2023-01-31-accounts - The Noor-Ul-Islam Mosque

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Noor ul Islam Mosque

Trustees Report for the year ended 31 January 2023

The trustees present their annual report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2023 and confirm they comply with the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006, the trust deed and the Charities SORP 2005.

Reference and Administrative Information

CharityName Noor ul Islam Mosque CharityRegistrationNumber 508677 PrincipalOffice 2/4 Yarwood St Bury BL9 7AU

Board of Trustees

Syed Nasir Shah Syed Babar Shah Saqib Shah Mujtaba Amin Muhammad Rashid Javed Ajmal Farooq Dr Majid Khan Mohammad Zubair Khan Barkat Ahmed Saheed Rashid

Structure, governance and management

Governing document

Noor ul Islam Mosque is constituted as a charity, registered with the Charity Commission, under charity number 508677, and is governed by a constitution.

Organisational structure

The charity trustees oversee the general control of the charity. The trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefits.The trustees appoint a management team to undertake day to day running of the mosque.

Recruitment and appointment of trustees

The existing trustees are responsible for the recruitment of new trustees. Selection of new trustees is based on merit; on the basis that they regularly attend events and functions organised by the charity and are actively engaged in volunteering at the mosque and broader community work.

Risk management

The trustees have assessed the risks the charity faces and regularly review these risks at their meetings. The trustees are satisfied that systems are in place, or arrangements are in hand, to manage the risks that have been identified. In particular, insurance cover is in place and the finances of the Mosque are kept under review. Appropriate Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks, supported by regularly reviewed safeguarding policies, are made for all those who work with children or other vulnerable groups within the Mosque or community centre.

Objectives and activities

Our aims

The objects of the charity are set out in the charity’s trust deed and are summarised as follows:

Toserve the Muslim community of Buryby providing a place of worship, whilst facilitating celebrationofreligiousfestivals such as Ramadhan and Eids.
To serve the spiritual and educational needs of the Mosque attendees by providing Qur’anic classes for children and other educational classes for adults.
To facilitate for the needs of community, by maintaining and managing of a community centre, Dar us Salam.

Our objectives

Ourobjectivesaresettoreflectourfaithandcommunityaims.Eachyearourtrusteesreviewourobjectives and activitiestoensuretheycontinuetoreflectouraims.Incarryingoutthisreviewthetrusteeshaveconsideredthe Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular its supplementary public guidance on the advancement of religion for the publicbenefit.

Our dual aims remain to provide a facility where Muslims can worship and to provide a community facility for all the inhabitants of Bury. Our long-term ambition is to build the self-confidence of Bury’s Muslims in their faith, and through our community facilities and activities help make our area a peaceful, vibrant and harmonious community.

Strategies

We want to make our Mosque an accessible and welcoming venue where all Muslims, or those who wish to know more about our faith, can gather together to learn about their religion and worship. The Mosque is open at all times with daily prayers, the Friday prayers being a focus of our activities.

Through our Interfaith work with local Christian and Jewish forums, we share the teachings of Islam and the nature of our faith with non-Muslims.

Use of volunteers

Volunteersareanimportantresourceinbothourfaithandcommunitywork.Volunteersareinvolvedinmostofour faith and community.Allourtrusteesalsogiveoftheirtimefreely. We encourage all members of our Mosque to be involved in voluntary activities and to share their skills with

others.AllthosevolunteersworkingwithprojectsinvolvingchildrenorothervulnerablegroupsareCRBchecked.

Activities and achievements

Religious activities

Our Mosque provides a centre for our prayers and worship and for the activities associated with our faith. During the year under review, we offered a range of religious services and activities including:

Prayers: The Mosque is open all day for daily and Friday prayers.

Festivals: The Mosque prepares food during Ramadan for those attending our Mosque who wish to break their fast together. We also celebrate Saints’ days and offer a monthly service of thanksgiving celebrating the birth of our prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.

Funeral facilities: The Mosque has in place a provision to assist in the funeral arrangements.

Children’s classes: There are daily classes running from Monday to Friday for children to learn about their faith and recitation of the Qur’an.

Inter-faith dialogue: Our Mosque is an active member of the Muslim Christian Forum. We use this platform to promote inter-faith dialogue and social cohesion.

Adult classes: We run a number of classes aimed at the adult learners who wish to learn more about their faith.

Community activities

Our community hall and rooms provide a valuable educational and recreational resource to all in our local community. A wide variety of activities are organised and take place from our community centre.

Hall and rooms: Our hall and meeting rooms are available for use by local groups and organisations.

Homework club and IT classes: We run out of hours academic classes for Mathematics and Sciences.

Financial review

Reserves policy

The trustees have reviewed the reserves of the charity. Their policy is to hold enough funds to meet 6 months’ operating costs of the Mosque.

Principal funding sources

The charity’s main source of income is charitable donations from the community.

Investment policy and objectives

The charity has a residential property in its portfolio. Our intention is to renovate and eventually let it out for rental income.

Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing an annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees for the purposes of charity law who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 1.

Approved by the trustees and signed on its behalf by:

S. Rashid

S Rashid (Secretary)

1[st] November 2023

NOOR UL ISLAM MASJID. INANCIAL STATEMEPS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST ANUARY 2023. cou ANT In accordance with instructloll5 given to us we have PTepad, without carrying out an audit, the tradiry, profit and105s account and from the accounting records. information and èxplanations supplied to U5 and to the $t of our knowledge and bellef they are in accordance therewlth. M, C- M. SAUM & CO. ACCOUNTANTS. 51 LORD ThIEET MANCHESTER M3 IHE l approve these accounts and confim I have made available all the relevant records and inforEnation for their preparation. NOOR UL ISLAM MASIIO.

NOOR MASJID. INCOME AND EXPENDifuRE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JANUARY 2023. Sale5 158294 Bank Interest Received GROSS PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 716 157578 DEDU EXPENSES Wages & Slaries 45480 8ht & Heat 14112 Telephone Chargès 974 Insurance 4269 Water Rates 1725 Postage, Ststionery & Advertislng 918 Repairs & Maintenance 22951 Health & Safety Char8es 214 Cleaning & Sundries PROFrr THEYEAR 2485 93128 64450

NOOR UL ISLAM NASJID. BA CE SHE ASAT I JANUARY 2023. CAPITAL ACCOUNT Balance Brought FoN4ard Add Net Profrt For The Year 882208 64450 946658 REPRESENTED BY FIXED A DEP'N NErr Buildings 574241 574241 574241 CURRENf ASSETS Cash At Bank 372417 372417 CURRENT UABILITIES Trade CreditOTS & Accruals 372417 NAsSETs