2025-03-31-accounts - Centre for Muslims in Britain

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REGISTERED CHARITY: 1194196

COMPANY NUMBER: CE025930

CENTRE FOR MUSLIM POLICY RESEARCH

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD

22 APRIL 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

The trustees, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the period 22[nd] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025.

INCORPORATION

The CIO Foundation was incorporated on 22 April 2021.

Registered Charity Number

1194196

Registered Office

PO Box 467 RUISLIP HA4 4HY

Trustees

Ms Shaista Karim Chair Mr Mohammad Salman Karim Trustee Mr Imran Muhammad Trustee

appointed 02.01.24 - appointed 22.04.21 - appointed 22.04.21

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees sets our future aims and priorities focusing on strategic planning and governance and also evaluates our performance and progress in our work to alleviate poverty and suffering.

The Board of Trustees appraises the Senior Management Team and can make appointments to it as well as dismissals. The Board of Trustees also make sure that we satisfy the regulatory requirements on us as a charity and works with key stakeholders.

Recruiting and Appointing Trustees

All our trustees are volunteer, chosen because they all have the diverse range of skills, knowledge and experience that we need to respond to the challenges of today. Stakeholders and partners may nominate trustees and sometimes we will make a personal approach to potential candidates.

Governing document

Centre For Muslim Policy Research refers to the charity incorporated organisation with a governing document known as CIO constitution by foundation originally incorporated on 22 April 2021.

Responsibilities of Trustees

The annual report and financial statements are prepared according to the relevant law and approved by the trustees.

The trustees keep adequate accounting records and they show and explain our transactions. The records also disclose our financial position with reasonable accuracy at any time and enable trustees to ensure that the financial statements comply with Charity Commission Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 2015.

Grant Making Policies

We provide grants to projects if the request meets our charitable objectives and criteria. Project grant making is managed according to a designated process, which is documented in our Operational Risk-Management Framework. We aim to treat all grant applications professionally, equally and fairly. We make the final decision as to eligibility to receive a grant, at our discretion.

Public Benefit

We develop strategic plans to make certain that we provide maximum public benefit and achieve our strategic objectives, which fall under purposes defined by the Charity Act 2006.

Objectives and Strategic activities

The objects of the charity are set below:

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ON THE SUBJECT OF MUSLIM IN BRITAIN AN D TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL SUBJECTS.

B) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL COHESION AND HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEIFT BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND DIALOGUE ABOUT BRITSH MUSLIMS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITH AND NO FAITH GROUPS WITH BRITISH MUSLIMS.

C) TO EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR POLITICAL BACKGROUND, TO BUILD A HARMONIOUS BRITISH SOCIETY BY ENHANCING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES THAT EFFECT BRITAINS MUSLIMS.

Financial Review

The charity received sum of £0 in donations from various sources.

The charity does not have any reserve policy.

No funds are in deficit at the balance sheet.

No funds are in surplus at the balance sheet.

Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.

Signature
Name:	Shaista Karim
Position:	Chair
Date:	20-04-2026

Charity name	Charity name	No (if any)	No (if any)
Centre For Muslim Policy Research		1194196
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period from	Period start date	To	Period end date 31-Mar-25
	22-Apr-24

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	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 £
Donation	0	-	-	0	0
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	0	-	-	0	0

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).


Sub total	-	-	-	-	-
Total receipts A3 Payments
	0	-	-	0	0

Charitable Activities	0	0	-	0	0
Administrative expense	0	0	-	0	0
Governance cost	0	0	-	0	0
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Sub total	0	0	-	0	0

Sub total	0	0	-	0	0
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
Sub total Totalpayments	-	-	-	-	-
	0	0	-	0	0
Net of receipts/(payments)	0	0	-	0	0
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	-	-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	-	-	-	0	0
Cash funds this year end	0	0	-	0	0

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funs		Endowment funds
	Cash in hand & at Bank		0	-		-
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	Total Cash funds		-	-		-
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	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details		Agreement Error	OK		OK
			Unrestricted funds To nearest £	Restricted funds To nearest £		Endowment funds To nearest £
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	Details		Funds to which liability belong	Amount due (Optional)		When due (Optional)
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	Signature	Print Name			Date of approval

		Shaista Karim