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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1165718

FAROOQ E AZAM MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CENTRE Unaudited Financial Statements

31 March 2024

CHIPCHASE MANNERS

Chartered accountants 384 Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough TS5 6HA

FAROOQ E AZAM MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CENTRE

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 4
Statement of financial activities 5
Statement of financial position 6
Notes to the financial statements 7

FAROOQ E AZAM MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CENTRE

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 March 2024

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name FAROOQ E AZAM MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CENTRE Charity registration number 1165718 Principal office Bowesfield Lane Stockton on Tees TS18 3EB

The trustees

T Sadiq M Altaf M A Khan M Mubeen I Mohammed A Khaliq Independent examiner Chipchase Manners 384 Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough TS5 6HA

Structure, governance and management

Governing document

The charity is governed by its constitution adopted on 24 February 2016.

Governing body

The charity is governed by Trustees, which consists of 6 members directly elected by the general public through a ballot. The ultimate responsibility to run the organisation lies with the Trustees.

Risk management

Internal risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all bank transactions by a Trustee. Any transactions over £1,000 are to be authorised by 2 Trustees.

Objectives and activities

Primary activity and public benefit

The principal activity of the charity is to advance the Muslim religion in the Stockton On Tees area for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals and the distribution of literature on the Islamic faith to enlighten others about the Muslim religion. The charity proposes to do this by building a new mosque on the land already existing for the above purpose and to adopt appropriate strategies to accomplish this task.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

Objectives and activities (continued)

Membership

Every Muslim in the area who agrees with the basic aims of the organisation can become its member. It is necessary to pay annual contributions to the mosque fund regularly to remain a member. Every permanent member has a right to take part in elections.

Achievements and performance

The Charity has continued to operate towards the objects set out in the clause. These include the main activities of catering towards the religious needs of the people of Stockton on Tees and the provision of educational activities.

The Trustees have considered the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular, the supplementary guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit. The Trustees are confident that the operations of the Charity as set out in the Objects deliver public benefit to the wider community of Stockton on Tees.

The level of donations in 2022/23 was pleasing, especially given the economic climate.

Charity policies

The Charity does not have any investments. There were no grants made during the period.

The only reserves held by the Charity are the funds in the current account. There is no set policy on the level of income reserves held other than to maintain any surpluses left from donations for the furtherance of its Objects.

The reserves are likely to be utilised by potential repairs to the building and the day-to-day running of the Charity.

Financial review

The charity's policy is to retain reserves, in the form of unrestricted funds, at no specific level other than to maintain any surpluses left from donations for the furtherance of its Objects. This should provide a reasonably secure financial base on which to plan future projects and commit to related expenditure before external funding has been fully secured. The general fund shows an excess of outgoing over ingoing resources of £64,088 during the year, while the balance sheet shows aggregate reserves of £2,078,509 at 31 March 2024.

The results for the year and the charity's financial position at the end of the year are shown in the attached financial statements. The Trustees are satisfied with the overall financial position of the charity and can confirm that the charity has the resources to fully discharge its obligations.

Risk statement

It is confirmed that the major risks identified by the Trustees have been reviewed and systems established to mitigate those risks.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

The trustees' annual report was approved on 31 January 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

I Mohammed Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of FAROOQ E AZAM MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CENTRE

Year ended 31 March 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of FAROOQ E AZAM MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CENTRE ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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.

Chipchase Manners Independent Examiner 384 Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough TS5 6HA

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Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 March 2024

2024 2024 2023
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 136,188 136,188 155,106
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total income 136,188 136,188 155,106
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 5,6 199,944 199,944 118,894
Other expenditure 7 332 332
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total expenditure 200,276 200,276 118,894
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds (64,088) (64,088) 36,212
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 2,142,462 2,142,462 2,106,250
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total funds carried forward 2,078,374 2,078,374 2,142,462
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 7 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 12 1,960,440 1,960,531
Current assets
Debtors 13 2,181 2,582
Cash at bank and in hand 118,621 180,979
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
120,802 183,561
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 14 2,868 1,630
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net current assets 117,934 181,931
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total assets less current liabilities 2,078,374 2,142,462
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net assets 2,078,374 2,142,462
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 2,078,374 2,142,462
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total charity funds 16 2,078,374
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
2,142,462
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 31 January 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

I Mohammed Trustee

The notes on pages 7 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2024

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is Bowesfield Lane, Stockton on Tees, TS18 3EB.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Disclosure exemptions

Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented as all were considered basic.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Fixtures and fittings - 20% reducing balance

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cashgenerating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

4. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 136,188 136,188 155,106 155,106
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

5. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Mosque 198,344 198,344 117,222 117,222
Support costs 1,600 1,600 1,672 1,672
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
199,944 199,944 118,894 118,894
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
6. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Activities
undertaken Total funds Total fund
directly Support costs 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Mosque 198,344 198,344 117,222
Governance costs 1,600 1,600 1,672
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
198,344 1,600 199,944 118,894
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
7. Other expenditure
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Sundry 332 332
৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶
8. Net (expenditure)/income
Net (expenditure)/income is stated after charging/(crediting):
2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 1,202 1,048
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
9. Independent examination fees
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 3,112 1,512
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
10. Staff costs
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries 58,668 52,972
Employer contributions to pension plans 588 565
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
59,256 53,537
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

10. Staff costs (continued)

The average head count of employees during the year was 4 (2023: 4). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

2024 2023
No. No.
Employees 4 4
Trustees 6 6
ৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄ
10 10
৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

11. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration has been paid directly or indirectly by the charity to any member of the Board of Trustees.

12. Tangible fixed assets

Freehold Fixtures and
property fittings Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 April 2023 1,955,801 16,974 1,972,775
Additions 1,111 1,111
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
At 31 March 2024 1,955,801 18,085 1,973,886
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023 12,244 12,244
Charge for the year 1,202 1,202
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
At 31 March 2024 13,446 13,446
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024 1,955,801 4,639 1,960,440
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
At 31 March 2023 1,955,801 4,730 1,960,531
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
13. Debtors
2024 2023
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 2,181
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
2,582
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

14. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 1,600 1,512
Social security and other taxes 851 4
Other creditors 417 114
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
2,868 1,630
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

15. Pensions and other post retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £588 (2023: £565).

16. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At
At 31 March 202
1 April 2023 Income Expenditure 4
£ £ £ £
General funds 2,142,462 136,188 (200,276) 2,078,374
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
At
At 31 March 202
1 April 2022 Income Expenditure 3
£ £ £ £
General funds 2,106,250
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
155,106
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
(118,894)
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
2,142,462
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

Purposes of unrestricted funds

The unrestricted fund represents the income received and expenditure incurred in providing the services and activities of the charity.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

17. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 1,960,440 1,960,440
Current assets 120,802 120,802
Creditors less than 1 year (2,868) (2,868)
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net assets 2,078,374 2,078,374
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 1,960,531 1,960,531
Current assets 183,561 183,561
Creditors less than 1 year (1,630) (1,630)
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net assets 2,142,462 2,142,462
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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