JAFFNA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION - UK
Charity Number: 1143032
Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements for the For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
JAFFNA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION - UK
Charity Information
Charity Name:
JAFFNA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION - UK
Charity Registration Number:
1143032
Contact Address:
Capital Office, Kemp House 152-160 City Road London EC1V 2NX UK
Telephone:
0044(0) 7861391459
Emails:
jmauk@ymail.com
Bankers:
Lloyds Bank Kentish Town UK
Accounts & Reports Prepared By: Trustees
Name of the charity trustees:
MOHAMED ABDUL CADER SHAMEEZ
JAEEROS AZANKUTHOOS
MOHAMED JUNOOB MOHAMED IMRAN
MOHAMED RAJAH AJMUL
SHAWJEER SALMAN MUTHU MOHAMED GIAS
Jaffna Muslim Association- UK
Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31st March 2023
The Trustees present their report along with the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 14 and comply with the Charity’s Trust Deed, The Charities Act 2011 and “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)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016).
Structure, Governance and Management
The Charity –JAFFNA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION - UK (JMA-UK) is registered by the Charity Commission, number 1143032, registered 22 July 2011.
The Trustees keep the skill requirements of the Board of Trustees under review and if a Trustee permanently retires, or additional new Trustees are required, a subcommittee is set up to make recommendations for appointments. Trustees are selected by approach to good deeds and skilled people. Once agreed, new Trustees are appointed under the constitution, within general meetings.
Administration
The Charity has governing board of 6 trustees, all of whom are volunteers, and utilises the services of additional volunteers at any one time on a regular basis.
Volunteers are crucial to the operation of the charity as all the trustees are volunteers. Parents and guardians of children using the facility are encouraged to participate as volunteers in all aspects of the charity’s activities.
The charity benefits, as always, from the generous contribution of time and commitment from volunteers who are highly trained to ensure a professional service is delivered.
The trustees wish to express its thanks and appreciation to all members and volunteers, and their friends and family, who have contributed and worked tirelessly, giving their commitment and time in developing and delivering the services to the community. The trustees are also grateful to all the funders/donors, whose generosity has enabled the charity to deliver the core services and specialist projects.
Trustee meetings attended by all Trustees are held at least 12 times a year. At these meetings, the Trustees agree the broad strategy and areas of activities of the Charity, including grant, fund raising, use of funds and risk management policies and performance.
Objectives and activities for the public benefit
The Charitable Purposes of the Charity are:
• To relieve sickness and to preserve good health among the poor, underprivileged, refugees and people in need by means of, but not exclusively, the provision or assistance in the provision of services, facilities, equipment, clinics, medicines or grants for medical diagnosis and treatment, and provision of health education.
• To advance education for the benefit of the poor, the underprivileged, refugees and people in need by means of, but not exclusively, the provision of educational programmes, such as community learning programmes, tuition classes, and the provision or the assistance in the provision of educational facilities, such as schools, libraries, and training centres.
• To relieve financial hardship, distress and suffering among poor people, widows, orphans, refugees, victims of natural disasters and other people in need, by means of, but not exclusively, making grants for providing or paying for items, equipment, services, and facilities, including the provision of food, water, clothing, medical treatment, rehabilitation, and accommodation for the said persons.
• To advance the religion of Islam, by means of, but not exclusively, promoting the teachings and tenets of Islam, provision of facilities for worship, provision of facilities for Islamic education
and provision of marriage and burial services, in accordance with the teachings of the Quran and the prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
• To help young people, especially but not exclusively through leisure time and recreational activities, to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and as good citizens.
• To promote any other charitable purpose for the benefit of those in need that the trustees from time to time determine.
In planning activities for the year, we keep in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our Trustee meetings.
Summary of achievements and performance
It’s been a challenging but a good year for the charity with a number of projects and charitable events.
Some of the key projects and charitable events that took place for the reporting financial year are:
-
Eid Fitrana distribution
-
Earthquake relief
-
Hajj Eid – Qurbani meat distribution
-
Tube Well
-
Medical support to various families & etc
Financial Review
The Board focused on ensuring that all finances were being handled in a proper manner with full transparency and ensured that robust financial controls were put in place.
Reserves policy
It is the policy of the charity that an unrestricted fund which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to three months' expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.
Principal funding sources
The charity’s main source of income is giving.
