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Charity registration number 1154697 (England and Wales) Company registration number 08656153

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Mrs N B Riaz
N Sarwar
G Shah
Charity number (England and Wales) 1154697
Company number 08656153
Registered office 27-29 Chapel street
Brierfield
Nelson
BB9 5SH
Independent examiner Xeinadin
Ground Floor, Citygate
Longridge Road
Preston
PR2 5BQ

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

CONTENTS

Page
Trustees report 1 - 5
Independent examiner's report 6
Statement of financial activities 7
Balance sheet 8
Notes to the financial statements 9 - 13

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 August 2025.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities SORP "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)".

Objectives and activities

The objects of the organisation as set out in the constitution are as follows:

  1. Relief of poverty

  2. Advancement of education

  3. Advancement of religion

  4. Helping the needy and poor including widows and orphans

  5. Aiding where natural disasters have occurred

When planning activities for the year, the trustees have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit.

Strategies

We want to make our educational project to be accessible and a catalyst to a new future with bright options as a passport out of poverty. We ensure that they receive the appropriate English language teaching and that the successful children are helped into places at higher, further and post graduate education.

All classes, open days and seminars are widely advertised and we welcome the participation of all neighbours (both Muslims and non-Muslims) in our educational initiatives and workshops where we share our values, culture, traditions and our faith with wider society. We also hold an open week each year when we invite congregations from all the local places of worship to visit us and learn more about our work. An important part of our faith is charitable giving we are pleased to receive Zakat. Fitrana, qurbani. Mawlid and sadaqa donations for the sole purpose of the relief of need, overcome financial hardship and provide future social progression opportunities to younger generations especially those who have insufficient income or savings to cover their basic essential needs for shelter, food, clothing or who are destitute with no means of support.

We are mindful that all staff, students, volunteers and partners are upright people that are law abiding good citizens and that we be smartly vigilant to protect them from crime, corruption, hatred, extremism and terrorism.

Grantmaking

The charity through various campaigns and appeals receives money from the generosity of caring donors. The charity awards these monies to partner education facilities in which we allocate and budget funds to help overcome some short term financial problems of parents thus enabling pupils' education to continue. We also administer the receipt and distribution of zakat, fitrana, qurbani, sadaqa. Mawlid and Ghiyarveen shareef donations.

Volunteers

Volunteers are an important resource in our work and are involved in most of our community activities. We encourage all members of our community to be involved in voluntary activities to share their skills with others. All volunteers working with projects involving children or elderly people are CRB checked or vetted with verified professional references provided for each.

Public benefit

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

Achievements and performance

Significant activities and achievements against objectives Charitable activities

We directly benefit through our main project that is educational:

Daily

Bi-annually

Every six months the children are taken on trips to local theme parks, zoo, tourist destinations like Lahore, Islamabad, Mirpur and other relevant places for either study visits and leisure.

Annually

In the learning centre the resident Children are provided with all their basic needs including but not limited to:

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

Community Hall:

Hall and rooms : Our hall and meeting rooms are available for use by local groups and organisations.

Homework club and IT classes: At weekends and during school holidays a supervised homework club is supported and supervised by volunteer tutors, and over 35 children regularly attend the club. In addition we have a small IT suite and hold classes on a weekly basis for those who want to learn more about computers.

Prayers : The community prayer area is open all day for daily and Friday prayers. During the week we have over 350 people who regularly attend daily prayers and over 400 who regularly attend Friday & Eid prayers.

Festivals : The place of worship prepares food during Ramadan for those attending our place of worship who wish to break their fast together. Eid was also celebrated at the Mosque with a family day and communal meal. We also celebrate Saints’ days and offer a monthly service of thanksgiving celebrating the birth of our religious and spiritual figurehead Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.

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 Imams office provides Muslim couples with an appropriate location for both their civil marriage and Nikkah (Islamic marriage). About 15 couples were married at the Mosque in the year

Financial review

Principal funding sources

The charity’s main source of income are seasonal donations, regular donors and sponsors. Giving at Friday prayers are declining due given the economic conditions currently affecting our local community this level of voluntary giving is both generous and encouraging.

The collection and distribution of Zakat, Fitrana, Qurbani, Sadaqa, Mawlid and Ghiyarveen shareef funds are of great benefit to those in poverty or need overseas, and the trustees were delighted to exceed last year’s collection in such difficult economic times.

Investment policy and objectives

The charity has no long-term investments. Our cash reserves are held in deposit accounts. The interest earned is considered as a gift of the UK banking system and supplements the work supported by the collection of Zakat.

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 main project, excluding the collection and distribution of seasonal donations, and of our community educational activities and programmes.

Future plans

We intend to maintain our existing range of community activities working in partnership with the community and to further develop our community projects in collaboration with partners to make these sustainable and effective in the long term. We continue to place great importance on sharing a good understanding of different faiths and cultures as well as being neighbourly building cohesion and hope to be more proactive in educating communities against trends in crime and corruption, warning the wider public about the preying nature including pitfalls of extremism and terrorism.

