,)ELY ISLAMIC
., CENTRE
Registered number
1187894
ELY ISLAMIC CENTRE
Trustees, Report and Annual Accounts
31 March 2025

ELY ISLAMIC CENTRE
R8POrt and a¢¢ounts
Contents
Page
Charity infomi81ion
Trusiees report
Indopendenl exarninor's report
Statement of financial activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the accounts

ELY ISLAMIC CENTRE
Charlty Informatlon
Trustees
Shair Choudhury (Chairl
Abd Subh2an Tarapuri
Dr Tayab Rahm8n
Accountant8
Abacus Busin8ss Consultant8 Limitad
G11 F, Stirling House, Cambridge Innovation P8rk
D8nny En(J Road, Waterbe8ch
Cambridge
Cambridgeshi
CB25 9PB
Bankers
Lloyds Bank
98 Victori£ Sl.
London
SW1E5JL
R?9lsttred office
34 8road Sireel
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB74AH
Charlty r•glstratlon number
1187894

ELY ISLAMIC CENTRE
Registered number..
Trust8es' Annual Report
1187894
Th8 truste85 presenl their report and ac¢ount5 for th& yaar 8nded 31 March 2025.
Roferen¢e and administration detail$
Charity name - ELY ISLAMIC CENTRE
Registered Charity numbèr- 1187894
Principal addr8SS
34 Broad Street
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB7 4AH
Namès of the charfty truste¢s who manage the charlty
The fdlowing p6r50ns served 8s Irusiees during Ihe year..
Shair CkK)udhury Ichairl
Abd Subhaan Tarapuri
Dr Tayab Rahman
Structurn, gov•rnanc• and manag•moTrt
Type of goveming document- Constftutlon
Summary of the objects of Iho charity s•t out in it$ 9ovèrning document
To advance the Islami¢ religion In Ely. Carnbridgeshire for the b8nefil of the public through Ihe
holding of prayers. lectures. puNie celebration of rdigious festiva15 and to enlighten others about
the 151arnic ￿ligIon and lo carry out wid8r activib.es as an expression of faith Icwards the r81igion of
I￿arn.
Summary of the maln actlvttles undertaken for the publ1¢ beneflt In relallon to those objects
1. Prayers
2. R￿191￿￿S Events i Servi¢es
3. Islamic Education l Trdiniro
4. Comrnunily Development

ELY ISLAMIC CENTRE
Registered number-
Trust&ès' Annual R•port
1187894
A¢hievements and p?rfomiance
Summary of the maln achlevements of the charlty durfng the year
ELY ISLAMIC CENTRE'S IEICI provided a spacg Y4her¢ worshipers ¢ould pray. hold le¢￿r&s.
8duc8t8 thg publi¢ Inclvding Child￿n and serve as a central hub for Muslims in Ely and nearby
areas.
The lon*term goal is lo expand the current lacililias and davalop nèw onas lor th8 Muslim
cornmunity al the oentre. The aim Is io make these faclities accessible and invitsng to all Musllms,
whla a150 creats.ng an environrnenl that app8als to younger g&nerations.
Th8 centre's vision extends beyond Ihe Muslim community, seeking to be wdo)ming to non-
Muslims as well. This initiative hopes to foster stronger relationships wrth the local communi118s of
Ely and ils surrounding$.
Financial review
Brivf statement of the charFty's pollcy on r•5¢￿5
Available funds at the 8nd of ye8r were £313.362.
Lik9 m081 ¢h8rities, EIC'S primary sourcè of incom8 is through donations. The organizalion
depended on contribution5 made during Friday prayers to cover its expenses. The total donalions
received during the period In que5tK)n atnounted to £55,019.
Statement of trusteès, r•$ponslbllltle5 in relation to the financlal statements
The charity trustees are respon51ble for preparing a trustees, annual report and financial
statements In accordance with aPpI￿able law and Uniled Kingdom Accounting Standards (Unite
Kingdorn G8nerally Accepted Accounting Praclicel.
The Trustees are responsit4e for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any brne the Iinaneial w)$41ion ol the charity and lo enable them to ensure ihal tr
financial statem8nts comt4y wth the Chariknes Act 2011, Ihe 8PFlicatAe Chariti85 IAccount5 and
Reports) Regulations. and the provisions of Ihe Trusl deed. The Tnjslees are also responsi￿0 for
$afe9uarding the assets of the charity and hen¢8 taking reasonable steps for the p￿Vention and
detection of fraud and other irregulanlies.
Declaratlon
The trustees deelarn that they have approved the trustees. report abov•.
Shair C
Trust
udhury

