## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 03/07/2024 To 06/04/2025** ## **Charity name: DERBYSHIRE ISLAMIC CENTRE** ## **Charity registration number: 1208958** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Derbyshire Islamic Centre aims to**
**advance the religion of Islam in**
**accordance with the Quran and Sunnah,**
**upon the understanding of the**
**Companions of Prophet Muhammad**
**(peace be upon him) for the benefit of**
**the public through activities such as the**
**holding of prayer meetings, lectures,**
**sermons, and other educational**
**activities designed to promote the**
**Islamic faith.**
**Derbyshire Islamic Centre also aims to**
**contribute to the relief of poverty in**
**Sierra Leone for the public benefit by**
**assisting in the provision of clean**
**drinking water in rural areas by digging**
**wells.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The focus for our first period of our**
**charity was the set-up of key**
**organisational aspects such as the**
**leadership team, charity planning,**
**charity bank account and donation**
**points, official website and social media**
**accounts, …etc. the majority of which**
**were successfully completed.**
**We detail the successful set-up of those**
**organisational aspects in the following**
**section.**
**Our main goal is to raise sufficient**
**funds to rent or buy a suitable space in**
**Derby (UK), from which direct public**
**benefit can be attained in accordance**
**with our charitable purposes as well as**
**a base to conduct our charity operations**
**and planning.**| |||**Our planned works in Sierra Leone will**
**also require some significant funds to**
**carry out successful relief of poverty by**
**digging water wells.**| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees confirm that we have had**
**regard to the guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission on public benefit,**
**and this report provides a description of**
**our significant activities undertaken to**
**further our charitable purposes for the**
**public benefit.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference **-** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **-** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **-** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers **-** Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Following our registration with the**
**Charity Commission and during this**
**initial period, the trustees focused on**
**establishing the core organisational and**
**governance structures necessary to**
**deliver the charity’s purposes**
**effectively. This foundational phase was**
**essential in ensuring that the charity**
**was set up in a robust, compliant, and**
**sustainable manner.**
**Key achievements during this period**
**included the successful opening of a**
**dedicated charity bank account and the**
**formation of a committed leadership**
**team to oversee the charity’s strategic**
**works.**
**The charity is governed by a trustee**
**body comprising three trustees, who**
**hold ultimate responsibility for the**
**charity’s governance, strategy, and**
**compliance with regulatory**
**requirements.**
**Alongside the trustees, a wider**
**leadership team has been established,**
**bringing the total leadership group to**
**six individuals. This team includes both**
**trustees and non-trustee members who**
**contribute to the strategic development**
**and operational planning of the charity.**
**Leadership team members were**
**selected based on their relevant**
**experience, skills, and prior**
**involvement in charitable and voluntary**
**work aligned with the charity’s**
**purposes.**
**From inception, the trustees placed**
**particular emphasis on establishing**
**sound organisational practices and**
**governance habits. This was intended**
**to promote transparency,**
**accountability, and effective**
**management, reduce the risk of future**
**misunderstandings or conflicts, and**
**ensure compliance with Charity**
**Commission requirements.**
**To support this, the trustees**
**implemented several key measures**
**during the period, including:**

