2023-05-30-accounts - Berkshire Muslim Arab Community Association

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 01/06/2022 Period start date To 31/05/2023 Period end date Charity name: BERKSHIRE MUSLIM ARAB COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Charity registration number: 1190774

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	1- The advancement of Islamic religion particularly but not exclusively, by raising awareness and understanding of Islamic beliefs 2- To further or benefit the residents of Berkshire without any distinguish and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time 3- To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with people in Berkshire who are socially excluded to relieve the needs of such people and to assist them to integrate into the society 4- The prevention or relief pf

		poverty or financial hardship among communities living in Berkshire by providing guidance and advice
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Achievements related to Youth club: • Chill series • Weekly themed Ramadan meetings: - Community spirit - Environment - Healthy Ramadan - Kindness • Helping in organising Eid party
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees are aware of the charity commission guidance on public benefits and have taken it into account when making a decision to which the guidance is relevant

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment

Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	General Achievements: • Weekly Iftar Gathering in the holy month of Ramadan. • Monthly community gatherings • Youth club Chill series. • Beach trip • Trip to Cadbury world • Eid Al-Fitr Party. • Charity Auction Dinner. • Ladies Party. • No One Sleeps Hungry – No One Sleeps Cold (NOSH NOSC) initiative to help rough sleepers in Reading. (helped two refugees furnish their flats and meet basic needs). • Refugees help, by providing some of life necessities.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity was able to raise income to run activities without needing to spend any of the reserved income.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Trustees have agreed to hold a reserve of £1500. This is to make sure that the charity do not reach a point where it has no cash to run activities
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£1500
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Donations and selling tickets for events and activities.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Committee

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Berkshire Muslim Arab Community Association
Other name the charity uses	BMACA
Registered charity number	1190774
Charity’s principal address	31 Millbank crescent, Woodley RG5 4EP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
ShadyHaggag	Chairman	From June 2023
Tasneem Salama	Secretary	Treasurer until Feb 2023 Secretaryfrom May2023
Amina Olabi
Nermin Elbarbary	Treasurer	From Feb 2023
Nermin Mohamed		From May2023
Ghada Moaz		From May2023
Ahmed Nabil		Chairman until June 2023
Soha Hafez		Secretaryuntil May2023

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Shady Hagag Full name(s) Shady Hagag Position (eg Secretary, Chairman Chair, etc) Date 04/05/2024

	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	No(if any)	CC16a

	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	1/6/22	To	31/5/23


Section A Receipts and	payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donation	5	-	-	5	-
Donation	5	-	-	5	-
Gatheringtickets June	55	-	-	55	-
Donation	5	-	-	5	-
Donation	5	-	-	5	-
Donation	5			5
Cash deposit Bmaca’s money	523	-	-	523	-
Donations	10	-	-	10	-
Amazon core	5			5
Tripticket	15			15
Donations	10			10
Gatheringtickets September	110			110
Donations	10	-	-	10	-
Cadburytriptickets	308			308
Fundraising/ Auction Event tickets	1,039			1,039
Donations	10			10
Donations	30			30
Amazon core	8			8
Ladies Partytickets	1,269			1,269
Donations	10			10
Mahmoud Reda Donation	100			100
Donations	5			5
NoshNoc initiative	315			315
Donations	10			10
GatheringTickets	65			65
Nosh noc	30			30
GatheringFeb Tickets	220			220
Nosh noc	35			35
Donations	10			10
Halal hall hirepaid back	156			156
Chillyouth event tickets	230			230
Rent support for refugee	460			460
Ramadanyouth activitytickets	178			178
Ramadan tickets	1,850			1,850
Nosh noc	40			40
Donations	10			10
Donations	10			10
Halaqa hall hirepaid	78			78
Donations	16			16
nosh noch	40			40
Eidparrytickets	2,525			2,525
Donations	11			11
Refugees donations	20			20
Youth club tickets	16			16
Eidpartysweets	10			10
Amazon core	6			6
Topbanana bouncycastle refund	95			95
Nosh noc	35			35
Refugee help	20			20
Amazon root refund	159			159
Refugees Donations	17			17
Refugees donations	7			7
Donations	5			5
Amazon core	17			17
Orthodontist Refugee helpdonationspaid	450			450
Kids club tickets	170			170
Wokingham council deposit Refund	100			100
Eidpartyhall deposit refund	100			100
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

