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2021-12-30-accounts

DAAWATAL ISLAM MOSQUE

WEST ACRE DRIVE SOOTHILL BATLEY WEST YORKSHIRE WF17 6PE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

DAAWATAL ISLAM MOSQUE

CONTENTS

Charity Information 1
Trustees Report 2-4
Accountants Report 5
Income & Expenditure Account 6
Balance Sheet 7
Notes to the Accounts 8-9

DAAWATAL ISLAM MOSQUE

CHARITY INFORMATION

CHARITY TRUSTEES

Chairman Suleman Aswat Vice Chairman Adam Ravat Secretary Ebrahim Vacchiat Assistant Secretary Bashir Khalifa Treasurer Zaid Umarji Assistant Treasurer Badre Alam Aswat

REGISTERED OFFICE

West Acre Drive Soothill Batley West Yorkshire WF17 6PE

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER

1179462

ACCOUNTANT

Muddassir Lakhi AFA S. A. Chopdat & Co. 134 Bradford Road Dewsbury West Yorkshire WF13 2EW

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DAAWATAL ISLAM MOSQUE

TRUSTEES REPORT

AWW

All praise to the Almighty and peace and blessings upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW. Alhamdulilah, through the mercy of the Almighty and Duas of all our beloved Muslim Brothers and Sisters we are now in the 17th year, since the opening of Dawatal Islam Mosque.

It is through the grace of the Almighty that I had been given an opportunity in the role and it is a role that I with the assistance of my fellow trustees, committee members and community in general have tried to do to the very best of my ability over the last 6 years. I sincerely apologise for any trouble or difficulty I or any member of the Executive Committee has caused to any brothers or sisters. Although we are now in our 17th year, we as a community should never forget the blessings that the Almighty has bestowed upon us and the duas, work and sacrifice done by brothers/sisters over a number of years to enable us to have such a beautiful Masjid/Madresah. Some of the brothers/sisters are no longer with us, we pray that the Almighty elevates their status in Jannat and accepts everyone’s efforts. Ameen.

Over the last 18 months we have had to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, which has been a wake-up call for humanity, a timely reminder of the Almighty’s supreme power and of our vulnerability. Dawatal Islam responded accordingly. Alhamdulillah, thanks to our capable and dedicated volunteers, we provided vitally needed services. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the volunteers who assisted throughout the pandemic.

The main objective throughout the year has been to try and make the Masjid the focal point of our community and to try and ensure that it is frequented as much as possible by those living in the community. To try and achieve this objective we have tried various ways to engage with all individuals within the community through regular programmes, newsletters, general discussions, various events and in general just being as honest, transparent, accessible and as open as possible.

Alhamdulilah, the Muslim population continues to increase in Soothill. To ensure that everyone feels part of the area, we have to look out more for our Muslim Brothers and Sisters to ensure that we stay united. We continue to have great challenges. To meet these challenges each individual in the community really needs to start thinking about how they can play a part in taking the community forward. You do not need to be part of the committee to try and make a difference. If we are coming to the Masjid, let’s make worry and concern for our family members, neighbours and friends who are not coming to the Masjid. We cannot be happy for our Masjid to be full only at Jumma and during Ramadhan. Furthermore, the challenges in terms of islamaphobia, LGBT, mental health, isolation, drugs, alcohol, social media, etc. facing our community are huge. In order to ensure that each and every individual is protected we cannot turn a blind eye to anyone, we need to strive to help everyone as much as possible. Soothill as an area has never had so many Muslim brothers/sisters. In addition to this the amount of different skills that people have need to be utilised to benefit the community. I humbly request the whole community to respect, encourage, assist and show love to each other. It is only through working together and having some kind of worry and concern that we can tackle these challenges. I pray that the Almighty keeps us united and improve the situation of our community and the wider Ummah. Ameen.

Throughout the 17 years and the many years before we have been blessed to have 2 Imams in Molana Azhar Patel Saheb and Kari Ebrahim Mayet Saheb who have provided great dedication. They continue to do so and we pray that the Almighty accept all their efforts.Ameen. In addition to this we have recently appointed Moulana Suleman Laher Saheb as an Imam/Community Development Worker. Moulana brings a wealth of skills and enthusiasm. We pray that the Almighty enables us all to work well with all our Imams and benefit the community. Molana Abubakr Divan Saheb and Molana Zakariya Abid Saheb continue to provide excellent support and dedication. May the Almighty accept everyone’s efforts. Ameen.

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We continue to be enlightened by the presence of many prominent Ulamah’s from both locally and nationally. We pray that the Ulamah’s continue to keep coming to the Masjid and blessing us with their presence. Unfortunately the reality is that many brothers and sisters are not taking up these opportunities to participate in such programmes. A humble request for all brothers and sisters to participate whenever possible as it will only be beneficial.

Our Madresah, Alhamdulilah continues to improve. Our Headteacher, Molana Zakariya Sidat Saheb, all the Ustads, the Apas, Caretaker and Madresah Committee have provided dedication and commitment to ensure that our Madresah continues to move in the right direction. This year we saw 3 lads complete their Hifz. May the Almighty preserve the Quran in their hearts and accept everyone’s efforts. We appreciate the efforts of all the parents who ensure that their children attend the Madresah as regularly as possible. May the Almighty safeguard all our children and bless all the families. Ameen.

