employees and other Trustees. Trustees are encouraged to attend appropriate external training events where these will facilitate the undertaking of their role.

Organisational structure and decision making

The parent of the Group is Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (GLMCC), a company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England and Wales and registered as charity in England and Wales with the Charity Commission.

There are two charitable companies in the Group, GLM Educational Trust and Re-Enlighten.

The nature of each subsidiary’s business and a summary of each subsidiary’s trading results and assets and liabilities for the year ended 31 December 2020 are disclosed in note 15 to the financial statements.

The overall management and control of the charitable company and group is the responsibility of the Trustees of GLMCC who give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other benefits for carrying out their role.

The Trustees meet on a fortnightly basis to make operational decisions relating to administration and management of the mosque and community centre.

Day to day responsibilities of the mosque and community centre have been delegated to the Chief Executive. To assist in the smooth running of the charity, the Trustees have further delegated the responsibility of various functions and activities of the charity to a number of sub-committees. The heads of each of the sub-committees form the Management Committee, the Logistics and Operations Committee, and meet on a monthly basis to report feedback and make operational decisions.

Key Management Remuneration

In the trustees’ opinion, the key management personnel of the charity responsible for the direction, control, running and operation of the charity on a day-to-day basis consists of the Board of Trustees and the Chief Executive.

Key management personnel - trustees

All trustees give of their time freely and no trustee received remuneration during the year.

Details of trustees’ expenses and related party transactions are disclosed in notes 12 and 21 to the financial statements.

Key management personnel – chief executive officer

The pay of the charity’s senior staff is reviewed annually and normally increased based upon the financial position of the charity’s finances and the cost of living in general.

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Risk Management

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charitable company and the group is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charitable company and the group, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks.

Fundraising

The majority of our income comes from voluntary donations from our supporters. Through the fundraising efforts of our staff, volunteers and supporters we are generating the financial resources to enable us to provide our services.

We have a wide portfolio of fundraising activities to generate voluntary donations towards the services we provide. Our Board of Trustees is deeply committed to building relationships and trust with our supporters and is committed to the strengthening of oversight and assurance concerning our fundraising programmes and in ensuring compliance and best practice in these areas.

We are particularly aware of the need to protect vulnerable individuals in any fundraising we undertake. Our vulnerable persons policy sets out the standards we commit to meet.

We continue to be committed to addressing any expression of dissatisfaction on the part of our supporters and to examining ways to improve the levels of our service to them.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number

06552666 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1125833

Registered office

20 Green Lane Small Heath Birmingham B9 5DB

Trustees

M Saeed M Nahim S Akram A Stevenson I Ahmed (appointed 26.10.2020)

Senior management

Chief Executive – Kamran Hussain

Senior statutory auditor

Mark Gurney FCCA

Independent auditors

Dains LLP 15 Colmore Row Birmingham B3 2BH

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Bankers

Barclays Bank plc 534 Coventry Road Birmingham B10 0UP

Solicitors

Brabners Chaffe Street LLP Horton House Exchange Flags Liverpool L2 3YL

STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The Trustees (who are also the directors of Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

Company and charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are in charge of the support and trustworthiness of the corporate and monetary data included on the magnanimous gathering's site. Enactment in the United Kingdom overseeing the planning and spread of money related proclamations may vary from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the persons who are Trustees at the time when this Trustees' report is approved has confirmed that:

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06552666)

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (the 'group and charitable company') for the year ended 31 December 2020 which comprise the consolidated statement of financial activities, consolidated and company balance sheet, consolidated cashflow statement and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements we have concluded that the Trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group and charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the chair’s foreword and message from the chief executive and report of the Board of Trustees, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06552666)

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Board of Trustees.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities set out on page 8, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable group and company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the group and charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
1,276,332
Charitable activities
5
Education
Grants receivable
142,556
36,405
Other trading activities
3
289,114
Investment income
4
19,688
Total
1,764,095
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
6
10,942
Charitable activities
7
525,697
Support costs
7
820,353
Total
1,356,992
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
407,103
Transfers between funds19(13,650)
Net movement in funds 393,453
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
2,806,917
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
3,200,370		 Restricted
funds
£
1,833,259
60
10,000
3,208
-
1,846,527
20,516
1,772,036
9,066
1,801,618
44,909
13,650
58,559
815,598
874,157		 2020
Total funds
£
3,109,591
142,616
46,405
292,322
19,688
3,610,622
31,458
2,297,733
829,419

3,158,610
452,012
-
452,012
3,622,515
4,074,527		 2019
Total funds
£
2,645,089
208,918
-
202,271
32,168
3,088,446
30,715
4,512,760
944,363
5,487,838
(2,399,392)
-
(2,399,392)
6,021,907
3,622,515

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.