30/04/2024

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*Sub total* _(Gross income for AR) _	11,058	-	-	11,058	-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*	-	-	-	-	-

*Total receipts*	11,058	-	-	11,058	-

A3 Payments
Insurance Monthly	10	-	-	10	-
Football cup event	164	-	-	164	-
Football event hall hire	69	-	-	69	-
*United reform church hall deposit	50	-	-	50	-
Expenses June gathering	27	-	-	27	-
United ref church hall hire	128	-	-	128	-
Monthly insurance	10	-	-	10	-
Monthly insurance	10	-	-	10	-
Monthly insurance	10	-	-	10	-
Trip ticket refund	15			15
Gathering expenses	187			187
Monthly insurance	10			10
Hall hire sept Gathering	177			177
Cadbury trip expenses	300			300
Monthly insurance	10			10
Hall hire Auction	150			150
Food for Auction deposit	150			150
Cash withdrawn (food Auction)	250			250
Auction expenses	168			168
Just giving donation	53			53
Cash withdrawn	300			300
Food for ladies party	900			900
Ticket Refunds	76			76
Party expenses	163			163
Monthly insurance	10			10
Argos	104			104
Party hall hire	188			188
Halaqa hall hire	156			156
Ramadan hall hire	630			630
Amazon marketplace	276			276
Monthly Insurance	10			10
Gathering Expenses	35			35
Ebay purchase	49			49
Gathering hall hire	188			188
Gathering Expenses	86			86
Rent support refugee paid	460			460
Chill youth activity expenses	61			61
Ramadan Gathering Expenses	306			306
Cotton Candy Machine	122			122
Pop corn Machine	173			173
Ramadan activity expenses	25			25
Eid elfitr party hall hire	250			250
Gathering hall. Hire	188			188
Monthly Insurance	10			10
Ramadan ticket refund	14			14
Youth activity	128			128
Hall hire halaqa	78			78
Eid elfitr party expenses	386			386
Eid elfitr food cash withdrawn	1,655			1,655
Top banana bouncy castle	95			95
Eid party ticket refund	210			210
Krystal website domain	56			56
Mark Bradshaw	10			10
Eid expenses reimburse / soha	96			96
youth club reimburse / Amna	167			167
Halaqa hall hire	83			83
Orthodontist Refugee help donations	450			450
Halaqa hall hire	66			66

**Sub total **	10,208	-	-	10,208	-

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

30/04/2024


A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
Cotton CandyMachine	122	-	-	122
Pop corn Candy machine	173	-	-	173
**Sub total **	295	-	-	295	-

*Totalpayments*	10,502	-	-	10,502	-

*Net of receipts/(payments)*	556	-	-		-
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	-	-	-
A6 Cash funds lastyear end	-	-	-	-	-
*Cash funds thisyear end*	556	-	-		-
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the			end of the period
Categories	Details		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
			to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds			-	-	-
			-	-	-
			-	-	-
	*Total cash funds*		-	-	-
	(agree balances with receipts andpayments account(s))		Agreement Error		OK
			Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
	Details		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets			-	-	-
			-	-	-
			-	-	-
			-	-	-
			-	-	-
			-	-	-

	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
				-	-

	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
				-	-

	Details		Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities				-

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

30/04/2024

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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name		Date of approval

	Nermin Elbabary	Nermin Elbarbary		03/05/2024

CCXX R4 accounts (SS)

30/04/2024