Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name AB LAHER CHARITABLE TRUST members of
On accounts for the year 30/06/2023 Charity no 1170699 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 TO 2 (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 30/06/2023.
- 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 examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention 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.
Signed:[FSuleman ] Date: 28/04/2024
Name: Fayyaz Suleman Relevant professional Accountant qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: c/o Accounts Examination Department Fusion Accounting Ltd
398A East Park Road, Leicester LE5 5HH
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).
October 2018
IER
1
Give here brief details of None any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
IER
2
Charity Name No (if any) AB LAHER CHARITABLE TRUST 1170699 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/07/2022 30/06/2023
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 29,632 17,811 - - - - - - 47,443 - - - 47,443 25 1,635 2,507 - 4,520 562 80 - - 9,329 - - - - 9,329 38,114 - 13,864 51,978 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
|||
| Donations | 29,632 | 62,389 | - | 92,021 | 235,801 | |||
| Rental Income | 17,811 | - | - | 17,811 | 8,138 | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
47,443 | 62,389 | - | 109,832 | 243,939 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
||||||||
| Loans for Property | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| Sub total | - | - | ||||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
||||||||
| 109,832 | 243,939 | |||||||
| 25 1,635 2,507 - 4,520 562 80 - - 9,329 350,000 55,831 - 405,831 415,160 - 305,328 |
||||||||
| Bank Charges | 25 | - | ||||||
| Utilitycosts | 1,635 | - | ||||||
| Legal Fees | 2,507 | - | ||||||
| AgencyFees | - | - | ||||||
| Rates | 4,520 | 1,832 | ||||||
| Telephone | 562 | 443 | ||||||
| Sundry | 80 | - | ||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| **Sub total ** | 9,329 | 2,275 | ||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
||||||||
| DavenportRoadProperty | - | - | ||||||
| Loan repayment | - | 57,258 | ||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | 57,258 | ||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
||||||||
| 59,533 | ||||||||
| 38,114 | - 343,442 | - 305,328 | 184,406 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | |||||
| 13,864 | 554,659 | 568,523 | 384,117 | |||||
| 51,978 | 211,217 | 263,195 | 568,523 |
Spreadsheet version of CC16a
Page 1
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 |
Signature Professional Fees Loans Accounts Examination Fee 2020, 2021 Account Examination Fee 2022 Account Examination Fee 2023 Details Details Cash held in bank Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Investment Properties ~~Page 2~~ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51,978 | 211,217 | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| 51,978 | 211,217 | - | ||||
| OK | ||||||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| Current value (optional) |
||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| Current value (optional) |
||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| When due (optional) |
||||||
| Date of approval |
||||||
| 28/04/2024 | ||||||
| ~~ion of CC16a~~ |
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 07 2022 To 30 06 2023
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
AB LAHER CHARITABLE TRUST
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1170699
Charity's principal address 4 SUNNYFIELD CLOSE
LEICESTER Postcode LE5 6SP
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 19 20 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHABIR AHMED ESSOP LAHER |
||||
| MOHAMEDRAFI AHOMED PATEL |
||||
| ESSOP ISMAIL LAHER |
||||
| MOHAMMAD NAJEEB PATEL |
||||
| MAHMED AMIN ESSOP LAHER |
||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
TAR
March 2012
1
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12/12/2016 AS AMENDED ON 11/12/2019 Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION (CIO) How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
TRUSTEE MAJORITY APPROVAL 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
TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS AND TENETS OF ISLAM, PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QURAN AND SUNNAH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE UPON HIM) AS INTERPRETED BY THE AHLE SUNNAH WAL JAMAAH SCHOOL OF THOUGHT;
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG POOR PEOPLE, 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, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FOOD, CLOTHING, AND ACCOMMODATION FOR THE SAID PERSONS;
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR, THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OR THE ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF
TAR
March 2012
2
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS, NURSERIES AND TRAINING CENTRES..
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)
DURING THE PERIOD, THE CHARITY CONTINUED TO ESTABLISH LINKS WITH GRASSROOTS CHARITIES IN AFRICA AND PLEDGED A GRANT TO A LOCAL MOSQUE FOR THEIR PREMISES APPEAL. IT IS HOPED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP RELIEF PROJECTS IN THE COMING YEAR AND SUPPORT PROJECTS TO ADVANCE ISLAM.
THE TRUSTEES HAVE HAD DUE REGARD TO THE PUBLIC BENEFIT GUIDANCE OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION AND ARE SATISFIED THAT THEY WILL BE RELIEVING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THOSE IN NEED AND ADVANCING ISLAM FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
-
policy on grantmaking;
-
policy programme related investment;
-
contribution made by volunteers.
TAR
March 2012
3
Section D Achievements and performance
DURING THE PERIOD, THE CHARITY CONTINUED TO ESTABLISH Summary of the main LINKS WITH GRASSROOTS CHARITIES IN AFRICA AND PLEDGED achievements of the charity A GRANT TO A LOCAL MOSQUE FOR THEIR PREMISES APPEAL. during the year IT IS HOPED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP RELIEF PROJECTS IN THE COMING YEAR AND SUPPORT PROJECTS TO ADVANCE ISLAM.
Section E Financial review
DURING THE PERIOD, THE CHARTY SECURED INCOME OF Brief statement of the £109,832 WHICH COMPRISED OF RESTRICTED DONATIONS charity’s policy on reserves (£32,389) BY A TRUSTEE TO PURCHASE PROPERTY TO BE HELD BY THE CHARITY TO GENERATE INCOME FOR CHARITY PROJECTS, OTHER DONATIONS OF £29,632 AND RENTAL INCOME OF £17,811. THE EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR WAS £9,329 WHICH WAS MAINLY PROPERTY COSTS. THE CHARITY ALSO PURCHASED AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY AND REPAID SOME PART OF THE LOANS OWED.
AT THE END OF THE PERIOD, THE CHARITY HAD RESTRICTED CASH RESERVES OF £211,217 AND £51,978 UNRESTRICTED RESERVES.
THE TRUSTEES HAVE A POLICY NOT TO RETAIN ANY FUNDS AS RESERVES, BUT ALL SURPLUSES WILL BE USED FOR FUTURE CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE, ACQUIRING PROPERTY INVESTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
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
TAR
March 2012
4
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) MOHAMMAD NAJEEB PATEL Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIRMAN & TRUSTEE etc) Date 28-04-2024
TAR
March 2012
5