Report of the Trustees
and Unaudited Financial Accounts for the Year Ending 31[st] March 2024
for
South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust
South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust
Contents of the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31[st] March 2024
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| List of Contents | 1 |
| Trustees Details | 2 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 3 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 4 |
| Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6 |
| Trustees Annual Report | 8 |
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South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31[st] March 2024
Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Number (CIO) 1188051
Registered Office
South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust Banners Building 620 Attercliffe Road SHEFFIELD S9 3QS
Trustees
Mahmood Hussain - Chairperson Akeela Mohammed Mohammed Ghazi Sadique Irshad Akbar
Name of Independent Examiner
Not Required
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed or trust, CIO as defined by the Charities Act
Risk Management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks of which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Trustee: Mahmood Hussain Date: 31[st] December 2024
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of
South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust
Name and Signature of Independent Examiner
Not Required
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South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust Statement of Financial Activities for the period 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023
| Income Total Income: Expenditure NET SURPLUS (DEFICIT) |
30.04.2024 30.04.2023 £ £ £ 1,600.00 1,600.00 0.00 1,500.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 |
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South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust Balance Sheet as at 31[st] March 2024
| FIXED ASSETS Fixture and Fittings CURRENT ASSETS Bank CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS RESERVE ACCOUNT Net Surplus/loss 2023/24 £ |
£ ------- 100.00 0.00 100.00 |
30.04.2024 £ ------- 100.00 0.00 £100.00 £ 100.00 **£ 100.00 ** |
30.04.2023 £ ------- 0.00 0.00 £0.00 £0.00 **£0.00 ** |
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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from an audit for the year ending 31[st] March 2024
The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ending 31[st] March 2024
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:
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(a) Ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with the Charities Statement of Accounting Practices
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(b) Preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company at the end of each financial year in accordance with the requirements of section 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of preparation of the financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
Note: The surplus will be allocated to a similar charity upon cessation of SYMBT These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with special provisions relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. These financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 31[st] December 2024 and were signed on its behalf by: Mahmood Hussain Trustee
These notes form part of these financial statements
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South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ending 31[st] March 2023
1. Accounting Policies
a. Accounting Convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
b. Incoming Resources
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
c. Resources Expended
Expenditure is accounted for on an accrual basis and has been classified under the headings that aggregate all cost related category. Where costs can not be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
d. Taxation
The Charity is exempt from corporation tax and VAT.
e. Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for a particular restricted purpose.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
2. Trustees Remuneration and Benefits
There were no trustee’s remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31[st] March 2024.
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South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For the Year Ending 31[st] March 2024
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
3. Movement In Funds
| Balance | Incoming | Resources | Balance | |
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| Restricted funds | 01/04/2023 | Resources | Expended | 31/03/2024 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Total Funds | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
4. Incoming Resources
| Unrestricted Restricted £ £ Total Incoming Resources 1,600.00 0.00 5. Resources Expended Unrestricted Restricted £ £ Total Resources Expended 1,500.00 0.00 Net Expenditure 1,500.00 0.00 |
2024 £ 1,600.00 2024 £ 1,500.00 1,500.00 |
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5. Resources Expended
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Trustees Annual Report of South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust
South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust registered as a charity in February 2020. Due to Covid the charity became dormant. However, in January 2023 a meeting was held with members of the Charity and that there was serious concern that the charity needs to appoint new trustees and enter into dialogue with the respective local councils.
Discussions also took place that due to a number of issues that had recently occurred that the charity should broaden its remit to incorporate three key areas for the community. Pre Bereavement, Bereavement and Post Bereavement support.
In order to address this and the issue of a cemetery a working party was formed of members and trustees to look at options and how the above aspects could be incorporated into the working charity.
The following was agreed:
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The name of the charity should be changed to incorporate the additional support required. The name was officially changed at the beginning of the April 2023 to the South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust (SYMBT).
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The objectives were modified to incorporate education and support in the above three areas.
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Establish a marketing plan to promote the charity across South Yorkshire that is able to provide advice, information and support to the wider community. The marketing plan incorporates establishing a social media presence, developing a website and raising awareness of the charity through local radio, meeting with local authorities and the community.
Contributions have been received from the community to hold regular monthly meetings of the trustees with the wider advisory group. The advisory group incorporates the trustees and 10 additional community volunteers. They comprise of professionals within their field of expertise and local councillors.
Monthly meetings are held and following on from these meetings dialogue has been entered with the local authorities who have taken on board the work of SYMBT and the need to establish a dedicated cemetery for the Muslim community. It has been noted that burial space across the local authorities is running out and henceforth the urgency in finding a solution.
Along with the need for a dedicated cemetery, there is an urgent need to educate the community in aspects of pre bereavement, how to address the bereavement process and support post bereavement.
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Therefore, SYMBT aims for the coming year is to raise funds through donations from the community and apply for grants that will enable SYMBT to recruit a dedicated worker, establish a website that can provide advice and information, provide support in all three aspects of the bereavement process so that the community can be better informed and prepared in advance for a difficult and emotional period of their life.
Ongoing dialogue with the local authority is important to ensure that additional burial space is identified either through the local authorities or to purchase privately a dedicated space that is owned and managed by SYMBT.
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