## **HIDAYA FOUNDATION Trustees' Annual Report**
## **Charity name:** Hidaya Foundation
## **Charity registration number:** 1172142
**Period:** From 01/04/2020 to 31/03/2021
## **I. Objectives and Activities**
## **Objectives**
Hidaya Foundation has been established in March 2017 and registered with the charity commission to help and support the community in different aspects.
The first objective of our foundation is to help advance of the religion of Islam by promoting the teachings and tenets of Islam, by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for worship and Islamic education. This is all done 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.
As part of our objectives, we aim at supporting to relieve financial hardship, distress and suffering among poor people, victims of natural disasters and other people in need by 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.
Eventually, our foundation gives a central place to advancing of education for the benefit of the poor, the underprivileged and the general public by providing or assisting in the provision of educational activities and facilities, such as schools, supplementary schools, nurseries and training centres.
## **Main Activities**
When developing all the activities below, our trustees have considered the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and in particular supplementary public benefit guidance on the advancement of religion as well as on the advancement of education.
## **A. Before School Religious activities for children**
As mentioned at the end of the previous report, the start of this new period wasn’t as we would like it to be as the whole of the country was under strict lockdown restrictions. The morning classes’ activities have continued online with a slightly different format with each student having a one to one 15 minutes class with the teacher. These classes remained online throughout the whole period.
## **B. After School Religious activities for children**
The after school religious activities remained the main activity of our charity but for most of the period, we had to continue the activities online. In October 2020, the most advanced students have restarted the activities onsite when the restrictions were partially lifted. The activities were carried out under the guidelines of a risk assessment established using the governments directives. This same group had then a mixture of online and onsite activities depending on the government restrictions
that were imposed. The rest of the students continued with online tuition throughout the whole period.
This evening activity had a huge importance on the community as this was a means to keep the children connected to the outside world in a different setup than school in a period where everybody was confined in their houses.
## **C. Evening classes for adults (Men only)**
This activity similarly to the others had to be moved online to be able to make some progress, as these are adults, it was less of a challenge but the benefits from the classes were not as important.
## **D. Classes for ladies**
We continued the classes specified for ladies to further their knowledge in religious matters, the classes were every Thursday from 1pm to 3pm. The classes were continued online until August 2020.
## **II. Achievements and Performance**
Through this reporting period we have continued the activities started previously and tried to keep the head above the water with all the challenges we had to face with the pandemic restrictions. Below are some of the achievements:
- Continue to give to the children who have attended our classes onsite and online an induction to reading Arabic in view of being able to understand the basics of Islam
- Teach to some of the children the art of reading the Quran enabling them to memorise it Introduce them to the importance of good morals and ethics to be able to live in harmony within the society
- Introduce adults to the reading and memorisation of the holy Quran, the aim being to create a spiritual purification that leads to the person being more calm and relaxed and would have then a positive impact on their social lives.
- Offering classes to the ladies (Mostly housewives) to enable them to be more active in their social lives and have a more positive approach on the religious topics
The full period was shadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, this has been a very big challenge for us to stay alive and keep benefitting the community with the financial restrictions and the obvious physical restrictions that were introduced to protect lives.
## **III. Financial Review**
- The total receipts for this reporting period was **£ 57,279** :
- **£4,356** was our opening balance in the bank account from the previous reporting period
- - **£32,818** received from tuition fees
- **£13,870** received from other sources (mainly from subletting our premises)
- **£2,935** received from loans
- **£1,975** received to sponsor a student
- **£1,325** received from donations (private & fundraising)
The total payments made during this period were **£54,477:**
- **£28,353** on salaries
- **£17,472** on rent of the building
- **£4,163** on heat & light for the building
- **£1,840** on training (it includes £1,800 on student sponsoring)
- **£516** on insurance
- **£458** on printing, postage and stationary
- **£435** on donations to needy
- **£400** on repairs & maintenance
- **£359** on telephone bills
- **£200** on professional fees (Accountant)
- **£150** on bank charges
- **£130** on subscriptions (online material to teach during the pandemic)
At the end of the period, the net result was an excess of receipts over payments of **£2,802**
The policy of our charity is to hold a minimum reserve amount (Not specified) to be able to cope with emergency repairs and unpredicted spending.
