2025-07-31-accounts - Shahporan Islamic Centre Bristol

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Period start date Period end date
01 08 2024 31 07 2025
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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Shahporan Islamic Centre Bristol

Other names charity is known by Nil Registered charity number (if any) 1169391

Charity's principal address 3 Doncaster Lane

Southmead Bristol Postcode BS10 5QD

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 M Suhail Asghar
2 M Ali R Chowdhury
3 Rukon Chowdhury
4 Muflay Ahmed
5 Sheerpur Khan
6 Shamim Ahmed
7 Shahin Ali
8 Bador ud din
9 Hussain A Chowdhury
10 Wahid Faqir
11 Masum Kamali
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
NIL
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name	Address
NIL



Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Foundation Model – Trustee selections (life time)

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

CIO

(eg. trust, association, company)

Selection of eligible, energetic members of local community preferably Trustee selection methods living in North Bristol

(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;

Safeguarding training of teachers and selected trustees. CRB for teachers – First Aid training of selected volunteers and Teachers

N/A

relationship with any related Nil
parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system Nil and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

1) To promote faith of Islam by
a) The establishment of a mosque and educational centre for the
Muslims living in North Bristol.
b) The propagation of Islam according to Quran, the sunnah and
hadith
c) The establishment of madrassahs for the religious education of
Islam to children
d) The establishment of a library of Islamic book at the centre

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

e) The holding of religious festivals in North Bristol
f) Holding of zakat and its distribution in accordance with Shariah and
g) co-operation and liaison with another religious organisation pursing similar aims and objectives.

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)

1) To set up a mosque and educational centre for the Muslims living in the North Bristol
2) To organise Children Islamic education in Mosque
3) To organise five times daily prayers and weekly Friday Prayer
4) To organise religious harmony among Muslims and other groups in Bristol

All trustees are aware of the guidance issued by SC and we have set up a system to send them all updates via a group message.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Raise awareness on health related issues to BAME community and facilitate health promotion activities

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grant making;
policy programme related investment;

In process to set up.

contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Shahporan Islamic Centre Bristol is recognised as one of the main Islamic Centre in Bristol and rated as an open, welcoming centre for all races, nationalities and gender. We arrange Children Madarassah 4 times a week. A regular weekly session is organised for women only. We invite prestigious scholar to religious talk and create an open atmosphere for all ages. We organise Children School Visit to Masjid as a part of interfaith harmony. We work closely with local police, local community centre and a part of Bristol Muslim Cultural Society. We host meetings of different organisations in our premises. Most importantly, English is the language of communication in Masjid to include younger British born Muslims in all activities. We are involved to support to local food centre. During this year, we have applied for planning permission for our new premises to meet the demands of Muslim community in this area.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the We have opened a new saving account in order to save money to buy charity’s policy on reserves and extend our premises

Details of any funds materially We are looking to collect around 200K in our saving account in order to in deficit extend our new premises

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal Voluntarily donations, collected in site via website and direct debits sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and To be established in future objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

During past year,. We are raising funds to buy it and request regular attendees to provide a long term loan

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) Date	M Asghar H Chowdhury
	Muhammad Suhail Asghar Hussain A Chowdhury
	Trustee Trustee
	30/05/2025
	30/05/2025

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SHAHPORAN ISLAMIC CENTRE BRISTOL 1169391
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/08/2024 31/07/2025
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
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
Membership Fee Collection - - -
Masjid Donation Collection 67,063 - 67,063 -
Student Collection 1,083 - 1,083 -
Donation in saving account 240 - 240 -
Donation in current account 57,180 - 57,180 -
Government Grants - - -
Others (e.g. interest) 1,191 - 1,191 -
Sub total (Gross income for
125,326 1,431 - 126,757 -
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 125,326 1,431 - 126,757 -
A3 Payments
Wages and salaries 27,659 - 27,659 -
Rent 818 - 818 -
Rates 1,285 - 1,285 -
Light and heat 2,266 - 2,266 -
Telephone and Internet 215 215
Insurance 717 - 717 -
Repairs and maintenance 7,137 - 7,137 -
Pension 406 - 406 -
Legal & professional 5,641 5,641
Other Expenses 1,614 - 1,614 -
Sub total [ 47,756 ] - - 47,756 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Land & building - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 47,756 - - 47,756 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 77,571 1,431 - 79,001 -
A5 Transfers between funds - 29,211 29,211 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 26,240 49,131 - 75,371 -
Cash funds this year end 74,600 79,772 - 154,373 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

20/07/2026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Hussain Chowdhury Signature M Asghar Loan acquired from members for construction Details Current account Saving account Cash in hand Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 74,466 79,772 134 - 74,600 79,772 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Restricted - - - - - Print Name Muhammad Suhail Asghar Hussain A Chowdhury	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 10/07/2026 10/07/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

20/07/2026

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ SHAHPORAN ISLAMIC CENTRE BRISTOL members of On accounts for the year 31/07/2025 Charity no 1169391 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 07 / 2025.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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: M. Hasan Date: 16-July-2026 Name: Mahbub Hasan Relevant professional ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 58 Staveley Crescent, Bristol, BS10 6HR

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

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