# **BURTON AFGHAN SOCIETY (BAS)**
A Registered Charity
## Financial Statements & Report For the Period
01 March 2022 to 28 February 2023
Charity Number: 1160038
## **BURTON AFGHAN SOCIETY** TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 01 MARCH 2022 TO 28 FEBRUARY 2023
## **Registered Charity Number: 1160038**
## **Principal Address:**
91-93 Moor Street Burton on Trent Staffordshire DE14 3SZ
Chairperson: Mr Omid Jafari
## **Trustees:**
Mr. Mohammed Tahery
Mr. Enayat Zafari
Mr. Farhad Qalandari
## **Governing Document:**
The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (the CIO) operated under the rules of its constitution and named as “ Burton Afghan Society”.
## **Bankers:**
HSBC Bank 18 High Street Burton on Trent Staffordshire DE14 1JD
## **Independent Examiner and Accountant:**
HR Chartered Accountants Ground Floor 222 Branston Road Burton on Trent Staffordshire DE14 3BT
## **BURTON AFGHAN SOCIETY** CHAIRPERSON / TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 01 MARCH 2022 TO 28 FEBRUARY 2023
## **CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT – OMID JAFARI**
I am privileged to present our annual report on the work of the Burton Afghan Society for the Year 2022/2023. It has again been a year of immense dedication and hard work of the volunteers, management committee and the Trustees.
It is important that we take this opportunity to firstly thank the Trustees, the funders and the supporters for their hard work without whom none of this work would be possible. This includes the Consolidated Charity of Burton upon Trent, Midlands Muslim Community (MMC), South Staffordshire College, East Staffordshire Borough Council and the respected Councillors along with the Burton Albion Community Trust and Staffordshire Police.
We would like to share that the ESOL classes continue to run as usual for the women of the community. Also South Staffordshire college works with the local job centre to provide English classes at our community centre.
The community were involved in many celebrations during the year and some pictures of these celebrations are below:
Nawroz Celebration (Persian New Year) 21st March 2022
Eid Celebrations May 2022
Yalda Night Celebrations (end of longest night) 21st December 2022
Once again, as Chairperson, I take this opportunity to thank everyone for your support and look forward to working with you in improving the lives of residents in Burton.
## **TRUSTEES REPORT**
We take this opportunity to thank the Chairman and his team for their hard work over the last year, the Chairman has mentioned and we echo this again, that nothing is possible without partnerships and as we move towards 2023/24, we will be pushing to forge greater partnerships with other communities and organisations, thereby becoming more stronger and resilient as communities.
As the finances show, that there is much work to be done and we remain optimistic that 2023/24 will be a year of many more achievements.
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT PERIOD 01 MARCH 2022 TO 28 FEBRUARY 2023**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Burton Afghan Society**
I report on the accounts of the company for the period ended 28 February 2023 which are set out on pages 6 to 9.
## **Respective Responsibilities of the Trustees and Examiner**
The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act). It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;
- follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act); and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a "true and fair" view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent Examiners Statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Haroon Rashid HR Chartered Accountants
Chartered Management Accountants Ground Floor 222 Branston Road Burton on Trent Staffordshire DE14 3BT
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY PERIOD 01 MARCH 2022 TO 28 FEBRUARY 2023**
|**Income**
Grants
Note 2
Income Generation
Subscriptions and Deposits
**Expenditure**
Building Repairs
New Fire Alarm
Rates
Valuation Fees
Mortgage
Rent
Misc
Telephone
Risk Assessment
Music System
Printer
Cooker, Speaker & Vacum
Ulitities
Other professional
Gas Work
Accountancy
Insurance
Bank
**Total Expenditure**
Surplus for the year
Fund balance at beginning of year
Transfer between funds
Fund balance at end of year|**2023**
**£**
-
7,685
12,526|
|---|---|
||**20,211**
1,717
-
313
-
-
1,400
-
442
-
-
-
-
2,994
956
-
480
-
71|
||**8,373**
**11,838**
**51,357**
-|
||**63,195**|
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 28 FEBRUARY 2023**
|**Current Assets**
Debtors
Bank and Cash
**Current Liabilities**
Short Term Creditors
Note 3
**Total Assets less Total Liabilities**
**Represented by Funds**
Funds|**2023**
**£**
27,807
35,868
480|
|---|---|
||**63,195**|
||63,195|
||**63,195**|
The trustees are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) relating to the audit of the financial statements for the year by virtue of section 477, and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
- i. Ensuring that the company keeps adequate accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act; and
- ii. Preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its profit or loss for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395, and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Act relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
These financial statements were approved by the directors and authorised for issue, and are signed on their behalf by:
Omid Jafari
Date
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2023**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## _**Basis of preparation**_
The accounts have been prepared using the concessions allowable under SORP 2005 for smaller charities, not subject to an audit.
## **2 Grants**
**£** ESBC - - Council covid grant **-**
## **3 Short Term Creditors**
|**Short Term Creditors**||
|---|---|
|Accruals|**£**
480
-|
||**480**|