Trustees, Annual Report for the period
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Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Al-zohra Education Trust
Other names charity is known by
Registered charily number (if any)
1133160
Charity's principal address
LcHETh HOUSE, 13 FREELAND PARK
WAREHAM ROAD
POOLE, DORSET
Postcode
BH16 6FA
Names of the charity trustees who manage Ihe charity
Name of person lor
body) entitled to appoint
trustee
rfa
Trustee name
Office lif any)
Dates acted if not for whole
year
Mrs Shahnaz
Akhtar
Chair person &
Acting Treasurer
Miss Tabindah
Akhtar
Mrs Zaida
Parveen
Mrs Shahnaz
Sadiq
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Accourbtant
Tim O'Brien CA
The Green, Datchet Berkshire, SL3 9AS
Bank
Virgin Money
Jubilee House, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4PL
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity's trusts
Trust Deed
Type of governing document
leg. trust deed, constituti
How the charity is constituted
{eg. Irusl, association, comp
Trust
Trustee selection methods
leg. appointerj Dy, eiecrea
Appointed by existing trustees
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
Induction & Training of Trustees
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about..
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network wilh which the charity
works;
relationship with any related
parties.,
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Prior lo appointment, potential trustees are required to demonstrate a
strong commitment lo the Trust's work, for example through regular
involvement in our work.
Following appointment, all trustees are required to participate in an
induction workshop to familiarise themselves with our Trust Deed. This
workshop is led by the existing trustees.
Each trustee has specif ic responsibilities according to their individual
skills, however we all work closely together to share knowledge and
experience where required.
Risks
The trustees are satisfied that systems are in place to manage the
identified risks.
As part of the Trust's work involves working in close proximity to children
lat the Slough supplementary school), the following measures have been
implemented to ensure their proleclion..
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBSI checks of all trustees and
staff.,
Child Protection Policy with which all staff are required to be
familiar:
Training of key staff members in basic first aid and focxj hygiene.
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Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
The objects of the charity are set oul in our Trust Deed as follows..
To relieve poverty and sickness of persons suffering in the UK
and overseas.
To advance the education of persons in the UK.
To relieve persons in need from the Muslim communty in the UK,
particularly by advice and support seNices.
To promote and advance the religion of Islam.
Summary of the objects of the
charily set out in its governing
document
The Trust carries OLrt a range of activities in pursuit of our charitable
objects as outlined above. Our aclivities assist beneficiaries wilhin our
areas of operation in addition to the wider community, in compliance with
the requirements of section 4 of the Charrties Act 2006 i.e. to have due
regard to public benef it.
Supplementary School (Slough)
The Trust f irsl offered Islamic Studies classes in 2004 at hired facilities
within the Slough area. From 2013. the Chair Person provided the Trust
with the use of a premises free of charge until such lime that the Trust
can raise suff icient funds to purchase its own building.
From March 2020, due to Covid-19. all classes at the premises were
temwrarily suspended and subsequently the Trust moved classes to
Zoom. The following classes continued into 2022:
Weekly Tafsir (interpretation of the Holy Qur'an) classes, free of
charge, attended by approximately ten women.
Islamic Studies classes for children aged 7-13 years. Approximately
six students attended three times per week on Zcx)m.
Summary of the main activities
undertaken for the public
benefit in relation to these
objects (include within this
section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit)
Use of premises
Due to the premises not being in use during lockdown and all classes
continuing to take place via Zoom post lockdown, the Chair person
sold the building in February 2022.
Charitable Projects (UK)
Each year, the Trust donates Christmas hampers to the homeless Look
Ahead hostels in Slough and Maidenhead. In 2022. we donaled 22no.
hampers containing brand new duvets, bed sheets, loiletries and food to
the Slough Lookahead Hostel residents.
