
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01 Jan 2024           Period start date   To      31 Dec 2024 Period end date** 

**Charity name: Chichester Jamia Centre** 

**Charity registration number: 1148130** 

**Objectives and Activities 1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION,PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ENCOURAGING THE ESTABLISHING AND MAINTENANCE OF MOSQUE’S AND PURSUING THE IMPROVED DELIVERY OF THEIR SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.2)THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND NON-MUSLIMS IN ORDER TO FOSTER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND TOLERATION.3)THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE 4)THE ESTABLISHING OF AN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME,(WHETHER ALONE,OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSONS OR BODY)IN ENHANCEMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.5)THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.** 

|**FIT.**|||
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||SORP reference||
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**As above**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**As above**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance|Para 1.18|**As above**|





issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit 

## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20||



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**None**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**None**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**None**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**None**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**None**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**None**|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorpoated**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Election by the members**|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Chichester Jamia Centre|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1148130|
|Charity’s principal address|102 Bognor Road Chichester  PO19 7TW|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Samad AHMAD||||
||Hannan Ahmed||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Kawsar Ahmed||
||<br>Secretary||
||25 October 2025||
||25 October 2025||





## **Chichester Jamia Centre Charity Commission for England and Wales, No. 11481430 Balance Sheet - Detail** 

## **As at December 31, 2024** 

|_Current Assets_<br>Cash At Bank And In Hand<br>_Creditors_<br>Short Term Loans<br>**Net Assets**<br>_Funds & Reserves_<br>Unrestricted General Funds<br>**Funds Provided**|339,404<br>-75,500|
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||**263,904**<br>263,904|
||**263,904**|



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**Chichester Jamia Centre Income & Expense - Detail January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024** 

|_Income_<br>Income and Endowments<br>Charitable Activities<br>Donations and Legacies<br>**Total Income**<br>_Expenses_<br>Expenditure<br>Charitable Activities<br>**Total Expenses**<br>**Operating Surplus/(Deficit)**<br>**Total Other Income/(Expenses)**<br>**Net Surplus/(Deficit)**|102,919<br>2,938|
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||**105,856**<br>38,203|
||**38,203**|
||**67,654**|
||**0**|
||**67,654**|



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