## **Trustees' Report for the Financial Year Ending 31st March 2025 Averroes Trust** The financial year ending 31st March 2025 has been marked by the continuation of our mission to empower and uplift communities through education, mutual dialogue, and vocational support. Despite ongoing challenges in the socio-economic landscape, Averroes Trust has successfully adapted its programs to ensure accessibility and engagement. ## **Community Engagement and Training** Building on the foundation laid in previous years, we expanded our public workshops, leveraging hybrid delivery models to enhance participation. These workshops focused on fostering social integration and shared values. By combining in-person and online sessions, we were able to reach a broader audience, ensuring that geographical and logistical barriers did not impede access to our programs across the country. ## **Seminars on Female Empowerment** Continuing our commitment to gender equity, we hosted another series of seminars dedicated to female empowerment within ethnic communities. These sessions provided practical guidance for women aspiring to leadership roles in public and professional domains, addressing the challenges they might face as well as dispelling cultural narratives that impede progress. ## **Training for Religious Leaders** We also delivered specialised training sessions for religious leaders, addressing the nuanced challenges of the modern world. Key themes included social mobility and broader British cultural socialisation within ethnic communities that fosters positive integration. ## **Vocational Support for Young Muslims** Recognising the pressing challenges faced by young Muslims in education, employment, and social life, we organised targeted vocational workshops online. These sessions equipped participants with practical skills, mentorship, and opportunities to network with professionals across diverse fields. The feedback highlighted the transformative impact of these programs on participants’ confidence and career prospects. ## **Faith and Rationality in Modern Discourse** Our online seminars explored faith as a catalyst for progress, emphasising its alignment with reason and rationality. Through discussions led by community scholars, participants examined how faith traditions can inspire innovation and solutions to contemporary global challenges. ## **Looking Ahead** The Averroes Trust remains dedicated to its vision of creating an inclusive and empowered society. As we look to the future, we aim to further expand our outreach, focusing on enhancing accessibility and tailoring programs to address the evolving needs of Muslim communities across the country. Registered number.. 08933811 AVERROES TRUST UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 CBS Accountants Ltd Chartered Accountants Unit 17. Orbital 25 Business Park Dwight Road Watford Hertfordshire V￿D18 9DA Averroes Trust Contents Page Company Information Accountsnt's Report Income and Expenditure Account Balance Sheet The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts.. Detsiled Income and Expenditure Account Averroes Trust Company Infomiation For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 Directors Mr Abbas Dhami Dr Ali Mallick Company Number 08933811 Registered Office 47 Bateman Road London E4 8ND Accountants CBS Accountants Ltd Chartered Accountants Unit 17, Orbital 25 Business Park Dwight Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 9DA Page 1 Averroes Trust Accountant's Report For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 In accordance with the engagement letter dated and in order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have compiled the financial statements of the company from the accounting records and information and explanations you have given to us. This report is made to the directors in accordan￿ with the terms of our engagement. Our work has been undertaken to prepare for approval by the directors the financial statements that we have been engaged to compile, to report to the directors that we have done so, and to state those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company's directors for our work or for this report. You have acknowledged on the balance sheet as at year ended 31 March 2025 your duty to ensure that the company has kept proper accounting records and to prepare financial statements that give a true and fair view under the Companies Act 2006. You consider that the company is exempt from the statutory requirement for an audit for the year. We have not been instructed to cary out an audit of the financial statements. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the financial statements. 1910112026 CBS Accountants Ltd Chartered Accountants Unit 17, Orbital 25 Business Park Dwight Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 9DA Page 2 Averroes Trust Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 as restated TURNOVER 112,371 (24,352) (17,891) 17,772 (9,600) (1,780) Staff costs Other charges NET SURPLUS 70,128 6,392 Page 3 Averroes Trust Balance Sheet As At 31 March 2025 2025 2024 as restated Current assets Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 97,473 26,866 (1) NET CURRENT ASSETS 97,473 26,865 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 97,473 26,865 Accruals and deferred income (1,080) (600} NET ASSETS 96,393 26,265 RESERVES 96,393 26,265 Notes 1. General Infomiation Averroes Trust is a private company, limited by guarantee, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 08933811. The registered office is 47 Bateman Road. London. E4 8ND. 2. Average Number of Employees Average number of employees, including directors. during the year was: 2 (2024.. 2) 3. Company limited by guarantee The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company, in the event of a winding up, such an amount as may be required not exceeding £1. Page 4 Averroes Trust Balance Sheet (continued) As At 31 March 2025 For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit 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 responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the micro*ntity provisions. On behalf of the board Mr Abbas Dhami Director 1910112026 Page 5 Averroes Trust Detailed Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 as restated TURNOVER Charitable Activity 112,371 17,772 STAFF COSTS Wages and salaries 24,352 9,600 (24,352) (9,600) OTHER CHARGES Computer software costs Accountancy fees Professional fees 495 1,152 14,724 1,520 600 818 Sundry expenses 362 (17,891) (1,780) NET SURPLUS 70,128 6,392 Page 6 Averroes Trust Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Averroes Trust For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responsibilities and Basis of Report As the charity trustees of the Company (and also 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 I'the 2006 Act"). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company 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 carrying out 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 confimi that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe- 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act,. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records,. or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination., or 4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordan￿ with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practi￿ for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). 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 accounts to be reached. Date 2210112026 Unit 17, Orbital 25 Business Park Dwight Road WatFord Hertfordshire WD18 9DA Page 3