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2023-12-31-accounts

NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND

Charity No. 1142748

Company No.

Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts

31 December 2023

NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Contents

Pages
Trustees' Annual Report 2 to 5
Independent Examiner's Report 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Summary Income and Expenditure Account 8
Balance Sheet 9
Notes to the Accounts 10 to 14

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Trustees Annual Report

NASFAT MANCHESTER

The Trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Charity No. 1142748

Principal Office

2 Regent Street Off Droysden Road Newton Heath Manchester M40 1PW

Registered Office

2 Regent Street Off Droysden Road Newton Heath Manchester M40 1PW

Directors and Trustees

The Directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purposes of charity law. The following Directors and Trustees served during the year: Directors of Corporate Trustees

Mr. Gbola Daud Bello

Mrs. Adenike Olajumoke Ayoola Mrs. Bunmi Bolaji Abdulrauf

Accountants

RAK ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Louvaine Close Abbey Hey Manchester M16 8SJ

Bankers

Royal Bank of Scotland St Ann Street P O Bos 320 Manchester England M60 2SS

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Trustees Annual Report

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Our objectives:

These are set to reflect our faith and community aims. Each year, the trustees review objectives and activities to ensure they continue to reflect our aims. In conducting this review, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and its supplementary public guidance on the advancement of religion for public benefit.

Our aims remain to provide a facility where Muslims can worship and to provide a community facility for all the inhabitants of Manchester. Our long-term ambition is to build the self-confidence of Manchester’s Muslims in their faith, and through our community facilities and activities that help to make our area peaceful, vibrant, and harmonious living for everyone. We make our Mosque accessible and friendly venue where all Muslims, or those who wish to know more about our faith, can gather to learn about the religion and worship. We also have facilities for women and children who pray at the Mosque. The Mosque is open for daily prayers, Friday Jumat Service, Sunday weekly Asalatu as well as the two Annual Eid prayers.

An important part of our faith is charitable giving according to one’s wealth, in accordance with Islamic injunctions. We do receive donations from members which include basic needs like food, clothing, for the needy and those who are destitute with no means of support. The charity also donates food items to the local food bank in Manchester.

An important part of our strategy is community welfare and education. All our activities are free and widely advertised, e.g., health initiatives and seminars. We do invite health professionals from local health centers and hospitals to give health talks and checks to both members and local residents. We do welcome participation of those in the local community, both Muslim and non-Muslim alike. Helping people who just moved to Manchester settle into the community successfully is important to us. We organize programs and invite professionals (in-house and external) to educate families that are new in Manchester area or, whose first language is not English receive appropriate English language teaching with Support through a positive and smooth integration into the community.

Use of volunteers:

Volunteers are a valuable resource in both our faith and community work. We have over thirty people regularly giving their time including the Missionaries and the Executive administrators. The trustees also give their time freely. We encourage all members of our Mosque to be involved in voluntary activities and to share their skills with others. All those volunteers working with projects involving children or other vulnerable groups are DBS checked.

Weekend Classes:

We provide free English and Math’s weekend lessons for our members and local community, also organize transition Programme for children going to high school. This is to support their western education and to feel more secure in their grasp of the material, which will pave the way for improved self-esteem and better academic results in the long run.

Arabic classes:

We used the center for Islamic and Arabic lessons, which were part of our Islamic teachings. The children and adult members benefit from this service by learning on how to read Qur’an and memorization of the holy Qur’an, also to understanding their Deen. This service is available both physically at the center and virtually by zoom online as aftermath of covid-19 pandemic.

Charitable Act:

Those attending the Mosque do donate generously. This year, as we did last year, we administered the receipt and distribution of Sadaqat and Zakat, which are collected and distributed in accordance with the teachings of Islam for the relief of those in poverty and the destitute. We work with partner organisations, usually the local Mosques to identify the needy that can be supported through the Zakat. Amongst our charitable acts are children’s toys donated to us which were shared by our members and the community at large. The society does contribute to some of the charitable reliefs within and outside the country.

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND

Trustees Annual Report Religious Activities:

We use our centre for daily five prayers and Fridays Jumat services, there are also other activities such as our Sunday weekly service that is associated with our religion, where we gather physically to worship, educate ourselves about our religion and discuss contemporary issues in the world. We do invite external speakers at times to our mosque to educate our members on what matters to them and dedicate a week during the month to a Family chat session, where we have an interactive session within ourselves. We also organise training sessions and invite other faith leaders for religious talks. This has been beneficial to our members and our local community. We always host both Muslims and non- Muslims at our daily Ramadan iftar during Ramadhan. Members of the centre do attend a yearly joint Lailatul- Qadr event in London as a way of fostering togetherness.