We have a great need to record our appreciation to our Moazzins for the promptness in delivering the Adhan on time for each Salat. In addition to this, we need to record our sincere gratitude to the individuals who observed Itikaf during Ramadhan, all the people who assisted with feeding the many guests throughout the year for the various programmes, this includes individuals who come for chanda collections, individuals who come to clean on Thursdays and at weekends, the individuals who assist with the food/clean-up programmes and to all the individuals who have contributed or assisted in any capacity. May the Almighty accept everyone’s efforts. Ameen.

We have continued to build on our Outreach work and this has seen us help all sections of the community. We had 265 children over 2 weekends who took part in free boxing sessions that were provided by Training Cave. The smiles on the children's faces and giving them the platform to try something different was amazing. Our continued links with the Huddersfield Town Foundation enabled us to facilitate a week of separate activities for boys and girls aged 13-16. Approximately 50 boys and girls took part in the activities. Some of the participants took part in public speaking workshops and interviewing each other to build confidence as part of a Premier League Youth summit. We facilitated the first Inter Madresah football league which involved over 300 children. This was run over 4 weeks and was a huge success. This has enabled us to work closely with the youth and has lead us to having programmes dedicated to the youth on a regular basis. One example is the Friday Evening Study Circle for the young boys with Moulana Abubakr Saheb. We hope to set up something similar for the young girls who have left Madresah.

Due to the strong links we have with the South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust, Ey Up Charity and NHS Charities Together we were able to deliver a talk on the Psychological Impact Covid has had on both the community and places of Worship. This was delivered by a clinical psychologist from the NHS service.

Following on from this talk with a view to promoting social, emotional and physical well-being we arranged walks for all sections of the community. 3 separate walks were delivered over 3 weeks for brothers, sisters and the youngsters within the community to Dove Stone Reservoir. The feedback we received was amazing. This enabled a dedicated sisters group to be set up which has gone from strength to strength. Our intention has always been to have a sisters group who we can help empower to work within our community. The sisters have held various programmes and arranged several fundraising activities which have raised in excess of £1000 for charities. We pray for all the best for all the sisters and that the group continues to go from strength to strength.

The plan for the future is to continue developing activities for the benefit of the community. We have strong links with the council, sporting organisations and voluntary organisations which can help the community. We do need to think about the housing development at the top end of Soothill and how we can cater for the Muslim community. The biggest challenge is how can we connect everyone to the Masjid?

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is a Mashura for the year*. We sincerely hope that you can come to discuss how we can take things forward. The harsh reality is that we often do not get the required quorum which means that the Mashura cannot go ahead. We are asking for individuals to spare a couple of hours for the sake of the Masjid. There are many challenges ahead which I am sure that we can collectively meet through Mashura.

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We ask for forgiveness for our shortcomings and again thank everyone for their support in any capacity. May the Almighty reward everyone. Ameen.

Wsalam Suleman Aswat

Headteacher’s Report to the Governing Body

I pray this report meets you all in the best of health and Imaan.

The Madrasah has been steadily improving year on year alhumdulillah. Students have shown immense character and zeal to come to Madrasah and learn despite having to learn online for a considerable amount of time beginning of 2021.

From January 2021 to May 2021 students were taught online due to National lockdown 3.0. We were much well prepared to teach online this time round than during the first lockdown of the pandemic. Students swiftly switched to online learning after returning from December 2020 holidays and staff members were well equipped and experienced to teach online. There was lots of positive feedback from parents as they took part in assisting their child reading online. And when we had the occasional technical difficulties, our admin staff and madrasah committee members were brilliant at resolving matters efficiently. There was an amazing teamwork spirit all round.

Since May 17th 2021, when the Madrasah premises reopened, the Madrasah has returned back to normality and I believe we have overcome the online learning shortcomings and reached back to a very good standard of learning. This was evident in our belated annual Jalsah a few weeks back in December.

Throughout the course of the year, the Madrasah hosted various programs including sports activities during the summer, our Ramadhaan radio show which concluded with a “build a Ka’bah” competition. May the Al-Mighty reward all the generous local sponsors who donated the prizes.

During the spring of 2021, we set out to refine our hifz program and after implementing various new strategies, we are quite pleased with the results and confident that the new group of students selected for Hifz class will progress on much better and more efficiently.

Assessments have taken place daily since the beginning of the 2021-22 academic year. On average each class is assessed once every fortnight.

Parents evening was a huge success with a 94% attendance over the two days. A huge thanks to all parents who attended and participated with a keen interest in how their child was progressing in the Madrasah. This I believe is foundation to a strong network and essential for each one of our students to excel.

The Madrasah is pleased to announce the Hifz completion of three of our students. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments and look forward to their Tahfeezel Qur’aan Jalsah.

Finally, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Madrasah Committee members who have provided huge support, especially during lockdown. This was a difficult time for all, but Alhamdulillah many lessons have been learnt and many new positive strategies have evolved from the difficulties.

