Charity Registration Number: 1200193
**CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION Trustee’s Annual Report FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
**SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION** A CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION (CIO) TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
## **SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION**
## **CONTENTS**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
## **SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION**
**LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 **Trustees** Zeeshan Najmi Aleem Mir Hina Mutahar Islam Muhammad Islam Dr. Mus’ab Shaharom **Charity Number** 1200193 **Registered Office** 140 Broadway Didcot OX11 8RJ Edwin Samu -Edmil Accountants UK Ltd
**Independent Examiner**
## **SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT**
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025.
## **Structure Governance and Management**
## **Governing Document**
South Oxfordshire Muslim Association is constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) registered with the Charity Commission in August 2022 under charity number 1200193. It is governed by its Constitution, last updated in August 2022.
## **Organisational Structure**
The charity trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. The trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefits.
The trustees meet together monthly and are responsible for all decisions taken in relation to meeting the objectives of the charity. To assist in the operation of the charity, the trustees are supported by a group of registered members of the charity. Members and trustees meet monthly to plan charity work. The chair of trustees or the general secretary chairs all the meetings.
## **Appointment of Trustees**
Trustees are appointed through an election which is held after the Annual General Meeting. In order to be nominated, candidates must be from existing members who regularly volunteer and attend events organised by the charity.
The last AGM and election were conducted on 15th October 2023. A total of 5 trustees had been elected which included representatives from the women and the youth.
## **Objectives and Activities Our aims**
The objects of the charity are set out in the charity’s constitution and are summarised as follows:
“To establish and advance the Islamic faith in Oxfordshire for the benefit of the public, mainly but not exclusively through the provision of a mosque, Islamic education, the celebration of religious festivals, interfaith activities, and by providing guidance about religious and spiritual wellbeing to the local community.”
## **Our Objectives**
Our objectives are set to reflect our faith and community aims. Each year our trustees review our objectives and activities to ensure they continue to reflect our aims. In carrying out this review the trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular its supplementary public guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit.
Our dual aims remain to provide a facility where Muslims can worship and to provide a community facility for all the inhabitants of Didcot and its surrounding towns. Our longterm ambition is to build the self-confidence of Didcot’s Muslims in their faith and through our community facilities and activities help make our area a peaceful, vibrant and harmonious community.
## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities**
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing an annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice)
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tie the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees for the purposes of charity law who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 1.
Approved by the trustees and signed on its behalf by:
Dr Mus’ab Shaharom (Chair)
29 June 2026
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on its behalf by:
Mus’ab Shaharom (Jun 30, 2026 18:19:44 GMT+1)
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**Dr. Mus’ab Shaharom**
**Chair**
Date: 06/30/2026
## **SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of South Oxfordshire Muslim Association
I report to the Charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2025 which consists of the statement of financial activities, balance sheet and the related notes
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act')
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
The charity’s gross income does not exceed £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of ACCA
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination.
Therefore, I can confirm that:
The accounting records were kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act.
The accounts comply with the accounting records
The accounts comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Examined by:
Edwin Samu - Edmil Accountants UK Ltd - Date: 29[th] June 2026
## **Financial Review**
## **Principal funding sources**
The charity’s main source of income is from donations. Regular contributions are received during the weekly Friday prayer. A major amount of donation is collected during the month of Ramadan through multiple fundraising efforts. In addition to donations, the charity also charges fees to cover the cost for events such as Iftar and Eid parties.
## **Investment policy and objectives**
Currently the charity has no short or long-term investments. The cash reserves are held in the current amount without bearing any interest. In the future, the charity will look into depositing the cash reserves in a shariah compliant money market and savings account.
## **Plans for future periods**
The charity is actively looking for a dedicated prayer space and a community center. This can be in the form of a Mosque or a Musalla. The current arrangement of hiring local halls poses multiple challenges in terms of availability and space.
To meet the financial requirements of maintaining a Masjid or a Musalla, a more strategic approach for fundraising will be planned.
