## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 07 2023 **To** 30 06 2024 

## 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 Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** SHABIR AHMED 1 ESSOP LAHER MOHAMEDRAFI 2 AHOMED PATEL ESSOP ISMAIL 3 LAHER MOHAMMAD 4 NAJEEB PATEL 

- MAHMED AMIN 

- 5 ESSOP LAHER 

- 19 20 

**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)** ~~Ss~~ **TAR** 1 March **2012** 

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**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** 

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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS, NURSERIES AND TRAINING CENTRES.. 

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. 

**Summary of the main** AND SUPPORT PROJECTS TO ADVANCE ISLAM. **activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to** THE TRUSTEES HAVE HAD DUE REGARD TO THE PUBLIC **these objects (include within** BENEFIT GUIDANCE OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION AND ARE **this section the statutory** SATISFIED THAT THEY WILL BE RELIEVING FINANCIAL **declaration that trustees** HARDSHIP FOR THOSE IN NEED AND ADVANCING ISLAM FOR **have had regard to the** PUBLIC BENEFIT. **guidance issued by the Charity Commission on 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** 

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## 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 £23,620 **Brief statement of the** WHICH COMPRISED OF UNRESTRICTED RENTAL INCOME. THE **charity’s policy on reserves** EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR WAS £15,141 WHICH WAS MAINLY PROPERTY COSTS AND CREDITOR PAYMENTS. THE CHARITY ALSO REPAID SOME PART OF THE LOANS OWED. AT THE END OF THE PERIOD, THE CHARITY HAD RESTRICTED CASH RESERVES OF £147,019 AND £60,457 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** 

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## ~~a~~ **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 ~~po~~ **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** CHAIRMAN & TRUSTEE **etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 29-04-2025 

**TAR** 

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|**CC16a**<br>**1170699**<br>**AB LAHER CHARITABLE TRUST**<br>**01/07/2023**<br>**30/06/2024**<br>No (if any)<br>**Charity Name**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~=~~|
|---|
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|
|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Last year**|
|**to the nearest      £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|**A1 Receipts**<br>Donations<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**92,021**<br>Rental Income<br>**23,620**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**23,620**<br>**17,811**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_**23,620**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**23,620**<br>**109,832**<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>~~**_Sub total_**~~**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Total receipts_                  23,620**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**23,620**<br>**109,832**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>Bank Charges<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**25**<br>Utilitycosts<br>**3,305**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,305**<br>**1,635**<br>Professional Fees<br>**2,550**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,550**<br>**2,507**<br>AgencyFees<br>**1,908**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,908**<br>**-**<br>Rates<br>**6,964**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,964**<br>**4,520**<br>Telephone<br>**414**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**414**<br>**562**<br>Sundry<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**80**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                     15,141**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**15,141**<br>**9,329**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**<br>DavenportRoadProperty<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**350,000**<br>Loan repayment<br>**-**<br>**64,198**<br>**-**<br>**64,198**<br>**55,831**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**64,198**<br>**-**<br>**64,198**<br>**405,831**<br>**_Total payments_                  15,141**<br>**64,198**<br>**-**<br>**79,339**<br>**415,160**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**8,479**<br>**-               64,198**<br>**-**<br>**-               55,719**<br>**-            305,328**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**-                           -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**51,978**<br>**211,217**<br>**-**<br>**263,195**<br>**568,523**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**<br>**60,457**<br>**147,019**<br>**-                  207,476**<br>**263,195**<br>~~SSS=~~<br>~~—————~~<br>~~222=~~<br>~~—__———=~~<br>~~===—~~|



Spreadsheet version of CC16a 

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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Endowment**|
|---|---|
|**Categories**|**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**Details**|
||**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|**60,457**<br>**147,019**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**60,457**<br>**147,019**<br>**-**<br>Cash held in bank<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>~~SeS=~~|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments|
||OK<br>OK<br>OK<br>account(s))|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Endowment**|
||**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**|
||**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**Details**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>~~—_—~~|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**Restricted**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Details**<br>Investment Properties<br>~~===>~~|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Details**<br>~~i~~|
|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**|**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Restricted<br>**210,773**<br>General<br>750<br>General<br>750<br>Date of<br>approval<br>29/04/2025<br>Print Name<br>M N PATEL<br>Signature<br>Loans<br>Accountancy Fees 2023<br>Accountancy Fees 2024<br>**Details**<br>Page 2<br>Spreadsheet version of CC16a<br>~~a~~|



