Registered number 1193106
PEOPLE FIRST FOUNDATION
Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts
31 December 2024
PEOPLE FIRST FOUNDATION Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts Contents
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| Independent Examiner's Reprot | 8 |
Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 2024 To 31 12 2024
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name PEOPLE FIRST FOUNDATION
Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1193106
Charity's principal address 37 BROWN STREET
ACCRINGTON LANCASHIRE Postcode BB5 0RS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
for whole year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Mohammad Asghar Chair
2 Farrkh Sadiq
3 Shehzad Arif
4 Mohammed Usman Ghani Hussain
5 Qasim Ditta
6 Mahmood Akhtar Hussain
7 Imran Ahmed
8 Asif Raza
9 Shahid Afzal
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
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
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
ASSOCIATION How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) BY RESOLUTION AT AGM Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To advance in life and relieve the needs of young people in the Blackburn area and assist them to integrate into society, mainly but not exclusively through leisure time activities, so as to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society
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The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit.
The main activity provided to the community was Islamic education through various events and youth projects.
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)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The provision of facilities for religious services and education of the local community.
We are at an advanced stage in constructing and refurbishing a multi-use centre for the wider community in Accrington.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
The trustees deem the unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover the core costs of the charity for the next year
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Not applicable
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
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) Shehzad Arif Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 31/10/2025
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Charity Name Charity No
People First Foundation 1193106
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/01/2024 31/12/2024
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 35,551 - - 35,551 54,201
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Sub total (Gross income for
AR) 35,551 - - 35,551 54,201
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 35,551 - - 35,551 54,201
A3 Payments
Premises costs 4,425 - - 4,425 7,276
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Sub total 4,425 - - 4,425 7,276
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Property development 20,706 - - 20,706 47,043
Plant & Equipment - - - 542
Sub total 20,706 - - 20,706 47,585
Total payments 25,131 - - 25,131 54,861
Net of receipts/(payments) 10,420 - - 10,420 - 660
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 375 - - 375 1,035
Cash funds this year end 10,795 - - 10,795 375
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Details Details Property Furniture, fixtures & fittings Plant & machinery Bank Cash Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 8,795 2,000 - 10,795 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Fund to which liability relates |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) |
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| Accountancy and Independent Examiner fees |
Unrestricted |
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| Signature | Print Name Shehzad Arif |
Date of approval 31/10/2025 |
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Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages |
PEOPLE FIRST FOUNDATION |
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| 31 DECEMBER 2024 Charity no 1193106 |
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| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2023. |
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
Date: | |
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| 30/10/2025 | ||
| MOBEEN ISMAIL | ||
| CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT | ||
| 40C PRESTON NEW ROAD | ||
| BLACKBURN | ||
| BB2 6AH |
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