Rtgi5trred Charity Iyumber. 1179702
Barakat
FiD*Mci*l slatements
For the y¢*r ended 31 D¢¢emb¢r 2023

B&rak•t
Registered Charity Nimber: 1179702
Con¢ents
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Referente and Administr*tive IDfornatio
Trnstees, ADnuAI Report
Recelpts and Paymentx Accouot
Independent F.x*mlTrer's Report
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B*rak•t
Ileg&¢ered Charlty Number: 1179702
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Ch*ri¢y N*me
Barnkat
Charity Number
1179702
Princlpal Offlce
76 Mighell Avenue
Ilford
IG4 5JP
Board of Tru$¢ees
Dr Muharnmad Sale¢m Anwar
Fawad Srddiqui
Mudassir Tanveer
Prlmiry BaTrkers
HSBC UK
19• Hi* s1￿Cl
Waliham4ow
London
E174QN
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B*rnk*t
Regtstered Ch4rity Number: 1179702
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
The trusttts present I￿1r re￿￿ with the finarrial sthtrments of ihe charity for the year C￿led 31 Deeernber
2023.
STRucfuRLGOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Cwovernimg Document
The charity 15 a Charitable Incorporated lkganisali￿. goven*d by a Consiiiution. and is registered with the
Charity COmrnisst￿ under charity number 1179702.
Organisation#l Structu
The irusiees are r¢sponsible for general control and management of The charity. I'he trU￿et$ give their
time freely and reoive remuneration or other financial be￿rItS to fulfil ihis rol¢. The charity Irust¢es
m¢¢t on a regular basis and are reswjnsible for all decisiorts iakcn in relatim to the overdll eontrol and
strategic management of th¢ ¢hariiy.
R¢cruitmenl. Appointment Trnltslfvg ofTrustees
The existing iruslees are reswnsible for the apwinimenl of new tnLSltts. New trusiees are brou8kn inio the
organisation, when required. on ilk basi5 of eligibilit).. COM￿lence. specialisi knowl¢dge and skills.
It is th¢ policy of Barakat thai. UFQn indudiorn each trusiee is given a copy ofihe tn￿t deed. the
latest accounts. rccent mc¢ting minutes and guIda￿e r¢gaTding li￿ wlicics and Pr￿edUrc5 adopted by rl
tharity.
OWECTIVES AND ACIIVITIES
The objectives of Barakat primarily on fulfilling the financial. Spiritual and religious needs of the
m￿￿11m community togcther with 5ervin8 tIK community ai large. The c<)mmuniiie% curr¢nily served are
Greater London & bst LoThJon with RedbridgeJllfordlBarkin8 in rArticulaT. bul in future. will not IK. liiniied
io London.
The obje¢tives of Bardkai ar¢ summarised below..
.1 o provide fiwncial suprKTrrt w ihe ￿e￿Y people (Specially orphans aThJ widows in Muslim
¢ommunity).
To support the wider community by promoting 8(KMI morals & ¢onduci and Jddressin8 areas of
sIKial concenL such ￿ arni-MKial behaviour. criminality. substhnee abuse and family breakdown.
To address misinterpretation. misunderstanding and misreweseniation ol. the Islai￿1C faiih.
lo assist present and fuiure generations ofmuslims lo preserve and ￿rreCtI51aM in their lives.
To assist in the provision of any charitsble services wiihin the limits of the law and parti¢ularly
wiihin the bounds of Islam.
Publk Benefit
In carrying out this review ihe ￿￿￿te¢S ofBarakat have tsken rc8ard of and comply with the Chartty
Commission's generdl guidance on public be￿11 and in Particular its 5upplementJry public ¥uidarKe on the
Ldvancement of religion for the public kncfii.
Main a¢¢ivities durittg the ye*r
During 2023. our activities included SUPFh)rti￿ community membeTS and other charities arKI
providing religio￿5 ed￿atIOn io children.
The Charity continued io use ils volunieer5 for collection of f{￿ frrm sup¢m)arkets al end of ihe day and
droppin¥ it out to homeless sheliers care l¥)mes.
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B•r4k*t
Regtsiered Ch*rity Number: 1179702
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT {CowtiTrued)
Main activities dllrlng the ye4r leontinuedl
The charity also continued io suppm securing leisure centre facilitie5 for men only swimming and wom¢n
only badminton sessions in Redbridge.
The free religious class¢s for adults thai were 51aned by the charity in local mosques have been ongoing and
have received ￿￿d feedE4ck from the l(Kal community.
