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2023-03-31-accounts

Academy of Light

Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31[st ] March 2023

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Academy of Light

Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31[st ] March 2023

Contents Page
Basic information 3
Trustees annual report 4-7
Independent examiner's report on the accounts 8-9
Receipt and payment accounts 10-11
Notes 12

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Academy of Light

Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31[st ] March 2023

Basic information

Address

2 Juniper Close

Bradford

BD8 8PU

Bank

Barclays

10-12 Pinstone Street Sheffield City Centre

Sheffield

S1 2HN

Charity registration number

1178095

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Academy of Light

Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31[st ] March 2023

Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From Period start date To Period end date
1st April 2022 31st March 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Academy of Light

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1178095

Charity's principal address

2 Juniper Close Bradford West Yorkshire Postcode BD8 8PU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name(s)

1 Muhammad Siraj 2 Mohammed Aziz Khan 3 Mohammed Zubair

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Section B

Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CIO - Foundation registered 25 Apr 2018 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointment of charity trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) (a) Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of no more than 3 years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. (b) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. (c) There should be consensus in the appointment of new trustees. (d) Family members should not be made trustees without a specific need. (e) Trusteeship should not be inherited even for the founding trustees. Eligibility for trusteeship (a) Every charity trustee must be a natural person. (b) No individual may be appointed as a charity trustee of the CIO: If he or she is under the age of 16 years; or if he or she would automatically cease to hold office under the provisions stated in the charity’s constitution. (c) 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. (d) At least one of the trustees of the CIO must be 18 years of age or over. If there is no trustee aged at least 18 years, the remaining trustees may only act to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee.

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Section C
Objectives and activities
Section C
Objectives and activities
Section C
Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of
the charity set out in its
governing document
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)
For the public to advance education in India, Bangladesh and
Pakistan by supporting young people to have equal opportunities in
accessing education and by challenging cultural boundaries
surrounding education of sub classes, particularly but not exclusively,
by the provision of relevant educational goods, equipment & materials
for schools and for the children attending the schools.
Fund raising for the Education Centre in the Indo Asia sub-Continent.
Charity commission requires the trustees of a charity to:

Select suitable accounting policies, apply them consistently,
make judgement and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent;

Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis
unless there is a reason to believe that the charity will not
continue for the foreseeable future.
The Trustees are responsible for the keeping of proper accounting
records, which 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 Charity Act 1993. They
are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and
hence to take reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of
fraud and other irregularities.
Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity during the year
The charity was able to raise funds to carry out its charitable objectives.
They have managed to send grants to their partner charity in Pakistan.

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Section E
Financial review
Section E
Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on
reserves
The charity holds no reserves at the moment.
Declaration
Section F 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)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date
Mohammed Aziz Khan Mohammed Zubair
Secretary Chair
03/11/2023
03/11/2023

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Academy of Light On accounts for the year Charity no ended 31 March 2023 (if any)[1178096 ] Set out on pages 10 - 11 (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 31 / 03 / 2023 . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

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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:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
15thNovember 2023
Imran Ellam
Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW)
Number 8477231
7 Woodhall Road
Bradford
BD3 7BT

Section B

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of None any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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Charity Name:Academyof Light Charity Name:Academyof Light Charity Name:Academyof Light Charity No (if
any)
1178095 CC16a
Annualaccountsforthe period
Period start date 01/04/2022 To Period end date 31/03/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
funds
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 14,970 60,000 - 74,970 153,835
Charitable activities - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 14,970 60,000 - 74,970 153,835
A2 Asset and investment sales,(see table).
Loans received - - - - 25,000
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - 25,000
14,970
60,000
-
74,970
178,835
A3 Payments
Total receipts
14,970 60,000 - 74,970 178,835
Bank Charges 15 - - 15 165
Equipment Expensed 585 - - 585 286
Accountingfees 1,540 - - 1,540 -
Grants Pakistan 5,907 64,093 - 70,000 150,746
Sub total 8,047
64,093 - 72,140 151,197
A4 Asset and investmentpurchases, (see table)
Loans repyment - - - - 25,000
- - - - -
Sub total -
- - - 25,000
8,047
64,093
-
72,140
176,197
Total payments
8,047 64,093 - 72,140 176,197
Net of receipts/(payments) 6,923 4,093
-
- 2,830 2,638
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds lastyear end - 4,093 - 4,093 1,455
Cash funds this year end 6,923 - - 6,923 4,093

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

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s
own use
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees
Details
Bank
Total cash funds
(agree, balances with receipts
and payments account(s))
Details
Details
Details
Details
Signature
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
6,923
-
-
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
6,923
-
-
Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
6,923 - -
- - -
- - -
6,923 - -
OK
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
Funds to which
asset belongs
(Unrestricted)
-
-
-
Funds to which
asset belongs
-
-
-
Funds to which
liabilty relates
-
-
-
Print Name
OK
OK
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cost
Current value
(optional)
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cost
Current value
(optional)
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Amount due
When due
(optional)
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Date of approval
OK
Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
-
-
-
Mohammed Aziz Khan 03/11/2023
Mohammed Zubair 03/11/2023

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Notes

Grants to Academy of Light Pakistan £70, 000

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