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GAFFN L4Nk MA5JIDAND CQMMUNIIY IENTRI (RF615TEItED NUM6ER.. n65526661 COMPANY eALANCF SHÉtr AT JI DICEMAÉII ZUZD 2010 Ui)r.%lriLlI.d F¥nJ BestriclèLI lufids TDliil Cwn413 -o-.a Iuiidi SIXÉD A55ET5 2,l7È.2?1 13.DDU 2.291.121 Ir.￿c.$-.1lL.17t Z.271.221 iS,LW) CURREt4T ASSEI S l)ectOi'? tfy4,51F 7BS,098 244,517 1,629.122 84q/i24 1..79.34 I.OziJ ,ti15 B44.0?4 1,87S.615 CREDIioRs 1195,46ti 119Sh621 166.l>Y41 ryk r LURRENT A5SITS 834.151 B44.014 A,678,171 1.2(J4.->.sn TQTAL Asskfa LESS CURRf.14T IIA8ILITIES I,ItJ,374 857.Q24 3,S9,398 a.b2i.4b6 NFT ASSET5 J.112,174 857.021 3.YG9.398 FUNDS ict•y-u-IrJ4 P.¢'st'icied lJnds 3,112,174 857.024 .X?7 nni 79X.4br, TOIAL FLINfJ5 3.96J.39E -'PIOi¥e.Il lj'f Ilir.. fiU4iro of 1rtsste.pt Q.- K l.Il'1 <. ik'¢fv < i-PJ C.-I Itt. V¢'- .1 l Tr..-.-

GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06552666)

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash generated from operations
a
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the
reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the
reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the
reporting period		 2020
£
494,491
494,491
(22,121)
472,370
472,370
1,189,999
1,662,369		 2019
£
(645,312)
(645,312)
(7,732)
(653,044)
(653,044)
1,843,043
1,189,999

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

a. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period (as per the statement
of financial activities)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
Increase in debtors
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors
Donation of current asset investment
Net cash provided by operating activities		 2020
2019
£
£
452,012
(2,399,392)
152,517
154,826
(165,318)
(43,039)
55,280
-
(12,917)
1,655,210
494,491
(645,312)

b. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

Net cash
Cash at bank
Total		 At 1.1.20
Cash flow
At 31.12.20
£
£
£
1,189,999
472,370
1,662,369
1,189,999
472,370
1,662,369

The notes form part of these financial statements

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE,

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION AND BASIS OF PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (GLMCC) is a company limited by guarantee and is registered in England and Wales. Its company and charity registered numbers and registered office are shown on page 15 of these financial statements. Its principal activity is detailed in the trustees’ report.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities reporting their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective from 1 January 2019 (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

GLMCC meets the definition of a public entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historic cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy and the financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity, rounded to the nearest £1.

The Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) and the Balance Sheet consolidate the Financial Statements of the charitable company and its subsidiary undertakings. The results of the subsidiary undertakings are consolidated on a line by line basis.

No separate SOFA has been presented for the charitable company alone as permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006.

INCOME

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charitable company has entitlement to the funds, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Gifts in kind donated for distribution are included at valuation and recognised as income when they are distributed to the projects. Gifts donated for resale are included as income when they are sold. Donated facilities are included at the value the charitable company where this can be qualified and a third party is bearing the cost. No amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers.

Donated services or facilities, which comprise donated services, are included in income at a valuation which is an estimate of the financial cost borne by the donor where such a cost is quantifiable and measurable. No income is recognised where there is no financial cost borne by a third party.

Income tax recoverable in relation to donations under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

The charity receives grants from other third parties in respect of its activities. Grant income receivable from other third parties is recognised at fair value when the charity has entitlement after any performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met then these amounts are deferred.

Investment income is earned through holding assets for investment purposes such as holding cash on deposit and the letting or rooms for hire. It includes interest and rent. Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method and rent income is recognised as the charity’s right to receive payment is established.

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

EXPENDITURE

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. 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.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year-end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation.

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases.

Leasehold improvements - over the period of the lease
Furniture, fittings and equipment - 15% reducing balance method
Computer equipment - 15% straight-line method
Motor vehicles - 10% straight-line method

TAXATION

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

When employees have rendered service to the charity, short-term employee benefits to which the employees are entitled are recognised at the undiscounted amount expected to be paid in exchange for that service.

For defined contribution schemes the amount charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in respect of pension costs and other post-retirement benefits is the contributions payable in the year. Differences between contributions payable in the year and contributions actually paid are shown as either accruals or prepayments in the balance.

