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2021-03-31-accounts

ALFURQAN ACADEMY

TRUSTEES' REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENT

FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1st APRIL 2020 TO 31st MARCH 2021

CHARITY REGISTRATION NO: 1182797

ALFURQAN ACADEMY

FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1st APRIL 2020 TO 31st MARCH 2021

CONTENTS

Page
Trustees and Professional Advisors 2
Independent Examiners Report 11
Receipts and expenditure account 12
Balance Sheet 13
Notes to the accounts 14-15

ALFURQAN ACADEMY

FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1st APRIL 2020 TO 31st MARCH 2021

TRUSTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS

CHAIRMAN: Mr Zekariya Salah TRUSTEES: Mohamed Hirsi Ubah Sharif Abdillahi Muhumad ADDRESS: Alfurqan Academy Unity House 42 Great Southern Street Manchester M14 5EZ ACCOUNTANTS: Zaheer and Company 63 Kingsway Burnage Manchester M19 2LL

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Periods start date Periods start date Period end date
From 01 April 2020 To 31
March		 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Alfurqan Academy

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1182797

Charity's principal address

42 Great Southern Street Manchester Postcode M14 4EZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1
2
3
4		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Ms Ubah Sharif 14 January2019
Mr Zekariya Salah 14 January2019
Mr Mohamed Hirsi 14 January2019
Mr Abdillahi Muhumad 14 January2019

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Governor Dr Waleed Amara Sheffield Hallam University
Governor Hassan Hassan Manchester Academy High School
Education Safia Abdurahman Manchester Academy High School

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

[Constitution ]

How the charity is constituted[CIO ]

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Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)[Appointment ]

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Alfurqan Academy is committed to ensuring governance arrangements that are robust to ensure that the organisation is managed in accordance with the current legislation, as well as adopting procedures that are examples of good practice and improve the effectiveness of the organisation. Alfurqan Academy recognises that the new Code of Governance for the Voluntary and Community Sector includes, as part of its principles, that 'Trustees should have the diverse range of skills, experience and knowledge needed to run an organisation effectively' and that 'Trustees should ensure that they receive the necessary induction, training and ongoing support they need to discharge their duties'. As a supplementary school, every academic year we ensure that policies and procedures are up to date and have been put into practice. Verbal conversations and meetings are held within our organisation to ensure practice and team meetings are held to show individual understanding. In addition to this, Alfurqan Academy adopted recruitment and appointment of new Trustees and the policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of Trustees.

Our charity’s organisational structure involve a board of trustee and one of our trustee is also the head of management for operations connect the trustees to the management. Our trustees have a simple but effective riskmanagement strategy that will minimise the chances of something going wrong during their tenure.

We arrange to maintain a safe environment for visitors and staff to work in - example having an accident book to record injuries suffered by volunteers and service users. In case a trustees identifies risks, the team are assessed for their likelihood and impact (in a collaborative process between the management and trustees) and a decision taken on the processes to control the risk.

We have insurance against risks:

Section C Objectives and activities

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The primary objective of Alfurqan Academy is the advancement of education: This includes the promotion, sustainment and increase in individual’s and collective knowledge, and understanding of specific areas of study, skills, and expertise. This includes but not limited to:

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

  1. Islamic education

  2. Formal education support

  3. Community education

  4. Physical education and development of young people 5. Training (including vocational training) and life-long learning 6. Research and adding to collective knowledge and understanding of specific areas of study and expertise 7. The development of individual all-round capabilities, competences, skills and understanding. The main activities attend to the community needs of the body, mind and soul as follows: 1. Islamic education – at Alfurqan Academy we are a student led supplementary school who put our pupils at the centre of all our educational programmes. Our mission is to educate and develop our student community by empowering, serving, inspiring prosperity and sustainability through partnership for the benefit of all. Through our Islamic studies we impart our Core values of

  5. Selflessness

  6. Excellence

  7. Innovation and aspirational

  8. • Integrity, sincerity and loyalty

  9. Teamwork

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)

• Islamic personality and good character • Leadership In our madrasah (supplementary school) we also strongly support pupil recognition, making students feel valued and take pride in their work. 2. Formal education support – we organise remedial tutoring for those who struggle with mainstream school curriculum. 3. Community education – we facilitate tailored workshops for the various sections of our community such as parenting support workshop, social welfare and the environment. 4. Physical education and development of young people – we work in partnership with various local and national organisations to facilitate sporting activities, wellness sessions and careers advice. 5. Training (including vocational training) and life-long learning – Our staff have a clear understanding of the curriculum that is provided and plan prior to implementing their lessons (taking into consideration different learning styles), learning activities and assessments to check students' understanding of the topic. Hence a strong link between quality lesson planning and the quality of its implementation. This year we have encouraged staff to use further resources and equipment to help students learn in a more creative way. Supporting SEN students has been an area of our Education that we are trying to improve. We feel like we need more support in this area, so to further help us we are in the process of liaising with other supplementary schools who specialise in learning difficulties. 6. Research and adding to collective knowledge and understanding of specific areas of study and expertise is still a working progress

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  1. The development of individual capabilities, competences, skills and understanding – We develop our students by awarding them throughout the year by recognising the hard work and effort they put in during their attendance to the Supplementary school at our monthly assemblies.

