## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND** **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024** ## **FOR** ## **AR-RAWDAH COMMUNITY CENTRE** **Tally Lucas Associates Unit 1 Alexander Charles House, Station Passage South Woodford, London, E18 1JL** ## **AR-RAWDAH COMMUNITY CENTRE** ## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** |**Report of the Trustees**
**Statement of Financial Activities**
**Balance Sheet**
**Notes to the Financial Statements**
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**8**| Page 1 **AR-RAWDAH COMMUNITY CENTRE** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024** The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the governing document of Ar-Rawdah Community Centre, the Charities Act 2011 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102). ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** Charity Registration Number 1202272 Principal Address: 27 Woodford Avenue, Ilford, IG4 5LH ## **Trustees** Dr Mahmoud Awad Attiya Ibrahim Trustee / Chairman Mohammed Reza Ripon Rahman Trustee Faizal Reyaz Lalloo Trustee Dr Razwan Siddique Trustee Talhet Anwar Trustee **Independent Examiner Faizul Hoque FCA, FCCA Tally Lucas Associates Unit 1 Alexander Charles House, Station Passage South Woodford, London** **Bankers** NatWest Chatham Customer Service Centre Western Avenue, Waterside Court, Chatham Mariti , Kent ME4 4RT Sort Code 60-01-37 Account No. 60099267 Page 2 ## **AR-RAWDAH COMMUNITY CENTRE** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (contd.)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024** ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing Document** Ar-Rawdah Community Centre, is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission on 9 March 2023. It is controlled by its governing document, a constitution dated 1 March 2023 ## **Induction and training of new trustees** New Trustees are given a full induction. Trustees can retire when they wish as they do not serve under a fixed term of tenure. The Board of Trustees has overall control of the charity's activities and meets on regular basis. ## **Risk management** The Trustees are responsible for the management of risks faced by the charity. The Trustees have undertaken a full risk assessment of the organisation and have introduced various key controls. These controls are reviewed annually. The Trustees are satisfied that the major risks identified have been adequately mitigated where necessary. It is recognised that systems can only provide reasonable but not absolute assurance that major risks have been adequately managed. ## **Principal objectives of the charity** To advance the Islamic religion by providing facilities for daily prayers, religious educational classes for children and adults and running workshops on religions, social and cultural topics. ## **Activities and achievements: How our activities deliver public benefits.** By provision and maintenance of a community centre for meetings, lectures and classes and facilities for other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfare, with the object of improving the conditions of life The Centre has successfully organised and hosted regular Jumu‘ah (Friday) prayers at Wanstead Library, providing a consistent and accessible space for congregational worship. The Centre has also facilitated Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan and delivered large-scale community events such as “Eid in the Park”, bringing together families and individuals to celebrate these important occasions in an open and inclusive environment. The trustees are actively seeking to secure a permanent property to establish a dedicated Masjid and community hub, which will allow the Centre to expand its services and cater more comprehensively to the religious, educational, and social needs of the growing community. The trustees remain committed to build a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable centre for the benefit of the community. Page 3 **AR-RAWDAH COMMUNITY CENTRE** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (contd.)** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** ## **Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities.** Charities Act requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year to give a true and fair view of the state of the Charity's affairs, as well as of the Charity's surplus or deficits for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees have: Selected suitable accounting policies and then applied them consistently; Made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; Stated whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; Prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the Charity so as to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the UK Accounting Standards. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity by taking reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities. ## **Accountants** The Trustees will be recommending at the next Meeting that the firm of Tally Lucas Associates be reappointed as Accountant and Independent Examiner of the Charity. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mahmoud Ibrahim Trustee 20-Jul-25 Page 4 ## **AR-RAWDAH COMMUNITY CENTRE** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024** |Notes
**Resources received**
**Donations**
**(Unrestricted)**
**Total incoming resources**
**Resources expended**
**Accountancy & Independent Report**
**Total Resources Expended**
**Net Surplus**
**Surplus funds brought forward**
**Surplus funds carried forward**|**360**||2024
£
Unrestricted
**52,540**
**52,540**
**360**
**52,180**
**-**
**52,180**|2023
£
Unrestricted
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**| |---|---|---|---|---| Page 5 ## **AR-RAWDAH COMMUNITY CENTRE** ## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 March 2024** |Notes
**FIXED ASSETS**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at Bank & in hand
**CREDITORS : AMOUNTS FALLING DUE**
**WITHIN ONE YEAR**
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**CREDITORS : AMOUNTS FALLING DUE**
**OVER ONE YEAR**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**CAPITAL & RESERVES**
**Unestricted Funds**|£
**-**
**-**
**360**||2024
Unrestricted|£||2023
Unrestricted| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||£
**360**
**-**
**50,000**
**(50,360)**
**52,180**|||£
**-**| **These financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 20 July, 2025** **Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees** ## **Mahmoud Ibrahim** **Trustee** Page 6 **AR-RAWDAH COMMUNITY CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** These accounts have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 on the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of recommended practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Statndard applicable in the UK (FRS 102). **1.1 Going concern :** The Trustees have reasonable expectation that Ar-Rawdah Community Centre has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Trustees consider that there are currently no material uncertainties which impact on the charity being able to continue in its current form. Thus, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. ## **1.2 Incoming Resources** All incoming resources are recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is certain that the resources can be measured with sufficient reliability. ## **1.3 Resources expended** Expenditure is accounted for on accrual basis. Overhead and other costs not directly attributable to particular functional activity categories are apportioned over the relevant categories on the basis of management estimates of the amount attributable to that activity in the year, either by reference to staff, time or space occupied, as appropriate. The irrecoverable element of VAT is included with the item of expenses to which it relates. Governance costs comprise the cost associated with meeting the constitutional and strategic aims of the charity and the accountancy fees and costs linked to strategic management of the charity. ## **1.4 Fund Accounting** Restricted funds are used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Unrestricted funds are used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees. ## **1.5 TAXATION :** The Company by virtue of its charitable status is exempt from taxation. |**Investment of Income**
Number of Employees: 0|**31.03.24**
£0|**31.03.23**| |---|---|---| |||£0| Page 7 ## **AR-RAWDAH COMMUNITY CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (contd.)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024** ## **1. CREDITORS:** amount due before and after 12 months Sundry Creditors **50,360** **-** Page 8 **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF AR-RAWDAH COMMUNITY CENTRE** **I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 4 to 7.** ## **RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER** **The Charity's Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.** ## **It is my responsibility to:** *** examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;** *** to follow the procedure laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity** *** to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.** ## **BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** **My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT** **In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:** **(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:** *** to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and** *** to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.** **I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the** **Faizul Hoque FCA, FCCA Tally Lucas Associates Unit 1 Alexander Charles House, Station Passage South Woodford, London, E18 1JL** ## **July 20, 2025**