FUND ACCOUNTING

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charitable company and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charitable company for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

PENSION COSTS AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued

INVESTMENTS

Investments in subsidiaries are valued at cost less provision for impairment.

Other investments, including current asset investments, are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price including transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value with changes recognised in “net gains/(losses) on investments” in the Statement of Financial Activities if the investments are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably.

OPERATING LEASES

Rentals under operating leases are charged to the statement of financial activities on a straight line basis over the lease term.

Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight line basis over the period until the date the rent is expected to be adjusted to the prevailing market rate.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at amortised cost.

COMPANY STATUS

The charitable company is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the charitable company are the trustees named in the trustees' report. In the event of the charitable company being wound up the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the charitable company.

GOING CONCERN

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The expected income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

The following is a key source of estimation uncertainty.

Expenditure allocations: expenditure is apportioned where it relates to more than one cost category.

2. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Donations
Gift Aid
3.
INCOME FROM OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
Sundry sales
Funeral income
Scouts membership
Other income
4.
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT INCOME
Rents received
5.
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Activity
Madrassa and
Other course fees
Education
Grants receivable
Grants receivable		 2020
2019
£
£
3,037,065
2,581,843
62,575
63,246
3,099,640
2,645,089
2020
2019
£
£
-
3,580
92,695
104,016
2,289
7,706
197,348
86,969
292,332
202,271
2020
2019
£
£
19,688
32,168
2020
2019
£
£
142,616
208,918
46,405
-
189,021
208,918		 2020
2019
£
£
3,037,065
2,581,843
62,575
63,246
3,099,640
2,645,089
2020
2019
£
£
-
3,580
92,695
104,016
2,289
7,706
197,348
86,969
292,332
202,271
2020
2019
£
£
19,688
32,168
2020
2019
£
£
142,616
208,918
46,405
-
189,021
208,918

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

5. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - continued

Grants received, included in the above, are as follows.

Heart of England
Community Foundation -
Coronavirus Resilience fund
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme		 Unrestricted
funds
£
-
36,405
36,405		 Restricted
funds
£
10,000
-
10,000		 2020
£
10,000
36,405
46,405		 2019
£
-
-
-

6. EXPENDITURE ON RAISING FUNDS

Other trading activities

Direct fundraising expenses

2020 2019
£ £
31,458 30,715

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

7. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

Direct costs
Grant funding
of activities
Support costs
(See note 8)
(See note 9)
(See note 10)
£
£
£
Charitable activities
618,328
1,679,405
-
Support costs
-
-
819,468
618,328
1,679,405
819,468
8.
DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2020
£
Staff costs
Social security
Pensions
243,256
12,120
4,599
Dawah costs
-
Dawah – materials/resources
-
Advertising and promotion
10,446
Social welfare and other donations
97,861
Masjid costs
61,507
Equipment hire
3,610
Speakers’ fees
22,464
Hospitality
1,798
Travel expenses – external guests
(826)
Other sundry direct costs
161,493
618,328
9.
GRANTS PAYABLE
2020
£
Charitable activities
1,679,405		 Totals
£
2,297,733
819,468
3,117,201
2019
£
239,326
8,373
4,285
13,038
6,136
8,084
2,329,456
71,230
3,776
53,882
684
18,729
249,558
3,006,557
2019
£
1,506,203

During the year ended 31 December 2020 the charity made the following grants in order to contribute towards its charitable objectives.

At the charity's discretion, the charity makes grants to individuals.

Total grants payable to individuals during the year were as follows.

2020 2019
£ £
Education and social welfare
Grants to individuals 52,737 40,842

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

9. GRANTS PAYABLE - continued

At the charity's discretion, the charity makes grants to institutions.

Total grants payable to institutions during the year were as follows.

Education and social welfare
Islamic Relief
Ethar Relief
Other institutions
Total grants payable to individuals and institutions		 2020

£
1,515,068

111,600
-
1,626,668
1,679,405		 2019
£
1,409,403
50,000
5,958
3,006,557
1,506,203

10. SUPPORT COSTS

SUPPORT COSTS
Website maintenance
Staff costs
Social security
Rent, rates and insurance
Light and heat
Telephone, internet and fax
Printing, postage and stationery
Sundry and other costs
Youth activities
Repairs and maintenance
Legal and professional fees
Subscriptions
Bank charges
Advertising and promotion
Travel and subsistence
Cleaning and waste disposal
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Governance costs
Auditor’s remuneration
Legal and professional fees
Total Support Costs		 2020
£
3,742
166,707
8,648
20,909
33,600
3,750
9,860
175,670
-
25,822
112,649
699
6,784
71,521
16,335
9,006
152,517		 2019
£
6,270
142,941
3,721
45,296
40,723
6,015
26,469
180,527
26,429
38,606
145,828
1,036
12,759
38,310
29,477
34,270
154,826
933,503
10,200
660
10,860
944,363
818,219
10,500
700
11,200
829,419

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GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

11. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

Auditors' remuneration
Depreciation - owned assets
Payments under operating lease		 2020
£
10,500
152,517
792		 2019
£
10,200
154,826
1,584

12. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2020 nor for the year ended 31 December 2019.

