Registered charity number 1139907
Central Jamia Mosque Rizvia
Accounts
31 March 2025
Central Jamia Mosque Rizvia Report and accounts Contents
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| Information | 2 |
| Report of the Trustees | 3 |
| Statement of financial activities | 9 |
| Balance sheet | 10 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 11 |
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Central Jamia Mosque Rizvia Charity Information
Trustees
Mohammed Arfan Shakeel Nawaz Maqsood Hussain Mohammed Riaz Fiaz Ahmed Muhammad Akram
Accountants
Aurora HK Limited Office 40, Anglesey Business Centre Burton-On-Trent DE14 3NT
Bankers 11 Spring Crescent Southampton Hampshire SO17 2FZ
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Central Jamia Mosque Rizvia Report of the Trustees
Statement of Trustee's Responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom generally Accepted Accounting Standard.
In these Financial Statements, the trustees are required to:
Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; Make judgement and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993 and the Charity (Accounts Reports) Regulations 2008 . They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
On behalf of the Board Muhammed Arfan 21 January 2026
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Central Jamia Mosque Rizvia Report of the Trustees
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
Central Jamia Mosque Rizvia is constituted as a charitable registered with the Charity Commission under charity number 1139907 and governed by a deed of trust.
Organisational Structure
The charity trustees are responsible for the overall control, strategic planning and organization of management committee elections and transition. The trustees have given delegated powers to the management committee for the day to day operations including the recruitment of staff except for the post of Head Imam for which recruitment is a joint effort in line with trust deed.
The trust board meetings are held quarterly and convene adhoc meetings are necessary and are responsible for all decisions taken in relation to the overall status of trust operations and the trust board also meets with the management committee to review and monitor progress on all aspect of the day to day operations and again will convene other meeting as and when necessary.
The management committee meetings are held every two weeks and other meetings when necessary.
Where necessary the trustees and management committee will seek subject matter expert advice from within the community generally free of charge and if not forthcoming then will engage with external bodies or professionals.
The trustees and management committee give their time freely and receive no salary or other financial benefits.
Recruitment and appointment of Trustees
The existing trustees are responsible for recruitment of new trustees and this is done in accordance with the trust deed i.e. when a clan based position becomes vacant the trust board review the skillset shortfall and a notice is posted asking the relevant clan (family) to nominate person/s with required skills if possible. If there is more than one applicant then the trust board will resolve this with clan elders to the satisfaction of the applicant and or hold a ballot of the relevant clan members.
Induction and Training of Trustees
Following appointment, new trustee/s are introduced to their new role and given a copy of the trust deed and guide to policies and procedure adopted by the charity. They are given information about the charity commission website and the relevant section/s applicable to the role and responsibilities of a trustee under the Charity Act.
The new trustee is paired up with a buddy from existing experienced trustees and their progress is reviewed regularly.
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Central Jamia Mosque Rizvia Report of the Trustees
Our Aims and Objectives
The charity will be of a charitable nature with aims and objectives of the charity as set out in the trust deed and summarized below:
1) To provide mosque facilities, services and to advance the education of the public in the religion of Islam Sunni Brailevi school of thought within the framework of the Holy Quran and Sunnat by the provision of a mosque and Islamic cultural and education centre.
2) To promote religious harmony for the benefit of the public at large through educating children and young adults by actively countering extremism of all religions especially through promoting Islam as a religion of peace and harmony, and through cohesion by raising awareness of the distinctive features of Islam and its common ground with other religions, by providing counseling, mediation/conflict resolution services and engagement with interfaith groups, through our community facilities, to build a culture of friendship, peace and harmony.
Strategies
To make our mosque easily accessible and welcoming for All Muslims (male & female) who wish to learn more about their religion and to be able to worship as a congregation regularly with special focus on Friday, Ramadhan and Eid prayers.The facility is open at all daily prayer, class, function and event times.
We engage with other faith and non-faith people to share the teachings of Islam and hold open sessions where anyone can walk in.
One of the 5 Pillars of Islam is charitable giving (Zakat) according to one’s wealth and sadqa for additional blessings for the purpose of relief of hardship amongst communities worldwide. The trust does NOT directly get involved in fundraising for these causes but we are committed to accommodating events and functions organized by recognized bodies.
