LEEDS ISLAMIC CENTRE
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ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
REGISTERED OFFICE
46-48 SPENCER PLACE LEEDS LS7 4BR
Leeds Islamic Centre
Trustees Annual Report and Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31st December 2024
The trustees present their annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024 and confirm that it complies with the Charities Act 2011 and the trust deed.
Reference and Administrative Information
Charity Name: Leeds Islamic Centre Charity Registration Number: 1142605 Principal Office: 48 Spencer Place LEEDS LS7 4BR
Board of Trustees
Mohammed Younis Dr Shah Noor Khan Nisar Ahmed Abdul Raouf Barkat Ali Saiful Islam Malik Mohammed Farooq Habib Ahmed Eliyas Ahmed Mohammed Malik Mumtaz Hussain Mohammed Alam (Appointed on 02-02-2025) Farzand Ali (Retired on 05-01-2025)
Principal Administrator
Mohammed Younis
Independent Examiner
Richmonds Bambrook Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants Leeds LS7 3JB
Leeds Islamic Centre Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2024
Structure, governance and management
Governing document
Leeds Islamic Centre is constituted as a charitable trust registered with the Charity Commission in June 2011 under charity number 1142605. It is governed by a deed of trust last updated in 06 June 2011.
Organisational structure
The charity trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. The trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefits.
The trustees meet together as a body three monthly and are responsible for all decisions taken in relation to running the Mosque and the community facilities and the activities provided by the charity. The day-today management of the Mosque and community facilities and projects are delegated to staff. Sub Committee running day-to-day affairs meets every Friday.
Recruitment and appointment of trustees
The existing trustees are responsible for the recruitment of new trustees but in so doing the trustees seek the views and recommendations of both elders and community leaders. The trustees believe this approach ensures that new trustees are respected members of the faith and local communities and ensures that good relations are fostered between the Mosque and the people of the local community that we serve. In selecting new trustees, we seek to identify people who regularly attend events and functions organised by the charity and are willing to volunteer to help in our broader community work. Potential trustees are invited to attend trustees’ meetings as observers and are given more details of the charity’s aims and activities and, if all agree, they are then proposed as new trustees at the subsequent trustees’ meeting. This process allows due consideration of the person's eligibility, personal competence, specialist knowledge and skills.
Induction and training of trustees
Following appointment, new trustees are introduced to their new role and given copies of the trust deed and a guide to the policies and procedures adopted by our charity. A number of publications from the Charity Commission are also provided including the guidance on charities and public benefit and on the advancement of religion for the public benefit. This ensures that new trustees are aware of the scope of their responsibilities under the Charities Act. Initially, new trustees work with an existing trustee assisting on particular activities and projects run by the charity. After satisfactory feedback from existing trustees, they are then given the task of leading a particular activity or project, reporting progress at trustees’ meetings.
Risk management
The trustees have assessed the risks the charity faces and have drawn up a risk matrix which identifies the major risks by area of activity, the nature of those risks, the likelihood of the risks happening and the measures taken to manage them. The trustees review this risk matrix regularly at their meetings and at meetings of the two subcommittees on finance and buildings. The trustees are satisfied that systems are in place, or arrangements are in hand, to manage the risks that have been identified. In particular, insurance cover is in place and the finances of the Mosque are kept under review. Appropriate Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks, supported by regularly reviewed policies, are made for all those who work with children or other vulnerable groups within the or community centre.
Objectives and activities
Our aims
The objects of the charity are set out in the charity’s trust deed and are summarised as follows: - To advance the Islamic faith in the Leeds area for the benefit of the public in particular through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, the public celebration of religious festivals and the distribution of literature on the Islamic faith to enlighten others.
- To advance the education of, and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for leisuretime occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for all residents of Leeds and the neighbourhood by the provision, maintenance and management of a community centre.
Our objectives
Our objectives are set to reflect our faith and community aims. Each year our trustees review our objectives and activities to ensure they continue to reflect our aims. In carrying out this review the trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular its supplementary public guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit.
Our dual aims remain to provide a facility where Muslims can worship and to provide a community facility for all the inhabitants of Leeds. Our long-term ambition is to build the self-confidence of Leeds Muslims in their faith, and through our community facilities and activities help make our area a peaceful, vibrant and harmonious community.
