2023-03-31-accounts - Gujarati Sunni Muslim Community Centre (Gsmcc)

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date

Period end date

From 01 April 2022 To 31 March 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Gujarati Sunni Muslim Community Centre Other names charity is known by Eldon Street Madrasa-E-Talimul Islam Registered charity number (if any) 1161868

Gujarati Sunni Muslim Community Centre

Charity's principal address 15 Eldon Street Preston Lancashire Postcode PR1 7YD

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Abdulkader Padia	Chairman
	Yunus Amla	Treasurer
	Ahmed Rawat	Assistant Chairman
	Yakub Patel	Assistant Treasurer
	Salim Patel	ActingSecretary

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Gulam Hussain Mulla
Ebrahim Mulla
Ashfaque Bhaiyat
Abdulkader Padia
Ismail Padia
Yunus Amla

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address


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

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

[Constitution GSMCC/ESM ]

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

[Unincorporated Body ]

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

[Election ]

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

The Madrasa has young children attending daily. Safeguarding is a major concern.

All staff and volunteers in associated with the Madrasa have DBS clearance and have been given training in safeguarding.

the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To advance the Islamic religion in the Preston, Plungington area for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of Islamic festivals, producing and/or distributing literature on Islam and to enlighten others about the religion of Islam.

To improve the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the local area by providing facilities and activities in the interest of social welfare.

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Each day of the year we have held prayer meetings for the five daily prayers including an extra Friday prayer. We also held tarawee prayers during the month of Ramadan.

The Madrasa (Islamic Education Centre) continues to operate and student numbers have stabilised to around 30. We now have 3 staff members who teach at the Madrasa, 5 days a week.

The Ladies weekly classes and the monthly programme continue to have a strong following.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Due to the renovation programme the KS1 and KS2 packs have once again not been updated. We do continue to engage with local schools and we hope to increase our activity in this area in the future.

Foreign student numbers in the local area have increased this year and they are mainly from the Asian subcontinent. We continue to help those that do arrive, and the two people who were assigned to help them last year continue helping these students to settle in to the local community. They also help with registering with doctors and finding housing if required.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

We would like to extend the qualifications of our teachers and will be looking to find appropriate teaching vocational courses in the local area to assist in this goal. This aim is now part and parcel of our investment into our staff.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Moving the Madrasa towards an academy and open learning would serve the community better. To this goal we will aim at progressing this in the coming years. We hope the “it’s time to grow” project when completed will give us extra educational teaching space.

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Much of the normal activity was curtailed such as the highly popular Student Lead Story Session. However the end of year graduating event did go ahead and was a great success. Student numbers in the Madrasa have slowly increased and are stable at around 30 and the sessions ran in the centre as they did before Covid-19 restrictions. It is fair to say that we have returned to pre COVID sessions. The Madrasa continues to innovate and is now one of the oldest in the city. It is widely considered one of the most innovative, contemporary cutting edge Madrasas in Preston. The aligned school and Madrasa academic years works well and we envisage keeping it the same from now on. We have kept the financial contribution the same now for several years in line with the vision of the founders and that was also true this year. However with the increase in costs due to inflation, we may need to re-think this position for the future. The number of foreign students has stabilised and most of the remaining students tend to be from the Indian sub-continent. They still need considerable help in settling in. The help has been similar to that of helping asylum seekers and so we were well equipped adapt to their needs. We continue to help those that do arrive and those that continue to need help. We have assisted them in every facet of living in the UK. Their presence has benefited the centre greatly and has broadened the cultural experience within the centre. Adult Islamic education has remained the same this year. We will continue to monitor interest and adjust classes as required during the coming year. Once again this year we attempted to upgrade the Key stage packs but once again we gave priority to other events including the “It’s time to grow project”. We hope to progress next year in an attempt to enhance the experience for school visits in the future. This should make any further visits a more integrated educational experience. Work continues in this regard. The “It’s Time To Grow” project has moved forward this year. Substantial progress has been made including breaking through to the new building in some areas. It is envisaged that we will complete this project late 2023 or early 2024. The projected final cost of this project is now £350,000 and collections continue. At the time of writing, 83% of the cost has already been collected. We hope to keep the momentum going on this project complete this year. We have adapted the screens in the centre to provide information and the CCTV works well with cameras in almost every room and outside. The website has been updated and moved to a UK based provider. This gives a better user experience and much faster access. Almost all admin is now done via the website including membership, Madrasa and Giftaid application. We are now one of the only Mosques employing advanced technology to streamline administration to this level.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The yearly membership donation gives us approximately 6 months of reserve and we aim to have approximately 3 months of reserve at any one time.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Abdulkader Padia Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Chairman ]