## **IV. Structure, Governance and Management**
Hidaya Foundation is a CIO governed by a Constitution
The first charity trustees, herein referred to as ‘Founding Trustees’ are
- Djamel Afouf
- Ogbi Barhoum
- Mohamed Sohail Niaz Amad
Apart from the Founding Trustees, every trustee must be appointed only after a nomination from any one trustee is presented to the trustees, and the majority of the trustees pass a resolution to appoint the said trustee for a term determined by the trustees at a properly convened meeting of the Trustees.
Every charity trustee that has been and will be appointed met the following criteria:
- Must be a natural person.
- If he or she is above the age of 16 years
No one is entitled to act as a charity trustee whether on appointment or on any re-appointment until he or she has expressly acknowledged, in whatever way the charity trustees decide, his or her acceptance of the office of charity trustee.
There must be at least three charity trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee.
There shall be no maximum number of charity trustees that may be appointed to the CIO.
## **V. Reference and Administrative details**
**Charity Name :** Hidaya Foundation
**Registered Charity Number :** 1172142
**Charity's Principal Address :** 9A/B Robinson road, LE5 4NS, Leicester
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3|**Trustee name**|**Office(if any)**|**Dates acted**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Mohamed Sohail Niaz Amad|Chair|Full Period|
||Djamel Afouf||Full Period|
||Ogbi Barhoum||Full Period|
## **Declarations**
**The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Ogbi Barhoum **Position (for example** Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 31/01/2022
**1172142**
**Hidaya Foundation 1172142 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01-Apr-20 31-Mar-21 To from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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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
Cash at bank b/f 4,356 - - 4,356 3,306
Donations 1,325 - - 1,325 30,013
Fees 32,818 32,818 30,381
Loans received 2,935 - - 2,935 -
Student sponsor 1,975 1,975
Other miscellaneous receipts 13,870 - - 13,870 8,885
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- - - - -
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Sub total (Gross income for
- - 57,279 72,584
AR) [ 57,279 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 57,279 - - 57,279 72,584
A3 Payments
Wages & Salaries 28,353 - - 28,353 38,663
Heat & light 4,163 - - 4,163 3,874
Rent 17,472 17,472 16,700
Marketing - - - - 98
Entertainment - - - - 50
Insurance 516 516
Telephone 359 - - 359 568
Printing ,postage and stationery 458 - - 458 352
Repairs & maintenance 400 400 6,418
Professional fees 200 - - 200 500
Subscriptions 130 130
Training 1,840 1,840
Bank charges 150 - - 150 90
Donations to needy 435 435 915
Sub total [ 54,477 ] - - 54,477 68,228
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments [ 54,477 ] - - 54,477 68,228
Net of receipts/(payments) 2,802 - - 2,802 4,356
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 2,802 - - 2,802 4,356
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
31/01/2022
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|**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**||
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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Cash at bank as at 31 Mar 2021**
**Details**
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**2,802**
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**2,802**
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**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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**liability relates**
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**Ogbi Barhoum**
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Date of
approval
31/01/2022|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
nembers of
Hidaya Foundation
On accounts for the year
ended
31 Mar 2021
Charity no
lif any)
1172142
Set o'jt on pages
Respectlve The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
respoi'isibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustees ai'id examlner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Charities Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission (under section 145{51(bl of the Chaflties Act, and
to stale whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of iiidependent My examinatson was carried out in accordance with general Directions given
examiner, ¥ Statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the account5
presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required irs an audit, and
consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a 'true
and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
In,Jependent In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention
examiner's statement (other than that disclosed below '}
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material respe¢t,
the requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the
Charities Act,. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and
comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met., or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please d81gle th8 words in the brackets rf they do not apply.
Date:
31 Jan 2022
Signed:
Name:
M.Z Gara
Relevant professional
qualif icatioi. Isl or body
(If any):
Chartered Certified Accounlants
March 2012
IER
Addrnss:
The Zak Partnwship Limiied
20 Ashfield Road. Leicester
LE2 1LA
Sectioii B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
March 2012
IER
Give here brfef detalls of
any items that tlie
examlner wlsh¢5 to
dlsclose.
NIA
IER
March 2012