2024-03-31-accounts - Redbridge Muslim Community Centre

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period From Period start date To Period end date 01 04 2023 31 03 2024 Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Redbridge Muslim Community Centre Other names charity is known by RMCC Registered charity number (if any) 1180015 Charity's principal address 712 Eastern Avenue Newbury Park, Ilford Essex Postcode IG2 6PE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Ilyas Iamail Bharuchi Chairman 2 Mr Adam Mohmed Trustee 3 Mr Suhail Moulana Trustee 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

	Type of adviser			Name			Address








	Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution] How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)[CIO] Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)[Appointed by Board of trustees]

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the
You may choose to include charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.
additional information, where relevant, about: . The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by
policies and procedures Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities adopted for the induction and preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting training of trustees; Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
the charity’s organisational (effective I January 2019). structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

. The objects of the CIO are;

To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.
To advance education for the benefit of the public, by means of,

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but not exclusively, the provision or the assistance in the provision of educational activities and facilities for those in the UK.

To advance the religion of Islam, by the means of but not exclusively, promoting the correct understanding of the beliefs and practices and provision or assistance in the provision of facilities for worship and Islamic education for the benefit of the community in the UK, in accordance with the teachings of the Quraan and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as interpreted by the Ahle Sunnah Wal Jama’ah school of thought.
To relieve financial hardship, distress and suffering among poor people, victims of natural and man-made disasters and other people in need, by means of, but not exclusively, in the form of money, food, items, equipment, clothing, accommodation and such services and facilities for the benefit of the said persons.

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)

RMCC aim to use the property as community centre, subject to planning approval, as a community centre from which services can be provided, with a focus on Muslim youth, women and elders of the local community. RMCC intends to provide education and mentoring services, sports and recreational activities, counselling, and advice services, as well as social and health care services once fully operational. The activities will be run with a focus on the nurturing, educating and guiding of the youth, looking after our elderly and the disadvantaged, working in partnership with the local and national government, and providing the correct understanding of Islam.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;

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 contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main The Trustees are delighted to announce that the planning permission is achievements of the charity granted by London Borough of Redbridge for Change during the year of use of ground and first floor from a Builders Merchant Unit / Office / Storage into a Community Facility with an ancillary prayer space.

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Section E Financial review

RESERVES POLICY

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The trustees consider that the reserves held are sufficient to continue the charities activity in future years. The trustees actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and have also examined other operational and business risks faced by the charity. The trustees confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

FINANCIAL REVIEW 31 MARCH 2024- Receipts and Payment

Donations and Gift aid for the year amounted to £124,348 and ( 2023: £58,855).
Total projects expenditure was £5,874 ( 2023: £14,470).
Loan advances £115,660 (2023: 252,502)
Sale of Building £774,400 (2023: Nil)
Addition to the Buildings £12,941 (2023: £904,236)

FUTURE PLANS

Our future plans are to carry on with email campaigns to raise funds. We are confident that the community in UK will continue to support the charity as long as we are in need of support.

Section F Other optional information

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

GOVERNING DOCUMENT

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust.

The charity trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. The trustees give their time feely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefits. The trustees at the moment meet together as a body when and as required and are responsible for all decisions taken in relation to

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running the activities provided by the charity.

INDUCTION AND TRAINING

NEW TRUSTEES

Following appointment, new trustees will be introduced to their new role and are requested to familiarise themselves with contents of the trusts constitution and to the policies and procedures adopted by the charity. They are also requested to read a number of publications from the Charity Commission to ensure that they are aware of the scope of their responsibilities under the Charities Act.

The new trustees will work collectively with existing trustees assisting on activities and projects run by the charity, to attain maximum benefits for the charity.

VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers are an important resource in both our faith and community work. Volunteers are involved in most of our faith and community activities and we have people and family members who regularly give up their time as volunteer.

All our trustees also give of their time freely. We encourage all members to be involved in voluntary activities and to share their skills with others.

PUBLIC BENEFIT

The trustees have recognised the guidance in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the aims and objectives of the charity and when planning activities. The difference the charity makes for the public benefit is the furtherance of enhance community cohesion and youth participation.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to those risk, appropriate controls are in place to mitigate financial risks overseen by trustees.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature: Ilyas Ismail Bharuchi

Full name(s): Mr. Ilyas Ismail Bharuchi

Position: (Chair)

Date: 30 January 2025

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			Charity Name	Charity Name
			Redbridge Muslim Community Centre						1180015
			Receipts	and payments				accounts
			For the period from			01/04/2023		To	31/03/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
			Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds		Total funds
			to the			to the		to the	to the nearest £
			nearest £			nearest £		nearest £
A1 Receipts
Voluntary Donations			102,369			-		-		12
Gift Aid			21,974			-		-
*Sub total*(Gross income		for AR)	124,348			-		-		12

A2 Asset and investment sales
Loans			115,660			-		-		1
Land and Buildings		*Sub total*	- 115,660			- -		- -		1

	*Total receipts*		240,008			-		-		24

A3 Payments
Rates			-			-		-
Light and Heating			1,507			-		-
Insurance			1,162			-		-
Repairs and Maintenance			2,734			-		-
Legal and Professional			-			-		-
Bank Charges		*Sub total*	471 5,874			- -		- -

A4 Asset and investment		purchases
Land and Buildings			12,941			-		-
Loan Repayments		*Sub total*	227,500 240,441			- -		- -		22 24



	*Total*	*payments*	246,315			-		-		24


*Net of receipts/(payments)*			(6,307)			-		-

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A5 Transfers between funds - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 21,131 50 - Cash funds this year end 21,131 50 -

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the	end	end	of	the period
Categories	Details				Unrestricted funds				Restricted funds		Endowment funds
					to nearest	£			to nearest £		to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Cash at	Bank			10,214				4,660		-

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	*Total cash funds*				10,214				4,660		-
	(agree balances with
		receipts and
			payments
		account(s))
					Unrestricted				Restricted		Endowment
					funds				funds		funds
	Details				to nearest	£			to nearest £		to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets					-				-		-

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	Details
				Fund to which asset belongs				Cost (optional)			Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets									-		-

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	Details
				Fund to which asset belongs				Cost (optional)			Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Land and		Building		917,178				-		-
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	Details			Fund to which					Amount due		When due
				liability relates					(optional)		(optional)
B5 Liabilities	Loans Payable				598,962				-
	Unrestricted Funds				328,430				-
	Restricted Funds				4,660				-

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature					Print	Name			Date of approval
	Ilyas Ismail				Ilyas Ismail	Bharuchi					30/01/2025
	Bharuchi

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/members of	Charity Name Redbridge Muslim Community Centre


On accounts for the year	31 March 2024	Charity no
ended		(if any)	1180015

Set out on pages
	Page 8 and 9

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2024 .

Responsibilities and basis As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of report of the 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 2011Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

 accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or

 the accounts do not accord with the accounting records  The accounts do 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:	Ismail Gitay	Date:	30/01/2025

	Name:	Ismail Gitay

	Relevant professional	Gitay & Partners Accountants
qualification(s) or body :

	Address:	8 Middleton Gardens

		Ilford, Essex, IG2 6DP

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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