Charitable Projects (Overseas)
The Trust funds a number of long term poverty relief initiatives in
Pakistan in partnership with local registered NGOS. The following
activities were undertaken=
Zakat distribution la form of specific charitable giving, regulated
in accordance with the Qur'an). In previous years. we have
invesled in micro-f inance iniliatives. including start up funds and
interest free loans for small businesses in partnership wilh the
Saylani Welfare Trust Inlemational (registration no. 1145851). In
2013, we awarded 50 families with auto rickshaws worth around
£1200 each on an interest free loan basis. Reci
ients were re
uired
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lo make a small initial deposit followed by 24 monthly interest f ree
payments. A number of recipients have now repaid their loans and
own the rickshaws outright. In 2014, we froze additional investment
in the microfinance initiatives to focus on new projects, however
ongoing repayments have continued to sustain the auto rickshaw
scheme.
Policy on Grantmaking
We regularly receive donations f rom the public for the following..
Charitable projects in the UK
Poverty relief work overseas
Zakat
Sadaqah
Qurbani
Our policy on grantmaking is based on utilising donations as effectively
and transparenlly as possible. Unlil lockdown, each year we were
holding an annual event to which donors are invited to view progress
with our projects in Pakistan.
Overseas, we only work alongside established and registered
organisations that are locally based, which in previous years have
included IslamiG Relief, Save the Children and the Saylani Welfare Trust
International. Until 2018, the Chair Person would make a seif-funded trip
to Pakistan annually to oversee the Ramadan project and the Orphan
Sponsorship Programme.
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about=
policy on grantmaking.,
policy programme related
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
In the UK, prior to awarding a grant, at least two tnjstees visit the
applicant to verify information provided on the application and conf irm
alignment with the Trust's objectives.
Contribution by Volunteers
Since Ihe charity's eslablishment in 2004. a core team of volunteers
regularly donate all of their time free of charge, often in the evenings and
at weekends. Our volunteers also contribute to their own expenses and
to those of the Trust, providing free supplies for the day to day running of
the charity.
We have an expenses policy in order to reirnburse volunteers for
reasonable expenses incurred on the charity's behalf. The expenses are
covered using funds raised from the sale of homemade food, fairtrade
goods and school fees. This allow 100 % of donations to go towards
projects whilst ensuring that financial constraints do not prevent
volunteers from participating in our work.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section D
Achievements and performance
The main achievements of the charity during 2022 are summarised
below..
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Over fifteen students attended weekly classes held on Zoom.
22no. Christmas hampers donagted to Slough Lookahead Homeless
hostel.
Pakistan based micro-finance project providing auto rickshaws on an
interest free loan basis continued to seif-f und itselr.
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Section E
Financial review
Whilst the Trust does not have a formal policy on reserves, one of our
main forms of f undraising is the collection of Sadaqah {the Islamic
principle of voluntary donations to charity). This ensures that suff icient
reseNe funds are always available for unplanned projects such as
emergency disaster relief work.
Brief statement of the
charily's policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
NIA.
Further financial review details {Optional infomiation)
Principal Sources of Funds
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about..
the charity's principal
sources of funds {including
any fundraisingl-
how expenditure has
supwrted the key objectives
of the charity.,
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
The charity's main source of f unding is through donations from the public.
Our sources of regular income are donations. Zakat and Sadaqah {refer
to section C for further details). Funds for specif ic projects are raised
through activities and events (refer to section C for further details) and, if
necessary, supplemented by Ihe aforementioned sources of income.
Expenditure
The Trust has a policy to assess all potential projects against the charity
objectives prior to approval. The trustees will only approve funds for a
project that meet one or more of these objectives, thus ensuring that
expenditure is directly aligned with the aims of the Trust.
| Section F
Other optional information
| Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the trustees.
Signaturels)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etcl
TABINDAH AKHTAR
TRUSTEE
Date
31111
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**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1133160**
Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
for
Al - Zohra Education Trust
Tim O'Brien CA The Green Datchet Berkshire SL3 9AS
Al - Zohra Education Trust
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
|||Page||
|---|---|---|---|
|Report of the Trustees||1||
|Independent Examiner's Report||2||
|Statement of Financial Activities||3||
|Balance Sheet||4||
|Notes to the Financial Statements|5|to|8|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities||9||
Al - Zohra Education Trust
## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable 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).