ELY ISLAMIC CENTRE
IndgpBnd•nt examlnerfs report on the accounts
An Independent Examln•r'B Report
I report to Ihe trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended
3110312025.
Responslbllltles and basls of reptsrt
As the charity tru5te8s. you are responsible for the preparèlion ol the accounts In accordance with
the Charities Act 2011 1"thÈ Act").
I report in respoct of my èxaminati(￿ of the Charivs accounts carried out under Section 145 of the
2011 Act and in carrwng out tny examination, I have frdlowed all the applicable direcb"on5 given by
the Charity Comffli5sion under sectson 14515llbl of th8 Aci.
Indepondent examinerfs statemont
I have compleieu my examination. I contirm Ihal no matenal matt8rs n8ve come to my attention
lolher than thal disclosed below'l in connection with the exatninalion which gives me Cause lo
belleve that in, 8ny mareri81 respec¢
the accounting records were not kept In accordanc8 with sèclion 130 of the Aci, or
the accounts did not accord with (he aCc￿ntIng records,. or
• the accounts did not comrly with the applitable requirernents concerning the fomi and content
of ac¢ounls sel out In the Charities IAccwnls ané Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any
requiiemenl that the accounts give a'true an4J lair. view which is not a matter consMJered a$ part
of an independent examinati)n.
I have no Concerns and have come across no ot￿r matter5 in COnnect￿n with the exarninalion lo
which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandlng of the
accounts to be reached.
Dlsclosure
Give here details of any itgms that the ex8miner wshes to dis¢lose- NONE
Abacus Business Consulianls Limited
Chartereé certifi￿ Accountants
G11 F. Stiding House. Carnbridge Innovab'on Park
Denny ErKY Roa¢, Waterboach
C8mt>ridg8
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9PB
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Roglslered numbgr:
Balan¢e Sheet
as at 31 March 2025
1187894
Note$
2025
2024
Fixed as$tt$
Tangl￿e assets
236.020
236.020
Current as$ets
Cash al bank and in hand
313.362
271,630
Net currgllt assets
313,362
271,630
Net assets
549,382
507,650
The funds of the charfty
Unraslricled Funds
Rèstricle(l Funds
549,382
507,650
Total Funds
549,382
507.650
The trustees have not required the Ghanty to obtain an audit of its aGcounts for the year ended 31
March 2025 in acwrdance with th8 ch8ribes SORPIFRS 102 s8clion 478.
The trustees acknowledge their respon5ibililes lor comtAwng with th8 requirements of the SORP
and companiès Act 2006 with respect to acwunting records and the prgparatKJn of accounts.
Shair
Trus
Ap
oudhury
ed by the board on 22 January 2026

ELY ISLAMIC CENTRE
Notè$ to the Accounts
for the yoar ended 31 March 2025
1 Accounting policies
B¥sl$ of prep8rntlon
The account5 hav8 been prepared under the historical cost convenlion and in accordance with
FRS 102. The Financial Reporting Standard apJicat4e in the UK and the Charities Act 1993.
Funds Structure
Unrestricted income fvnds refer lo funds that trustees can use f(* any purposÈ that supports the
¢harity5 objeelives These include d8signal￿ funds, wh91¢ Irustees have voluntsrity allotaled
rosource$ for a sp8cific purpos8.
Rèstricted funds. on the othèr haTrd. are lund5 that rnust b8 Used according to specific Iimit8tion$
S81 by the donor or the Condit￿n$ of a particular appeal, such 85 Friday prèyers or public Zakat
¢cllections, in line with Isl8rnic teachinqs.
In¢ome
Due lo the size. the community does not raise as much funds as woul(1 like to cater lof al its
events. all funds raised are ¢ategLYized under one of the following=
Friday prayers, just lik8 donati￿$ these are raised through members al thè prayer ground.
Zakat received. thi5 18 a fcm or collectitsns with specific conditions attached in acc(Kdance with
the tea¢hing5 of Islam.
DonatiOn5, also raised by the rnernbers through voluntary pa￿Trents a5 a form of help to the
community.
r?n9lbl• fixed ossets
The onty significant fixed asset is the property at 34 Broad Street. also known as the Ely Is18mic
Centre. Thi5 property was acquired in August 2018 for £235.000.
Tho fre8holO prop8rty 18 recorded 81 its historic cosl and 15 not subjoct io depwiation, as the
Mosque and it5 8sso¢ialed prayer roorns are expected lo have a useful life ex￿edIng 50 years.
making any depreciation negligible. No revauation has been CDnducted since the propertls
purchase.
There are no fiX￿reS or fittings with substantial value in the property, and as a result, non8 are
induded In the balance sheet as of th8 end ol th8 accounling period.
Free￿1￿ buil(Jings
Loa58hol¢ land ané buil¢irKJs
ant and machinery
Fixtures, frttings, tods and equipment
over 50 years
OV8r the lease 18rm
over 5 years
over 5 years
2 Employee5
2025
Number
2024
Number
Average number of persons èmployed by the company

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Note$ to the Accounts
for the year ènded 31 March 2025
3 Tangible fixed assets
Land and
bull(linos
At 1 April 2024
Ai 31 March 2025
236,020
236.020
Doprecèa¢ion
Al 31 March 2025
Net book value
Al 31 March 2025
236,020
Al 31 March 2024
236.020
34 Broad Streat
ELY
C8rnbridgeshire
CB7 4AH