TRUSTEES' EXPENSES

During the year ended 31 December 2020 trustees' expenses totalling £nil (2019: £nil) were reimbursed to trustees by the charity.

13. STAFF COSTS

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs		 2020
£
409,963
20,768
4,599
435,330		 2019
£
382,267
12,094
4,285
398,646

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

Teaching
Mosque		 2020
17
21
38		 2019
28
23
51

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000 (2019: none).

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14. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

GROUP
Leasehold
improvements
Furniture,
fittings and
equipment
Computer
equipment
£
£
£
COST
At 1 January 2020
3,109,422
376,627
3,206
Additions
-
17,821
-
At 31 December 2020
3,109,422
394,448
3,206
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2020
840,392
242,377
1,967
Charge for year
128,222
21,403
481
At 31 December 2020
968,614
263,780
2,448
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2020
2,140,808
130,668
758
At 31 December 2019
2,269,030
134,250
1,239		 Motor
vehicles
Totals
£
£
22,320
3,511,575
4,300
22,121
26,620
3,533,696
4,464
1,089,200
2,411
152,517
6,875
1,241,717
19,745
2,291,979
17,856
2,422,375

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14. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued

COMPANY
Leasehold
improvements
£
COST
At 1 January 2020
3,109,422
Additions
-
At 31 December 2020
3,109,422
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2020
840,393
Charge for year
128,222
At 31 December 2020
968,615
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2020
2,140,807
At 31 December 2019
2,269,029		 Furniture,
fittings and
equipment
£
345,183
17,821
363,004
210,932
21,403
232,335
130,669
134,251		 Motor
vehicles
£
22,320
4,300
26,620
4,464
2,411
6,875
19,745
17,856		 Totals
£
3,476,925
22,121
3,499,046
1,055,789
152,036
1,207,825
2,291,221
2,421,136

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15. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Shares in
COMPANY group
undertakings
£
COST VALUE
At 1 January 2020 11
Disposals (11)
11
IMPAIRMENT
At 1 January 2020 11
Eliminated on disposal (11)
-
IMPAIRMENT
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2020 -
At 31 December 2019 -

There were no investment assets outside the UK.

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15. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued

GLM Educational Trust

Nature of business: Provision of a faith based school

Class of share:

Charitable company limited by guarantee

Summary of trading results is shown below:

Income and endowments
Other income
Expenditure on
Charitable activities
Support costs
Movement in total funds during period
The assets and liabilities of the subsidiary were as follows:
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Represented by:
Unrestricted funds		 2020
£
1,086

(9,951)
(50)
(8,915)
2020
£
-
-
-
2020
£
-
 2019
£
-
-
(66)
(66)
2019
£
10,877
(1,896)
8,981
2019
£
8,981

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15. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued

Re-enlighten

Nature of business: Promotion of the Islamic faith

Class of share: Charitable company limited by guarantee

Summary of trading results is shown below:

Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
Other income
Total incoming resources
Expenditure on
Charitable activities
Support costs
Total resources expended
Movement in total funds during period
The assets and liabilities of the subsidiary were as follows:
Fixed assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditor: amounts falling due within one year
Represented by:
Unrestricted funds		 2020
£
159,556
1
159,557

(43,185)
(8,292)
(51,477)
108,080
2020
£
758
71,822
33,247
(700)
105,127
2020
£
105,127
 2019
£
85,992
398
86,390
(91,055)
(10,117)
(101,172)
(14,782)
2019
£
1,239
-
10,650
(14,842)
(2,953)
2019
£
(2,953)

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15. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued

Summary

The charity had three wholly owned subsidiaries, GLMCC Trading Limited, GLM Youth and Children Services Limited and GLIS Construction Limited, which were all incorporated in England and Wales and which were all dissolved at Companies House during 2020.

There continues to be two charitable companies in the Group, GLM Educational Trust and Re-enlighten, and Re-enlighten was the intermediate parent of a wholly owned subsidiary company, Re-enlighten Trading Limited, which was dissolved at Companies House on 22 September 2020.