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number**
1133160
## **Principal address**
Lytchett House 13 Freeland Park Wareham Road Poole Dorset BH16 6FA
## **Trustees**
Miss T Akhtar Mrs Z Muzzam Mrs S Sadiq
## **Independent Examiner**
Tim O'Brien Tim O'Brien CA The Green Datchet Berkshire SL3 9AS
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
........................................................................ Miss T Akhtar - Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Al - Zohra Education Trust
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Al - Zohra Education Trust**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Al - Zohra Education Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2022.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien CA The Green Datchet Berkshire SL3 9AS
Date: .............................................
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Al - Zohra Education Trust
## Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
|||31.12.22|31.12.21|
|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Total|
|||fund|funds|
||Notes|£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**||||
|Donations and legacies||50,044|36,706|
|**EXPENDITURE ON**||||
|Raising funds|2|360|360|
|**Charitable activities**||||
|Donations to educational charities||-|8,960|
|Donations to homeless project||1,466|-|
|**Total**||1,826|9,320|
|**NET INCOME**||48,218|27,386|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||
|Total funds brought forward||77,608|50,222|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||125,826|77,608|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Al - Zohra Education Trust
## Balance Sheet
## 31 December 2022
|31.12.22
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank
126,186
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
5
(360)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
125,826
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
125,826
**NET ASSETS**
125,826
**FUNDS**
6
Unrestricted funds
125,826
**TOTAL FUNDS**
125,826|31.12.21
Total
funds
£
77,968
(360)
77,608
77,608
77,608
77,608
77,608|
|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
............................................. T Akhtar - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Al - Zohra Education Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable 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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **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.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **2. RAISING FUNDS**
## **Raising donations and legacies**
||31.12.22|31.12.21|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Support costs|360|360|
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Al - Zohra Education Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
## **3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2022 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2022 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021.
## **4. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|||||Unrestricted|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||fund|
|||||£|
||**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**||||
||Donations and legacies|||36,706|
||**EXPENDITURE ON**||||
||Raising funds|||360|
||**Charitable activities**||||
||Donations to educational charities|||8,960|
||**Total**|||9,320|
||**NET INCOME**|||27,386|
||**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||
||Total funds brought forward|||50,222|
||**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|||77,608|
|**5.**|**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**||||
||||31.12.22|31.12.21|
||||£|£|
||Other creditors||360|360|
|**6.**|**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**||||
||||Net||
||||movement|At|
|||At 1.1.22|in funds|31.12.22|
|||£|£|£|
||**Unrestricted funds**||||
||General fund|77,608|48,218|125,826|
||**TOTAL FUNDS**|77,608|48,218|125,826|
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Al - Zohra Education Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
## **6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|50,044|(1,826)|48,218|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|50,044|(1,826)|48,218|
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|||Net||
|---|---|---|---|
|||movement|At|
||At 1.1.21|in funds|31.12.21|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|50,222|27,386|77,608|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|50,222|27,386|77,608|
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|36,706|(9,320)|27,386|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|36,706|(9,320)|27,386|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|||Net||
|---|---|---|---|
|||movement|At|
||At 1.1.21|in funds|31.12.22|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|50,222|75,604|125,826|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|50,222|75,604|125,826|
continued...
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Al - Zohra Education Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
## **6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|86,750|(11,146)|75,604|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|86,750|(11,146)|75,604|
## **7. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2022.
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Al - Zohra Education Trust
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022|||
|---|---|---|
||31.12.22|31.12.21|
||£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Gifts|50,044|36,706|
|**Total incoming resources**|50,044|36,706|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Grants to institutions|1,466|8,960|
|**Support costs**|||
|**Governance costs**|||
|Accountancy|360|360|
|Total resources expended|1,826|9,320|
|**Net income**|48,218|27,386|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Al - Zohra Education Trust
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Al - Zohra Education Trust**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Al - Zohra Education Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2022.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien CA The Green Datchet Berkshire SL3 9AS
Date: 31/10/2023
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