Based on the financial records, the result for the year was a net movement in funds of £2,309. At the end of the financial year the level of reserves stood at £46,939.
Investment Policy
In accordance with the Charity’s Deed, The Trustees have the power to invest in such, cash quoted stocks, shares investment property as they see fit.
Risk Management
The trustees identify the major risks to which the charity is exposed each financial year when preparing and updating a strategic plan, to those related to the operations and finances of the charity.
In accordance with current best practice, the trustees have continued to regularly review the actual and potential risk which affect the operations and administration of the Charity and are satisfied with the procedures and other safeguards.
Funds held as custodian trustee.
There are no funds held as custodian trustee.
JAFFNA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION - UK
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
Trustees’ Responsibilities in Relation to the Financial Statements
The Charity Trustees are responsible for preparing a Trustee’s 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 situation 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 judgments 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 to operate.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees’ report has been approved by the Trustees on 29 January 2024 and on their behalf by:
Trustee and Chairperson
Mohamed Junoob Mohamed Imran
Jaffna Muslim Association- UK
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
| Income and Endowments Donations and Legacies Others Total Income Expenditure Members Annual General Meeting Charitable projects and donations Office Expenses Total Expenditure Governance Cost Net Income and Net Movement in Funds Reconciliation of Funds Total funds brought forward Total Funds carried forward |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds £35,235 £282 £35,517 £0 £0 £0 |
|---|---|
| £35,235 £282 £35,517 |
|
| £7,625 £0 £7,625 £25,204 £0 £25,2024 £379 £0 £379 |
|
| £33,208 £0 £33,208 |
|
| £0 £0 £0 |
|
| £2,027 £282 £2,309 |
|
| £22,712 £21,918 £44,630 |
|
| £24,739 £22,200 £46,939 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
Jaffna Muslim Association- UK
Statement of Financial Position for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
| Current Assets Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: falling due within one year Net Current Assets Total Assets less Current Liabilities Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total Charity funds |
£46,939 £0 |
|---|---|
| £46,939 | |
| £46,939 | |
| £24,739 £22,200 |
|
| £46,939 |
These financial statements were approved by the trustees and authorised for issue on 29 January 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
............................................ Muthu Mohamed Gias Trustee
JAFFNA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION - UK
Charity Number: 1143032
Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements for the For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
JAFFNA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION - UK
Charity Information
Charity Name:
JAFFNA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION - UK
Charity Registration Number:
1143032
Contact Address:
Capital Office, Kemp House 152-160 City Road London EC1V 2NX UK
Telephone:
0044(0) 7861391459
Emails:
jmauk@ymail.com
Bankers:
Lloyds Bank Kentish Town UK
Accounts & Reports Prepared By: Trustees
Name of the charity trustees:
MOHAMED ABDUL CADER SHAMEEZ
JAEEROS AZANKUTHOOS
MOHAMED JUNOOB MOHAMED IMRAN
MOHAMED RAJAH AJMUL
SHAWJEER SALMAN MUTHU MOHAMED GIAS
Jaffna Muslim Association- UK
Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31st March 2023
The Trustees present their report along with the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 14 and comply with the Charity’s Trust Deed, The Charities Act 2011 and “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)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016).
Structure, Governance and Management
The Charity –JAFFNA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION - UK (JMA-UK) is registered by the Charity Commission, number 1143032, registered 22 July 2011.
The Trustees keep the skill requirements of the Board of Trustees under review and if a Trustee permanently retires, or additional new Trustees are required, a subcommittee is set up to make recommendations for appointments. Trustees are selected by approach to good deeds and skilled people. Once agreed, new Trustees are appointed under the constitution, within general meetings.
Administration
The Charity has governing board of 6 trustees, all of whom are volunteers, and utilises the services of additional volunteers at any one time on a regular basis.
Volunteers are crucial to the operation of the charity as all the trustees are volunteers. Parents and guardians of children using the facility are encouraged to participate as volunteers in all aspects of the charity’s activities.
The charity benefits, as always, from the generous contribution of time and commitment from volunteers who are highly trained to ensure a professional service is delivered.
The trustees wish to express its thanks and appreciation to all members and volunteers, and their friends and family, who have contributed and worked tirelessly, giving their commitment and time in developing and delivering the services to the community. The trustees are also grateful to all the funders/donors, whose generosity has enabled the charity to deliver the core services and specialist projects.