Strategies
We want to make our Mosque an accessible and welcoming venue where all Muslims, or those who wish to know more about our faith, can gather together to learn about their religion and worship. We are also fortunate to have facilities for women who want to pray at the Mosque. The Mosque is open at all times with daily prayers, the Friday prayers being a focus of our activities.
Use of volunteers
Volunteers are an important resource in both our faith and community work. We encourage all members of our Mosque to be involved in voluntary activities and to share their skills with others.
Activities and achievements
How our activities deliver public benefit
The charity carries out a wide range of activities in pursuance of its charitable aims. The trustees consider that these activities, summarised below, provide benefit both to those who worship at our Mosque and the wider community of Leeds.
Religious activities
Our Mosque provides a centre for our prayers and worship and for the activities associated with our faith. During the year under review, we offered a range of religious services and activities including:
Prayers: The Mosque is open all day for daily and Friday prayers. During the week we have over 100 people who regularly attend daily prayers and over 800 who regularly attend Friday prayers.
Festivals: The Mosque prepares food during Ramadan for those attending our Mosque who wish to break their fast together. Eid was also celebrated at the Mosque with a family day and communal meal.
Funeral facilities: The Mosque provides a complete funeral service in line with the teachings of Islam. We relieve the deceased’s bereaved relatives of the burden of organising burials. We also hold special classes to teach people how to proceed with Islamic burial procedures.
Civil marriage and Nikkah: The Mosque provides Muslim couples with an appropriate location for both their civil marriage and Nikkah (Islamic marriage).
Community activities
Our community hall and rooms provide a valuable educational and recreational resource to all in our local community. A wide variety of activities are organised and take place from our community centre.
Hall and rooms: Our hall and meeting rooms are available for use by local groups and organisations. When facilities are not required for community use they are available for hire on commercial terms. This year alone our facilities have been used on over 100 occasions, or organisations have benefited from the facilities we can offer the local community.
Financial review
Reserves policy
The trustees have reviewed the reserves of the charity. Their policy is to hold enough funds to meet four months’ operating costs of the Mosque
Principal funding sources
The charity’s main source of income is giving. Donations are given on Friday prayers and during Ramadan Month.
Investment policy and objectives
The charity has no long-term investments. Our cash reserves are held in money market and deposit accounts.
Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing an annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and
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principles in the Charities SORP;
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material
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departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
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that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees for the purposes of charity law who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 1.
Approved by the trustees and signed on its behalf by:
Mohammed Younis Secretary Leeds Islamic Centre 21/09/2025
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LEEDS ISLAMIC CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024.
I report on the unaudited accounts of the trust for the year ended 31 December 2024
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under the Charities Act 2011 (previously section 43(2) of Charities Act 1993) and that an independent examination is needed.
Having been satisfied that the charity is not subject to audit and eligible for Independent Examination it is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts (under Charities Act 2011,(section 43(3)(a) of the Charities Act 1993);
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To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission
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Charities Act 2011 (under section 43(7) (b) of the 1993Act); and
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To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS' REPORT
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the account present "true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS' STATEMENT
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements;
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to keep accounting records in accordance with Charities Act 2011 (541 of the Charities Act 1993);and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Richmonds Bambrook Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants Unit 9, Gemini Business Park Sheepscar Way LEEDS LS7 3JB
Dated: 15/09/2025
Leeds Islamic Centre trustees' report and financial statements
31-Dec-24
Statement of financial activities
for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Notes Income & Expenditure Incoming Resources Donations & Similar Income 2 Other Collections 3 Rent Receivable 4 Total Incoming Resources Resources Expended Direct Charitable Expenditure 5 Donations to Other Charities 6 Management and Administration of the charity 7 Total Resources Expended Net Incoming / (Outgoing ) Resources for the Year Incoming Restricted Funds Net Movement in Funds Balance Bought Forward at 1 January 2024 11 Balance Carried Forward at 31 December 2024 11 |
Total Funds Unrestricted Restricted Year to Funds Funds 31-Dec-24 £ £ £ 212,423 142,111 354,534 1,560 - 1,560 40,614 - 40,614 254,597 142,111 396,709 59,313 58,871 118,184 - 71,972 71,972 118,889 - 118,889 178,202 130,843 309,046 76,395 11,268 87,663 76,395 11,268 87,663 379,226 3,365,143 3,744,369 455,621 3,376,411 3,832,032 |
Total Funds Year to 31-Dec-23 £ 393,464 22,439 40,332 456,235 107,145 122,648 63,849 293,642 162,593 162,593 3,581,776 3,744,369 |
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The Notes on Page 2 to 4 Form Part Of These Accounts
Leeds Islamic Centre trustees' report and financial statements 31 December 2024
Balance Sheet
as at 31 December 2024
| Notes Fixed Assets Tangible Fixed Asset 8 Current Assets Debtors 9 Cash In Hand Cash in Bank Liabilities Amount falling due within one year 10 Net Current Assets Total Asset Less Current Liabilities Liabilities Amount falling due after more than one year Net Assets Funds 11 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds |
£ £ 2,972,779 2,972,779 - 215 860,336 860,551 1,299 859,253 3,832,032 Nil 3,832,032 455,621 3,376,411 3,832,032 3,832,032 31-Dec-24 |
£ £ 2,799,576 2,799,576 - 215 945,778 945,993 1,200 944,793 3,744,369 Nil 3,744,369 379,226 3,365,143 3,744,369 3,744,369 31-Dec-23 |
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Leeds Islamic Centre trustees' report and financial statements 31 December 2024
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ending 31 December 2024
1) Accounting Policies
Basis of Preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Charities Act 1993.