Festivals Activities:

We do have our Eid prayers celebration twice a year which are called Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Fitr takes place at the end of Muslim fasting period called month of Ramadan. During this time, our members and the local community gather to break their daily fasting and celebrate together with their families at the end of the fasting period. Whilst Eid al-Adha means feast of sacrifice, and it is celebrated just over two months after Eid al-Fitr when all Muslims comes together and celebrate with their friends and families.

Civil Marriage and Nikah:

The centre organises marriage counselling for our members and the Muslim community and conduct marriage at the mosque. We have group of committee members who does this service voluntarily, along with the missionary who have been able to coordinate this diligently for the society.

Children Sport Activities :

The young children and teenagers participated in the Zonal sport activities in the financial year 2023 that took place in Manchester. The branch came second in the event. This is a yearly activity sponsored by the members to encourage our children. There is another yearly event called Youth camp for age seven to teenagers. This is not only to keep them fit but to also keep them busy as a way of reducing juvenile delinquency in the society at large.

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Trustees Annual Report

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The society helped some of the members that were affected by health and socioeconomic issues either with loss of job or accommodation etc. Also, our youths participated in some programmes with other branches, and they came out in flying colours. This was in addition to the local lock-in event organised by the local youths.

How our activities delivered.

The charity carries a wide range of activities in pursuance of its charity aims. The trustees consider these activities summarized below, provide benefits to those who worship at our Mosque and the wider community at Manchester.

Religious Activities: Our Mosque provides a centre for prayers, worship and other activities associated with our faith. During the year under review, we offered a range of religious services and activities including Prayers: The Mosque used to be open five days in a week for daily and Friday prayers. During the week we have over twenty people who regularly attend daily prayers and over two hundred who regularly attend Friday prayers and our weekly Sunday service.

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: Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the method and principles in the Charities SORP; Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial Statements prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume 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 to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulation 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.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

In promoting Islamic faith, the Mosque has managed to generate a total income of £95,225 (2022 £67,046) through holding regular weekly prayer meetings.

During the year under review, the charity was able to claim Gift Aid from HMRC amounting to £11,464. No gift aid was claimed by the charity in 2022 fiscal year due to an administrative delay. All the income came from Voluntary donations and HMRC Gift Aid. It is the Trustees objective to build up sufficient reserves to cover three month's recurrent expenditure.

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Trustees Annual Report

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Nasrul-lahi-l-Fatih society of Nigeria (Manchester Central) England is constituted as a charitable trust registered with the charity commission on October 2, 2010, with charity number 1142748. It is governed by a deed of trust last updated in 26[th] June 2011.

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 members, elders, administrators, mission board and the 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 believe in the objectives in the objectives of the society, have interest and do attend events and functions organised by the charity and are willing to volunteer to help in our broader community work. This process allows consideration of the person ‘s eligibility, personal competence, specialist knowledge and skills.

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 Companies Act 2006. The Trustees 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 above report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime as set out in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with The Charities SORP (FRS 102).

Signed on behalf of the board.

D.G. Bello Trustee October 24, 2024

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Independent Examiners Report

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Summary Income and Expenditure Account, the Balance Sheet, and the related notes.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity (and its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act.

Having satisfy myself that the accounts of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In conducting my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn to this report to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Nii Otu Quaye FFA/FIPA

RAK ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Louvaine Close

Abbey Hey Manchester M16 8SJ October 24, 2024

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 December 2023

Notes
Income and endowments
from:
Donations and legacies
3
Other
4
Total
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5
Other
6
Total
Net gains on investments
Net income
Transfers between funds
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
95,228
11,464		 Total funds
2023
£
95,228
11464		 Total funds
2022
£
67,046
106,692
94,477
7,112		 106,692
94,477
7,112		 67,046
58,705
15,005
101,589
-		 101,589
-		 73,710
-
5,103
-		 5,103
-		 (6,664)
-
5,103 5,103 (6,664)
5,103
306,692		 5,103
306,692		 (6,664)
313,356
311,795 311,795 306,692

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Summary Income and Expenditure Account

for the year ended 31 December 2023

Income
Gross income for the year
Expenditure
Total expenditure for the year
Net income before tax for the year
Net income for the year		 2023
£
106,692
106,682
101,589
101,589
5,103
5,103		 2022
£
67,046
67,046
73,710
73,710
(6,664)
(6,664)

