The Pickthall Foundation
Charity number 1182085
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 5 April 2023
The Pickthall Foundation
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 5 April 2023
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Receipts and payments account | 4 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 5 |
| Notes to the accounts | 6 to 7 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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The Pickthall Foundation
Trustees' report for the year ended 5 April 2023
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 Dates
Position Dates Ridwaan Haris Chair Amin Ali Secretary Samina Hussain Treasurer Charity number 1182085 Registered in England and Wales
Charity number
Registered and principal address Bankers 50 Peel Square Lloyds Bank Bradford Blackheath BD8 7QT Birmingham B26 3JW
Accountants West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation 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 2023
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 Muslim 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
We organised Family Hubs, Interfaith Lunch, Feeding the homeless, Community Gatherings, Father and son indoor football session etc. Setting up a Youth Group.
Financial review
The net payments for the year were £5,032, including net receipts of £3,010 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £8,042 on restricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £7,537.
The charity currently has no formal reserves policy.
Approved by the board of trustees on 28/09/2023
Samina Hussain (Trustee)
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The Pickthall Foundation
Receipts and payments account for the year ended 5 April 2023
| Notes 2023 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants (2) - Member donations 978 Other donations 894 Fundraising event 1,325 Venue Hire 3,250 Total receipts 6,447 Payments Broadband, electricity and water 1,766 Rates - Gas - Insurance - Accounts 240 Stationery 420 Food and refreshments 363 Equipment 146 Hall hire - Beneficiary support 462 Volunteers expenses 40 Travel - Total payments 3,437 Net receipts / (payments) 3,010 Fund balances brought forward 4,527 Fund balances carried forward (3) 7,537 |
2023 Restricted funds £ 1,000 - - - - 1,000 51 - 135 - - 603 1,233 4,235 2,580 - 45 160 9,042 (8,042) 8,042 - |
2023 Total funds £ 1,000 978 894 1,325 3,250 7,447 1,817 - 135 - 240 1,023 1,596 4,381 2,580 462 85 160 12,479 (5,032) 12,569 7,537 |
2022 Total funds £ 10,000 858 - 950 4,440 16,248 1,623 1,971 588 620 240 118 380 1,410 50 - - - 7,000 9,248 3,321 12,569 |
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The Pickthall Foundation Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 5 April 2023 2023 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 7,087 Cash in hand 450 Total cash funds 7,537 |
2023 Restricted £ - - - |
2023 Total £ 7,087 450 7,537 |
2022 Total £ 12,378 191 12,569 |
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Assets retained for the charity's own use Laptops Camera equipment Outdoor games Pool table / table tennis Kitchen equipment
| Liabilities Creditors Accruals |
2023 £ 651 300 951 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 28/09/2023
Samina Hussain (Trustee)
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The Pickthall Foundation
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 5 April 2023
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.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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The Pickthall Foundation
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 5 April 2023
| **2 ** | Grants | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||
| funds | funds | funds | funds | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| National Lottery Community | Fund (NLCF) | - | - | - | 10,000 | |
| Bradford Council | - | 1,000 | 1,000 | - | ||
| - | 1,000 | 1,000 | 10,000 | |||
| **3 ** | Restricted funds | Balance b/f | Incoming | Outgoing | Transfers | Balance c/f |
| NLCF | £ 8,042 |
£ - |
£ 8,042 |
£ - |
£ - |
|
| Bradford Council | - | 1,000 | 1,000 | - | - | |
| 8,042 | 1,000 | 9,042 | - | - | ||
| Fund name | Purpose of | restriction | ||||
| NLCF | Towards the costs of community support activities and events. | |||||
| Bradford Council | Towards the costs of offering a | warm space for the local community, | ||||
| including heating, lighting, equipment, internet, food and refreshments. |
4 Related party transactions
Donations from trustees and related parties
The total aggregate value of unconditional donations to the charity from the trustees or related parties was £240 (2022: Nil).
Trustee expenses
During the year one trustee was paid a total of £40 in respect of travel (previous year: Nil).
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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