During the Covid-19 pandemic we moved a lot of our services online during lockdown but otherwise, always follow government guidelines. However, our events pre-Covid-19 included:

We have done 2 one-to-one parent evenings for our supplementary school children to discuss with the parents and carers about the progress of children at Alfurqan Academy.

We also had a general meeting with the wider parents to consult them with the development and improvement of the supplementary school.

Alfurqan Academy is an independent organisation that sits within a group of organisations of the Alfurqan Centre dedicated to serving education, cultural and religious needs of our children and their families. This is demonstrated as follows:

Supporting Mainstream School Education

Community Events

YOUTH programmes

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Our Manchester

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

At Alfurqan Academy in partnership other organisations are always engaged in the community and we organise events during Ramadan. We have the iftaar to celebrate that we as a community are bringing together non-Muslims and Muslims to celebrate culture, diversity whilst sharing a meal. We continue to bring everyone together and congregate and enjoy the celebrations. We work closely with other organizations to organise events such as Eid In The Park where people can all come together; families and friends of the community.

We are able to recycle and are cautious about what we do as a whole. We also support a clean environment therefore we organise clean-ups and bring out the best in our community by working more by bringing out the best in our community and always striving to become better united, as one

Section D Achievements and performance

Pupil achievements

At Alfurqan Academy we are a student led Supplementary school who make students feel valued will increase motivation in learning and give a sense of accomplishment. We do this through awarding students throughout the year by recognising the hard work and effort they put in during their attendance to the madrasah at our monthly assemblies.

We also hold an end of year assembly where we congratulate the students for their academic goals that they have achieved each year. Due to Covid-19 this years on site event was cancelled. We give out many different Awards to various students of various age groups for various reasons including attendance, hard work, ethic, and overall academic success.

We engage our learners in a wide range of programmes and activities. We engage in football tournaments to encourage physical activities and allow pupils to connect with other pupils from different madrassahs to further enhance their communication skills. We also engaged in Quran competitions to encourage students to work hard, build their resilience, learn to work together, and strive to do more than that is required. Abilities that prepare children for a better future.

Effective partnership working

Alfurqan Academy has developed and maintained strong relationships with universities, mainstream schools and other out of school education settings. Most of our students are attendees of local schools who we work and partner with. Alfurqan Academy has been effectively working with local schools i.e Manchester Academy to support our pupils both in and out of school. For example,

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Section D Achievements and performance

Manchester Academy holds Friday prayers by inviting Al Furqan academy teachers to come and lead the congregation and give talks. Outside of school Alfurqan Academy has used Manchester Academy’s facilities to host events such as:

Furthermore, in light of education AlFurqan Academy supports the high school students by providing tuition and careers events to give the pupils an insight into the opportunities available to them in the future.

Alfurqan Academy is known for having effective partnerships working with multiple establishments such as Makki Masjid, Greater Manchester Police, MMU and Manchester City Council to host Eid BiAnnually. Bringing the community together through Eid has positively affected the pupils at Al Furqan Academy as it has inspired them to get involved beyond the learning.

Al Furqan Academy has also partnered up with Al-Rayan publishers to create a curriculum tailored specific to our establishment and aims to make Islamic Education much more enjoyable to the youth. Al Furqan Academy has been able to contribute to a more interactive Islamic Education curriculum.

Local Authority Engagement

Alfurqan Academy is an independent organisation that sits and collaborate within a group of organisations of the Alfurqan Centre dedicated to serving the community in their education, cultural and religious needs of the children and their families. It is an ambitious and collaborative community, which is proud of its heritage and excited by its diverse opportunities and future within its people. AlFurqan Academy has had major engagement with Manchester City Council (MCC) and other partners (e.g. GMP) to ensure our young people and their families live in a community where people of all ages are proud to work and play, live and stay in harmony. Equally, a place where our community contributes equally to our rich cultural-heritage; by facilitating our young people's ambitious future, ensuring an equitable platform for prosperity in a borough which enables everyone to achieve their aspirations. Therefore, we engage with MCC on safeguarding matters, family and policy support, youth engagement, youth voice, crime reduction, collaboration with local partners especially schools to ensure our children access the same opportunities like all the others in Greater Manchester and the country at large.

