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2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st ] April 2024 Period start date To 31[st ] March 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Inclusive Mosque Initiative

Charity registration number: 1161730

Objectives and Activities


SORP reference
Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document		 Para 1.17 1) To proactively uphold, implement
and embed the aims of the Inclusive
Mosque Initiative in its activities as
stated in its Statement of Intent;
2) To maintain and conduct the religious
and educational affairs of the Mosque;
3) To conduct ceremonies,
congregations and meetings of a
religious and cultural nature under the
guidance of the
organisation’s aims, Imams and
Management Committee;
4) To teach the spirit, culture, philosophy,
ethics and fundamentals of Islam, with a
view to improving the moral, intellectual
and social condition of Muslims in their
community;
5) To expand the knowledge of Islam
through discussions and Islamic literature
by means of publishing and distributing
such literature electronically and
physically and provide an Islamic resource
facility for communities at large.
6) To engage nationally and
internationally with issues of social,
economic and political justice, to
promote the welfare of all living beings.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 Our main activities are split into two key
areas of work 1) providing opportunities for
marginalised Muslims to be in community
with each other, and events where we can
examine, critique and value Islamic
discourse in ways that are liberating and
which challenges racism, misogyny,
sexism, homophobia, transphobia and
sectarianism. In addition, we conduct
interfaith and LGBT+ Muslim wedding
ceremonies where we demonstrate and
discuss everyone’s right to freedom of
belief and religion as well as safety in
relationships. This area of work reflects all
of charitable purposes as
mentioned above.
2) Engaging with support services to
make them safer and more inclusive of
marginalised Muslims. This area of
work reflects our sixth charitable
purpose as outlined above.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 The trustees have done their best to
consider guidance from the Charity
Commission on what public benefit
should be delivered through our work.

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

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference

Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
difference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to society
as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 We began this period by partnering with
Amnesty International UK to host an
uplifting Human Rights Iftar in April 2024,
which included a powerful panel of Muslim
human rights activists uplifting Iftar meal
and celebrated our communities' work
demanding universal Human Rights. This
event shone a light on IMI’s work as a
mosque that is focused on mobilising the
community, rather than solely providing
prayer spaces.
We ran an inclusive Eid al Fitr celebration
in April 2024 and Eid al Adha in June
2024, led by Imams from our community
who are usually excluded from leadership
roles in traditional mosque spaces. We
created a safe inclusive prayer space that
emphasised freedom of belief and religion
and centred disability justice, feminist
principles and anti-racism.
In July 2024, we hosted an inclusive
discussion (halaqa) exploring the
complexities of many marginalised
Muslims’ relationship with formal prayer
(salah), wherein community members
shared their views, coping mechanisms,
and lived experience of religious trauma,
ableism, exclusion, invalidation and mental
health struggles.
We hosted two community discussions
(26th of July and the 1st of September
2024) about key historical events and
Islamic figures of vital importance to Shi’a
Muslims. These events supported Shi’a
community members (and Muslims from
other sect traditions) to voice their
reflections and questions about Karbala in
an inclusive, antisectarian, educational
space. Attendees were supported to
reflect on the themes of justice and
injustice, oppression and liberation. This
event gave Muslims from different sect
traditions the opportunity to learn more
about Shi’a beliefs and values, and
created space for dialogue to foster
greater intersect understanding and
connection.
In August 2024 we hosted a community
conversation on the rise of far-right,
anti-migrant and Islamophobic violence in
the UK. The community expressed:
1. Their anger and exhaustion in the
face of increasing racism.
2. What home and belonging means to
them.
3. Pressures they face inside and
outside Muslim communities.
4. The impact of expanded police
powers on Muslims.
5. How allies can practically stand in
solidarity with Muslims.
6. Different kinds of racism and
antiracism.
7. What kind of support they want from

IMI in response to these events. These findings gave IMI valuable information that has informed our programming strategy for the next financial year on these topics.

In November 2024, Inclusive Mosque Initiative partnered with the Faith & VAWG Coalition and the Migrants’ Rights Network to co-create online articles reframing Islamophobia as a structural and systemic issue, rather than simply interpersonal prejudice. Both collaborations were successful, strengthening partnerships and laying the groundwork for training organisations in the gender-based violence and migration sectors on addressing Islamophobia.

On the 13th of December 2024 we ran an inclusive discussion (halaqa) exploring Islamic notions of belief and non-belief, and how these concepts can be understood in more inclusive and compassionate ways. By encouraging respectful dialogue and centering marginalised Muslim voices, the discussion created a space wherein Muslims shared their own experiences of exclusion, and views on challenging systems of religious and social hierarchy, promoting cross-community connection and solidarity.