Structure, governance and management

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION is constituted & registered trust with the Charity Commission in August 2013,under charity No 1154697 and it is governed by our constitution adopted in August 2013.

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:

Mrs N B Riaz N Sarwar G Shah

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, professionals and community leaders. The trustees believe this approach ensures that new trustees are respected members of the local communities and ensures that good relations are fostered between different people building social cohesion in the local community that we serve.

When selecting new trustees, we seek to identify people who are vetted, skilled, committed and 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 may be proposed as future trustees at the subsequent trustees’ meeting. This process allows due consideration of the person's eligibility, personal competence, specialist knowledge and skills.

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 monthly and are responsible for all decisions taken in relation to activities provided by the charity. To assist in the smooth running of the charity the trustees have set up a number of subcommittees that help them oversee certain aspects of the charity’s work.

Sub-committees are currently set up for finance, education, distribution, day-to-day management of the building and report back with their updates and recommendations to the full meeting of the trustees.

The sub-committees each meet six times a year, on alternate months to each other. The chair of trustees or another trustee in his absence will chair sub-committees whose membership reflects the particular skills that trustees can bring to the work of the sub-committees. The day-to-day management of the community hub, educational site, hostel facilities, all resources and projects are assigned and delegated to the appropriate team. A separate committee deals with the collection and distribution of donations that meets monthly to review targets, milestones and future direction.

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 Essential Trustee, guidance on charities and public benefit, on the advancement of religion and education 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.

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TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

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. Appropriate Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), vetting and verification checks are supported by regularly reviewed policies, are made for all those who work with children or other vulnerable groups within the projects, school, hostel, or community spaces.

Partnership working and performance review

In developing our community programmes, we are pleased to work in partnership with both of which have provided funding and invaluable advice. Our charity support projects working close with Ojaala International English School, Masjid Asrar, and Jannat Bibi hostel. The have also been very supportive of our educational initiatives as have a number of local community organisations, in particular officials of Union Council Bagarianwala who have worked closely with us on a number of initiatives. We look to all our partners, including, to give feedback on the success of our initiatives, receive any criticisms, then the trustees review the progress and outcomes of our work at each meeting.

A liaison meeting is held each term with school staff, parents and members of the local education authority to assess the progress and improvements that can be made to this programme.

The trustees report was approved by the Board of Trustees.

Mrs N B Riaz

Trustee

25 June 2026

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Ojaala Welfare Foundation (the charity) for the year ended 30 August 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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

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

Independent examiner's statement

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

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

Xeinadin

Ground Floor, Citygate Longridge Road Preston PR2 5BQ 25 June 2026

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2025 2024
Notes £ £
Income from:
Donations and legacies 2 38,084 31,646
Investments 3 648 626
Total income 38,732 32,272
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities 4 46,940 46,132
Total expenditure 46,940 46,132
Net expenditure and movement in funds (8,208) (13,860)
Reconciliation of funds:
Fund balances at 31 August 2024 54,169 68,029
Fund balances at 30 August 2025 45,961 54,169

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 30 AUGUST 2025

Notes
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
8
Net current assets
The funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds
9		 2025
£
46,109
(148)		 £
45,961
45,961
45,961		 2024
£
54,318
(149)		 £
54,169
54,169
54,169

The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 30 August 2025.

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

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 25 June 2026

Mrs N B Riaz Trustee

Company registration number 08656153 (England and Wales)

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Ojaala Welfare Foundation is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 27-29 Chapel street, Brierfield, Nelson, BB9 5SH.

1.1 Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities SORP "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)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a statement of cash flows.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity.

1.4 Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

1.6 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.7 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

2 Income from donations and legacies

Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2025 2024
£ £
Donations and gifts 38,084 31,646
3 Income from investments
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2025 2024
£ £
Interest receivable 648 626
4 Expenditure on charitable activities
Charitable Charitable
activities activities
2025 2024
£ £
Direct costs
Donations paid 44,320 40,035
Charitable activities 1,812 5,044
46,132 45,079
Share of support and governance costs (see note 5)
Support 808 1,053
46,940 46,132
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds 46,940 46,132

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

5 Support costs allocated to activities

Bank charges
Sundries
Governance costs
Analysed between:
Charitable activities
Governance costs comprise:
Accountancy		 2025
£
34
84
690
808
808
2025
£
690
690		 2024
£
102
231
720
1,053
1,053
2024
£
720
720

6 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.

7 Taxation

The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.

8 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 148 149

9 Unrestricted funds

The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.

At 31 August Incoming Resources At 30 August
2024 resources expended 2025
£ £ £ £
General funds 54,169 38,732 (46,940) 45,961

OJAALA WELFARE FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 AUGUST 2025

9 Unrestricted funds (Continued)
Previous year: At 31 August Incoming Resources At 30 August
2023 resources expended 2024
£ £ £ £
General funds 68,029 32,272 (46,132) 54,169

10 Related party transactions

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none).