2023-12-31-accounts

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T	eofadviser Name		Address
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Description ofthe charity's		trusts
	Type of governing document		Constitution
	How the charity is constituted		Charitable incorporated Organisation
	Trustee selection methods		Appointments
Additional governance issues (0ptional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:			Governance document Solihull Muslims Community Association names as SMCA, and Solihull Muslims) was established on 19		CIO (also known under working August 2016and constituted as a
~	policies and procedures		Charitable
	adopted for the induction	and	Incorporated Organisation (CIO).	It is	governed			by	a	constitution					last
	training oftrustees;		updated on 26 April 2017.
~	the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity		Organisation structure and management The Board of trustees consists of a minimum			of		four and			a maximum				of
	works;		eight trustees of which at
~	relationship with any related parties;		least two must be female. If the number falls remaining trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees to				below appoint		the a		minimum, new trustee				the or
~	trustees' consideration of		trustees. The Board is
	major risks and the system		responsible for all major decisions	affecting the			operation				of the		CIO		and
	and procedures to manage them.		in particular financial decisions.
			The CIO delivers its services through		4 sub-committees:						Bereavement
			Support; Social Events;
			Religious Affairs; and Education.		Two		further			sub-committees:
			Management; and Administration
			and ITSupport provide support to	the organisation.				Each		sub-committee						is
			led by a Trustee and
			supported by a second Trustee.	The	sub-committees					are free			to seek
			support from the community
			of associate members to help	them	perform			their	duties.			The		sub-
			committees, report to the Board
			with updates at the Board meetings.
			The Board meets a minimum of5	times	throughout			the	year. The				Trustees

					elect 3officers from
					amongst themselves: Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer for a period
					of2 years.
					The Chairperson plans and chairs all Board meetings and the Secretary
					take notes and issues
					on internal and external communications. The Treasurer manages	the
					financial accounting
					reviews, records and processes.
					Decisions at Board meetings are taken by majority voting on resolutions.
					The Trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other
					financial benefits. The
					CIO do not own any premises of their own but conduct all activities
					through the hiring of halls,
					schools, meeting rooms and churches as necessitated by the activity		or
					service in question.
					1- Advance the Islamic Religion.
					2- Advance the education ofthe Muslim and non- Muslim community
Summary ofthe objects charity set out in iis governing document				ofthe	3- To promote conflict resolution and promote religious and racial harmony and the equality and diversity; and 4- Provide facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare.
					Vision and Mission
					Inspired by the messages offamily and social care, peace and harmony
					in our Islamic faith and guided by our values, our vision is to create an
					inclusive environment where everyone is welcome.
					Our motto sums it up: There are no strangers — only friends to meet.
					Our mission is to serve the local community, educate both young and old
					about the true Islamic teachings and create religious harmony.
					Strategy
					We believe that our services and activities in the West Midlands provide
Summary activities	ofthe main undertaken		for	the	the general public living there with essential public benefits as outlined below.
public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have					We provide education to the general public on Islamic Studies and Asian Languages in supplementary schools and thus: a. promote good links between generations (Children-Parents- Grandparents);
had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)					b. improve the next generations' skills in foreign languages that will help them deliver services to those who only speak those foreign languages; and c.improve the opportunities available for people to advance their businesses with countries that speak these Asian languages.
					To achieve its aims, sustain its effectiveness and provide benefit to the
					general public, the SMCA charges reasonable fees for teaching children
					and adults, but for people who are unable to afford
					them and are on a low income, it waives the fees and provides the
					education free ofcharge and covers any shorffall from its surplus by
					organising fund raising events.
					The SMCA promotes itself to Muslims and non-Muslims and by doing so
					it aims to provide the wider community with facilities and platforms to
					promote community cohesion, improve interfaith relationship and create		a
					healthy understanding of Islam when they mix and integrate with Muslims