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16. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Trade debtors
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income		 GROUP
2020
2019
£
£
2,305
2,610
-
-
234,456
67,947
7,756
8,642
244,517
79,199		 COMPANY
2020
2019
£
£
2,305
2,610
-
14,317
234,456
66,287
7,756
8,642
244,517
91,856		 COMPANY
2020
2019
£
£
2,305
2,610
-
14,317
234,456
66,287
7,756
8,642
244,517
91,856
91,856

17. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Trade creditors
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals		 GROUP
2020
2019
£
£
42,907
23,961
-
-
4,859
3,633
54,568
5,158
22,004
36,306
124,338
69,058		 COMPANY
2020
2019
£
£
42,907
23,961
71,822
1,021
4,859
3,633
54,568
4,137
21,306
34,122
195,462
66,874

18. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS

The following operating lease payments are committed to be paid within one year:

Expiring
Within one year
Within 2-5 years		 Other operating leases
2020
2019
£
£
-
-
792
-
-
792		 Other operating leases
2020
2019
£
£
-
-
792
-
-
792
792

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19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Fixed Asset fund
Restricted funds
Africa fund
Burma Appeal fund
Celebrate Eid fund
Foodbank fund
GLM Social Media fund
Iftar fund
Investing in the Hereafter fund
Masjid Refurbishment & School Project fund
Online TV Project fund
Orphans Appeal fund
Palestine Appeal fund
Qurbani fund
Sadaqah Jariyah Projects fund
School Library Fittings fund
Syria Appeal fund
Zakat fund
Zakat-ul-Fitr fund
Yemen fund
Roof Project fund
Imed Defib Project fund
Salaries fund
East Africa fund
Emergency Appeal fund
Syrian Orphans fund
Quran Printing fund
World in Crisis fund
Zakat TFGLM fund
Restricted funds balance carried forward		 At 1.1.20
Net
movement in
funds
£
£
125,020
2,681,897
535,549
(128,446)
2,806,917
407,103
-
2
26,014
(23,040)
102,870
(7,979)
2,331
29,465
1,951
100
(1,680)
-
2,454
-
62,643
1,466
6,714
-
6,635
(6,937)
315
-
2,173
4,160
4,129
5,263
3,063
-
287,553
33,488
77,308
(1,523)
(2)
2,443
82,986
(59,860)
32
(410)
566
34
-
-
1
746
1
-
11,344
(10,215)
531
31,465
49,589
-
(1,100)
100,560
758,847
68,802		 Transfers
between
funds
At 31.12.20
£
£
260,822
(274,472)
921,391
2,278,979
(13,650)
3,200,370
-
2
-
2,974
-
94,891
-
31,796
-
2,051
-
(1,680)
-
2,454
-
64,109
-
6,714
-
(302)
-
-
2,488
4,160
-
9,392
-
3,063
-
321,041
-
75,785
-
2,441
-
23,126
13,650
13,272
-
-
566
34
-
747
-
1
-
1,129
-
-
-
531
30,365
150,149
13,650
841,299

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19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Restricted funds
Pakistan Water Appeal fund
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal fund
Lebanon Appeal fund
GLM Educational Trust fund
Youth and Children fund
Restricted funds balance brought forward
Total restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.1.20
Net
movement in
funds
£
£
39,386
(28,182)
231
600
-
3,689
14,765
-
2,369
-
56,751
(23,893)
758,847
68,802
815,598
44,909
3,622,515
452,012		 Transfers
between
funds
At 31.12.20
£
£
-
11,204
-
831
-
3,689
-
14,765
-
2,369
-
32,858
13,650
841,299
13,650
874,157
-
4,074,527		 Transfers
between
funds
At 31.12.20
£
£
-
11,204
-
831
-
3,689
-
14,765
-
2,369
-
32,858
13,650
841,299
13,650
874,157
-
4,074,527
32,858
841,299
874,157
4,074,527

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19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Africa fund
Burma Appeal fund
Celebrate Eid fund
Foodbank fund
GLM Social Media fund
Masjid Refurbishment & School Project fund
Orphans Appeal fund
Palestine Appeal fund
Qurbani fund
Sadaqah Jariyah Projects fund
Syria Appeal fund
Zakat fund
Zakat-ul-Fitr fund
Yemen fund
Roof Project fund
East Africa fund
Syrian Orphans fund
World In Crisis fund
Zakat TFGLM fund
Pakistan Water Appeal fund
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal fund
Coronavirus Resilience fund
Lebanon Appeal fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
1,764,095
1,764,095
2
51,990
-
35,445
100
1,466
60,224
44,345
42,350
5,431
768,305
94,776
32,443
160,747
240
746
13,026
53,224
320,560
113,818
600
10,000
36,689
1,846,527
3,610,622		 Resources
expended
Movement in
funds
£
£
(1,356,992)
407,103
(1,356,992)
407,103
-
2
(75,030)
(23,040)
(7,979)
(7,979)
(5,980)
-
29,465
100
-
1,466
(67,161)
(6,937)
(42,172)
(38,190)
2,173
4,160
(168)
5,263
(734,817)
33,488
(96,299)
(1,523)
(30,000)
2,443
(220,607)
(59,860)
(650)
(410)
-
746
(23,241)
(10,215)
(54,324)
(220,000)
(142,000)
-
(10,000)
(33,000)
(1,100)
100,560
(28,182)
600
-
3,689
(1,801,618)
44,909
(3,158,610)
452,012

