2024 

**Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts** 

**Sri Lankan Muslim Welfare Association Crawley** 

**Charity reg: 1138236 St. Leonards Hall Martyrs Avenue Crawley West Sussex RH11 7RX** 



## Table of Contents 

Trustees’ Annual Report……………………… . ……………………………… 2 - 5 Independent Examiners Report … . …………………………………………… 6 - 7 Receipts and Payments Accounts …………………………………………… . 8 - 9 

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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From: 01/01/2024              To: 31/07/2024** 

**Charity name: Sri Lankan Muslim Welfare Association Crawley** 

## **Charity registration number: 1138236** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the<br>purposes of the<br>charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|_SLMWAC is an association formed for the purpose of_<br>_promoting and facilitating the social, cultural, educational and_<br>_spiritual needs of the Sri Lankan Muslims living in Crawley._<br>_SLMWAC conduct activities and projects which promote_<br>_peace and harmony, friendship amongst communities and_<br>_building co-operation and unity among people._|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to<br>those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in<br>particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in<br>the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|-<br>_Facilitated 5 daily times prayers, Friday Sermons, EID &_<br>_Ramadan Prayers._<br>-<br>_Conduct Islamic educational classes for children and_<br>_adults._<br>-<br>_Facilitated Funeral services._<br>-<br>_Facilitated communal events, provided / assisted in the_<br>_provision of recreation /leisure activities that improve the_<br>_living condition of Sri Lankan Muslims in Crawley._<br>-<br>_Promoted charitable activities that relieve poverty and_<br>_help victims of human / natural disasters._|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees<br>have had regard to<br>the guidance issued<br>by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|_Confirmed_|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the<br>end of the period|Para 1.21|_During the period, the association recorded receipts of £87,888 and_<br>_payments of £59,010, hence making a surplus of £28,878._|
|Statement explaining<br>the policy for holding<br>reserves stating why<br>they are held|Para 1.22|_There is no policy in place or requirement to hold reserves._<br>_However, the association maintains two restricted funds:_<br>_(i)_<br>_Building Fund– can only utilized for the acquisition of a_<br>_long-term suitable property to act as the base for the_<br>_Association and_<br>_(ii)_<br>_Janaza (bereavement) Fund– can only be used by_<br>_members participating in the scheme._|
|Amount of reserves<br>held|Para 1.22|_N/A_|
|Reasons for holding<br>zero reserves|Para 1.22|_N/A_|
|Details of fund<br>materially in deficit|Para 1.24|_None to note._|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a<br>going concern|Para 1.23|_No concern._|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing<br>document|Para 1.25|_Constitution_|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|Para 1.25|_Unincorporated association_|
|Trustee selection<br>methods including<br>details of any<br>constitutional provisions<br>e.g. election to post or<br>name of any person or<br>body entitled to appoint<br>one or more trustees|Para 1.25|_President and initial Trustees are elected by the members at the_<br>_General Assembly Meeting (every two years). Any further trustees_<br>_are appointed by the working committee._|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Sri Lankan Muslim Welfare Association Crawley|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|None|
|Registered charity number|1138236|
|Charity’s principal address|ST. LEONARDS HALL,<br>MARTYS AVENUE<br>CRAWLEY<br>WEST SUSSEX<br>RH11 7RX|



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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

## **[01/01/2024 to 31/07/2024]** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17|**Trustee name**|**Office(if any)**|**Dates acted if not**<br>**for wholeyear**|**Name of person (or**<br>**body) entitled to**<br>**appoint trustee (if**<br>**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Mohamed Kader|President|Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Thawood Lebbe Fazlur Rahman|Vice President|Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Ubaidoor Riluwan Abdul Caffoor|Secretary|Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Farzan Akram|Treasurer|Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Mohammed Aslam Ghouse|Assistant Secretary|Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Abdul Hakeem Mohamed Niyas|Assistant Secretary|Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Ihlas Marzook|Assistant Treasurer|Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Nazmil Mohamed Nizam<br>Mohamed||Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Zakeer Hussain Mohamed Ariff||Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Mohamed Musthafa Niyas||Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Mohamed Farzan||Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Fazlan Nizamdeen||Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Mohamed Razlan Mohamed<br>Razik||Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Mohamed Riswan Mohamed<br>Fuard||Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Shakir Ali||Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Asamur Rahman||Wholeperiod|General Assembly|
||Rizan Mohamed Hamza||Appointed:10/02/2024|Executive committee|