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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity			Achievements and Performance Our activities are organised by Sub-Committees (SC)as below:
during the	year		The Bereavement Support SC provided bereavement support, and
			funeral and burial process information to bereaved families in the
			community. This is an important service as bereavement
			is a stressful time for any family but can be particularly so for Muslim
			families where time is ofthe essence and burials must take place as
			soon as possible after death. Timely guidance as to the
			steps involved can help smooth the process and remove some ofthe
			stress.
			The Social Events SC organised several religious celebratory events
			throughout the year, open to all in the community. These events such as
			Eid-al Adha and Eid-al Fitr celebrations were also attended by people from other faiths from the inter-faith forum. This SC also arranges
			monthly Ladies Coffee Mornings: these events double not only as social
			events where ladies can chat and support each other but also
			educational too with awareness presentations on health, beauty
			and other topical issues by visiting presenters. This team also arranged
			fund raising to support a charity appeal by Macmillan Cancer Support an established local charity. Due to covid restriction activates were affected
			overthe last 2 years.
			The Religious Affairs SC arranges all Friday Prayers, Ramadan
			Taraveeh Prayers, Eid al Fitr and Eid al Adha Prayers. All were very well
			supported by the community. Due to the Corona virus pandemic and
			government restrictions Friday prayers, Ramadan Taraveeh prayers	and
			Eid al Fitr was suspended. Eid al Adha prayer facilities were made
			available as the government had lifted to social distancing and allowed
			congregations. Due to covid activities were restricted to maintain
			the government guideline.
			The Education SC arranged children's supplementary school classes on
			Sundays in Arabic, Islamic Studies, Quranic Reading and supplementary Math's. In addition it held open day, sports day and achievement prize giving sessions open to the public. The SC delivers its services by
			working in partnership with StPeters Catholic School, Solihull who hire
			the school to us. These activities were temporarily suspended due to	the
			government restrictions.
			The INanagement SC and The Admin and IT Support SC managed
			Governance, Finance, Compliance, PR, Insurance and Administration
			needs ofthe CIO.
			This year was only the fourth full year ofthe charity as a CIO. Its limited
			resources mean progress development progress is slower than might	be
			for a larger charity. Work is ongoing to develop the structure, policies	and
			processes to meet the organisational needs ofthe CIO and the service
			needs ofthe community.

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Brief statement					ofthe
charity's		policy			on reserves
Details ofany				funds				materially
in	deficit
Further financial						review details			(Optional information)
You may additional relevant		choose to information, about:					include where		Reserve policy The charity holds reserves expenditure towards operational		for one			year		as		unrestricted				funds		for
~	the charity's principal sources offunds (including any fundraising);								costs. As stated earlier in this report, the CIO does their own but conduct all activities through the hiring of venues. It is a								not own any premises long-standing ambition							of to
~	how expenditure has supported the key objectives ofthe charity;								own premises ofour own to deliver our services. To this declared aim to build up		end the			reserve			policy includes					the CIO's
~	investment			policy				and	reserves to someday procure	our own premises.
	objectives		including					any
	ethical investment							policy	Income Sources
	adopted.								The CIO's income sources	are		mainly		charitable					donations			at Friday
									Prayers and other fundraising
									community events. Annual associate				membership						fees and donations					by
									Board members
									to fund specific events are	also sources						of	income			as well		as	fees
									charged to parents for school
									classes. For people on a low	income			who		are		unable to afford					any	fees,
									the CIO waive the fees
									and cover any shortfall from	its		surpluses			and		if	insufficient,			raise funds
									from donors and patrons
									and organise fund raising events.
									Investment Policy
									The charity has no long-term	investments.					Our		cash reserves				are held			in
									cheque accounts with a
									high street bank that pays no	interest.
									Covid Impact
									Most of the activities were on		hold due			to	Covid			during		the year except
									the Friday Prayers but the
									charity was actively involved		in collecting					funds			and	supporting			other
									charities that were collecting
									foods and funds to provide support to vulnerable								and low-income					people.
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						Unrestricted	Restricted	Restricted	Endowment
	Categories			Details		funds to nearest f.	to	funds nearest E	funds to nearest f
B1Cash	funds			Bank balance		230,2(4
					Total cash funds	230,214
				(agree balances	with receipts shd paymehls soouht(s))	Agreement Error	OK		OK
						Unrestricted	Restricted		Endowment
						funds		funds	funds
				Details		to nearest E	to	nearest E	lo nearest f.
B2Other	monetary assets
				Details		Fuiid to which asset belon s	Cost (optional)		Current value 0 lionsl
63Investment		assets
				Details		Fund to which asset helen s	Cost (optional)		Current value o tional
64Assets retained for			the	Equipments		Uh Res/nb/ed		350
charity's	own	use
						Fund towhich	Amount dus		When dus
				Details		lisbili relates		o tlonsl	o lionsl
65Liabilities				Other Creditors		Unrestricted		800
Signed by one or two trustees behalf of all the trustees			on	Signature		Print	Name		Date of a royal
						Sabir	)/ussain		02/07/2024