DATE PALM FOUNDATION DATE PALM FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2025 Charity Number 1199096 ## **DATE PALM FOUNDATION** ## **CONTENTS** **YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025** **CONTENTS PAGE** Legal and Administrative Information 2 Trustees Annual Report 3 to 7 **DATE PALM FOUNDATION** ## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** ## **YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2024** ## **Status** Date Palm Foundation became a registered charity (charitable incorporated organisation CIO) on 26[th] May 2022 and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. Charity number 1199096. ## **Trustees** The directors of the charitable company (“the charity”) are its trustees for the purposes of the charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees. The Trustees who served during and after the year were as follows: Iswan Hussain (appointed on 1[st] June 2023) Awais Shah (appointed on 11[th] September 2024) Haris Ahmed (appointed on 25[th] April 2025) ## **Registered Office** 7 Moravian Road Kingswood Bristol BS15 8LY ## **Bankers** Barclays Bank PLC Leicester LE87 2BB ~ 2 ~ ## **DATE PALM FOUNDATION** ## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** **YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025** The Trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2025. Reference and administrative information set out on page 2 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice – Accounting and Reporting by Charities. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## **The Trustees** The Board of Trustees, who are Trustees or the purpose of charity law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 2. The Board of Trustees shall meet as many times as the Board of Trustees decides necessary for the running of the societies business. The Board of Trustees shall elect from amongst themselves a chairperson and who together with any other persons appointed to hold an office of the charity is herein referred to as Officers. ## **Risk Review** There is no formal reserves policy, but we hold unrestricted reserves for further development and running costs of between three and six months, in case of a significant drop in funding. ## **Objectives and activities** ## **Objects of the Charity** The objects of the charity (CIO) are: ## (1) To advance the religion of Islam by means of, but not exclusively, the provision of facilities of worship and Islamic education in accordance with the teachings of the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) as interpreted by Ahle Sunnah Wal Jamaah School of Thought. ## (2) To advance education for the benefit of the general public by means of, but not exclusively, the provision or the assistance in the provision of educational activities and facilities, such as a supplementary school. ~ 3 ~ ## **DATE PALM FOUNDATION** ## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** **YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025** ## (3) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life. ~ 4 ~ ## **DATE PALM FOUNDATION** ## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** **YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025** ## **Review of activities** ## **Review of activities** During 2025, the Date Palm Foundation carried a few activities: - Organising of communal community prayers known as taraweeh during the month of Ramadan. This was open to all and catered to families in mind. - Organising of Eid celebration events for the local community – events such as Eid prayers. - The launch of the Kingswood Maktab The Trustees have complied with their duty under Section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regards to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. ~ 5 ~ **DATE PALM FOUNDATION** ## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** **YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025** ## **Responsibilities of the Trustees** Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees should follow best practice and: - Select suitable accounting policies - Make judgement and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. - State whether applicable standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to and departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and - Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable law, regulations and trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting be Charities” (revised 2005). _Registered Office Signed by order of the trustees_ 7 Moravian Road Kingswood ................................................ Bristol Iswan Hussain BS15 8LY ~ 6 ~ DATE PALM FOUNDATION DATE PALM FOUNDATION ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2025 Charity Number 1199096 **----- Start of picture text -----**
DATE PALM FOUNDATION 1199096
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01.04.2024 31.03.2025
To
from
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 192,120 - - 192,120 141,558
Grant 4,429 - - 4,429 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
196,549 - - 196,549 141,558
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Loan Receipt 75,000 - - 75,000 190,541
- - - - -
Sub total 75,000 - - 75,000 190,541
Total receipts 271,549 - - 271,549 332,099
A3 Payments
Loan Repayments 20,000 - - 20,000 -
Repairs & Maintenance 10,261 - - 10,261 -
Utility 5,345 - - 5,345 -
Other Payments 8,634 - - 8,634 1,705
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 44,240 ] - - 44,240 1,705
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Building Purchase 488,974 - - 488,974
Building improvements 4,966 4,966
Computer Equipment 435 435
- - - -
Sub total [ 494,375 ] - - 494,375 -
Total payments 538,615 - - 538,615 1,705
Net of receipts/(payments) - 267,066 - - - 267,066 330,394
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 330,394 - - 330,394 -
Cash funds this year end 63,328 - - 63,328 330,394
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 31/01/2026 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**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**|Signature
Iswan
Loan
**Details**
**Details**
Building Purchase
Building improvements
Computer Equipment
Bank
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**63,328**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**63,328**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Fixed assets
**488,974**
Fixed assets
**4,966**
Fixed assets
**435**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
231,500.00
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Mr Iswan Hussain|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
31/01/2026| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 31/01/2026 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Date Palm Foundation **members of On accounts for the year** 31 March 2025 **Charity no** 1199096 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 and 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 03 / 2025** . - **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 (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - 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. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Name:** Muneeb Ahmed **Relevant professional** ICAEW **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Finelead Chartered Accountants Easton Business Centre, Felix Road Bristol BS5 0HE **Date:** 31 Jan 2026 1 **October 2018** **IER** ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of** None **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**