All our funding is through charitable donations by community for mosque and community related facilities or services and limited funding is received from local bodies for specific or collaborative events/functions to promote e.g. wellbeing & health seminars, Gym, youth fun-day, which are advertised through social media and posters on the facility fencing inviting the wider local community to participate.
Increase engagement with wider community through activities and events, making community facilities available for use/hire by all and most of the activities are free or charged on cost basis and where at all possible the trust will give concessions on the basis of community benefit.
Management Committee and Trustee are the first point of contact for those moving into the locality and our aim is assist them in any way possible to make their settlement easier directly or by pointing them in the direction of individual’s or bodies that can help.
An ongoing review of existing facilities and services, fit for purpose, maintenance/running cost, appeal and appearance to users and passersby. The building is 100+ years old building ex-primary school which has been adapted many times.
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Central Jamia Mosque Rizvia Report of the Trustees
Use of Volunteers
Staff full, part-time and volunteers especially are an important resource of Islam and our community. We have circa 20 volunteers made up of Trustees and management committee and community who give up their time free of charge to assist with and lead mosque and community activities and all those who lead or are involved with children or vulnerable persons activities are Data Barring Services (DBS) checked.
Aims and Objectives achievement review
The trust carries out a wide range of activities and services in pursuance of our aims and objectives and the trust board considers the following summary provides a fair reflection of the benefits delivered to those who pray at the facility and wider community of Burton-On-Trent.
Our facilities are integrated except for 2 prayer rooms and remaining used to accommodate religious and community services and events.
Risk Management
The trustees and management committee have assessed the risks to charity and identified major risks by area of activity, nature, likelihood of happening and the measures placed to manage the risk/s, and they are reviewed regularly at trust board, management committee and joint meetings. The trustees are satisfied that systems and arrangements are place to manage the risks identified. Especially key areas such as Insurance cover in place for buildings and employer liability, Legal Services outsourced for employment contracts, trust finances are kept under regular review, appropriate Data Barring Services DBS) checks. All policies are reviewed regularly and amended as necessary especially where children & vulnerable persons are concerned and an external trainer was hired to provide training to staff in relation to safety and protection of children, vulnerable persons and all users of the facility.
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Central Jamia Mosque Rizvia Report of the Trustees
Religious Activities
Mosque provided facilities and service for worship and Islamic Education for all ages and the wider community and dialogue with people of other faiths and none.
Prayers: mosque is open for all daily and including Friday prayers, which are attended by 120 and by nearly 400 people, respectively, during the month of Ramadan late nightly, Funeral, Eids and other prayer for thanksgiving.
Festivals: mosque organizes a communal breaking of daily fast during Ramadan for which food is donated by worshippers. We also celebrate Saints days and offer monthly thanksgiving, birth of the prophet peace be upon him he who was blessed with the revelation of the holy Quran, by cooking food or outsourcing for the gathering.
Funeral Service: Mosque provides the funeral facilities for body wash/cleansing, rooms for male and female attendees and prayer service, and complete kitchen facility to feed visitors and guests. We also hold classes for male and female to teach the procedure and principals of Islamic burials.
Civil Marriage and Nikah: the mosque provides, facility, counselling and nikah services as required by the community.
Arabic Classes: Original Islamic literature and the Quran was written in Arabic and therefore every Muslim parent wishes their children to learn to read Arabic so they can recite in the authentic language. A number of classes are run throughout the week for all ages to teach basic quranic principles of reading Arabic (with tajweed).
Hifz Class: Memorisation of the Quran is considered an important part of religious education and training which takes on average approx. 3 years to complete We continue to provide this service for young people and 2 youngster completed the course during the year.
Islamic Awareness
Programmes on the Quran, Hadith and 5 pillars: Islam is a way of life for all and all times based on the combined teachings of Quran, Hadith and the 5 pillars.
Regular classes are held for all children and adults to improve the Islamic knowledge of muslim community thus promoting peace, harmony, tolerance and cohesion through learning to build on commonality and respect of other beliefs and practices.
A tour of the mosque and brief lecture was given to 3 groups of non-Muslims on key principles of Islam and one of its fundamental requirements to have belief and acceptance of all Abrahimic prophets.
Inter-faith: Our mosque is an active part of the Burton faith forum and we use the forum to promote inter-faith dialogue, awareness and engagement in joint activities and events.
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