## **– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved** 

**Director name** N/A 

## **Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity** 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year **||
|---|---|---|
|Mohamed Kader|||
|Nazmil Mohamed Nizam<br>Mohamed|||
|Asamur Rahman|||
||||



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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets held in this capacity|N/A|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the<br>charity’s own assets|N/A|



## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**none** 

## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position **<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Mohamed Kader|Mohammed Aslam Ghouse|
||President|Assistant Secretary|
||<br>04-08-2025||
||<br>04-08-2025||



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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Sri Lankan Muslim Welfare Association Crawley
On accounts for the
period ended
0110112024 to 3110712024
Charity no
(if any)
1138236
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my exarnination of the accounts of the above
charity ('the Trust.) for the period ended 0110112024 to 3110712024.
Responslbilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
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## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of** None **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

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|~~———————~~|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>~~———————~~|~~———————~~|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>~~———————~~|~~———————~~|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>~~———————~~|~~———————~~|**Total funds**<br>~~———————~~|~~———————~~|**Last year**<br>~~———————~~|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**to the nearest**<br>**£**|**to the nearest**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|
|**A1 Receipts**||||||||||
|Jummah and Till Collection|**21,874**||**-**||**-**||**21,874**||**36,158**|
|StandingOrder Income|**14,522**||**-**||**-**||**14,522**||**23,967**|
|BuildingFund Collection|||**195**||**-**||**195**||**-**|
|Ramadan & Eid Collection|**33,787**||**-**||**-**||**33,787**||**24,363**|
|TB Buildingrental Income|**880**||**-**||**-**||**880**||**895**|
|Iqra Class Income|**8,515**||**-**||**-**||**8,515**||**7,333**|
|Wisdom Class Income|**2,234**||**-**||**-**||**2,234**||**6,970**|
|Fund RaisingAccount(Due to atyear end)|**-**||||||**-**||**2,477**|
|Ladies Da'wa Programme(Due to atyear end)|**-**||||||**-**||**80**|
|Other Income|**1,090**||**-**||**-**||**1,090**||**1,245**|
|**_Sub total_** _(Gross income for AR) _|**82,902**||**195**||**-**||**83,097**||**103,488**|
|||||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales**<br>~~———_~~|~~———_~~|~~—~~|~~—~~|~~——~~|~~——~~|~~——~~|~~——~~|~~—~~|~~—~~|
|Janaza Fund(Collection received)<br>~~———_~~|**-**<br>~~———_~~|~~—~~|**4,550**<br>~~—~~|~~——~~|**-**<br>~~——~~|~~——~~|**4,550**<br>~~——~~|~~—~~|**6,980**<br>~~—~~|
|Other debtors - radio sales<br>~~———_~~|**241**<br>~~———_~~|~~—~~|**-**<br>~~—~~|~~——~~|**-**<br>~~——~~|~~——~~|**241**<br>~~——~~|~~—~~|~~—~~|
|**_Sub total_**<br>~~———_~~|**241**<br>~~———_~~|~~—~~|**4,550**<br>~~—~~|~~——~~|**-**<br>~~——~~|~~——~~|**4,791**<br>~~——~~|~~—~~|**6,980**<br>~~—~~|
|~~———_~~|~~———_~~|~~—~~|~~—~~|~~——~~|~~——~~|~~——~~|~~——~~|~~—~~|~~—~~|
|**_Total receipts_ **<br>~~———_~~|**83,143**<br>~~———_~~|~~—~~|**4,745**<br>~~—~~|~~——~~|**-**<br>~~——~~|~~——~~|**87,888**<br>~~——~~|~~—~~|**110,468**<br>~~—~~|
|~~———_~~|~~———_~~|~~—~~|~~—~~|~~——~~|~~——~~|~~——~~|~~——~~|~~—~~|~~—~~|
