Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period
From: Period start date 1 Apr 2020 To: Period end date 31 Mar 2021 Charity name: Abu Bakar Mosque
Charity registration number: 505120
Company number:
Objectives and activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The Charity's object and its principal activity continues to be that of maintaining the mosque premises for prayers and worship and promoting the Islamic faith. |
| 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 charity aims to promote the Islamic faith by continuing to provide facilities for teaching both children and adults to receive tuition and study Arabic language, the Holy Quran and receive further instructions on how to pray and conduct a pious Islamic life in accordance with the Sunnah (example and teachings of the way of life by Prophet Muhammad). |
| 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 they have complied with their duty in section 17(5) of the 2011 Charities Act to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties. |
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SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers N/A Other
Achievements and performance
| 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 | The needs for the religious instructions and supplementary education for the children are carried out five days a week, together with learning the Holy Quran in its original Arabic script. We teach the Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) in English and other mother tongue languages. To this end we have employed ten teachers who are fluent in a number of languages reflecting the needs of our community. The trustees also manage the site of the old mosque at 479 Leeds Road. The three- storey extension to the original building has been operational for some time now, hosting classes for the religious education for the girls, a much-needed requirement of the community which had been demanded for a long time. The original site is used for the teaching of religious education and Quran classes for the boys. This site had undergone a major renovation and refurbishment to bring all the facilities in the building up to date. The mosque has continued to conduct marriage and funeral prayers service free of charge for the convenience of the community. All marriages are solemnised under the Islamic Shariah, only once they have been registered at the Registrar’s office. The Mosque was not open for all congregational prayers from March 2020 due to lockdown restrictions. Ramadan program was cancelled due to complete lockdown. The special congregational prayers every night during fasting month of Ramadan was also cancelled. Face to face teaching of our students was cancelled. Our fundraising events in Ramadan was seriously impacted by the lockdown. Once the lockdowns were eased, we were able to run limited activities at the Mosque with |
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stricter regulations and social distancing measures. The mosque has started the reconstruction work on the mosque minarets, and it is expected to complete next year.
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Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Other
Financial review
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The net income of the charity is set out on
financial position at the end Statement of financial activities and the
of the period trustees consider that the accumulated funds
are sufficient to enable the Mosque to meet
its objectives.
The charity's main source of income is
donations gathered on Friday and other
festive prayers.
The charity’s total incoming resources for the
year were £59,380 and its total outgoing
resources were £31,492 resulting in net
incoming resources of £27,888.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The Charity’s reserve policy is to hold
policy for holding reserves sufficient funds in reserve to meet the
stating why they are held operating costs of the Mosque.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 The charity’s reserves held at the year-end
were £2,715,298.
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
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| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
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| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
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Para 1.47
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.46
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
The trustees actively review the major risks
to which the Mosque is exposed to and
Para 1.46
A description of the principal believe that maintaining reserves at current
risks facing the charity levels, combined with an annual review of
the controls over operational and financial
systems, will provide sufficient resources in
the event of adverse conditions. All
appropriate insurances are in place worth
millions of pounds, covering buildings, public
and employee’s liabilities.
The outbreak of the virus led to the mosque
producing COVID 19 risk register which
identifies the principal risk and mitigations.
Other
Structure, governance and management
Description of charity’s The Abu Bakar Mosque is governed by
trusts: constitution. It is registered as a charity with
the Charity Commission in 5 Feb 1976 under
Charity number 505120.
The trustees are fully responsible for the
management of the mosque and give their
time free of charge and receive no
remuneration or other financial benefits.
Type of governing document: Para 1.25 Constitution dated 5 [th] February 1976
for example, trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc
How is the charity Para 1.25 Trust
constituted?
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for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 The trustees have appointed a committee
including details of any consisting of 10 people to run the day to day
constitutional provisions e.g. facilities of the mosque. The committee
election to post or name of meets on a regular basis to administer and
any person or body entitled regulate immediate issues regarding
to appoint one or more Salaat (prayers) timetable, supplementary
trustees education, maintenance of the mosque and
other related issues.
We the board of trustees have employed two
Imams to provide the facilities for the local
community to offer their five times
congregational prayers and ensure that the
spiritual needs of the community are
continually met. The method used to recruit
and appoint new charity trustee is by
election.
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Para 1.51 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 Other
Reference and administrative details
| Charity name | Abu Bakar Mosque |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 505120 |
| Charity’s principal address | 38 Steadman Terrace Bradford West Yorkshire BD3 9NB |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
Mr AmanUllah
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Khan
2 Mr Umar Khan
3 Mr Dilshad Khan
4 Mr Ali Gohar Khan
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– 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 | Name | Address |
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| adviser |
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 company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors
Signature(s) AmanUllah Khan Full name(s) Mr AmanUllah Khan Position (for example Chairman Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 28/09/2021
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the Charity Name trustees/directors/ ABU BAKAR MOSQUE members of On accounts for the year ended Charity no.: 505120 Company no.: Set out on pages 1 to 51 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 Mar 2021. Responsibilities and As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the basis of report company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or • the accounts do not accord with such records; or • the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 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; or •the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102). 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 in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Showeb Latif Date: 28/09/2021
October 2018
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Name: Showeb Latif
Relevant professional ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: 40 Broad Lane, Bradford, BD4 8NT
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of N/A any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
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IER