2023-03-31-accounts - Witton Islamic Centre

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Charity No. 1162653

WITTON ISLAMIC CENTRE Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ending 31 March 2023

DUA GOVERNANCE

Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors Bradford Court 123-131 Bradford Street Digbeth, Birmingham B12 0NS

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Contents Legal and administrative information 3 Report of the Trustees 4 Report of the Independent Examiner 6 Receipts and Payments 7 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 8 Notes forming part of the financial statements 9

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WITTON ISLAMIC CENTRE (Reg. 1162653) Legal and Administrative Information

Charity number 1162653 Registered address 311 Witton Road Birmingham B6 6NT Trustees MHU Khan Sharafat Ali M. Monir M. Rashid M. Siddique M. Yasin Bankers TSB Bank PLC Witton Islamic Centre

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Report of the Trustees year ending 31 March 2023

WITTON ISLAMIC CENTRE (Reg. 1162653)

The Trustees present their annual report and accounts for the year to 31 March 2023.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charity Commission guidance

Structure, governance and management

The charity is an unincorporated charity, formed under a trust deed dated 27 March 2015.The charity registered with the Charities Commission on the 13 July 2015. Trustees are responsible of setting strategies and policies for ensuring these are implemented.

Risk management

The charity's trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have reviewed potential risks, and systems and procedures have been put in place to manage the risks and to mitigate any adverse outcomes.

Objectives and activities

The main objective of the charity is as follows:

To advance the Islamic religion in birmingham for the benefit of the public in accordance with the doctrines of Islam and the belief in Islam la ilaha il-allah mohammed ar rasul allah and the belief that the main springs of Islamic teachings are the Quran, the book revealed by Allah and the "Sunnah" of the prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
The prevention or relief of poverty by the provision of services, support and advice which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means.
To advance the education of the public, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of language classes.

The charity achieves this objective by establishing mosques, prayers and Islamic education. The trust also works to prevent or relief of poverty by the provision of services, support and advice which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means. This is mainly done through fund raising and making grants to partner charities.

The objectives for the year were to continue to raise funds to maintain and improve existing facilities. Funds are raised by voluntary collection in the mosque after prayers, especially Friday prayers. There are no specific fund raising targets set, the charity relies on the willingness of individuals to contribute what they can afford to donate.

Achievements and Performance

During the year the charity continued to operate in the following main areas;

a) Provide services of a mosque to promote Islamic faith to all age groups.

b) Ta provide supplementary school (Madrassa) classes to teach them Quran and Islamic Studies to promote the Muslim way of life.

Future plans of the charity include promoting the Muslim faith to the younger generation by increasing activities which interest more than the traditional services offered.

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Public Benefit Statement

The section of this report below entitled 'Objectives and activities' sets out the objects and aims of the charity, The trustees have considered this, in conjunction with the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, and have concluded that:

1) the aims of the charity continue to be charitable;
2) the work done by the charity gives identifiable benefits to the charitable sector and both directly
and
3) indirectly to individuals in need;
4) the benefits are far the public; not unreasonably restricted in any way;
5) there is no detriment or harm arising from the aims or activities.

Financial review

During the period, the charity raised £43k (2022: £49k) and spent £23k (2022: £27k). This resulted in a net receipt of £23k (2022: £22k) and carry forward cash balance of £155k (2022: £134k).

Reserves Policy

The trustees believe that the fund-raising plans in place are sufficiently robust to cover the next 12 months costs.

Trustees' responsibilities statement

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities

31 January 2024

This report was approved by the trustees on…………………….and signed on their behalf by:

…………………………………….

Sharafat Ali

Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of

WITTON ISLAMIC CENTRE (Reg. 1162653)

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are set out on pages 7 to 9.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the 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 examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act

have not been met; or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

………………………….

Nasir Rafiq BA FCA

31 January 2024

Date ………………....

DUA GOVERNANCE Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors Bradford Court 123-131 Bradford Street Digbeth Birmingham B12 0NS

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WITTON ISLAMIC CENTRE (Reg. 1162653) Receipts and Payments Accounts From 1st April 2022 to 31 March 2023

Receipts Donations HMRC Grants Sub total Assets and Investment sales Total receipts Payments Staff costs PAYE & NI Nest Pension Repair and Maintenance Electricity & Gas Water Rates Telecommunication Insurance Accountancy Fees Donations (Grants) Subsistence Subtotal Assets and Investment purchases Assets Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) Transfers between funds Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end	Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds 2023 2022 £ £ £ £ 43,298 0 43,298 45,721 0 0 0 2,989
	43,298 0 43,298 48,710 0 0 0 0
	43,298 0 43,298 48,710
	12,200 0 12,200 16,700 0 0 0 188 39 0 39 415 3,822 0 3,822 1,298 2,913 0 2,913 3,276 1,752 0 1,752 1,243 411 0 411 378 1,648 0 1,648 1,500 0 0 0 570 0 0 0 0 282 0 282 1,200
	23,067 0 23,067 26,768
	23,067 0 23,067 26,768

	20,231 0 20,231 21,942
	134,307 0 134,307 112,365
	154,538 0 154,538 134,307

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WITTON ISLAMIC CENTRE (Reg. 1162653) Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As at 31 March 2023

Cash Funds Cash at Bank Total Cash funds Assets Retained for the Charity's Own Use Freehold Land & Building Total Liabilities	Unrestricted Funds £ 154,538 154,538 0 0 1,270	Total Total 2023 2022 £ £ 154,538 134,307
		154,538 134,307
		0 300,000
		0 300,000

		1,270 570

31 January 2024

Approved by the Board on ………………………………. And signed on its behalf by:

…………………………………….

Sharafat Ali

Trustee

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WITTON ISLAMIC CENTRE (Reg. 1162653) Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023

1. Accounting policies

a) Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charity Commission guidance.

b) Charity status

WITTON ISLAMIC CENTRE was established under a trust deed and is a registered with the Charity Commission under the reference of 1162653. The Trustees are appointed and function in accordance with the Trust Deed.

c) Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

d) Receipts

All incoming resources are included in the Receipt & payment Accounts when the charity actually receives legally entitled income.

e) Payments

All expenditure is accounted for on payments basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.