|**A3 Payments**||||||||||
|Masjid Rent|**7,000**||**-**||**-**||**7,000**||**12,000**|
|Masjid Imam costs and moulavi expenses|**10,820**||**-**||**-**||**10,820**||**28,909**|
|Salaries and national insurance|**6,625**||**-**||**-**||**6,625**||**-**|
|UtilityBills|**4,790**||**-**||**-**||**4,790**||**18,979**|
|Ramadan & Eid Expenses|**7,235**||**-**||**-**||**7,235**||**624**|
|Eid Ul Adha Expenses|**1,371**||||||**1,371**||**-**|
|Masjid Caretaker & Maintenance Expenses|**3,513**||**-**||**-**||**3,513**||**6,529**|
|Other Expenses|**861**||**-**||**-**||**861**||**2,823**|
|Iqra & Wisdom Class Costs|**8,548**||**-**||**-**||**8,548**||**12,450**|
|StationaryCosts|**12**||**-**||**-**||**12**||**177**|
|Youth Programme Expenses|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**990**|
|Insurance and Bank Charges|**1,605**||**45**||**-**||**1,650**||**1,141**|
|TB BuildingSale - Legal Expenses|**600**||**-**||**-**||**600**||**-**|
|Sponsor License Expenses|**1,239**||**-**||**-**||**1,239**||**1,536**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**54,219**||**45**||**-**||**54,264**||**86,158**|
|||||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investmentpurchases**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—~~|~~—~~|
|Other debtors(loans made)<br>~~—S————~~|**3,346**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**-**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**-**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**3,346**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—~~|~~—~~|
|FundraisingAccounts(liablities cleared)<br>~~—S————~~|**1,400**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**-**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**-**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**1,400**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—~~|~~—~~|
|**_Sub total_ **<br>~~—S————~~|**4,746**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**-**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**-**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**4,746**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—~~|**-**<br>~~—~~|
|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|~~—~~|~~—~~|
|**_Totalpayments_ **<br>~~—S————~~|**58,965**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**45**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**-**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—S————~~|**59,010**<br>~~—S————~~|~~—~~|**86,158**<br>~~—~~|
|~~—S————~~<br>~~S222~~|~~—S————~~<br>~~S222~~|~~—S————~~<br>~~S222~~|~~—S————~~<br>~~S222~~|~~—S————~~<br>~~S222~~|~~—S————~~<br>~~S222~~|~~—S————~~<br>~~S222~~|~~—S————~~<br>~~S222~~|~~—~~<br>~~S222~~|~~—~~<br>~~S222~~|
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>~~S222~~|**24,178**<br>~~S222~~|**178**<br>~~S222~~|**4,700**<br>~~S222~~|**700**<br>~~S222~~|**-              28**<br>~~S222~~|**-              28**<br>~~S222~~|**-              28,878**<br>~~S222~~|**878**<br>~~S222~~|**24,310**<br>~~S222~~|
|**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>~~S222~~|~~S222~~|~~S222~~|~~S222~~|~~S222~~|**-**<br>~~S222~~|~~S222~~|**-**<br>~~S222~~|~~S222~~|**-**<br>~~S222~~|
|**A6 Cash funds lastyear end**<br>~~S222~~|**39,874**<br>~~S222~~|**39,874**<br>~~S222~~|**72,502**<br>~~S222~~|**502**<br>~~S222~~|**-**<br>~~S222~~|~~S222~~|**112,376**<br>~~S222~~|~~S222~~|~~S222~~|
|**_Cash funds thisperiod end_**<br>~~S222~~|**64,052**<br>~~S222~~|**64,052**<br>~~S222~~|**77,202**<br>~~S222~~|**77,202**<br>~~S222~~|**-            141,254**<br>~~S222~~|**-            141,254**<br>~~S222~~|**-            141,254**<br>~~S222~~|~~S222~~|**24,310**<br>~~S222~~|



