Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Period start date 06 April 2023
Period end date 05 April 2024
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Al Furqan St Albans
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1169142 Charity's principal address St Albans Postcode ~~——~~ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Adil Ahmed Secretary 2 Farasat Latif Chair Trustee 3[Abdul Hameed ] Khan 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~ae~~ 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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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
CIO
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Elected by trustees
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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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;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The objects of the CIO are the advancement of the Islamic faith for the benefit of the public in England through the provision of education facilities, holding of prayer meetings and Eid celebrations.
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We also deliver weekly Friday sermons and classes at the local community centre
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)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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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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Section D Achievements and performance
Over 40 classes this year Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year 52 Jumuah khutbahs Ramadan activities including nightly prayers and iftar with over 200 in attendance Two eid prayers Sisters only classes Trustees deliver Friday sermon thus saving on costs Started to fundraise for a building
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Section E Financial review Reserves funds are held for purpose of purchasing a property Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit ~~—~~ 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); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ~~_L~~ Section F Other optional information 7 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) FARASAT LATIF Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 05.07.2025 ~~==~~ TAR 5
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Al Furqan St Albans 1169142 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 06.04.2024 05.04.2025 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|to the nearest|
|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|
|£|
|A1 Receipts|
|donations|46,203|-|-|46,203|18,189|
|gift aid|7,872|-|-|7,872|
|interest|1,835|-|-|1,835|130|
|-|-|-|5,000|
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|Sub total|(Gross income for|
|55,910|-|-|55,910|23,319|
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|A2 Asset and investment sales,|
|(see table).|
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|Sub total|-|-|-|-|-|
|Total receipts|55,910|-|-|55,910|23,319|
|————|A3 Payments|=|
|fuel|113|-|-|113|
|marketing|4,030|-|-|4,030|674|
|insurance|90|90|216|
|legal|1,009|-|-|1,009|-|
|equipment|665|-|-|665|1,538|
|room hire|5,059|-|-|5,059|3,265|
|food|3,177|3,177|1,650|
|web site/ email hosting|2,563|2,563|358|
|lecture fees|6,340|-|-|6,340|6,937|
|Sub total|[ 23,046 ]|-|-|23,046|14,638|
|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases,|(see table)|
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|Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-|
|—|Total payments|—————|23,046|-|-|23,046|14,638|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|32,864|-|-|32,864|8,681|
|A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|71,250|- -|71,250|-|
|Cash funds this year end|===|104,114|-|- 104,114|==|8,681|
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||
| B1 Cash funds | 104,114 - - - - - - - - 104,114 - - Total cash funds barclays bank ~~—====~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments | (agree balances with receipts and payments | ||||||
| account(s)) | OK | OK | OK | ||||
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| funds | funds | funds | |||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~—=——~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - - - - - - - - - - ~~7~~ |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
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| Fund to which | Amount due | When due | |||||
| Details | liability relates | (optional) | (optional) | ||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
- - - - - Date of approval 05.07.2025 Print Name farasat latif Signature 2 12/07/2025 ~~——~~ |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees y Naine Al Furqan St Albans On accounts for the year ended 6 April 2024-5 April 2025 Charity no (if any} 1169142 Set out on pages {rememl=.er to ip,cludu tr)e Daar nufiibers of arlditior..al s. I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 0£ I Iw i Lo Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent exam iner's stateMentr-¥*rtake-theexaminatton-brbery. appl. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts did 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: (o Name: AH 2 4£rt-r40£ I D4 a o(x Relevant professional qualification{s) or body IER Oct 2018
(if any): Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directrons and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. n Ic( IER Oct 2018