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19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted Funds
General fund
Fixed Asset fund
Faith fund
Restricted Funds
Africa fund
Burma Appeal fund
Celebrate Eid fund
Fidiyah fund
Foodbank fund
Funeral Service fund
GLM Social Media fund
Iftar fund
Investing in the Hereafter fund
Masjid Refurbishment & School Project fund
Online TV Project fund
Orphans Appeal fund
Palestine Appeal fund
Sadaqah Jariyah Projects fund
School Library Fittings fund
Syria Appeal fund
Zakat fund
Zakat-ul-Fitr fund
Yemen fund
Roof Project fund
Pakistan Appeal fund
Imed Defib Project fund
Deaf Appeal fund
Scouts fund
Salaries fund
East Africa fund
Emergency Appeal fund
Syrian Orphans fund
Glisk Admission fund
Quran Printing fund
World In Crisis fund
Zakat TFGLM fund
Pakistan Water Appeal fund
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal fund
GLM Educational Trust fund
Youth and Children fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.1.19
Net
movement in
funds
At 31.12.19
£
£
£
393,198
2,681,897
1,655,210
(268,178)
-
(1,655,210)
125,020
2,681,897
-
4,730,305
(1,923,388)
2,806,917
1,718
(1,718)
-
54,198
(28,184)
26,014
32,975
69,895
102,870
(3,463)
3,463
-
3,190
(859)
2,331
39,620
(39,620)
-
1,951
-
1,951
(5,995)
1,741
4,315
713
(1,680)
2,454
58,568
4,075
62,643
6,514
200
6,714
8,109
(1,474)
6,635
7,816
(7,501)
315
9,176
(5,047)
4,129
3,063
-
3,063
714,701
(427,148)
287,553
100,553
(23,245)
77,308
35
(37)
(2)
62,709
20,277
82,986
442
(3,395)
(410)
3,395
32
-
566
-
566
(119)
119
-
(4,325)
-
4,325
34
-
34
-
1
1
13,726
(13,725)
1
154,866
(143,522)
11,344
14,997
531
-
-
-
-
14,765
2,369
(14,997)
-
31,465
49,589
39,386
231
-
-
-
531
31,465
49,589
39,386
231
14,765
2,369

1,291,602
(476,004)
815,598

6,021,907
(2,399,392)
3,622,515

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19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Faith fund
Restricted funds
Africa fund
Burma Appeal fund
Celebrate Eid fund
Fidiyah fund
Foodbank fund
Funeral Service fund
GLM Social Media fund
Iftar fund
Investing in the Hereafter fund
Masjid Refurbishment & School Project fund
Online TV Project fund
Orphans Appeal fund
Palestine Appeal fund
Qurbani fund
Sadaqah Jariyah Projects fund
Syria Appeal fund
Zakat fund
Zakat-ul-Fitr fund
Yemen fund
Roof Project fund
Pakistan Appeal fund
Deaf Appeal fund
Scouts fund
Salaries fund
East Africa fund
Emergency Appeal fund
Syrian Orphans Appeal fund
Glisk Admissions fund
World In Crisis fund
Zakat TFGLM fund
Pakistan Water Appeal fund
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal fund
Winter Conference fund
Umrah Tours fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
1,227,833
-
1,227,833
-
212,235
226,669
9,024
3,737
-
-
28,097
731
4,035
208
31,526
42,499
26,325
3,732
748,379
54,917
14,963
113,158
240
10
-
-
34
1
-
16,452
5,679
31,590
134,872
121,386
25,231
4,383
500
1,860,613
3,088,446		 Resources
expended
£
(1,489,472)
(1,655,210)

