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Charity number. 1202079 (ErwJland and Wales) ISLAM AWARENESS FOUNDAnON Report of tho TN8tee8 and Un8udited Flnancial Statemont# Fof the year ended 31 March 2025

ISLAM AWARENESS FOUNDATION Contents Page For the year ended 31 Marth 2025 Rwrt ollhe Truthe• Indwd•rt R•rthtolh• Tno1• styt•m•nt of FbwKaal Ac4MI Sto7 Oled Sl•¢•meni of FlnK¥•lAL*AI

ISLAM AWARENESS FOUNDATION Report ol the Trustees For the year onded 31 March 2025 fin8ntial statsmerts dwrt8bkn cwpwry fof the year •rK1od 31Marth 2025. Tr Twues adopled the provision$ ol Accounting arKI Rwrting by CharitiBs'. StBtement ol R8￿MMended Praice appbLlo lo ch8fi"tr"es preparfng their a￿unt8 in actcdanco th¥ RepryMg Stw4lar(l in UK and the RepuL4lc ol IreloNJ IFRS 1￿2) leffoclfyie 1 Jenuary 20191. OBJECTIVE8 AND ACTMnES ObJ•¢iivo• •nd •lm• Tho trustees have con8hlered Ihj Clwrtty comm￿￿ on wbk brmeff lTra￿￿1Thj quklan&i 'publc bTrnefft.' runnln9 8 charty IP82)'. REFERÉNCE AND ADMINISTRAThE WFOAMATION NJfft• ¢+fCh•dty Charlty r•g18trntlon PrfncFpal addr•x8 ISLAM AWARENESS FOUNOATION 1202079 PO Box 18527 Blrffdrvjtr Thts IwNt•H officern W￿n9 and t￿ye￿*￿d as Intkm.. SADIK MLIH ZINZAR WEE IAHR MD RASHIO Ind•p•nd•nl•xamln•r• "mling￿M B8 2NG by Ihe OITru•t￿ •nd 819ned on 6ts bthdl 11 December 2025 SADIK MIAH

ISLAM AWARENESS FOUNDATION Independent Examiners Report to the Trust For year ended 31 March 2025 I report ￿the truslees on my ofthe fmp8ry yw 31 M•Tth 20 R•po￿lts1￿IhB •nd bAl• of r•port the chalty Trustse5, are alBr> droctors fw purposos d c¥npany kn¥, lor preparauon nl I accounti in ao>yd¥n¢e Ihe reouthienls oftho CompAniu Act 2￿ 2Cth kv). H3￿r￿a rysell th8t the accounts ol lh• CLYnpy ¢ Th)t req￿red lo be auolteJJ U￿er Part 18 ol the 20CBAct Bnd are eligible for ind&pendent èxaminabon. I rgport in re6pea ol my examrnbon ￿ your thw'ty'$ ALrounl8 carried under le￿0￿ 145 of the Charibes N4 2011 Ilh• 2011 hrtl. In (ryhip ¢vJt my exam1￿trOn I hw4e I￿￿Y￿¢d fv DJr¢dStyM by the Charfty Cornmi5Bion under section 1451SXbl ol Iha 2011 P Ind•pond•nt•¥amln•r• •t•t•m•brt I h￿0 my •x¥rnlnobon. I confinn that ￿ mattern c4)m• to rny •tt•nlty) kn ctyno¢on mmin•kn p￿rt￿ rne c8wto l>thva ihat In ary rey 1. KCoun￿￿9 records ￿re not keo In rwecx ol rwir•l ty sal￿ 388 ofthe 2rth A¢. ty 2. the account8 ac£oftI Ihw recor￿ or the accounts do mtcornply vlilh the iequlrwnents ol Mcon 398 of Ihe 2(Th (Ahw t￿Tr any re4uinMnl Ihtht IIKI ac£owts gwe a Irue and lalr 18 a m•tt¥ as Pwt ol an Independmt axaminbfy).. Of 4. tho a￿￿￿ntO ha¥e not beon prnparod in ￿￿dance With IM rM¢h¢>Js •nd 01 Ihe Slalernent of A￿A￿mended Pracliee for 8r£ounthg •nd fepjrtino by #ppluble to ¢wrtiu weP￿'r￿j thew In •wrdanc• with lh• Fln•ndal Reporung Stsnd8rd aPpl￿tI in Iho UK R•wtdi¢ ol Iroland IFRS 11r21. I rvJ o)ncemi and h8v• come auN• no oth w1￿￿.0n lth th• •x•mln•tion to tlth •kndon ihoutd be drvém In thls rèport kn ordor ¢0 enot48 • pr￿r oftr 8ceAnt•to be reathod. JAwald Yakaob FCA184627071 Slgma Charterod ALrountanti 88246d W4shwood Heath Road Waslwood Heath BlmilThJMm 82NG 11 Dvamtw 2Q26 2￿8