## **SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
|**Recommended**
**categories by**
**activity**
**Notes**
**Income and**
**endowments from:**
Donations and
legacies
2|
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Total**
**Funds 2025**
**£**
**Total**
**Funds 2024**
**£**
50,529
50,529
74,017
66
66
-|
|---|---|
|Investments
3||
|||
|**Total**|**50,595**
**50,595**
**74,017**|
||3,882
3,882
542
13,813
13,813
6,341
600
600
-|
|**Expenditure on:**||
|||
|Raising funds
4||
|||
|Charitable activities
5||
|||
|Other
6||
|||
|**Total**|**18,295**
**18,295**
**6,883**|
||32,300
32,300
67,135|
|Net income||
|**Net movement in**
**funds**||
||**32,300**
**32,300**
**67,135**
87,415
87,415
20,281|
|||
|**Reconciliation of**
**funds:**
Total funds brought
forward
**Total funds carried**
**forward**||
||**119,715**
**119,715**
**87,416**|
|||
|---|---|
|**SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION**
**BALANCE SHEET**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
**Recommended**
**categories by**
**activity**
**Notes**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Total Funds**
**2025**
**£**
**Total Funds**
**2024**
**£**
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
7
1,009
1,009
1,009
**Total fixed assets**
**1,009**
**1,009**
**1,009**
Current assets
Cash at bank and in
hand
8
119,830
119,830
87,530
**Total current assets**
**119,830**
**119,830**
**87,530**
Creditors: amounts
falling due within one
year
9
124
124
124
Net current assets
119,706
119,706
87,406
**Total net assets**
**120,715**
**120,715**
**88,415**
**Funds of the**
**Charity**
Unrestricted funds
10
119,715
119,715
87,415
Restricted funds
10
Endowment funds
10
Revaluation reserve
1,000
1,000
1,000
**Total funds**
**120,715**
**120,715**
**88,415**
The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 29 June 2026 and signed on its
behalf by:
**Dr. Mus’ab Shaharom**
**Chair**
Date:
Mus’ab Shaharom (Jun 30, 2026 18:19:44 GMT+1)
06/30/2026||
|||
## **SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Charity for SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION is a Charitable Incorporated Organization (CIO) in Charity Commission for England and Wales. The registered office is 140 Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8RJ.
## **1. Accounting Policies**
The principal accounting policies adopted by the Charity, which is a public benefit entity, in the preparation of the accounts are as follows.
## **1.1 Basis of preparation**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the inclusion of charitable properties and fixed asset investments and investment properties at valuation.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
These accounts are presented in pounds sterling and rounded to the nearest pound.
## **1.2 Going concern**
The Trustees have prepared financial projections, taking into consideration the current economic conditions and have, at the time of approving these accounts, a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern of accounting in preparing the accounts.
## **2. Income from Donations and Legacies**
||**Analysis**
**Unrestricted funds**
**Total funds 2025**
**Total funds 2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Admin -
Operation
-
-
(476)
Admin
Membership
576
576
179
Community
event-
EidAdhaParty
621
621
1,487
Community
event-Iftar
4,289
4,289
1,042|
|---|---|
|||
||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Donation -
Masjid||32,250|||32,250||70,659
1,127
**74,017**
**Total funds 2025**
**£**
66
**66**
**Total funds 2024**
**£**
-
542
**542**
**Total funds 2024**
**£**
-
-
1,539
2,488
730
772|
||Donation- 3rd
Party||12,793|||12,793|||
||**Total**||**50,529**|||**50,529**|||
||**3. Income from Investments**||||||||
||**Analysis**|||||**Unrestricted funds**|||
|||||||**£**|||
||Interest income|||||66|||
||**Total**|||||**66**|||
||**4. Expenditure on Raising Funds**||||||||
||**Analysis**|**Unrestricted funds**||||**Total funds 2025**|||
|||**£**||||**£**|||
||Rent
collection,
property
repairs and
maintenance
charges|3,252||||3,252|||
||Community
Event-
Jumuah|630||||630|||
||**Total**|**3,882**||||**3,882**|||
||**5. Expenditure on Charitable Activities**||||||||
||**Analysis**
**Unrestricted funds**
**Total funds 2025**||||||||
||**£**
**£**||||||||
||Community
event - Eid
Fitr Party
3,333
3,333||||||||
||Community
event -
Tarawih
478
478||||||||
||Community
Event-
Prayer
-
-||||||||
||Donation -
3rd Party
6,946
6,946||||||||
||Community
Event-Iftar
-
-||||||||
||Community
Event
680
680||||||||
||||||||||
|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Admin -
Operation|2,376||||2,376||-
69
741
**6,340**
**Total funds 2025**
**£**
600
**600**
**Computer**
**Equipment**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
-
**-**
**Total funds 2024**
**£**
87,530
**87,530**||
||Asset -
Carpet|-||||-||||
||Community
Event -Eid
Adha Party|-||||-||||
||**Total**|**13,813**||||**13,813**||||
||**6. Other Expenditure**|||||||||
||**Analysis**|||||**Unrestricted funds**||||
|||||||**£**||||
||Accountancy Fees|||||600||||
||**Total**|||||**600**||||
||**7. Tangible Fixed Assets**
**7.1 Cost or valuation**
At 01 October 2024
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 30 September 2025
