## **Stroud District Islamic Center Trustees Annual Report Period: 8 July 2025 to 31 March 2026** ## **Reference and Administrative Details** Charity Number: 1213990 Legal form: Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Principal office: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England ## **Trustees during the period** Mustafa Davies (Chair) Adeel Irfan Muhammad Asim Bhatti Shahedur Rahman Zabihullah Azizi ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The charity is governed by its CIO constitution adopted on 3 July 2025. The trustees manage the affairs of the charity and are responsible for its administration and strategic direction. ## **Objects and Public Benefit** The charity advances the Islamic faith and culture and relieves need within the Muslim and wider community in Stroud District, Gloucestershire. Activities in the period were directed towards providing opportunities for public worship and community participation. ## **Activities and Achievements** This was the first accounting period following registration on 8 July 2025. The charity organised Friday prayers and Eid prayers serving the local Muslim community. The trustees also established governance, banking and financial processes to support future charitable activities. ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**|| |---|---| |Donations received|£13,708| |Total expenditure|£3,726| |**Net surplus**|**£9,982 **| |**Closing unrestricted funds**|**£9,982**| ## **Reserves Policy** The trustees intend to retain available unrestricted funds to support future activities and maintain financial stability. ## **Future Plans** The Trustees plan to continue to provide prayer services in Stroud District, to develop educational and community engagement initiatives and to build reserves and expand charitable activities in line with the charity objects, including establishing a permanent mosque in Stroud District. ## **Trustee Approval** This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by: Mustafa Davies **Chair of Trustees** 5[th] September 2026 Stroud District Islamic Center Stalement of Receipts and Paymentsforthe period 8July 2025 to 31 March 2026 31 Mar 2026 Re¢elpts- Donatlons 13,708 Payments Cost of Friday Prayers l Eid Prayers Bank Charges Equipment and Other Expenditure Total Expenses 3,496 90 140 3.726 Excess ol Recelpts over Payments 9,982 Openlng Funds Balan¢e Excess of Receipts over Payments Closing Funds Balance 9,982 9,982 Stroud Dlslrlct Islamlc Center Stalement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 Mar 2026 Cash at Bank- Current Account 9,982 9,982 Net Assets Funds Breakdown Unrestrlcted Funds 9,982 Noles to the Flnanclal Statements Basis of preparation The Charitywas registered on 08 july 2025 and the initial accounting period is to 31 March 2026. The accounts are prep8red on the receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charity Commission guidance for charities entitled lo prepare accounts on that basis. The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention. LYN NIBLETT BOOk(K6EPING SERVICES LTE) Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteeslmembers of Stroud District Islamic Center On the accounts forthe period 8 July 2025 to 31 March 2026 Charity number 1213990 We report to the trustees on our examination of the accounts ofthe above charity I'the CIO.) forthe period 8July2025to 31 March 2026. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111"the Act"). We report in respect of our examination ofthe CIO'S accounts. carried out under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act 8nd in carrying out our examination. we h8ve followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examiner's statement We have completed our examination. We confirm that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination which gives us cause to believe that in, any material respect: Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 ofthe Act or The accounts do not accord with the accounting records We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in orderto enable a proper understanding ofthe accounts to be reached. Lyn Niblett Bookkeeping Services Ltd Date . 8th May 2026 45 HIGH STREET, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL5 IAN TEL.. 01453 883826 EMAIL.. office COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER.. 5207934 VAT NUMBER.. 713519351 nsmail.co.uk