Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 April 2020 31 March 2021
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name West Berkshire Muslim Centre
Other names charity is known by WBMC Registered charity number (if any) 1163865
| Charity's principal address | 1stFloor Riverside Community Centre; | 1stFloor Riverside Community Centre; |
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| Rosemoor Gardens | ||
| Clay Hill | ||
| Postcode | RG14 2FG |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any)/ Committee |
Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Ismail Nawasra | Education | “ | ||
| Arif Jaan | Events | “ | ||
| Azmal Ahmed Shah | Governance | “ | ||
| Rahan Ahmed | Membership | “ | ||
| Md. Amir Hussain | Finance | “ | ||
| Mohammad Shamim Ahmed | Services | “ | ||
| Joynal Abedin | Services | “ | ||
| Hussain Ahmed | Membership | “ | ||
| Umar Mahmood Butt | Fund Raising | “ | ||
| Nokhaz Yaqub | Events | “ | ||
| Mazher Qazi | Finance |
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year |
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| NA | |
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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) |
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| Independent Examiner | ||
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Charitable Incorporated Organisation with voting members other than its charity trustees (‘Association’ Model Constitution)
Type of governing document than its charity trustees (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association Model Constitution How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Election and/or Selection Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by) Latest Election/Selection held – 27/01/2019
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
The West Berkshire Muslim Centre came into being to meet specific needs of the local community to establish a community centre. The organisation continues to work with other local voluntary organisations and the West Berkshire District Council.
WBMC continues to mature with the move to the 1[st] floor of Riverside community centre; the scope for activities had increased, however, due to COVID-19, there has been some slowdown of activities.
The organisation continues to serve well and develop the framework to build on the Objects that are set out in the constitution.
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
The objects of the CIO are: -
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The advancement of the Islamic faith for the benefit of the public, particularly but not exclusively, through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures and public celebration of religious festivals.
To further or benefit the residents of West Berkshire and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the
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conditions of life for the residents.
In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power:
to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects
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)
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Community social events
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Community Iftar Event
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Community Eid Celebrations
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Ramadhan Taraweh prayers
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Saturday and occasional Sunday homework and basic literacy support - Maths, English and Science.
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Regular Friday Prayer meetings
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Badminton club
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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Funding of the organisation is entirely from donations.
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Restricted funds for the procurement of permanent premises continues to grow with individual projects to secure funds for ongoing activities and rent for the existing Centre.
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Donations have come from multiple sources: -
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Regular donations by trustees and members of the community
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Ad-hoc donations by trustees and members of the community
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Friday collections
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Collections from mosques
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Donations directly onto specific projects facilitated through Greenham Common Trust
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Process for managing donations/funds into WBMC accounts:
Finance team to move all funds donated for the establishment of the centre into a separate savings account. Such that any withdrawals from this savings account is approved by the whole committee. The principle here is that funds in the savings account is towards the procurement of the facilities/community centre only.
- All the activities are supported/provided by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main Due to COVID-19 the Centre has been closed most of the year . achievements of the charity during the year The Executive committee along with volunteers continue to promote the facilities to the wider community through events, social media and word of mouth.
This is a testament to the vision and values set out by the trustees, as we continue to promote social and community cohesion, completely in line with the CIO objectives
Hard work and determination of the trustees to keep focus on the core objectives as we build trust and promote diversity and embrace our British multi-cultural identity of the society.
Section E Financial review
- All funds are held in HSBC bank. Presently all funds are allocated as
Brief statement of the per the donation purpose. All donations given for the purpose of charity’s policy on reserves procuring the facilities are held in a separate account. (The finance policy provides greater clarity and guidance on managing donations)
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There is a savings account and a current account. Current account holds only the planned expenses budget. The savings account holds the funds for the procurement of the community centre.
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All expenses/spend must be approved by the majority of trustees
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Online banking only allows for transfers between the two accounts.
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Presently no online payment is allowed; however, this is being reviewed by the trustees in line with the changes to banking
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All payments of expenses are made by cheque and signed by two trustees
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
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Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
The charity is funded completely by individual donations and donations from events and activities
All Expenditures are pre-approved in line with the charity objectives; i.e. hall hire, classroom hire.
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No investment was planned or made in this term. All funds remain on account to support the organisation objectives.
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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) Electronic signature
Full name(s) Ismail Nawasra Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)
Date 07/01/2022
Signature(s) Electronic signature
Full name(s) Azmal Ahmed Shah Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Governance etc) Date 07/01/2022
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WEST BERKSHIRE MUSLIM CENTRE Charity Reg Number: 1163865
Receipts and pay For the period Period start date from
1/4/2020
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
Restricted funds
funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Contribution from public 6,129
Box,Event,Tution,Individual donation 1,419 -
CAF 256
Grant 70
Online donation 410
Gift aid claim
Saving account bank interest
Others/Adjustment from last year 34
Interest received 102
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 8,320 102
(see table).
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Total receipts 8,320 102
A3 Payments
Hall Hire -
Insurance -
Maintenance -
Printing,Stationaries,WEBSITE 120 -
Supporting family/refugee in need -
Sundry - (drinks & sweets) -
Council tax -
Event cost -
Premesis Rent 2,000 -
Sub total [ 2,120 ]
A4 Asset and investment
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PRINTER,KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
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Total payments [ 2,120 ] -
Net of receipts/(payments) [ 6,200 ] 102
A5 Transfers between funds - 10,000
A6 Cash funds last year end 8,369 210,876
Cash funds this year end [ 4,569 ] 210,978
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the
Categories
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B1 Cash funds
Balance on current /saving accounts
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
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B2 Other monetary assets
balance on saving accounts
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B3 Investment assets
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B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use
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B5 Liabilities
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No (if any) yments accounts CC16a Period end date To 31/3/2021
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Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
- 6,129 9,147
- 1,419 3,321
- 256 3,591
- 70 325
- 410 8,157
- - 2,829
- - 474
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- 8,422 27,844
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- 8,422 27,844
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- 120 1,131
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- - 454
- - 2,122
- 2,000 8,000
- 2,120 11,757
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- 2,120 11,757
- 6,302 16,087
- - 10,000 -
- 219,245 -
- 215,547 16,087
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Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment
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