2023-12-31-accounts - Eid Together

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Trustees’ Annual Report 1 Jan 2023 ‐ 31 Dec 2023

Trustees’ Annual Report

1	Eid	Together	3
	1.1	Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
		1.1.1 Reference and Administratve Informaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
		1.1.2 Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
	1.2	Structure, Governance and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
		1.2.1 Governing Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
		1.2.2 Organisatonal Structure and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
	1.3	Objectves and Actvites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
		1.3.1 Aims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
		1.3.2 Strategies and Actvites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
	1.4	Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
	1.5	Income and Expenditure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
	1.6	Accountability and Administraton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
	1.7	Plans for Future Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
2	Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities		7

Trustees’ Annual Report

Eid Together

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

The trustees present their annual report for the year ended 31 December 2023 and confirm it complies with the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006, the Trust Deed and the Charities SORP 2005.

Reference and Administrative Information

Charity Name Eid Together

Charity Registration Number 1173280

Registered Of�ice 170 Willows Lane,

Bolton BL3 4BU

Board of Trustees

Muhammed Suhail Patel Abdurrahman Patel Abdul Aziz Chohan Javid Gulam Mayat

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Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

Eid Together is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered with the Charity Commission on 5 June 2017 under charity number 1173280. It is governed by a deed of trust last updated on 22 March 2017.

Organisational Structure and Management

The charity trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. The trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefits.

The trustees meet together as a body on a regular basis, where possible, and are responsible for all decisions taken in relation to running the charity and its activities. The trustees are assigned tasks during these meetings and there is communication during the intervening periods, mainly through the use of messaging tools, to ensure any issues are addressed and tasks are completed in a timely fashion.

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Objectives and Activities

Aims

To facilitate the provision of an open space for performance of the Eid prayers twice a year for the Muslims of Bolton and surrounding areas.

Strategies and Activities

To achieve its aims, the charity carries out the following:

looking for an appropriate location to hold the event
campaigning to raise awareness among the community to get as many attendees to attend
appealing for donations and ensuring costs are kept to a minimum
arranging for appropriate speakers and Imams to lead the prayer
provision for a speaker system and other necessary equipment
galvanising volunteers to help in ensuring the events run successfully

Events

A campaign was carried out during the weeks leading up to both Eid s in order to raise awareness amongst the local Muslims of the importance of performing their Eid prayer in the open. This was achieved via social media, mainly Whatsapp .

The costs of organising the Eid prayer at the Musallâ , or place of prayer, was recouped by collecting donations at the Eid venues.

Here is a list detailing the events that were held over the accounting period:‐

Eid al‐Fitr 2023 (Friday 21st April) This event was held at a local park, Hulton Lane Playing Fields, in Bolton, where around 500 people benefited in total, including men, women and children.

Eid al‐Adha 2023 (Wednesday 28th June) This event was also held at the same location as the previous Eid . Due to heavy rain, however, only 100 attendees participated. Our dedication in providing this much needed service, despite the weather, meant that attendees can always rely on our charity to hold the event and we now have a stronghold of regular participants that is growing in size.

The charity is well aware of the impact of adverse weather conditions on participation and is actively pursuing poten‐ tial solutions to mitigate this, including considering providing shelter at the park on rainy days. These discussions are ongoing.

Events were promoted via social media and word of mouth to ensure maximum exposure.

Income and Expenditure

As in previous years, regular donations were collected in both events. An amount of £261.35 as Sadaqat al‐Fitr ¹ was also collected in the first Eid prayer and donated via a partner charity.

Note that the Eid prayers were held on Bolton Council land, with their permission, at no cost to the charity.

¹ Sadaqat al‐Fitr , or Zakât al‐Fitr , is charity given to the poor at the end of the fasting in the month of Ramadhân.

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Accountability and Administration

The charity was set up to benefit the wider public and, as such, the trustees hold a strict view with regards expenditure of any donated funds to ensure they are spent on the right causes and that no unnecessary spending occurs. Some of the ways the trustees have managed this, and accountability in general, are discussed hereunder:

Regular Meetings The trustees hold meetings in which past, present and oncoming tasks are discussed, as well as any new developments. Suggestions of what to include in the Agenda of each meeting are solicited prior to the meetings and minutes recorded of discussions made during them. Meetings were mainly held online and discussions carried out on social media platforms.
Expenses No personal expenses are claimed, beyond items that are purchased by the trustees for items or services that are necessary for the successful running of any events. In fact, some of these purchases were not claimed back but donated to the charity to reduce its costs.
100% Donation Policy The charity adheres to a strict 100% donation policy. No remuneration is provided to either the trustees or the charity’s volunteers.