(3,144,682)
(1,718)
(240,419)
(156,774)
(8,592)
(4,596)
-
-
(23,782)
(18)
40
(8)
(33,000)
(60,000)
(21,735)
(8,779)
(1,180,117)
(78,162)
(15,000)
(92,881)
(650)
-
-
-
-
-
(13,725)
(159,974)
(37,537)
(125)
(75,283)
(82,000)
(25,000)
(18,011)
(5,310)
(2,343,156)
(5,487,838)		 Transfers
between
funds
Net
movement in
funds
£
£
(6,539)
(268,178)
- (1,655,210)
(6,539)
(1,923,388)
-
(1,718)
-
(28,184)
-
3,031
-
(39,620)
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,000
(4,590)
-
4,590
-
-
-
-
3,385
119
4,325
-
-
-
-
16,861
-
(10,000)
-
-
13,628
4,810
69,895
3,463
(859)
(39,620)
-
4,315
713
4,075
200
(1,474)
(7,501)
-
(5,047)
(427,148)
(23,245)
(37)
20,277
(410)
3,395
119
4,325
34
1
(13,725)
(143,522)
(14,997)
31,465
49,589
39,386
231
-
-
6,539
(476,004)
-
(2,399,392)		 Transfers
between
funds
Net
movement in
funds
£
£
(6,539)
(268,178)
- (1,655,210)
(6,539)
(1,923,388)
-
(1,718)
-
(28,184)
-
3,031
-
(39,620)
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,000
(4,590)
-
4,590
-
-
-
-
3,385
119
4,325
-
-
-
-
16,861
-
(10,000)
-
-
13,628
4,810
69,895
3,463
(859)
(39,620)
-
4,315
713
4,075
200
(1,474)
(7,501)
-
(5,047)
(427,148)
(23,245)
(37)
20,277
(410)
3,395
119
4,325
34
1
(13,725)
(143,522)
(14,997)
31,465
49,589
39,386
231
-
-
6,539
(476,004)
-
(2,399,392)
(1,923,388)
(1,718)
(28,184)
69,895
3,463
(859)
(39,620)
-
4,315
713
4,075
200
(1,474)
(7,501)
-
(5,047)
(427,148)
(23,245)
(37)
20,277
(410)
3,395
119
4,325
34
1
(13,725)
(143,522)
(14,997)
31,465
49,589
39,386
231
-
-
(476,004)
(2,399,392)

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Purpose of Unrestricted Funds

General fund

This fund represents the free funds of the charity that are not designated for particular purposes.

Designated fund – Fixed Asset fund

This fund consists of unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees and represents funds spent by the charity on leasehold improvements and various furniture, fittings and equipment.

Designated fund – Faith fund

This fund represents funds applied by the charity to support the advancement of the Islamic faith in the UK, partly in Birmingham but predominantly outside of Birmingham.

This fund was expended in full as at 31 December 2019.

Africa fund

This fund consists of monies raised for humanitarian projects in Africa.

Burma Appeal fund

This fund consists of monies raised to help Muslims being persecuted in Burma.

Celebrate Eid fund

This fund consists of monies raised for Celebrate Eid project.

Fidiyah fund

The Fidiyah fund raises money to feed the poor in expiation of missed fasts by individuals during the month of Ramadan.

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Purpose of Restricted Funds

Foodbank fund

This fund consists of monies raised for the GLM Foodbank.

Funeral Service fund

The Funeral Service fund consists of funds raised to help launch the funeral service project as part of our social welfare activities.

This fund was expended in full as at 31 December 2019.

GLM Social Media fund

This fund consists of monies raised to support GLMCC Social Media initiatives.

Iftar fund

The Iftar fund covers the costs of providing a light snack during Ramadan for people wishing to break their fast in the mosque.

Investing in the Hereafter fund

This fund consists of monies raised for projects acting as continuous charity.

Masjid Refurbishment and School Project fund

The Masjid Refurbishment and School Project fund is used to help finance refurbishment works to the community hall and the old masjid.

Online TV Project fund

This fund consists of funds to help launch GLM TV, a new website accessible to the public, who can watch live and pre-recorded content from Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre.

Orphans Appeal fund

The Orphans Appeal fund consists of funds raised to finance orphan sponsorship projects.

Palestine Appeal fund

The Palestine Appeal fund raises money to be used to assist the humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Territories.

Qurbani fund

Qurbani is the sacrificing of an animal on the day of Eid-Al-Adha. Funds raised are usually sent to various countries where the sacrifices of animals are undertaken and the meat distributed to the poor in those regions.

Sadaqah Jariyah Projects fund

This fund consists of monies raised for multimedia projects acting as continuous charity for donors.

School Library Fittings fund

The School Library Fittings fund is used to finance the installation of library fittings in newly refurbished parts of the charity's buildings.

Syria Appeal fund

This fund consists of funds raised to help the plight of the Syrian people in the recent civil conflict.

Zakat fund

Zakat is an obligation on all Muslims to pay 2.5% of their savings to charity. Funds raised must be spent in accordance with the Islamic Sharia guidelines and are not available to the charity for general purpose use.

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19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Purpose of Restricted Funds - continued

Zakat-ul-Fitr fund

Zakat-ul-Fitr is charity given to the poor at the end of fasting in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Funds raised are usually distributed to various countries where food parcels are purchased and distributed to the poor on the day of Eid Al-Fitr.