Date 01 Jun 2023

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Charity Name No (if any) Gujarati Sunni Muslim Community Centre 1161868 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Apr-22 31-Mar-23

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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Eid Lillah - - - - -
External Chunda Collection - 10,472 - 10,472 -
Giftaid 4,254 - - 4,254 -
Jalsa Donation - - - - -
Jumma Lunch - - - - -
Lillah 15,803 - - 15,803 -
Madrasa Donation 6,787 - - 6,787 -
Membership Donation 12,982 - - 12,982 -
Musalla Donation - - - - -
Other Income 72 - - 72 -
PayPal Donation 1,025 - - 1,025 -
Qarz-e-Hasana - - - - -
Renovation Donation - 76,404 - 76,404 -
Tajweed Class Donation - - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 40,923 ] 86,876 - 127,799 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Yorkshire - - - - -
Barclays - - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 40,923 86,876 - 127,799 -
A3 Payments
Bank Charges - - - - -
Broadband 308 - - 308 -
Council Tax - - - - -
Electricity - - - - -
External Chunda Payment - 10,472 - 10,472 -
Gas - - - - -
Gas & Electric 2,949 - - 2,949 -
Insurance 797 - - 797 -
Jalsa Expenses - - - - -
Other Expenditure 588 - - 588 -
PayPal Charges 19 - - 19 -
Pension 774 - - 774 -
Phone & Internet - - - - -
Qarz-e-Hasana Returned - - - - -
Renovation Expenses - 64,981 - 64,981 -
Tax/NI 2,055 - - 2,055 -
Wages 23,934 - - 23,934 -
Water 322 - - 322 -
Sub total [ 31,746 ] 75,453 - 107,199 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments [ 31,746 ] 75,453 - 107,199 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 9,177 11,423 - 20,600 -
A5 Transfers between funds (3,677) 3,677 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 44,425 72,676 - 117,102 -
Cash funds this year end 49,926 87,776 - 137,701 -
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04/05/2023

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 B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Normal Account Renovation Account Cash in Hand *Total cash funds* Details Details Details Details Main Property No13 Property Next Door Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 47,854 - - 87,776 2,072 - 49,926 87,776 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - Unrestricted - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name A.Padia	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 01-Jun-23

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04/05/2023

EXAMINER'S UN UALIFIED REPORT NON£OMPANY CHARITY This is the Independent examinerfs report to trustees of Guiarati Sunni Muslim Community Centre (GSMCC) also operat'ng as Ebdon Street Madras&E-Talimul Islam (ESM) l am reporting on the am)unts of the for the year ended 31 Mar 2023, Wh are set out on pages 2-3. Res ve res nslbllltles of trustees and examlner The charty's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The chaiity's trustees consider that an audlt is not required for this year under se(#ion 144(2) of the Charities Ad 2011 (the 2011 Ad) arKI that an independent examination is needed. It is my spOnSIbl1ty to= - examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 A - to folk>w the procedures laid down in the general DirectwJns given by the commission under section 145(5){b) of the 2011 Aci - to state whether particular matters have rne to my attention Basls of Inde ndent examlnerf$ re My examination vms carried out in accordan 7hith the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a review of the accounting rerdS kept by the charity and comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also indudes consideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The PrOdureS undertaken do not prowde all the evidence that would be required in an audit and cSequenY no opinK)n is given as to whether the accounts present a rue and fair view and the rert is limited to those matters set out in the next statement. Inde ndent examlnevs statsment In connection ith my examination, no matter has rne to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to bdieve that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep )untIng records in accordarv with sedM)n 130 of the 2011 Act and . to prepare a(rounts whth aw)rd *ith the arUntIng records and comply with the aLax)unting requirements of the 2011 A have not been met or (2) to which. in my opnion. attention shoukl be drawn in t)rder to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached Signed: Narne: Relevant professK•nal qUaIrflIon or body: Address.. IA ,, Date: is

Charity Name No (if any) Gujarati Sunni Muslim Community Centre 1161868 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Apr-22 31-Mar-23

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

04/05/2023

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 B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Normal Account Renovation Account Cash in Hand *Total cash funds* Details Details Details Details Main Property No13 Property Next Door Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 47,854 - - 87,776 2,072 - 49,926 87,776 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - Unrestricted - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name A.Padia	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 01-Jun-23

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

04/05/2023