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The main achievements during the pandemic included:

Supporting Mainstream School Education

Community Events

YOUTH programmes

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Section E

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Maintaining an appropriate level of financial reserves is considered essential in protecting Alfurqan Academy from financial risk generated by, for example.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

The main source of our funds are donations and contributions from the community and parents of the children that attend the supplementary school. Our main expenditure is to support our key objectives, guided by our investment policy and objectives that includes ethical investment policy adopted to enrich the chances of success for our youth.

Section F

Other optional information

N/A

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Zekariya Salah Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 30th January 2000

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF ALFURQAN ACADEMY

I report on the accounts of Alfurqan Academy, registered charity number 1182797 for the accounts period ended 31st March 2021 which are set out on pages 4- 6

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation for the accounts in accordance with the requirement of the Charities Act 2011 (''the Act''). The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

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 the accounting records kept by the charity 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 accounts.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT:

In connection with our examination, no matter has come to my attention;

Mr. Farroukh Zaheer (FCCA) Zaheer and Company

Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors 63 Kingsway Burnage Manchester M19 2LL Date:

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ALFURQAN ACADEMY RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1st APRIL 2020 TO 31st MARCH 2021

Notes
RECEIPTS
1
EXPENDITURES
2
NET INCOME / LOSS FOR
THE YEAR
BALANCE BROUGHT
FORWARD
BALANCE CARRIED
FORWARD		 2020-21 2020-21 2019-20 2019-20
£ £ £ £
Restricted
6,500.00		 Un-restricted
165,315		 Restricted
-		 Un-restricted
72,304
6,500.00 165,315 - 72,304
- 148,054 - 71,860
- 148,054 - 71,860
6,500.00 17,261
0		 - 444
0
6,500.00 17,261 - 444

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ALFURQAN ACADEMY BALANCE SHEET

FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1st APRIL 2020 TO 31st MARCH 2021

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
4
Fixture and Fittings
Office Equipment
Less: Depreciation
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand
3
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
5
NET CURRENT ASSETS
NET ASSETS
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Opening reserves
Income of receipts over expenditure		 2020-21 2020-21 2020-21 2019-20 2019-20 2019-20
£ £
£		 £ £
£
Restricted
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 2,773
9,037
3,428
-
8,382
21,726
21,726
3,354
3,354
18,373
26,755
2,994
23,761
26,755
Un-restricted		 Restricted
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 3,262

489
-
2,773

-
2,291
2,291
-
-
2,070
2,070
221

2,994
2,550

444
2,994
Un-restricted
8,382
18,373		 2,773

221
21,726
3,354		 2,291
-
-
2,070
3,354 2,070
26,755 2,994
2,994
23,761		 2,550

444
26,755 2,994

I Approve these Accounts and confirm that I have made available all the information and explanations for their preparation.

Mohamed Hirsi

Date:-------------------------------

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ALFURQAN ACADEMY NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1st APRIL 2020 TO 31st MARCH 2021

Note: 1
Donations
Job Retention Scheme Grant
Fee
Note: 2
Resources
Charitable Activities
Insurance
Wages and salaries
Bank Charges
Accountancy
Phone
Cleaning
Printing, Postaging, Stationary
Food and Subsistence
Training
Advertising
Computer and Software
Depreciation
Repairs
Traveling
Sundries
Note: 3
Cash in bank
Cash in hand		 Restricted
Un-restricted
6,500.00
89,467
-
75,848
-
-
6,500.00
165,315
Restricted
Un-restricted
-
1,913
-
1,444
-
214
-
119,396
-
1,788
-
2,233
-
1,777
-
1,471
-
1,360
-
437
-
1,500
-
550
-
5,048
-
3,428
-
4,965
-
449
-
79
-
148,054
6,500
14,625
-
601
6,500
15,226
2020-2021		 Restricted
Un-restricted
-
56,413
-
-
-
15,891
2019-2020		 Restricted
Un-restricted
-
56,413
-
-
-
15,891
2019-2020
6,500.00 - 72,304
Restricted
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Restricted
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Un-restricted
2,077
4,580
294
56,463
630
530
996
1,049
1,320
768
145
610
608
489
208
995
97
- - 71,860
6,500
-		 -
-		 1,690
601
6,500 - 2,291

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ALFURQAN ACADEMY NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1st APRIL 2020 TO 31st MARCH 2021

Note: 4
Tangible Assets
Fixture and Fittings
Office Equipment
Depreciation on Fixed Assets
Charge for the year - Fixture
and Fittings
Charge for the year - Office
Equipment
Note: 5
Current Liabilities
Accruals		 -
2,773
9,037
-
11,810
416
3,012
-
3,428
3,354
3,354
2020-2021		 3,262.00
-
2019-2020
-
-
489
-
-
489
2,070
2,070

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