**To**
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 04 2020 01 03 2021
**From**
## Section A Reference and administration details
## **Charity name** BEAUMONT LEYS MUSLIMS
**Other names charity is known by** BLM
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1167713
**Charity's principal address** Home Farm Neighbourhood Centre
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Home Farm Neighbourhood Centre|
Home Farm Neighbourhood Centre|
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|55 Home Farm Close, Beaumont Leys,||
|Leicester||
|**Postcode**|**LE40SU**|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
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||Mohammed Roble|Chair|01/03/21 – 1/04/22||
||Abdul Nuru Nasiri|Religious Advisor|01/03/21 – 1/04/22||
||Waleed Jaffer|Administration|01/03/21 – 1/04/22||
||Sulieman Geddi|Treasurer|01/03/21 – 1/04/22||
||Khalid Mohmood|Communications
Officer|01/03/21 – 1/04/22||
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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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**
CIO Foundation Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Foundation CIO structure How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) The existing trustees are responsible for the recruitment of new trustees but in Trustee selection methods so doing the trustees seek the views and recommendations of both elders and (eg. appointed by, elected by) community leaders. The trustees believe this approach ensures that new trustees are respected members of the faith and local communities and good relations are fostered between the Mosque and the people of the local community that we serve. In selecting new trustees, we seek to identify people who regularly attend events and functions organised by the charity and are willing, to volunteer to help us in our broader community work Potentials trustees are invited to attend trustees' meeting as observers and are given more details of the charity's aims and activities and, if all agree, they are then proposed as new trustees at the subsequent trustees' meeting. This process allows due consideration of the person's eligibility, personal competence, specialist knowledge and skills.
- (eg. trust, association, company)
## **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 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.
## **Trustee induction and Training**
Following appointment, new trustees are introduced to their new role and given copies of the trust deed and a guide to the policies and procedures adopted by our charity. Several publications from the charity commission provide guidance on charities and public benefit and on the advancement of religion for the public benefit. This ensures that new trustees are aware of the scope of their responsibilities under the charity act. Initially, new trustees work with an existing trustee assisting on activities and projects run by the charity. After satisfactory feedback from existing trustees, they are then given the task of leading an activity or project, reporting progress at trustee’s meetings.
## **Organisational structure**
The charity trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. The trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefit.
The trustees meet as a body monthly and are responsible for any decision taken in relation to running the Mosque, the community facilities and the activities provided by the charity. To assist in the smooth running of the charity the trustees have set up several subcommittees that help them oversee certain aspects of the charity's work.
Sub-committees are currently set up for financial and for the day-to-day management of the building and report back with their recommendations to the tug meeting of the trustees. The subcommittees each meeting six times a year, on alternate months to each other. The chair of the trustee’s chairs both subcommittees whose membership reflect the skills that trustees can bring to the work of the sub-committees.
The day-to-day management of the Mosque, community facilities and project are delegated to staff. A separate committee deals with the collection and distribution of Donation meets as required. In addition to that, there are further sub committees for the women, youth, and Dahwa, all with their individual responsibilities.
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## **Volunteers**
Volunteers are an important resource in both our faith and community work. They are involved in most of our faith and community activities and we have numerous people regularly giving their time and effort. In addition our trustees also give of their time freely. We encourage the members of our Mosque to be involved in voluntary activities and to share their skills with others. All those volunteers working with projects involving children or other vulnerable groups are DRS checked.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
(1)
To advance the religion of Islam, by means of, but not exclusively, promoting the teachings and tenets of Islam, provision of facilities for worship and provision Islamic education, in accordance with the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH as expounded by the Ahle Sunnah Wal Jamah School of Thought;
(2)
To relieve financial hardship, distress and suffering among poor people, refugees, victims of natural disasters and other people in need, by means of, but not exclusively, making grants or loans for providing or paying for items, equipment, services and facilities, the provision of food, clothing, and accommodation for the **Summary of the objects of** said persons; **the charity set out in its governing document** (3)
To advance education for the benefit of the poor, the underprivileged and the wider public by means of, but not exclusively, the provision or the assistance in the provision of educational activities and facilities such as supplementary schools, nurseries and training centres;
## (4)
To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals, particularly, but not limited to, residents of Beaumont Leys, who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.
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BLM carries out a wide range of activities in pursuance of its charitable aims. The trustees consider that these activities (summarised below) provide benefit both to those who worship at our Mosque and the wider community in Beaumont Leys
Object 1
The organisation currently provides a place for worship for daily prayers to allow Muslim worshippers to exercise their religious duties by hiring the Home Farm Neighbourhood Centre, Home Farm Close, LE4 0SU.
The trustees also use this venue for delivering a weekly and weekend Madrassa (Islamic Education) classes for children. The classes cover basic Islamic teachings, Quran recitation and spirituality.