On the 15th of September 2024, IMI hosted an outdoor community picnic. The informal, unstructured format was well received, with attendees expressing a desire for more similar opportunities to connect and build community. Through events like this, we aim to create a space for the Inclusive Mosque community to meet, reduce isolation, foster connection, and strengthen our collective and individual ability to be visibly and confidently Muslim in public.

We ended the financial period with a powerful series of community iftars that offered marginalised Muslims and their loved ones an inclusive, welcoming space to connect, reflect, and find spiritual fulfilment, helping combat the loneliness felt by many marginalised Muslims during our holy month. The prayers at our iftars are led by imams from marginalised groups within Muslim communities including those marginalised because of sectarianism, queerphobia, transphobia, and misogyny.

As always, our iftars provided a safe space for unsegregated prayer promoting gender equality, for Muslims from a range of sects, traditions, and of different gender identities and ages, including single parent families. They provide a great opportunity

for intergenerational understanding where young Muslims can bring their parents to see a contemporary mosque practice focused on equity as well as spirituality. Our iftars were hybrid, with a hosted online space allowing participation for Muslims unable to attend in person for any reason, which attracted disabled and immuno-suppressed Muslims and those with caring responsibilities to participate. We recruited a freelance Online Events Host and freelance Events Assistant, both of whom enabled us to provide a safe and accessible experience for all participants.

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Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Performance
of
fundraising
activities
against objectives set		 Para 1.41
Investment
performance against
objectives		 Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period		 Para 1.21 X
Statement explaining
the policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held		 Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22
Reasons for holding
zero reserves		 Para 1.22
Details of fund materially
in deficit		 Para 1.24
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern		 Para 1.23
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds
(including any
fundraising)
Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives
including
any
social
investment
policy
adopted		 Para 1.46
A description of the
principal risks facing the
charity		 Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing
document(trust deed,
royal charter)		 Para 1.25 Governing document
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 Registered charity
Trustee selection
methods including
details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25 Election to post by Trustee Board
consensus

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures Para 1.51 adopted for the induction and training of trustees The charity’s Para 1.51 organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Inclusive Mosque Initiative
Other names the charity
uses		 IMI
Registered charity number 1161730
Charity’s principal address Impact Hub London
34B York Way
LONDON
N1 9AB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for
whole year		 Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
any)
Daniel Diaz Chair (since
November 2023)		 Trustee since October
2021
Maryam Din Trustee Since February 2024
Sabah Choudrey Vice Chair
(Since 2023)		 Trustee 2020 - 2023

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
adviser		 Name Address

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)
Full name(s) Daniel A. Diaz
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair of Trustees
Date 25/01/2026
Charity Name No (if any)
Inclusive Mosque Initiative 1161730
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
For the period
from		 1/4/2024
Period start date		 31/03/2025
Period end date
To

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
-
6,883
2,428
11,430
-
105
-
-
20,846
-
-
-
20,846
27,950
17,095
2,602
-
-
-
-
-
-
47,647
-
-
-
47,647
- 26,801
-
43,878
17,077		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
60,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
60,000
-
-
-
60,000
6,853
1,211
536
-
-
-
-
-
-
8,600
-
-
-
8,600
51,400
-
28,678
80,078		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
60,000
6,883
2,428
11,430
-
105
-
-
80,846
-
-
-
80,846
34,803
18,306
3,138
-
-
-
-
-
-
56,247
-
-
-
56,247

24,599		 Total funds
to the nearest £
60,000
6,883
2,428
11,430
-
105
-
-
80,846
-
-
-
80,846
34,803
18,306
3,138
-
-
-
-
-
-
56,247
-
-
-
56,247

24,599		 Last year
to the nearest £
Grants - 40,000
Donations 6,883 8,992
Events 2,428 1,109
Admin 11,430 1,519
Gift Aid - 433
Refund 105 -
- -
- -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 20,846 52,052
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
52,052
Personnel 27,950 35,200
Programme Activities 17,095 15,950
Overheads 2,602 5,606
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
**Sub total ** 47,647 56,755
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
56,755
- 26,801 51,400 -
24,599		 - 4,702
- - - - -
43,878 28,678 - 72,556 77,259
17,077 80,078 - 97,155 72,557

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

1

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
Details
Bank account
Paypal
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Details
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
15,747
80,078
1,330
-
-
-
17,077
80,078
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the Charity Name trustees Inclusive Mosque Initiative On accounts for 31/03/2025 Charity no 1161730 the year ended

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives 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 accounts to be reached. .

Date: 29/01/2026

Signed: Name:[Andrew Hopkins ] Address: Birmingham Voluntar Service Council – Accountancy Services Latham House, Paradise Street Birmingham, B1 2AJ

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