**Holding regular leadership**
**meetings, supported by**
**structured agendas and**| ||**professional presentation**| |---|---| ||**materials, to provide updates on**| ||**activities and progress. Detailed**| ||**minutes were recorded to**| ||**document key discussions,**| ||**decisions, and agreed actions.**| ||**Ensuring that trustees engaged**| ||**in appropriate training and**| ||**guidance, including participation**| ||**in external trustee training**| ||**sessions such as****_“Charity_**| ||**_Training: The Essential Trustee_**| ||**_and Governance in Practice”_**| ||**delivered by Stone King,**| ||**alongside familiarisation with**| ||**Charity Commission guidance,**| ||**including****_“The Essential Trustee:_**| ||**_What You Need to Know, What_**| ||**_You Need to Do (CC3)”_.**| ||**Successfully opening a charity**| ||**bank account with the Co-**| ||**operative Bank, following a**| ||**review of available charity**| ||**banking options to identify the**| ||**most suitable provider. The Co-**| ||**operative Bank is well suited for**| ||**charity accounts because of its**| ||**strong ethical stance led by**| ||**customers, dedicated charity**| ||**support with specialist managers**| ||**and grants, and no monthly fees**| ||**making it ideal for our charity as**| ||**a non-profit focused on**| ||**community impact.**| |**These**|**steps have provided a strong**| |**organisational framework upon which**|| |**the charity can build as it moves into**|| |**the next phase of its development and**|| |**delivery of charitable activities.**|| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
**-**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**-**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**-**| |Other||**-**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**With a financial position of £1779 at the**
**end of the period (9-months), this stage**
**still represents the initial stages of our**
**long-term vision to secure enough**
**funds to rent or buy or build suitable**
**premises for our charity.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No expenses were made within this first**
**9-month period, however as we plan to**
**use necessary tools (e.g. website, point**
**of donations, leaflets & posters...etc.)**
**expenses are expected to be made.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£1779**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/a**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**-**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**-**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**-**| |Other||**-**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**(CIO)**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**As in our constitution, in selecting**
**individuals for appointment as charity**
**trustees, we regard to the skills,**
**knowledge and experience needed for**
**the effective administration of the CIO.**
**As an example, a good command of the**
**English language represents a basis for**
**such skills.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
**-**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**-**| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**-**| |Other||**-**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|DERBYSHIRE ISLAMIC CENTRE| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|MASJID AL-WAFAA| |Registered charitynumber|1208958| |Charity’s principal address|162 Balfour Road
Derby,
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**any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Al Husien Dabashi|Chair|-|-| ||Ahmed Khan|Trustee|-|-| ||Muzamil Sadig Muzamil
Abbas|Trustee|-|-| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** - Description of the assets held in this capacity - Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects - Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |**-**|-|-| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |-||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **-** ## **Other optional information** **-** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** AL HUSIEN DABASHI **Position (eg Secretary,** CHAIR **Chair, etc) Date** 31/12/2025 ||**Charity Name**

**DERBYSHIRE ISLAMIC CENTRE**
|**Charity Name**

**DERBYSHIRE ISLAMIC CENTRE**
|**Charity Name**

**DERBYSHIRE ISLAMIC CENTRE**
|**No (if any)**
**1208958**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
07/03/2024|**To**
|Period end date
04/06/2025| ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**
All donations
**1,779**
**- _-**
**- _-**
**- _-**
**- _-**
**- _-**
**- _-**
**- _-**
**1,779**
**- _-**
**- _-**
**_Sub total_ - _-**
**_Total receipts_ 1,779**
**A3 Payments**
All expenses
**-_-**
**-_-**
**-_-**
**-_-**
**-_-**
**-_-**
**-_-**
**-_-**
**-_-**
**_Sub total_ -_-**
**-_-**
**-_-**
**_Sub total_ -_-**
**_Total payments_ -_-**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 1,779**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-_-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-_-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 1,779**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
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**- _-**
**- _-**
**-_-**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-_-**
**-_-**
**-_-**
**-_-**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**1,779**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**1,779**
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**1,779**
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**1,779**
**-00**
**-00**
**1,779**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**-00**|**1,779**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**1,779**|**-00**| |||||| |||**- _-**|**-00**|| |||**- _-**|**-00**|**- _-**| |||**- _-**|**-00**|**- _-**| |||||| |||**-_-**|**1,779**|**-_-**| |||||| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| |||||| |||**-_-**|**-00**|| |||**-_-**|**-00**|| |||**-_-**|**-00**|**-_-**| |||||| |||**-_-**|**-00**|**-_-**| |||||| ||**-00**|**-00**|**1,779**|**-00**| ||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| ||**-00**|**-00**|**-00**|**-00**| ||**-00**|**-00**|**1,779**|**-00**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
Agreement Error
OK
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**Cost (optional)**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**Cost (optional)**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
**-00**
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**-00**
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Print Name
AL HUSIEN DABASHI
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**funds**
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**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**-00**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| |||AL HUSIEN DABASHI|12/31/25| |||||