**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)**
Additionally, the trustee’s setup open days for non-Muslims to come and meet Muslims and learn about Islam. The trustees feel that this is a core element of their work to promote Islam to wider members of the public.
Object 2
The organisation supports a food bank at the premises that they are intending to distribute to. The trustees will also support appeals for relief for people suffering from natural disasters, for basic necessities such as food, shelter and clothing.
## Object 3
The organisation will be setting up a homework club for children, which covers English, science and maths and booster classes for GCSE students. These will take place twice-weekly on Saturdays and Sundays during term time.
## Object 4
The organisation will be setting up recreational facilities for young people and the elderly.
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## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
The committee along with the community and the trustees has now secured a permanent place of worship in Beaumont Leys (Home Farm Neighbourhood Centre) for the next five years, starting from April 2017. You **may choose** to include Fund-raising and donations still continue for this purpose, however is not used for further statements, where any other activity (other than its proposed future use for the securing of a premises relevant, about: for use as a permanent Mosque in Beaumont Leys), in the event that LCC require the • policy on grantmaking; return of their asset.
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- We intend to maintain our existing range of community activities working in
- related investment; partnership with the community and to further develop our community projects in
- • contribution made by collaboration Leicester City Council. We continue to place great importance on volunteers. sharing a good understanding of Islam with our non-Muslim neighbours whilst gaining an understanding of their culture and traditions.
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Section D Achievements and performance
1) To advance the religion of Islam **Summary of** Our Mosque provides a centre for prayers and worship and for the activities associated with the **the main achievements** Islamic faith. During the year we offered a range of religious services and activities inducing. **of the charity** Prayers: The Mosque is open all day for 5x daily and Friday congregational prayers. During the **during the** week, we have had over 150 people regularly who attend daily prayers and over 450 who regularly **year** attend Friday prayers (as well as biannual Eid congregational prayers attended by over 1000 people). Festivals: The Mosque prepares food during Ramadan for those attending our Mosque who wish to break their fast together prior at the time of the Maghrib (sunset) prayer. Eid was also celebrated at the Mosque with a family day and communal meal open to Muslims and nonMuslims. Funeral facilities: The Mosque plan a complete funeral service, provided in other locations, in line with the teaching of Islam. We relieve the deceased's bereaved relatives of the burden of organising burials and hold classes to teach people how to proceed with Islamic burial procedures. Civil and Islamic marriage (Nikkah): The Mosque provides Muslim couples with an appropriate location for both their civil marriage and Islamic marriage (Nikkah). (2) To relieve financial hardship and maintain good community relations It is part of our faith that those who can, should donate to those who are financially constrained. Donations were collected in proportion to a person's means, in accordance with the teaching of Islam, and distributed for several specific purposes, including to help those identified as needy. A Muslim need not give donations through the Mosque, but we do provide the opportunity for those attending the Mosque to donate and we arrange its distribution for approved purposes. The Donation Committee of the Mosque collects and distributes the Donation, none of which is used to fund the Mosque. The Mosque makes no charge for the collection and distribution of donations. **We facilitated the community in participating in local and national elections: Police & Crime Commissioner Election, 6th May 2021 by providing two rooms as polling stations. Our mosque led the community with the Ramadhan evening communal congregational prayers between 13[th] April till 12[th] May of 2021, and then celebrated Eid al Fitr on 13[th] May. Additional talks were provided every weekend to reinvigorate the community. No Eid Fun Day was held this year, which we have traditionally held on the day of Eid al Fitr. Eid al Adha prayer services were held on the 20[th] of July 2021** 3) To advance education Memorisation and improvement of recitation of the Qur’an is considered an important element of religious education and training. **We continue to provide this facility for the young people in the Mosque. This program which runs successfully with over 50 young people regularly attending these classes, between the hours of 5-7pm, Monday to Thurs.**
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Section D Achievements and erformance p
Object 4: Recreational facilities
## **Section E Financial review**
No Reserves policy currently
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
BLM doesn’t have any debts
## **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);
BLMs principal sources of funds is via donations from the community
The expenditure is used to hire the building from LCC to deliver the objects summarised and described above.
- 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**
Khalid Mohmood Communications officer
**Date** 12/02/2023
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## Income & Expenditure Statement from
## 30[th] March 2021 Until 31 march 2022
**Income Total (£) Current account** Income including room hire and donations £ 19,685.00 **Expenditure** Gas and Electricity Insurance, servicing Volunteering cost Internet and telephone toiletries £ 17,632.50 **Income Saving account** Donations £21,477.02 **Expenditure** Bank transfer to the current account £ 2,422.36
**Surplus £ 21,107.43**
Mr S. Geddi Date: 02/02/2023 On behalf of BLM TRUSTEES
## **Charity registration No. 1167713**
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