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

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 07 2024 **To** 30 06 2025 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** 

AB LAHER CHARITABLE TRUST 

**Other names charity is known by** 

||**Registered charity number (if any)**<br>**Charity's principal address**|**Registered charity number (if any)**<br>**Charity's principal address**|**Registered charity number (if any)**1170699<br>**Charity's principal address**<br>4 SUNNYFIELD CLOSE<br>LEICESTER<br>**Postcode**<br>**LE5 6SP**<br>~~=—~~|**Registered charity number (if any)**1170699<br>**Charity's principal address**<br>4 SUNNYFIELD CLOSE<br>LEICESTER<br>**Postcode**<br>**LE5 6SP**<br>~~=—~~|**Registered charity number (if any)**1170699<br>**Charity's principal address**<br>4 SUNNYFIELD CLOSE<br>LEICESTER<br>**Postcode**<br>**LE5 6SP**<br>~~=—~~|**Registered charity number (if any)**1170699<br>**Charity's principal address**<br>4 SUNNYFIELD CLOSE<br>LEICESTER<br>**Postcode**<br>**LE5 6SP**<br>~~=—~~|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**||||||
||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|||**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|1|SHABIR AHMED<br>ESSOP LAHER||||||
|2|MOHAMEDRAFI<br>AHOMED PATEL||||||
|3|ESSOP ISMAIL<br>LAHER||||Till 31/01/2026||
|4|MOHAMMAD<br>NAJEEB PATEL||||||
|5|MAHMED AMIN<br>ESSOP LAHER||||||
|19|19||||||
|20|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** 



**Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document 

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12/12/2016 AS AMENDED ON 11/12/2019 

(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; 

- t rustees’ 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 

March **2012** 

**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 OTHER CHARITIES TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROJECTS. IT IS HOPED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP RELIEF PROJECTS IN THE COMING YEAR AND SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROJECTS. 

**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** THE TRUSTEES HAVE HAD DUE REGARD TO THE PUBLIC **public benefit in relation to** BENEFIT GUIDANCE OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION AND ARE **these objects (include within** SATISFIED THAT THEY WILL BE BENEFITTING THE PUBLIC. **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)** 

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

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

DURING THE PERIOD, THE CHARITY CONTINUED TO ESTABLISH **Summary of the main** LINKS WITH OTHER CHARITIES TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE **achievements of the charity** PROJECTS. IT IS HOPED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE ABLE TO **during the year** UNDERTAKE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP RELIEF PROJECTS IN THE COMING YEAR AND SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROJECTS. 

## **Section E                    Financial review** 

DURING THE PERIOD, THE CHARTY SECURED INCOME OF **Brief statement of the** £217,901 WHICH COMPRISED OF UNRESTRICTED RENTAL INCOME **charity’s policy on reserves** OF £27,643 AND RESTRICTED DONATIONS OF £190,258. THE EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR WAS £213,140 WHICH WAS MAINLY PROPERTY COSTS AND CREDITOR PAYMENTS WHICH WERE CLEARED DURING THE PERIOD. 

AT THE END OF THE PERIOD, THE CHARITY HAD RESTRICTED CASH RESERVES OF £125,409 AND £86,581 UNRESTRICTED RESERVES, IN ADDITION TO THE INVESTMENT PROPERTIES (RESTRICTED) HELD BY THE CHARITY TOTALLING £783,612. 

THE TRUSTEES HAVE A POLICY NOT TO RETAIN ANY FUNDS AS RESERVES, BUT ALL SURPLUSES WILL BE USED FOR FUTURE CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE 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 chari ty’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** 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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## **Section G Declaration** ~~a~~ 

## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** M N Patel **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** ~~e~~ Chair **Date** 27-04-2026 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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## **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** 30/06/2025 **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 30/06/2025. 

- **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 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:** 27/04/2026 ~~Po |~~ **Name:** Fayyaz Suleman ~~PO~~ **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** ~~ee~~ 

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** 

1 

**IER** 



**Give here brief details of** None **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

**October 2018** 

2 

**IER** 



|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>**CC16a**<br>**1170699**<br>**AB LAHER CHARITABLE TRUST**<br>**01/07/2024**<br>**30/06/2025**<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>**CC16a**<br>**1170699**<br>**AB LAHER CHARITABLE TRUST**<br>**01/07/2024**<br>**30/06/2025**<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**||
|Donations<br>**-**<br>**190,258**<br>**-**<br>**190,258**<br>**-**<br>Rental Income<br>**27,643**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**27,643**<br>**22,326**<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)_**27,643**<br>**190,258**<br>**-**<br>**217,901**<br>**22,326**<br>~~——____—~~||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**Rent Deposit**<br>**1,200**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,200**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>~~**_Sub total_**~~**1,200**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,200**<br>**-**<br>**_Total receipts_                  28,843**<br>**190,258**<br>**-**<br>**219,101**<br>**22,326**<br>~~—saeaeSs=~~||
|**A3 Payments**||
|Bank Charges<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Utilitycosts<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,727**<br>Professional Fees<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,550**<br>AgencyFees<br>**1,719**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,719**<br>**1,908**<br>Rates<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,344**<br>Telephone<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**414**<br>Sundry<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                       1,719**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,719**<br>**14,943**<br>~~=== ===~~||
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**<br>RentDepositRefund<br>**1,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,000**<br>**-**<br>Loan repayment<br>**-**<br>**212,140**<br>**-**<br>**212,140**<br>**62,830**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                       1,000**<br>**212,140**<br>**-**<br>**213,140**<br>**62,830**<br>**_Total payments_                    2,719**<br>**212,140**<br>**-**<br>**214,859**<br>**77,773**<br>~~——————~~||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**26,124**<br>**-               21,882**<br>**-                      4,242**<br>**-              55,447**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-                           -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**60,457**<br>**147,291**<br>**-**<br>**207,748**<br>**263,195**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**<br>**86,581**<br>**125,409**<br>**-                  211,990**<br>**207,748**<br>~~===>~~||



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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Categories
Detai Is
B1 Cash funds
Cash hdd in bank
86,581
125.409
Total cash funds
86.581
125,409
(agree baL8rtes w•lh receipts aThJ payments
xoJ)tlsll
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest£
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Details
B2 Other monetary assets
Fund to which
asset belon
Restricted
Current value
tional
Details
Investrnent Properties
Cost loptionall
B3 Investment assets
783.612
Fund to which
asset belon
Cost loptionall
Current value
tional
Details
B4 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
Fund to which
rèlates
Amount due
tional
When due
tional
Details
B5 Liabilities
Accx)untsncy Fee$ 2023
Generdl
750
Accountancy Fee5 2024
General
750
Signed by one or ￿0 trustees on
behalf of al the trustees
Dale of
roval
Signature
Print Name
M N Patel
27-04-2026
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