ISL4M AWARENESS FOUNDATION Statement of Financial ACti￿tieS Cincluding Income and Expenditu￿ k¢ount) For the y6ar ended 31 March 2025 Noto• Unro$trl¢tod lund8 2024 In¢omo and •ndoMnents Irom: DonationB and legaci08 Totwl 14,578 I4,￿¥ 23,107 23.107 Expondltur• on: Charllable 14.6291 146291 13.9621 13,1621 Not R?¢on¢lll•Uon of lund8 Tolal fund8 brought foThMrd Totsl fund$ ¢•rrf•il lorw•rd 1,94• 19,146 19,148 19,140 3of8

ISL4M AWARENESS FOUNDATION Staiement of FinanGial Position As at 31 March 2025 Nots8 2026 2024 C8¥h at ￿nk and in h¥rKI 29,494 29.4g4 19,545 18,546 14001 Cr¢rtllor8', ¥mounts falung wlthln on• y•ar ¢urr•nta•sets 19.145 19,145 Total assets l•s• Gurrnlllabllltles 29,094 19.146 The fund8 01 tho charlty Unrosirtctod Incomc lunfls 10 29.094 Tgtsl fun 29,094 19.145 For th& year ended 31 M¥ch 2025 the compary Wds antlued to exempti￿ fram audit under sedon 47701 the Cornpanies Act ￿latI￿j to srnall companies. The members have not wlred Ihe company io obtaln an audtt ol Its occKJunis lor the year In quesllon In a¢f￿r￿an£ wilh 8ttbon 478, The trustees ad(ntr•iWe th&1 resw)nsWlitles for the requlr&nenl8 of the Ara 4th ￿SpeCt to 8ccounbn9 records wd ihe preparation of ac£ount& The8? 8cwun18 trwe been prepwed In c￿r￿an¢¥ wilh th& wovisKJns 8ppIicBN8 to COrnPBnies subject to Ihe small cthnpanles, reglm ftnontyal statamén¢sra approvèd aulhorised frr IS￿ by lh& eo8rd and signed on ils behalf by. SADIK MIAH Trustee 11 Oecember2025 4of8

ISLAM AWARENESS FOUNDATION Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 1. Accountlng Pollcle8 a81• of aecountlng The finanaal ststements have been prepared underthe trm'siorical rJ)st ¢on¥eth'on, ex￿pl for inve8tm8nts whKh are indudtd ai markèt valuo and the r￿aluatIOn of cartain fix6d assets al￿ in accordance with the ChaAb"es SORP IFRS 1021 'ALxounting and Reporung by Chadties.. Slatement ol Reccrnmernled Pracbce applicable io tharitlg8 pr8pariThJ their gtcounis in aeeordanco ￿th lh& Financla] Reporting StaTrJard applicable in the UK and Republicof Ireland IFRS 1021 leffecb've l January 20191,. Finanrial Repo￿n9 Standard 102 th¥ Finanry$l Ropgrtsn9 Standard appYiobl& in the UK and Republic ol Ir&Lqnd IFRS 102}, And the Ccnpanle8 Act 200& ISLAM AINARENESS FOUNDATION rneets the definltk)n ofa publi¢ bBnefil ontty y￿r FRS 101 Assets and liabllltles are inibally iecoynised at historical cxt Ortsar￿tiOn VA￿6 unless other￿e stated in the relevant aL%outhg policy I Income from don•ttOD8 and legac 2026 2024 Unre8trlcted funds Donations rn¢èivod 14,578 23,107 14,578 23,107 3. CoBts of chaTttablp a¢tlvStle8 by fund typè UnT051rtctsd lund5 Support co8ts 4.629 3,962 4. Co$ts ol¢harltable a¢llvlU¢¥ by oc￿￿ty typ• 2015 1024 Acbvity 1 4,629 3,962 . Anaty819 of4upport 2026 2024 Go¥emanc¢ c•sl$ 4,629 3.962 5018