Trustee meetings attended by all Trustees are held at least 12 times a year. At these meetings, the Trustees agree the broad strategy and areas of activities of the Charity, including grant, fund raising, use of funds and risk management policies and performance.
Objectives and activities for the public benefit
The Charitable Purposes of the Charity are:
• To relieve sickness and to preserve good health among the poor, underprivileged, refugees and people in need by means of, but not exclusively, the provision or assistance in the provision of services, facilities, equipment, clinics, medicines or grants for medical diagnosis and treatment, and provision of health education.
• To advance education for the benefit of the poor, the underprivileged, refugees and people in need by means of, but not exclusively, the provision of educational programmes, such as community learning programmes, tuition classes, and the provision or the assistance in the provision of educational facilities, such as schools, libraries, and training centres.
• To relieve financial hardship, distress and suffering among poor people, widows, orphans, refugees, victims of natural disasters and other people in need, by means of, but not exclusively, making grants for providing or paying for items, equipment, services, and facilities, including the provision of food, water, clothing, medical treatment, rehabilitation, and accommodation for the said persons.
• To advance the religion of Islam, by means of, but not exclusively, promoting the teachings and tenets of Islam, provision of facilities for worship, provision of facilities for Islamic education
and provision of marriage and burial services, in accordance with the teachings of the Quran and the prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
• To help young people, especially but not exclusively through leisure time and recreational activities, to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and as good citizens.
• To promote any other charitable purpose for the benefit of those in need that the trustees from time to time determine.
In planning activities for the year, we keep in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our Trustee meetings.
Summary of achievements and performance
It’s been a challenging but a good year for the charity with a number of projects and charitable events.
Some of the key projects and charitable events that took place for the reporting financial year are:
-
Eid Fitrana distribution
-
Earthquake relief
-
Hajj Eid – Qurbani meat distribution
-
Tube Well
-
Medical support to various families & etc
Financial Review
The Board focused on ensuring that all finances were being handled in a proper manner with full transparency and ensured that robust financial controls were put in place.
Reserves policy
It is the policy of the charity that an unrestricted fund which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to three months' expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.
Principal funding sources
The charity’s main source of income is giving.
Based on the financial records, the result for the year was a net movement in funds of £2,309. At the end of the financial year the level of reserves stood at £46,939.
Investment Policy
In accordance with the Charity’s Deed, The Trustees have the power to invest in such, cash quoted stocks, shares investment property as they see fit.
Risk Management
The trustees identify the major risks to which the charity is exposed each financial year when preparing and updating a strategic plan, to those related to the operations and finances of the charity.
In accordance with current best practice, the trustees have continued to regularly review the actual and potential risk which affect the operations and administration of the Charity and are satisfied with the procedures and other safeguards.
Funds held as custodian trustee.
There are no funds held as custodian trustee.
JAFFNA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION - UK
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
Trustees’ Responsibilities in Relation to the Financial Statements
The Charity Trustees are responsible for preparing a Trustee’s 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 situation 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 judgments 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 to operate.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees’ report has been approved by the Trustees on 29 January 2024 and on their behalf by:
Trustee and Chairperson
Mohamed Junoob Mohamed Imran
Jaffna Muslim Association- UK
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
| Income and Endowments Donations and Legacies Others Total Income Expenditure Members Annual General Meeting Charitable projects and donations Office Expenses Total Expenditure Governance Cost Net Income and Net Movement in Funds Reconciliation of Funds Total funds brought forward Total Funds carried forward |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds £35,235 £282 £35,517 £0 £0 £0 |
|---|---|
| £35,235 £282 £35,517 |
|
| £7,625 £0 £7,625 £25,204 £0 £25,2024 £379 £0 £379 |
|
| £33,208 £0 £33,208 |
|
| £0 £0 £0 |
|
| £2,027 £282 £2,309 |
|
| £22,712 £21,918 £44,630 |
|
| £24,739 £22,200 £46,939 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
Jaffna Muslim Association- UK
Statement of Financial Position for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
| Current Assets Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: falling due within one year Net Current Assets Total Assets less Current Liabilities Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total Charity funds |
£46,939 £0 |
|---|---|
| £46,939 | |
| £46,939 | |
| £24,739 £22,200 |
|
| £46,939 |
These financial statements were approved by the trustees and authorised for issue on 29 January 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
............................................ Muthu Mohamed Gias Trustee
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