**To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date 06 April 2025 Period end date 05 April 2026 **From** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1169142 Al Furqan St Albans **Charity's principal address** St Albans **Postcode** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Adil Ahmed|Secretary||| ||Farasat Latif|Chair||| ||Abdul Hameed
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**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** CIO Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) constitution How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by trustees Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **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. ## **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. The advancement of health in particular by the provision of sports sessions and fitness classes in St Albans **April 2009** **TAR** 2 We deliver weekly Friday sermons and classes at the local community centre We organise Ramadan activities; daily evening prayers, annual iftaar, and Eid prayers. We had a meeting in August 2025 with the charity SMILE in order to fund purchase of a building. Following this meeting we have produced a full business plan and now are awaiting a decision from SMILE In Jan 2026, we had an exhibition in St Albans central library entitled **Summary of the main** Jesus in Islam. One of our objectives was to use the exhibition as an **activities undertaken for the** opportunity to create a meaningful dialogue with non-Muslims **public benefit in relation to** In Feb 2026, we started our Saturday school will 18 children so far. **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)** Our restricted funds of £104,611 are earmarked for the purchase of a building You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **April 2009** **TAR** 3 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 Library exhibition Saturday school for kids Started to fundraise for a building **April 2009** **TAR** 4 ## **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. ## **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** 4 May 2026 **April 2009** **TAR** 5