May the Al-Mighty reward you all abundantly in both worlds and May He accept us to serve his Deen with sincerity, Aameen.

And all praises belong to the Al-Mighty.

Zakaria Seedat HeadTeacher

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DAAWATAL ISLAM MOSQUE

ACCOUNTANTS REPORT

I report on the accounts of the organisation for the period to 31 December 2021 set out on pages 6-7 which have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies on page 8.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of accounts; they consider that the audit requirement under section 144 of the 2011 Act, does not apply. It is my responsibility to:

• Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners made under Section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes review of the accounting records kept by the organisation and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accountants.

Independent examiner’s statement

Based on my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, accounting records have not been kept in accordance with Section 130 of 2011 Act, or that the accounts presented do not accord with those records, or comply with the accounting requirement of the 2011 Act. No matter has come to my attention in connection with my examination to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

M Lakhi . 22/02/2022

--------------------------------------------- Date -------------------------------------

Muddassir Lakhi AFA S. A. Chopdat & Co. 134 Bradford Road Dewsbury WF13 2EW

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DAAWATAL ISLAM MOSQUE

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Incoming Resources
Donations received
Membership fees
Marriage fees
Madressah fees
Food / kitaab income
Madressah donations
Gift Aid
HMRC JRS grant
Other income
Total Incoming Resources
Resouces Expended
Management and administration
Total resources expended
Surplus / (Deficit) of Income		 Notes
6
 56,994
26,165
385
75,005
438
1,260
9,306
-
11,046
180,599
218,224
218,224
37,625
-
Unrestricted
funds		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Restricted
funds		 56,994
26,165
385
75,005
438
1,260
9,306
-
11,046
180,599
218,224
218,224
37,625
2021		 48,013
27,025
550
61,593
329
-
19,024
17,956
9,801
2020
- 184,291
215,720
215,720
- - 31,429

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DAAWATAL ISLAM MOSQUE

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021

FIXED ASSETS
Property
Fixtures & fittings

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Balance at Bank
Cash
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors and Accruals
Net Current Assets
REPRESENTED BY:
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
Accumulated fund
Movement
Loan
Surplus Income for Year		 Notes


2-3



4
5

 908,999
24,828
933,826
-
159,614
1,074
160,688
1,094,514
1,035
1,093,479
1,131,104
-
-
37,625
-
1,093,479
Unrestricted
funds		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
Restricted
funds

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DAAWATAL ISLAM MOSQUE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

2. FIXED ASSETS

Balance as at 1 January 2021
Additions
Balance as at 31 December 2021
3. DEPRECIATION
Balance as at 1 January 2021
Charge for the Year
Net Value as at 31 December 2021
Net Value as at 31 December 2020
4. CURRENT ASSETS
Natwest Bank A/c No - 02838613
Natwest Bank A/c No - 40592189
Lloyds Bank A/c No - 01625172
Lloyds Bank A/c No - 39317960
Lloyds Bank A/c No - 00489747
Barclays Bank A/c No - 83893154
Barclays Bank A/c No - 93233383
Cash		 Property
1,094,410
-
1,094,410
127,390
58,021
185,411
908,999
967,020		 Fixtures &
Total
Fittings
14,915
1,109,325
18,433
18,433
33,348
1,127,758
4,139
131,529
4,381
62,403
8,520
193,932
24,828
933,826
10,776
977,796
2021
5,342
50,000
1,837
70,055
4,177
25,178
3,025
1,073
160,688		 Fixtures &
Total
Fittings
14,915
1,109,325
18,433
18,433
33,348
1,127,758
4,139
131,529
4,381
62,403
8,520
193,932
24,828
933,826
10,776
977,796
2021
5,342
50,000
1,837
70,055
4,177
25,178
3,025
1,073
160,688		 Fixtures &
Total
Fittings
14,915
1,109,325
18,433
18,433
33,348
1,127,758
4,139
131,529
4,381
62,403
8,520
193,932
24,828
933,826
10,776
977,796
2021
5,342
50,000
1,837
70,055
4,177
25,178
3,025
1,073
160,688
1,127,758
131,529
62,403
193,932
933,826
977,796
2021
5,342
50,000
1,837
70,055
4,177
25,178
3,025
1,073
160,688

5. ACCRUALS

Wages
Light and heat
Professional fees		 -
-
1,035
1,035

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DAAWATAL ISLAM MOSQUE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

6. EXPENDITURE
Wages
Insurance
Rates and water
Light and heat
Repairs and mainteance
Postage and stationery
Books and planners
Telephone
Childrens gifts
Teachers gifts
Event expenses
IMWS fees
Website
Subscriptions
Legal and management fees
Depreciation
Professional fees
Bank charges
General expenses		 2021
129,160
3,772
736
7,033
4,373
370
659
409
3,600
-
1,222
2,280
559
100
902
345
-
301
62,403
218,224		 2020
124,133
3,495
725
8,075
7,126
953
733
242
765
255
312
2,320
-
100
987
345
34
1,493
63,627
215,720

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