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND

Balance Sheet

at 31 December 2023

Company No.
Notes
2023
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
8
277,223
277,223
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
34,572
34,572
Net current assets
34,572
Total assets less current liabilities
311,795
Net assets excluding pension asset or liability
311,795
Total net assets
311,795
The funds of the charity
Restricted funds
9
Unrestricted funds
General funds
9
311,795
311,795
Reserves
9
Total funds
311,795		 2022
£
277,223
277,223
29,470
29,470
29,470
306,392
306,392
306,392
306,392
306,392
306,392

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

For the year ended 31 December 2023 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

Approved by the board on October 24, 2024,

and signed on its behalf by:

D.G. Bello

Trustee October 24, 2024

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND

Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 December 2023

1 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts.

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the charity.

Designated funds These are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes. Revaluation funds These are unrestricted funds which include a revaluation reserve representing the restatement of investment assets at their market values. Restricted funds These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or through terms of an appeal.

Income

Recognition of Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity income becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the income and the amount of the income can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Income with related Where income has related expenditure the income and related expenditure is expenditure reported gross in the SoFA.

Donations and Voluntary income received by way of grants, donations and gifts is included in the legacies SoFA when receivable and only when the Charity has unconditional entitlement to the income. Tax reclaims on Income from tax reclaims is included in the SoFA at the same time as the donations and gifts gift/donation to which it relates. Donated services These are only included in income (with an equivalent amount in expenditure) and facilities. where the benefit to the Charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable, and material. Volunteers help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. assets Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. investment assets

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Notes to the Accounts

Expenditure

Other expenditure These are support costs not allocated to a particular activity.

Taxation

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

Freehold investment property

Investment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet date and are not depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise.

Stocks

Stock is included at the lower cost or net realisable value. Donated items of stock are recognised as fair value, which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market.

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at the bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.

Trade and other creditors

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND

Notes to the Accounts

Research and development.

Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.

Foreign currencies

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are translated as the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of exchange on the date that the transaction occurred.

All exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at net income/expenditure.

Leased assets.

Where the charity enters into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease.

Leases which do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to charity are classified as operating leases.

Assets held under finance leases are initially recognised as assets of the charity at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet date as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the charity's policy on borrowing costs. Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. If lease incentives are received to enter operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis.

Pension costs

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payments obligations. The contributions are recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals on the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company in independently administered funds.

Receipt of donated goods, facilities, and services

All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.

2 Company status

The company is a private company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital.

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Notes to the Accounts

3 Income from donations and legacies

5Expenditure on charitable activities
Expenditure on charitable
activities
Governance costs
6Other expenditure
Motor and travel costs
Premises costs
General administrative costs
Legal and professional costs
4Other income
Gift Aid Claimed
Grants received
B
k C
ti
& H ll		 11,454
Unrestricted
£
94,477
7,1112
101,589
Unrestricted
£
4,306
21,770
3,847
7,710
Unrestricted
£
95,225
95,225
Unrestricted
£
11,464
-
-		 11,454
Total
2023
£
94,477
7,112
101,589
Total
2023
£
4,306
27,770
3,847
8,556
Total
2023
£
95,225
95,225
Total
2023
£
11m464
-
-		 Total
2022
£
67,046
67,046
Total
2022
£
-
Total
2022
£
58,705
58,705
Total
2022
£
1,106
2,757
3,847
8,556

7 Staff costs

No employee received emoluments more than £60,000.

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Notes to the Accounts

8
Tangible fixed assets
Cost or revaluation
At 1 January 2023
At 31 December 2023
Net book values
At 31 December 2023
At 31 December 2022
9
Movement in funds
Restricted funds:
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
Revaluation Reserves:
Total funds
10Analysis of net assets between funds
Fixed assets
Net current assets
11 Reconciliation of net debt
Cash and cash equivalents		 At 1 January
2023
306,692
306,692

 Incoming
resources
(including
other
gains/los
ses)
£
106,692
106,692
At 1 January
2023
£
29,470
29,470		 £
£
277,223
277,223
277,223
277,223
277,223
277,223
277,223
277,223

Resources
expended
.
At 31
December
2023
£
£

(101,589)
311,795
(101,589)
311,795
Unrestricted
funds
Total
£
£
306,692
313,356
5,103(6,664)
311,795
306,692
Cash flows
At 31
December
2023
£
£
5,10334,573
5,10334,573

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NASRUL-LAHI-L- FATIH SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MANCHESTER CENTRAL) ENGLAND Notes to the Accounts

29,470

5,103

34,573

Net debt

12 Related party disclosures

Controlling party

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