Plans for Future Periods

The following are some of the plans that the trustees have discussed for the future:

purchase a land to use as a permanent fixture for the Eid events
hold more local events in Mosques to encourage the community to attend
run fundraising campaigns during the year to reduce the dependency on donations collected at the Eid events

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Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing an annual report and financial statements in accordance with ap‐ plicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures dis‐ closed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees for the purposes of charity law who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 3.

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Abdurrahman Patel (Trustee) 27 October 2024

Charity registration number: 1173280

Eid Together

(Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO))

Report and Accounts

31 December 2023

Eid Together Contents

	Page
Charity Information	1
Independent examiner's report	2
Statement of financial activities	3
Balance sheet	4
Notes to the accounts	5

Eid Together Charity Information for the period ended 31 December 2023

Address

170 Willows Lane Bolton Gtr Manchester BL3 4BU

Charity registration number: 1173280

Trustees

Muhammed Suhail Patel Abdurrahman Patel Abdul Aziz Chohan Javid Gulam Mayat

Appointed independent examiner

M A Ibrahim (FCCA)

Accountants

M.A.I (Accountants) Limited 7 St Andrews Street Blackburn Lancashire BB1 8AE

Eid Together

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Eid Together Charitable Incorporated Organisation (‘the CIO’)

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the period ended 31 December 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the CIO’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records.

I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

The appointed independent examiner of the trust:

M A Ibrahim (FCCA) for and on behalf of Date: 25/10/2024 M.A.I (Accountants) Limited 7 St Andrews Street Blackburn Lancashire BB1 8AE

Eid Together Statement of financial activities for the period ended 31 December 2023

Notes Restricted Unrestricted income Total funds funds 2023 Income 3 £ £ £ Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 205 261 467 Expenditure 4 Expenditure on: Charitable activities - 311 311 Net income/(expenditure) for the year 205 (50) 155 Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward 308 - 308 Net incoming resources for the year 205 (50) 155 Total funds carried forward 463 - 463	Total 2022 £ 1,075 922
	153
	155 153
	308

Eid Together Balance Sheet At 31 December 2023

Notes Restricted Unrestricted income Total funds funds 2023 £ £ £ Fixed assets Current assets Cash at bank 563 - 563 563 - 563 Creditors:amounts falling due within one year Trade creditors and accruals 6 100 - 100 Net current assets 463 - 463 Net Assets 463 - 463 Funds of the Charity 7 Unrestricted funds 463 - 463 Total funds 463 - 463	Total 2022 £ 358
	358 50
	308
	308
	308
	308

Approved by the Board of Trustees and

Muhammed Suhail Patel

Date: 25/10/2024

Eid Together Notes to the Accounts for the period ended 31 December 2023

Basis of preparation

1 Basis of accounting

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with Statement of Recommended Practice:

Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic if Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

2 Accounting Policies

Income

Income from charitable activities and voluntary donations are included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when received. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.

Expenditure

Expenditure is included in the accounts on an accruals basis.

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources receivable or generated for the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds.

Restricted funds

Restricted funds are funds subject to specific trusts, which may be declared by the donor(s) or with their authority (eg in a public appeal) or created through legal process, but still within the wider objects of the charity. Restricted funds may be restricted income funds, which are spent at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of some particular aspect(s) of the objects of the charity, or they may be endowment funds, where the assets are required to be invested, or retained for actual use, rather than spent.

Eid Together Notes to the Accounts for the period ended 31 December 2023

3 Analysis of income Donations and legacies Donations Total Total income 4 Analysis of expenditure Expenditure on charitable activities Grants & Donations Equipment expensed Sundry expenses Accountancy fees Total Total expenditure 5 Grants made to institutions Name of institutions Ummah Welfare Trust	Restricted Unrestricted income 2023 funds funds Total funds £ £ £ 205 261 467 205 261 467 205 261 467 Restricted Unrestricted income 2023 funds funds Total funds £ £ £ - 261 261 - - - - - - - 50 50 - 311 311 - 311 311 Purpose £ Sadaqatul Fitr 261.35 Collection for the poor on Eid day	2022 Prior year £ 1,075
		1,075

		1,075
		2022 Prior year £ 243 622 7 50
		922

		922

Eid Together Notes to the Accounts for the period ended 31 December 2023

6 Creditors Analysis of creditors: Accruals 7 Analysis of fund assets and liabilities Unrestricted funds £ Current assets 563 Current liabilities (100) 463	2023 £ 100 100 Restricted income funds £ - -	2022 £ 50
		50
		Total 2023 £ 358 (50)
463	-	308

8 Transactions with trustees and related parties

There were no benefits, expenses or remuneration paid to the Trustees. There were no related party transactions during the year.

Some expenses were paid personally by the trustees, this was then reimbursed back to the trustees.

9 Employees

Employees	2022	2021
	Number	Number
Average number of persons employed by the charity	-	-