**7.2 Net book value**
At 01 October 2024
At 30 September 2025|||||||||
|||||||**Freehold Land &**
**Buildings**||||
|||||||||||
|||||||||||
|||||||||||
|||||||**£**||||
|||||||||||
|||||||1,009||-||
|||||||-||-||
|||||||-||-||
|||||||-||-||
|||||||-||-||
|||||||**1,009**||**-**||
|||||||||||
|||||||||||
|||||||||||
|||||||1,009||-||
|||||||**1,009**||**-**||
|||||||||||
||**8. Cash at bank and in hand**|||||||||
||**Analysis**|||||**Total funds 2025**||||
|||||||**£**||||
||Cash at bank and in hand|||||119,830||||
||**Total**|||||**119,830**||||
|||||||||||
## **9. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
|**9. Creditors: Amounts falling**|**due within one year**||
|---|---|---|
|**Analysis of Creditors**|**Total funds 2025**|**Total funds 2024**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Creditors|124|124|
|**Total**|**124**|**124**|
## **10. Charity funds**
**10.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period**
|**Fund names**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
**£**|**Income**
**£**|**Expenditure**
**£**|**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
119,715|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||87,415|50,595|18,295||
||||||
|||-|-||
||||||
||**87,415**|**50,595**|**18,295**|**119,715**|
|**10.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS**
**reporting period**|||||
||
||||
|**Fund names**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
**£**|**Income**
**£**|**Expenditure**
**£**|**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
87,415|
||20,281|74,018|6,884||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||**20,281**|**74,018**|**6,884**|**87,415**|
## **11. Activities and Achievements**
**How our Activities Deliver Public Benefit**
The charity carries out a wide range of activities in pursuance of its charitable aims. The trustees consider that these activities, summarised below, provide benefit both to those who participated in our events and the wider community of Didcot.
**Outreach:**
**Youth Impact Initiative and Passion Discovery Circuit:** sessions were run by different speakers aiming to widen our youth perspectives, which helps them in choosing their career paths. This initiative received a grant from the Didcot Powerhouse Fund, and it was recognised by His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, in celebration of the work supported by the Didcot Powerhouse Fund.
**Visiting Scholar Sheikh Thaqib Mahmood:** we were honored to have Sheikh Thaqib visiting us in Didcot and giving a speech on the importance of building Masjid, working together with unity and its lasting impact on our future generations.
**SOMA Youth** had the honour of participating as an exhibitor at a local youth festival focused on mental health, hosted by Didcot Train.
## **Property search**
**Prayer hall-** SOMA has been actively seeking a permanent place for its’ activities to run our daily prayers and educational sessions
SOMA Youth Programme: Bringing together local professionals to share their journeys, inspire young minds, and foster future leaders. 23rd November2024
“Building on the Passion Discovery Workshop, our youth team hosted an Open Day to inspire young minds and introduce them to diverse career paths.” 19th October 2024
23[rd] November 2024 19[th] October 2024
“Celebrating Eidal-Fitr with generosity and impact; honoring the top fundraiser who made a remarkable difference.”
“Community engagement lead empowering our youth through a Social Responsibility Workshop, inspiring them to contribute meaningfully to society.” 9[th] November 2024
An inspiring session with Richard from SOFEA, giving young participants a behind-thescenes insight into his remarkable charity work and the real impact of social responsibility 9[th] September 2024
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5 [th] April 9 [th] November 2024 9 [th] September 2024
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## **Religious and community activities:**
**Prayers:** We offer a weekly Friday prayer at Fleet Meadow Hall. During the week we have over 250 people who regularly attend the Friday prayer from Didcot and the neighboring towns. During Ramadan we also organised daily night prayer and we were honored to have two visiting imams from Oxford to lead the prayer. We also started conducting daily Prayers at The Junction Hall in Didcot. Friday prayer- rotating imams and Tarawih – conducted by Hafiz Hasan and Hafiz Nouman.
**Iftars:** The charity hosts weekly iftar dinners during Ramadan to celebrate the end of daily fasting. The event is open for all of the community members.
**Eid parties** : We organised two Eid celebrations with potluck meals and activities for children. We had a bouncy castle and ice cream van on the day. We were honored to have the local mayor and councilors to be with us and shared some words with the community.
**Quran classes** : Quran classes were organised weekly for the children. The classes were held 3 times a week by a qualified teacher and help from a few parents. Adult Quran classes were also organised once a week via online meeting.
## Annual Report_SOMA Year End 30 Sept 2025
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