ISLAM AWARENESS FOUNDATION Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For year ended 31 Marth 2025 L N8t In¢omell•xp•ndlturnl forth• yw This St*ed after￿￿￿￿￿1￿￿1vJl. 2026 2024 4C 400 7. P¥rtl¢ulJrn o10rnp￿Y 2025 2024 Empkjyees Comparntlv• hrth• Stsl•rn•rrt of FlrAn¢hlAclMtIo8 Crndltorn.. amovnt• falllng due wlthln M• yw 2025 2024 Othw c¥8ditora 400 400 1Q Movement kn fund• Unftitrl¢ted Funds B•lan¢• •t Incornlng lJutgoing r850urc Balance at 3110312020 Gonoral Genwal 19.145 14,$7B 14,6291 29.094 19.145 146211 29.094 6of8

ISLAM AWARENESS FOUNDATION Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For year ended 31 Mwch 2025 Unr••trl¢tsd Fund•-Pr•vl¢M• y￿r at 24102r2023 Incornlng re•ourc•8 rnsourc•# 3110312024 G•narnl 24107 I3,￿> 19.145 23.107 I3,9￿> 19,146 N•t¢wrnnt Unr••lrf¢t•d fund• G•nw G•w 29.094 29.094 P￿￿ou4 y••r Il•t N•1 A•¥ol• Ill•blllty••l Unrn8trlci•d lund• Genernl Gener 19.145 19.1rf5 19.14J 19.141 7rf8

ISLPJA AWARENESS FOUNDATION D6tailed stateffle￿ of Financial Adivit For the year ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 INCOME AND ENDOIYMENT DOna￿On8 and hgacl•s 14.578 23.10.1 14.578 23,107 Totsl Incomlng rn8OllYt 14.678 23.107 SUPPORT COSTS Go¥ernance ¢osts Governance costs 14.6291 13,9621 14.6291 13.9821 Totsl feB¢u1￿ •xp•nded 14.6291 13.9821 Notlncorne 19.145 8018

TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2024TO 31 MARCH 2025 Aims, objectives and activities Aims, objectives and intended impact The Charity is estsblished for the following purposes: To advance the religion of Islam in order to promote understanding and address mlsconceptions: To provide support to individuals 8nd families in need, thereby promoting social inclusion and community cohesion: and To foster good relations between people of different backgrounds through education, dialogue and communty engagement. Objects 11 To advance the religion of Islam by means of, but not exclusively, the provision of facilities and publications for Islamic education and th6 propagation of Islam in accordance with the teachings of the Qur'an and the Sunn8h ofthe Prophet Muhammad {peac6 be upon him). as interpreted bytheAhle Sunnah walJama8 school of thought. 21 To relievefinancial hardship among people In need bymeans of. but not exclusively, making grants lor providing or paying for items. equipment. seNices and facilities. includingthe provislon of lood and other necessltles forthe benefit of such persons. Public benefit statement In setting the Charity's 8ims and planning its 8Clivities for the perlod. the Trustees have given careful consideration to the CharityCommission'8guid8nce on public bonefit. The Trustoes confirm that the activlties undertaken during the yearwere carried out in furtherance of the Ch8ritV8 charttsble oblects and for the benefit of the public. Th6 Trust6es believe that: The Charitvs aims are excluslvely charitsble: The activitles undertaken prowde clear and identifiable benefits to the public: Acc8SS to the Charity's seryices and activities 15 not unreasonably restricted; and

