LV. 1 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees GREAT LEVER EfJUCATION & WELFARE TRUST On accounts for thè yoar ended MARCH 2025 Charlty no Ilf any) 1146143 Set out on pages 1+2 I reF)Ort to Ihe trustees on my examination of the a¢counts of the above charity ('the Trust") for th8 year ended 3110312025 As the charity'5 trust8es, you are responsibl8 for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wit the requirements of the Charsti8s Act 2011 {'Ihe Acr). I rewrt in respect of my examination of the Trust's aocounts carried out under 8edion 145 of the 2011 AGt and in wrylng out my examinatlon, I have followed 811 the ap1¢able D1CtiOnS given by the Charity Commlssion under section 145(5}(b) of the Act. Responslbllltl0$ and basis of roport Indepondent examiner's Statement I have no concems and have com8 across no other matters in connedon with the examlnation to which attention should be drawn In this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the a¢Unts to be reached. 27 'Zul Slgned: Namo: Relevant professional quallflcatlonls) or body Ilf any): Address: .'TtJ£ftr IILJJ-f Soction B Disclosure Only complete if the examinor needs to highlight material matters of con¢m (see CC32, Independent examlnation of charily accounts.. diredlons and guldance for examiners). Oct 2018 IER
Glvo her& brlef detalls of any Items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. Oct 2018 IER
GREAT LEVER EDUCATION & WELFARE TRUST ACCOUNTS April 2024- March 2025 GREAT LEVER EDUCATION & WELFARE TRusf (HARITY NO 1146143 AIMS AND PURPOSES Our aim has been to provide a high standard community facility which will accommodate in particular for the local community residents and the wider communitv. A prayer room, good classrooms and a community Nursery, so that we can help people advance in education and religion. 08JEcfivES AND ACTivrriES We are committed in enabling as many people as possible to worship and benefit from the centre. We regularly consult members of the congregation and take their views and opinions on area5 of improvement, as well as consulting other non congregational members who reside in close proximity of the centre. Our service5 and worship put faith into Practi by openin8 Its doors for five times dailv prayer, education for the young and old. male and female. Provision of counselling for the youth by arranging youth activities and working alongside other agencies to help Improve civic relationship and understanding the needs of the community and a55i5ting in areas of need. ACHIEVEMENfs AND PERFORMANCE We have now opened the doors to our Prayer hall after having completed extensive refurbishment work. People can now come and enjoy worship in a serene environment and we have over a IIX) people attendingthe centre and this number is increasing weekly. We have completed work to other parts of the centre and this has allowed us to create educational facility for the local youn8 boys and girfs to do extrn-curricular activities and faith studies in the evening and weekends. Exclusive classes are running twice a week for women, where they can learn and share experiences, in a friendly atmosphere at the centre. Many more activities are planned for the future including Arabic language courses. Arabic grammar and coun5elling sessions.
GREAT LEVER EDUCATION & WELFARE TRUST ACCOUNTS April 2024- March 2025 THE COMMUNITY ROOM NURSERY The community room is now completed and used for classes for local publlc, the classes throughout the day are very popular with the female population. The nursery roorn has also been completed and fully operational. YOUTH ACTivmES Every Saturday our youth are involved in a local football matches at the local hlgh School Essa Academy. The youth football tournament Is very successful and in high demand. VOLUNTEERS We would like to thank all our volunteers for their exceptlonal support from the start until date, in fulfilling our objective5. Volunteers have been involved in various tasks, this has included collecting donations, announclng and advertising the communlty centre, organising football toumaments, study circle5 and they have been involved in the project management of the centre refurbishment. STRucfuRE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Currently there are three Trustees who deal wlth the support of volunteers with the trust affairs in line with our Governing Document. The three named trustees are: Siraj Madari LL.B HONS DPSI (Chair of Trustees) Mohammed Amin Patel Idris Patel (Treasurer) We have met Several times duringthe year and has resulted at 95% attendance. We encourage our congregates to take an actlve voluntary role in the upkeep of the centre and other arranged activities at the centre.
GREAT LEVER EDUCATION & WELFARE TRUST ACCOUNTS April 21Y24- March 2025 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT Charltles Poll on reserves Our alm is to collect £100 each week in Friday congregations from over ISO attendees, thls will help to tover the gas, water, electricity and general running cost of the charity building. We always have a minimum of £lCrfXI to cover all the direct debits just in case our collertions were lowerthan expected. Members in the local community can a150 providethe communtty centre with emergency interest free loans, collectively we can raise upto £SOOO from over IS regular attendees. and however the agreement of the short term loan is to pay them back within 60 days. Flnanclal Rewew The accounts are made up to the end of March 2025 We received donationsllncome of £192502,64 in the year 24/25 This helped towards the costs of the maintenance of the Trust property and all other related expenses Which were £167,559.73 with a balance of 24,942.91. The income also helped to reduce the long-term debt on the building and aged borrowers bv £25,000.00 Now the building is fully refurbished and complete our aim wlll be redu the debt over the next few years.
GREAT LEVER EDUCATION & WELFARE TRLIST ACCOUNTS Aprll 2024- March 2025 DEBT BF £25,IXJO.I)O DEBT OWED £25,rKx). INCOME JUMMA COLLEcfioN £8,n6.96 NURSERY £119,159.44 OTHER INCOME 64616.24 TOTAL INCOME £ ts2502.64 PAID EXPENSES LOANS STAFF/SERVI(E PROVIDERS £140,677.65 INSURANCE £1966.83 UTIUTIESIPHONE/WASTE £10626.76 TRAINING £765.40 MISC/ AMAZON IASDA/COMPLIANCE £110.29 OFSTEDIIcoiDBS £0.{K ACCOUNTANT £412.80 TRAVEL ALLOWANCE £1. TOTAL PAID EXPENSE £167559.73 BALANCE £ 24,942.91
GREAT LEVER EDUCATION & WELFARE TRUST ACCOUNTS April 2024- Marth 2025