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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**B1 Cash funds**<br>HSBC BuildingA/C<br>HSBC RunningA/C<br>HSBC Wisdom Class A/C<br>HSBC Janaza A/C(ex-Janaza)<br>Metro Bank Masjid A/C<br>Metro Bank Janaza Scheme A/C<br>Metro Bank Iqra Class A/C<br>Metro Bank PettyCash A/C<br>PettyCash<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br> <br>**Details**<br>**B2 Other**<br>**monetary assets**<br>Other debtors - Loan<br>Other debtors - radio sales<br>**Details**<br>**B3 Investment**<br>**assets**<br>None<br>**Details**<br>**B4 Assets**<br>**retained for the**<br>**charity’s own**<br>**use**<br>Three Bridges Building (at cost)<br>**Details**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>Janaza Scheme Funds<br>FundraisingAccounts<br>Ladies Da'wa Programme<br>Signed by one or two trustees<br>on behalf of all the trustees <br>Signature|**B1 Cash funds**<br>HSBC BuildingA/C<br>HSBC RunningA/C<br>HSBC Wisdom Class A/C<br>HSBC Janaza A/C(ex-Janaza)<br>Metro Bank Masjid A/C<br>Metro Bank Janaza Scheme A/C<br>Metro Bank Iqra Class A/C<br>Metro Bank PettyCash A/C<br>PettyCash<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br> <br>**Details**<br>**B2 Other**<br>**monetary assets**<br>Other debtors - Loan<br>Other debtors - radio sales<br>**Details**<br>**B3 Investment**<br>**assets**<br>None<br>**Details**<br>**B4 Assets**<br>**retained for the**<br>**charity’s own**<br>**use**<br>Three Bridges Building (at cost)<br>**Details**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>Janaza Scheme Funds<br>FundraisingAccounts<br>Ladies Da'wa Programme<br>Signed by one or two trustees<br>on behalf of all the trustees <br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**65,682**<br>**32,307**<br>**861**<br>**16**<br>**20,161**<br>**11,520**<br>**8,090**<br>**732**<br>**1,885**<br>**64,052**<br>**77,202**<br>**-**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**3,346**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**19**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to**<br>**which asset**<br>**belongs**<br>**Cost**<br>**(optional)**<br>**Current**<br>**value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to**<br>**which asset**<br>**belongs**<br>**Cost**<br>**(optional)**<br>**Current**<br>**value**<br>**(optional)**<br>Restricted<br>**245,000**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to**<br>**which liability**<br>**relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Restricted<br>**11,530**<br>Unrestricted<br>**1,077**<br>Unrestricted<br>**80**<br>Print Name<br>Date of approval<br>Farzan Akram<br>Aslam Ghouse<br>04-08-2025<br>04-08-2025|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**65,682**<br>**32,307**<br>**861**<br>**16**<br>**20,161**<br>**11,520**<br>**8,090**<br>**732**<br>**1,885**<br>**64,052**<br>**77,202**<br>**-**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**3,346**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**19**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to**<br>**which asset**<br>**belongs**<br>**Cost**<br>**(optional)**<br>**Current**<br>**value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to**<br>**which asset**<br>**belongs**<br>**Cost**<br>**(optional)**<br>**Current**<br>**value**<br>**(optional)**<br>Restricted<br>**245,000**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to**<br>**which liability**<br>**relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Restricted<br>**11,530**<br>Unrestricted<br>**1,077**<br>Unrestricted<br>**80**<br>Print Name<br>Date of approval<br>Farzan Akram<br>Aslam Ghouse<br>04-08-2025<br>04-08-2025|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|||||**Current**<br>**value**<br>**(optional)**|
|||||**-**|
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|||||**Current**<br>**value**<br>**(optional)**|
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|||||**When due**<br>**(optional)**|
|||Restricted|||
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||Signature||Date of approval||
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