Yemen fund

The Yemen fund consists of monies raised for humanitarian support in Yemen.

Roof Project fund

The roof project fund raised money to support refurbishment of the roof at the mosque.

Pakistan Appeal fund

The Pakistan Appeal fund consists of monies raised for humanitarian support in Pakistan.

Imed Dfib fund

Working together with IMED, this fund was set up to raise money to buy two defibrillators to support the local community.

Deaf Appeal fund

This fund consists of monies raised for helping people suffering from deafness.

Scouts fund

The Scouts fund was set up to collect income for the scouts group.

This fund was fully expended as at 31 December 2019.

Salaries fund

This fund was created to collect donations given specifically to support wages and salaries of masjid employees.

East Africa fund

This fund was created to provide humanitarian support after multiple countries in East Africa were severely affected by drought and conflict.

Emergency Appeal fund

This fund was created to support a lady in Syria who had been blinded following a missile attack in Syria. The monies raised are being used to support treatment to recover her eyesight via multiple operations.

Syrian Orphans fund

The fund was created to support setup of the largest Syrian Orphanage in Turkey, housing and providing care for approximately 240 orphans.

GLISK Admission fund

The fund was created to manage funds for Green Lane Institute of Sacred Knowledge, providing Arabic Language and Islamic Studies education.

This fund was fully expended as at 31 December 2019.

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19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS – continued

Purpose of Restricted Funds - continued

Quran Printing fund

This fund consists of monies raised to help with the printing and distribution of copies of the Quran.

World In Crisis fund

This fund consists of monies raised to support various Task Force GLM projects.

Zakat TFGLM fund

This fund is used to capture zakat donations in respect of Task Force GLM projects.

Pakistan Water Appeal fund

This fund was created to set up sustainable sources of clean water in Pakistan.

Kashmir Earthquake Appeal fund

This fund was created to collect monies to help with the aftermath of an earthquake which occurred in Kashmir during 2019.

Coronavirus Resilience fund

This fund was created to support a delivery campaign re self-isolating and/or vulnerable people or those who work for the NHS as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lebanon Appeal fund

This fund consists of monies raised for humanitarian support in Lebanon.

GLM Educational Trust fund

The GLM Educational Trust fund represents funds of the charity controlled by the charitable company and consolidated into these financial statements.

Youth and Children fund

The Youth and Children fund represents fund of the charity controlled by the charitable company and consolidated into these financial statements.

20. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

At the year end, the charity had no capital commitments (2019: £nil).

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21. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

At the year end, the following balances were owing from(debtor)/to(creditor) GLMCC from the following subsidiaries:

ubsidiaries:
GLMCC Trading Limited
GLIS Construction Limited
GLM Educational Trust
Re-enlighten
GLM Youth and Children Services Limited		 Debtor
2020
2019
£
£
-
849
-
-
-
810
-
12,657
-
-
-
14,316		 Creditor
2020
2019
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
71,822
-
-
1,021
71,822
1,021
1,021

During the year ended 31 December 2020 the following transactions took place between GLMCC and its subsidiaries.

Re-enlighten

During the year ended 31 December 2020 GLMCC made a donation totalling £113,343 (2019: £nil) to Reenlighten.

Furthermore, during the year ended 31 December 2020 GLMCC paid wages totalling £32,569 (2019: £59,831) on behalf of Re-enlighten.

As at 31 December 2020 GLMCC owed Re-enlighten an amount totalling £71,822 (2019: Re-enlighten owed GLMCC an amount totalling £12,657).

GLM Educational Trust

During the year ended 31 December 2020 GLM Educational Trust made a donation of £9,951 to GLMCC.

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23. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR 2019

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Education
Other trading activities
Investment income
Total

EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Support costs
Total
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 Unrestricted
funds
£
852,912
205,028
137,775
32,118
1,227,833
3,472
2,378,972
762,238
3,144,682
(1,916,849)
(6,539)
(1,923,388)
4,730,305
2,806,917		 Restricted
funds
£
1,792,177
3,890
64,496
50
1,860,613
27,243
2,133,788
182,125
2,343,156
(482,543)
6,539
(476,004)
1,291,602
815,598		 2019
Total funds
£
2,645,089
208,918
202,271
32,168
3,088,446
30,715
4,512,760
944,363

5,487,838
(2,399,392)
-
(2,399,392)
6,021,907
3,622,515		 2018
Total funds
£
4,301,903
213,025
165,491
36,146
4,716,565
29,865
1,748,364
736,693
2,514,922
2,201,643
-
2,201,643
3,820,264
6,021,907

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