## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2023 To 31/03/2024** ## **Charity name: Newcastle under Lyme Islamic Centre** ## **Charity registration number:1193202** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM BY MEANS OF,
BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS
AND TENETS OF ISLAM, PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR
WORSHIP AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ISLAMIC
EDUCATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITY
DOCTRINE BEING THE TEACHINGS OF THE QURAAN
AND THE TEACHINGS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH)| |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|Last year has been very productive for the
charity as we managed to rehabilitate a
derelict building to almost fully functional
premises except for heating in the part of
multifunctional hall. By the Ramadan time in
April, 2023 we were able install 2ndheating
system, old/broken windows were replaced
in the rear rooms and we started regular
prayers for ladies, men and children in that
area. We had our first open Iftaar day for the
community on 7thof April and regularly
thereafter and held our first large
congregational Eid prayers on 20thApril
2023. We carpeted more than half the
building and we finally held our first open
day for local community including the city
Lord mayor, mayors and councillors on 3rd
September 2023. There was also an open
exhibition “EXHIBITION ISLAM” in our newly
furnished community hall and was well liked
by Muslims and Non-Muslims equally on that
evening. The repair of the main hall was
completed allowing us to start community
activities. Sports activity for youth group and
playgroup for mothers and toddlers activity
were finally resumed after 3 years.
We appointed Imam 28th April 2023 We
started children religious classes on
Saturdays and Tuesdays on 3rdof June for
around 40 children. Eid Fayre was held on
2ndJuly not just for Muslim but also wider
local community.
We had state of the art audio system
installed in February 2024 serving
the entire building and with
expandabilityfor future extensionof| |||the building| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Regular meeting took place and minutes
taken| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Requests from individuals directly or on third
party request including from press are
assessed and grants are made once all
trustees agree to donate. Preference is
given to help people where there is no
diversion of funds towards management.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Donation to educational trust on adhoc basis
on request| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Voluntary donations and additional collection
done with special appeal for a particular fund
or project.
We have volunteers who help with events as
well as take part in teaching and training and
running workshops. Some volunteers are
involved in delivering to local food banks| |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|Local community group called “Save Our St
Peters(SOS)” been a great help in stopping
the sale of church building we wanted to buy
for our charity, to commercial enterprises
and hence, we were able to acquire the local
church to continue with social activities of
the former church group was providing and
unable to continue. We had multiple meeting
with the group along with the local
counsellors as well as council lead and local
member of parliament. We also
met Alice
Charity on 28th June and started food
bank collection at our Centre on
regular basis. We were soon
afterwards contacted by local
representative of Newcastle-Stafs
Foodbank, Mr G. S who happens to be
our neighbour for contributions. We| are now contributing to both foodbanks on regular basis as cost of living crises is hitting more and more people and a result more people in the community are resorting to this kind of help. Our Breaking the Fast (multiple events throughout two Ramadan’s) and Eid events (on 21/04/2023, 28/06/2023 2/07/2023) as well as our second hand book sales for charity gave us the opportunity to foster relationships within the community and with our neighbours. Stay and play Mums and Tots play group monthly activity was finally revived after a gap of over four years and together with two monthly Islamic workshops sessions for 6-9year age added a new dimension to in the range of activities we started during this year. |**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Fund raising went very well this year as last
10 days of Ramadan are considered very
rewarding for charitable work and we
focussed on these days for fund raising.
