## The Pickthall Foundation
Charity number 1182085
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 5 April 2021
## The Pickthall Foundation
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
## for the year ended 5 April 2021
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Receipts and payments account|4|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|5|
|Notes to the accounts|6|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**
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## The Pickthall Foundation
## Trustees' report for the year ended 5 April 2021
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:
**Name Position** Ridwaan Haris Chair Amin Ali Secretary Samina Hussain Treasurer
## **Charity number**
The charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1182085, on 18 February 2019.
**Principal address Bankers** 50 Peel Square Lloyds Bank Bradford Blackheath BD8 7QT Birmingham B26 3JW
## **Accountants**
## **West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 18 February 2019 and is governed by a Constitution.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## The Pickthall Foundation
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 5 April 2021
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the community of Bradford and district, and in particular (but not restricted to) the muslem community, in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.
The promotion of religious harmony for the benefit of the public by: promoting knowledge and mutual understanding and respect of the beliefs and practices of different religious faiths.
## **The charity's main activities**
Running of a small community centre and creating volunteers, also providing leisure activities for young people.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of religion.
## **Achievements and performance**
Due to the Pandemic the organisation was not able to carry out any form of activities.
The increase in utilities are currently being looked in to as much higher than the previos year and with the property vacant.
## **Financial review**
The net receipts for the year was £2,602.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £3,321. The charity currently has no reserves policy.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on …………..……...…….
Signed: ………………..…………. (Trustee)
Name: ……………..…..………….
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## The Pickthall Foundation
## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 5 April 2021
|**Receipts**
Member Donations
Other Donations
Venue Hire
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Broadband, electricity and water
Rates
Gas
Insurance
Bank charges
Accounts
**Total payments**
**Fund balances brought forward**
**Fund balances carried forward**
**Net receipts**|2021
Total
funds
£
1,638
1,833
4,220
7,691
1,460
1,971
780
638
-
240
5,089
2,602
719
3,321|2020
Total
funds
£
188
-
4,200
4,388
628
2,014
361
659
7
-
3,669
719
-
719|
|---|---|---|
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## The Pickthall Foundation
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 5 April 2021
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
**Total cash funds**
**Liabilities**
Accounts preparation|2021
Total
£
3,321
3,321
£
240
240|2020
Total
£
719
719|
|---|---|---|
## **Approval of the accounts**
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...…….
Signed: ……………...………….…. (Trustee)
Name: ……………..…..………….
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## The Pickthall Foundation
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 5 April 2021
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
## **2 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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