| 2) Donations & Other Income Mosque Donations Deposit For Funerals Education Leeds Islamic Centre Community Centre Donations Freelance Teaching Fees 3) Others Collections Sports court 4) Rent Received Rents 5) Direct Charitable Expenditure Education Leeds Islamic Centre Wages, NIC and others Pension Others 6) Donations to Other Charities Donations to Other charities Funeral 7) Management and Administration of the Charity Heat & Light Water Repairs & Renewals Telephone Insurance Motor, Travel & Subsistence Accountancy Charges Cleaning & Sundries Legal Charges Depreciation |
Total Funds Unrestricted Restricted Year To Fund Fund 31-Dec-24 £ £ £ 201,364 4,189 205,553 - 70,711 70,711 6,505 - 6,505 4,554 - 4,554 - 67,211 67,211 212,423 142,111 354,534 1,560 - 1,560 1,560 - 1,560 40,614 - 40,614 40,614 - 40,614 5,557 5,557 45,429 58,871 104,300 277 - 277 8,050 - - 59,313 58,871 110,134 - 5,192 5,192 - 66,780 66,780 - 71,972 71,972 25,969 - 25,969 5,294 - 5,294 48,107 - 48,107 925 - 925 7,079 - 7,079 345 - 345 1,200 - 1,200 23,391 - 23,391 3,067 - 3,067 3,514 - 3,514 118,889 - 118,889 |
Total Funds Year To 31-Dec-23 £ 228,007 87,482 87,482 18,334 59,641 393,464 22,439 22,439 40,332 40,332 - 107,145 - - 107,145 50,409 72,239 122,648 18,954 5,379 6,148 797 6,326 325 1,200 19,928 107 4,685 63,849 |
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Leeds Islamic Centre trustees' report and financial statements 31 December 2024
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ending 31 December 2024
8) Schedule of Tangible Fixed Assets
| As At 1 January 2024 Additions/Improvements Disposal Depreciation at 01 January 2024 Depreciation As At 31 December 2024 |
Land & Fixture & Plant & Equipment Sports Motor Total Building Fittings Machinery Equipment Vehicle £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 2,785,520 142,599 15,227 40,747 5,145 1,350 2,990,588 176,717 - - - - - 176,717 - - - - - - - (139,118) (15,227) (31,031) (4,414) (1,222) (191,012) (870) - (2,429.02) (183) (32) (3,514) 2,962,237 2,611 - 7,287 548 96 2,972,779 |
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9) Current Assets
| Sundry Debtors | £ - |
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| - | ||
| 10) Liabilities: Amount falling due within one year £ Trade Creditors & accruals 1,299 |
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| 1,299 | ||
| 11) Balance as at 1 January 2024 Incoming Resources |
Restricted Fund £ 3,365,143 142,111 |
Unrestricted Fund Total £ 379,226 3,744,369 254,597 396,709 |
| Outgoing Resources | 3,507,254 130,843 |
633,823 4,141,078 178,202 309,046 |
| Balance as at 31 December 2024 | 3,376,411 | 455,621 3,832,032 |
12) Previous Years Financial Summary
Financial Summary the for year ended 31 December 2024 includes funds for Leeds Islamic Centre only and it doesn't consolidate income & expenditure of other associated charities.