One major achievement is worth
mentioning that during two
Ramadan’s we appealed to
community to set up direct
debit/standing order and we had an
unbelievable success in this regard
which has always been a worry in our
mind how would we meet the day to
day and monthly expanses of such a
large set up. We also set a separate
target for following year development
work on the building to accommodate
more activities. We appealed for
donation for this purpose again
during last 10 days andwe thankfully
collected our target sums from attendees
within the allocated timeframe.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Always been good response from donors
and we continued to overperform when
specific appeals were made sometimes in
rapid successions| |Investment performance|Para 1.41|Not applicable| against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|In credit| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|To purchase property and to divert funds in
emergency| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£100000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| |**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Community contribution| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|None| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|None| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution of the Charity| |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|By nomination by the majority of two third
trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|**Newcastle under Lyme Islamic Centre**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charitynumber|**1193202**| |Charity’s principal address|Pilkington Avenue
Newcastle under Lyme
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr Ramadan
Atewah|Chairman||Existing Trustees| ||Dr Furqan
Basharat|||Existing Trustees| ||Dr Arshad Jamil|||ExistingTrustees| ||Dr Nadir Khan||From 1stJanuary2023|ExistingTrustees| ||Mr Adbdulmutaleb
Mohamed Sultan||From 1stJanuary 2023|Existing Trustees| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 Cash in the bank Held to pay towards building repair, renovation maintenance, and upgrading costs from donors 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)** **Full name(s)** Dr Arshad Jamil **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc)** **Date** 31/01/2025 NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME ISLAMIC CENfRE PILKtNGTON AVENUE NEWCASTLE STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 3RE l￿dependent Eurniner's Report to the Trustees of Nm¥t￿tIfrUm￿tTrLYMc Istalltic Centrt I reFM)rtto the charity In￿¢¢5 on my ¢Kamit￿On of the 8¢counts of the Company (CIO No. 1193202) for the year ended 31 2024, wht¢h &Er out on pag￿ I to 2. Responsibilit￿S and bas&8 of rEPOrt As the ¢harity's ttuytees of the company Iwkn ate #Iso the diteclin of the conwany for the purposes of the cotnpany law), you are responsible for the prepaAtion of the ￿0￿nts in accordanc¢ with the requirements of the companies Act 2(Mkn {*he 21K)6Acl-). Having ￿tISfied ¥llyself that the accounts of the Comwiy are not required io1* audited for this year nder part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for i]kdqKndent exati)ination. I report in respttt of my examination of yow charity s accounis as carried out ullder Section 145 of th¢ Charities Aet 2011 ('Ihe 2011 Acf). In carrying out My exaMlTratÈo￿ I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5Xbl of the 2011 Act Basi8 of independenl examiner's report My examination was ¢artied out in acrordaTrce wtth ihe Generdl Dire¢tiODS giv¢n by the Charlty Commissioners. An examination includes a mÈew of the accounting records kepi by the charity and a compartson of the accovnrs presented with those rccords. It also illcludes consideration of any iteEns or di&losutes in the a¢couTrts, and se¢kin8 cxplaDations ftom you as twsrees coiicerning ally such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evÉdence that would be required in a audiL and coDseqllendy I do not express an audit opÈnion on the view giTren by the a¢counts. Illdepettdent examiner's stxtement In bave ¢on)pleted Tny examination. I coufirn) that DO material matt￿S have ¢ome to my 8tteDtion which gtves me to believe that: aLcounting records were not kept tn aceordaiKe wftth sectioa 386 of the CompaniesAct 21M)6" ( the accounts do accord iTrtth suth re£ord4' or Ihe accounts do not comply with relevant a¢coullting requiteuKuts under seLtiOn 396 of th¢ CotnpaAies Aci 2006 other thall ally requirement that the ￿0vA￿ give a knie and faÈr" view which is llot a matter cottsidered as part of indtyendent examination" or the accounts have not been prepared