The trustees continue to UFdaie %traieEic dir￿lI0n of ihc charity for the future yeats ￿ enhance scale of the
aciivities of thc chariiy.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
For the year, the trusttts have prepared Receipts and Payments accounts aNI a Staiemeni of Ass¢ts and
.iabiliiies. as pemiitted uThJer seaion 133 of the Charities Act 2011. The charilv's source of Fncome during
the year w& an unresiricied income of £19.689 al￿ restriaed income of £12.44] and the reserves ar year end
were £34,727 {unresiricied £17,018- restricied £37.7091.
STATEMEIYT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES
Thc tru#ees arc responsible for preparing the T￿￿tees. Ann￿1 R¢p)n aThJ the financial staiemeftts in
accordance with appIl￿ble law and Uniied Kingdom A¢¢ouniin8 Stsndards (Uniied Kingdom Generally
Acceptcd A¢£ounling Practi¢e) aThJ the laws applicabl¢ lo chartti¢s in Engl8nd and Wales. Thc financiol
statcmcnts for each finaTKial year musi ¥iv¢ a true and fair view of thc state ol'allairs of I1￿ ¢hariiy and of the
incoming Tesourtes and applicaii¢)n of resources. In prqArin8 Itw financial swemenis, Ihe trustees are
required to..
Select quitable a¢countin8 ￿lIcieS and ikn apply them con5islenily:
nbserve the Melh￿l5 arKI principles in ihe Charities ￿RP.
Make jud8emenls and eslimaies Ihal are reasonable and pru(kni,'
Slate whethcr applF¢able UK Accouniin¥ Stsndards have been followed %ubjeci 10 4ny material
departures dis¢10ged and explained in the fInar￿la] statements.
Prepare the finan¢ial statemenis on ihe going con¢em basis unless li is inappropriate io presurne thai the
¢harity will continue in operation.
The iruuee5 ere reSp￿sible for kttping adequwe 8ccowrt1￿ reeords Ihal disclose with reasonable aeeuracy at
any lime the financial position of ihe Ch￿tty ofKI enable i1￿M io ensure lh* Ihe financial slatement4 comply
wilh the Charities Ac(201 l. th¢ Charity Accounts ayxl Rew>rts Re8ulations 2(N)8 and ihe provisions of the
tTUSt deed. They are also responsible for 5afeguwding th¢ assets of the charil>' a￿1 hene¢. tsking reasonable
sters Ihe prevention arKI dth¢¢tion of fraud and other irregularities.
Approval
Approved by the trustees and signed on its behalf by
DT Muhammad Saleem Anwar (Chair)
Mudassir Tanveer (Truslee)
D*e: 2811012024
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Regisl¢red Charity N￿Mber. 1179702
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Indepeiident examiner's i'epoi't
on the accouiits
R•port to th• trust￿1
m•mb•rB ol
BARAKAT
On xcounts for thè y•ar
•ndgd
31 December 2023
Charity no . 1179702
Ilf any)
S•t oui on pag•8
I report to the trustees on my eXaMinat￿n of *cwnls ofthe above
¢hanty1lhtt Trust'l fc* the year ènded 31112r2023.
R••pon8lb115tlM •nd As the charity trustees ofthe Trust. you are ￿SpOnsible for Ihe
of r•port preparation of the aCC￿nIS in accordance the reqU1￿MentS ol th&
Chaiities Act 20111"tr* Act").
I report In respe¢l of my examination of the Trust's acctsunts ￿rried out
under seclton 145 01 the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have lollowpd the applrAble DirectJ'on8 gwen by the Chanty Commi$8ion
under sethon 14515llbl oftr*
I h•ve completed my &xaminab"on I conllm that no material mattw$
have come to my attent￿7 In conn6th.on with thè examination which
gives me ￿¢jae to bel*ve thai In. any matefial re$pect'
a¢¢ounbng records were not k*pt In accordance *Mth sethon 130
ol the Act or
ihe accounts fk)t accord vthh the a¢counting records
I have ￿ concems and have come xross no other matters in
¢onn¢¢bon the examination to vthth attention shouK1 be dravm in
tyder lo enat4e a understaThJing of the ¥c¢wnt$ to be reacthed.
Independent examiner's
Statement
859n•d:
D•t•:
3o.io.J4
Syed Rehan Ahmed
R•levant prof•s•ional
quallfi¢atlonl$l or body Ilf
any):
FCCA109879031
Address:
136 Eastern Avenue
Ilford, Essex
IG4 SAG
ccou
13&E•>tem Averwe
Illu￿ Esse￿ IG4 SAG
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Barnkat
Registered Charity Iyumber: 1179702
Or￿Y complete If the examiner needs to hyhlight matter5 01 concèrn15ee
CC32, Independent examination of thanty accounts." difectK>n$ and guidance
lor examiners).
Glv• horg bri•f d•tall* of
ony Trt•ms that th• •xarnln•r
sh8s to dlsclos•.
IRS PARTNERS
Chartwed Certifiod Accountants
I￿E&SternA¥¢nL
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