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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Section D Achievements and performance |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
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| 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 |
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| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves |
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| 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 |
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| 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:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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 | |
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| Imran Ellam | ||
| Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW) Number 8477231 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 £ |
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| 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 £ |
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| - | ||||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| When due (optional) |
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| 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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