in Xc0rd￿ with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) I have no concern and have come aeross no other matters in collllection with the examiDatioll to which attelltion should be thawn in this report in ord¢r to ellable a prop¢r understst￿lng of the ac£ounts to Independent Examiner 4AblK>ts Way, Newcastle -uuder- Lyme Stafford5hire. ST5 2ET 29 Jalluary 2025 NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME ISLAMIC CENTRE PILKINGTON AVENUE NEWCASTLE STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 3RE Charity Regstration Number 1193202 ICIO} INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2024 2023 INCOME IndNKlual Donations 239 240-27 TOTAL INCOME FOR THE YEPJI 239240-27 LESS EXPENDtfuRE Wages and Sal8ri8$ HeaULSght and Water Buikling Insuran Telephone 28.27>16 8302-17 201￿12 301- Pknque aeanlng Irunnlw Ex￿n 4.90¢K Depreciation and AmortkS8tK>rh Independent ExamineV$ feo Legal Fe&s 31.666-(KJ 12.195-00 3.500-00 8.227 fjsctllaneous Expenses Madarass Books Stationery etc RenovatK)nlRep8trs Coach HiFe ITISound System CatpetslFboring CateriThJ for Swal Events Donattons k> Charibes 39&5-71 4(*140 17.757-30 10683-25 392&00 3717-11 748[￿￿ 99 I1￿12 55 S8￿￿) Exe•ss of kn¢om* over ExpendNure 140.131￿15 590990-00 Exc¢5s of Income over Expenditure B 597 79&1XI 680￿0 Ex%xss of Income over Expenditure QF 737 92&fS S97 798-00 NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME ISLAMIC CENTRE PILKINGTON AVENUE NEWCASTLE STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 3RE Charity Registration Number 1193202 {CIO) BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024 2023 Flxed Assets Land & Butding (Wuel Fixture & Filtings et¢ 19752-15 19752-15 509.752-15 509.752-15 Cuffent Assets Cash al Bank 232 376-00 742.128-IS 601298-15 Less Current Liablllties Independent Examinerfs fee HMRC 3.5Lm￿O 3.501kOO 0 3 500-00 737 928-15 597 7984)0 Flnanced B :. Reserves. Charitys FuThJ 737 928-15 597 7984) Trustees.. Dated. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME ISLAMIC CENTRE PILKINGTON AVENUE NEWCASTLE STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 3RE Indepemdellt Exxminer's Report to the Tr￿te¢S ofNewc8sd&wnder•LyDae Islamic Cetttre I report to ¢lMtity trusttts on my e￿￿inati¢)ll of the acwunts of the Company (CIO No. 1193202) for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are sel out on pages I to 2. Responsibtlities and b*sis ofyeptsrt As the charity's In￿le¢S of the company (who art also the diTtsXots ofthe comFony forthe purtM)ses of the company law), you a￿ resw>nsible for the prepardtion of the accounts IEJ accordance with the reqLliltma￿ of the ￿mPan￿8ACt 2(XhS (*he 20[￿ ActV. Having 5atisficd myself that the accounts of the C¢)mpany &EC not requi￿1 to b¢ audited for thi8 y¢ar Uttder part 16 of the 2(%16 Aci and are eligible for independeni examinatioty I rwt ill res￿1 of my examination of your chafity's accounts 2s o￿led out under Scdion 145 of the Charities Art 2011 ('%he 2011 Acv,). In carrytng Eny ekqm1natio￿ I bave followed the Directions given by the Cljarity Conunis8ioll (under scction 145(5Xb) of th¢ 2011 ACL Basis of indryendent examiner's report My examinatÈon was ¢arrieJl out in acL7)tdance with the General Directions givett by th¢ Chartry CommÈssioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting r￿ordS kept by the charity and a Compari￿￿ of the accounts pr¢seDied with those rttords. It also includes Consideration of anyunUS￿l items or disclosutrs Tn the accoun￿ and seeking explallatiolls from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedur£8 undertakfflk do not pro￿lde 811 the evidence that would be rtyuired in an audil and c(M8equenily E do not exprtss an audit OPiniOD on the view given by the aLxounts. Independent ￿Miller,3 8tsteEDent In have completed my exalnination. I confirnt that Do niaknial matters bave come to my at*ntion which giv￿ me cause to belÈeve that: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the CompaDi¢sAct 2(M)6' or the acwunts do noi accord ￿llth gjch record4. or the accounts do ttot comply with relcvant accowitÈtig reqUireM￿ts under stttion 396 of the Companies A¢t 2(M)6 other than any requirement that the accounts give a'lrue and faiff view wbi¢h is not a matter considered as part of an illdettndent ¢xamtttation" or the acLoullts have not Prepar￿ in accor￿ with the Cbaritie5 SORP (FRS 102) I have no concern and hav¢ come across no othu matier5 in coone¢tÉon witb the examination to which attentioll should be drawn in this t¢port ill order to ellable a proper underststtdiug of th¢ accounts ￿ b¢ Independent Examiner 4AbtK)ts Way, NewcasÉle-uA]der- Lyme Staffotthhire. ST5 2ET 29 January 2025