Any private benefit arislng is incident81 and pioportionete to the achievement of the Charity's alm8. Risk management Thè Trustees ar8 r8$ponsible for the identification and manag6ment of risks faced by the Charlty. They regularly review the prlncipal risks, Includlng operatlonal, flnanclal and reputalion81 risk8, and have est8blSshed systems and procedures to mitig8te theso rlsk8. The Charlty'8 rlsk managementproce83 Includes: Ongolng Identitl¢8tlon and 88se8sm8nt of slgnlllc8nt rlsks; Revlew of exlgtlng controls and procedures to manage those rlsks. and Implomentation of additional controls where neces88ry. The Trugteos con31der that these measures provlde reasonable as3ur8nce that rlskg aro m8n8g8d 8ffectlv8ly. Achievements and performance During the perlod, the Charlty conllnued to puisue Ils objective8 through a programm8 of publlc edueatlon. outreach and communlty engagement 8Ctlvltles. Thase activltles were d8sign8d to Increa88 und8r8tanding of1818m. cha116nge mi8infoimation and promote posltlve relatlons wlthln Ioc81 communltles. The Charlty maintalned 8n 8Ctlve onllne presence through its webslte, 80cial medi8 pL8tforrns and 8 dedicated YouTube channel, enabling engagementwith a wlde 8udSence across Eng￿n￿ 8ndW8les. Regularpubllc Inform8tlon stalls wore held, supportod by trainlngand mentorlngforTru8tee8. volunteers and new m8mbers otthg community, Publlc outroach stalls wore orgYJnlsed In Blrmlngham on a weokly b8sIs, 88 well 88 in other citles Including Llverpool, Oxford 8nd Cardlff. These 8t8118 provided opportunities for open d18CU8$1on and the dlstrlbutlon of educ8tlon81 m8terlals. A dodic8tod wob81to {￿.181.Ch8r1tyl contlnuod to provlde 8cco8slblo Inform8tlon about tho ChBrlty'S work and actlvltles. Community support and relief 8Ctivities Alongslde Ils educational and outreach work. the Charlty undertook practical 8UPPOrt activitie8 aimed at relleving hardshlp among individua18 and famili08 in need. Thoso actlvitles were c8rrled out In furth8rance of the Ch8rlty's oblects to relleve tln8nc181 hardship and promote communltywelfare. Durlng the perlod..

The Charlty don8ted fundstoGroen Lane Ma8Jld Food Bank. supporting the provlslon of food end essential Items to vulnerable Individua18 and famlllas- Food and bottled water dlstrfbutlon took place on a regular basis in conjunctlon with the Charity's street da'wah 8talls, on8uring immediate practical support for members ofthe public in need. The88 actlvitle8 complemented the Charity's publlc 8ng8gementwork and contrlbuted to meeting Immedlgte communlty nee(Js. Governance, training and outreach development The Trustees recognl.8e the Import8nc8 ol good governanc8, effectlve volunteer m8nag6ment and continuous learning. Durlngthe period". Trustees 8nd memb8rs of th8 volunteer m8n8gement leam regularly partlclpated In onllno Charlty Comm188lon iralnlnq, ensuring compliance wAth regu18tory r8quirements and good governance practlce; The Charity undortooktravel tovorloug cltl88 acro81 England and Wale8to dellver awareness 8Ctlvltlgs. engage wlth Ioc81 communltles and address mlsconceptlons 8bout18lam through dialogue and 8ducatlon. These InltlatSves strenllthened the Charlty's llovernance framework 8nd enhanced thé offectlven088 and reach of Its charlt8ble actlvitlos. Activity summary for the period For the period 01 Aprll 2024 to 31 March 2025, the Charlty achieved the loUowln8: Slreet 8tail8 condu¢tod: 141 Qur'ans dl8trlbut¢d: 5.074 Total Ilteroture dl•trlbutad: 6,560 Qur'ans and Ilter8tur8 were donated by partner organlsatlons Includlng IERA, Isl8mwl88 8nd IDCI, as well as purchased from other organlzatlons and printed varlou818aflets. In 8ddltlon, Qur'ans and Iltorature wero posted to indlvlduals end org8nls8tlons 8cross tho UK in response to publlc r6quests. Tho Charlty contlnued to ensuretran3pargncy and accountablllty In the managementof funds, dlrectlng re80urce8tOW8rds programmos that beneflt tho communlty- Volunteers remalned the b8ckbone of ourwork. Alongslde the Trustees. volunteers contributèd significantly to the delivcry end, in some cases, the funding of our activities. In addltlon, durln8the period the Charlty donatcd funds to Green Lana M88lld Food Bank in support of its work prDvidlng lood And 88santial asslstanc8 to individua18 and fFJmilie8 6xperiencing hardship, We extend our slncere gr8tStudo to:

Ourdonors and supporters. whose generoslty has been essential; Ourvoluntegrs, who dedlcated significant time and effort,, and Partner org8nl$atlon8, for thglr coll8bor8tlon In achlevlng 8hared oblectlves. Financial review Principal sources of funding The Charlty Is funded prlmarlly through voluntary donatlons from members ol thg publlc. Total voluntgry Income for the porlod 8mounted to £14,578 The Trustees gxercls8¢Y c8reful control over expendlture, whlch was monltored throughout the year to ensure funds were applied In furtherence of the Charlty'8 objects. Reserves policy The Charlty hold8 unre8trlcted fund8 derlved trom donatlons 8nd charliabl8 8ctlvltle8. These funds represent Income 88rned but not yet ut1118ed In support of charitable activitie8. A8 at 31 March 2025, the Charity held unre8tricted and undesignated frea re86Th88 of É29.094 There were no regtrlcted reserves at the year end. Going concern The Charlty reported 8 cash inflow ot £14,478 durlng the perlod 8nd 6xpects ¢ontlnued inflows In 2025-26. At the tlme of approvlng the flnanclal statements, the Tru8teg8 have ro8s0n8blp oxpectatlon that tho Ch8rlty h8s Adoqu8te resourcess to contlnuo In oporatlon81 8xl8tence for th8 fore868able future. Accordingly, the financial Statements have boen prepared on a golng concern basS8. Future plans In the comlngyear, the Charlty alm8to: Expand outreach programmes to reach awlder audlence: Strengthen partnershlps wlth Local organi88tlons to enhance Impact; Continue 8ddre881ng188U88 8uch 8818lamophobla through targeted awaren888 C8mp8ign8; and Work towards estabLlshlng an Islamlc centre, Includlng 8 food bank, to support underprivileEed individuals. Developing 8USt8inable fundralslng opportunltl88 rem8in8 an ongoing priorlty, and the Trustees are workingto impi8m8nt policlas and strat8gi8S to balance income levels with operatlonal needs.

Statement of Trustees, responsibilities Ttte Trustees are responsible for preparing financial statements for each financial year in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting st8ndards (United Kingdom GenerallyAccepted Accounting Practice). These ststements mustgive a true and falr view otthe Charitys state of 8ff8irs and of its incoming resources and appllc8tion of resources for the year. In preparing the financial statements. the Trustees are requirèd to: Select suitable 8ccountin8 policles and applythem consistently: Makeludgements and e8tim8tes that ar6 reasonable and prudent; St8te whether applicablo accounting standards have boen followed. subject to any materlal departure8 di8¢losed and explained: and Prepar8 the financial statements on a going concern basis, unl8SS it is Inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operatlon. The Trusteos 8re responsiblc for keeping adoquate Bccountlng rccords that disclose, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the Charlty and enable compliance with the Charities Act 2011. the Charities IAccountS 8nd Reports} Regulations 2008 and other appllcable legislation. They are 8Ls0 responsible for $816guarding the Charity's assets and fortsking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fr8ud and other irregularities. Accounts preparation TheTrustees confirm thatthe 8ccounts complywith current statutory requlrements and with the governing document of the Charity. Thls reportW88 approved bytheTru5tees on 31 December2025 and signed on their behalf by: Sadlk Mlah Trustee & Chair