**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 2 **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. 3 ## **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| 4 ||Charity name|Charity name|No (if any)|No (if any)|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Centre For Muslim Policy**
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