COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER.. 245040S CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER.. 802735 The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 August 2025 R C PATEL FCA CharteTed Accountant 7 Redbridge Lane East Redbridge, Ilford Essex IG4 SET
The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Limlted by Guarantee FinanclaS Slatements Year gnded 31 August 2025 Page Tiuslees. annual report lincofporating the direclorfs report) Independent examinerfs report lo the Iruslees Slalemenl of financial activities lincluding income and expenditure a¢counll Slalemenl of financial position Notes lo the financial slatemonts
The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Limitsd by Guarantee Tru$t•es' Annu41 Roport Iln¢orporating the Directo¢5 Report) Ygar ended 31 August 2025 The trustee5. who are also tlje directors foi the purposes of coinpany law. present tl)eir report and tlie unaudited financial s(ateiiienls of t1 charity for tl)e year ei)ded.31 Aygust 2025. Reference and admi15$4¢1ye details Registered charity ngme Tlie Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Charity regi$lralion niimber 802735 Comphiiy regislration number 2450405 Prlneip81 offict Y¢gi$t¢r¢d o(fiee 7 Redbridge Laiie Easi Ilford Essex IG4 SET Tht ti'ustees D S Al-Falaki Mrs l Allclii Company 80¢rotary D S Al-Falaki Independent examiner R C Patel, FCA 7 Redbridge Lane Easi Redbridge, Ilford Essex IG4 SET Structurey govei'nnnce mMnagement Gov¢riilng doeument Tlie Arab Edutational aiid Cultural FoTum is a coinpany limit¢d by guarantee gov¢iv¢d by its McJi)ordnduii) and Articles of Asswiaiton dat¢d 29 Nov¢mb¢r 1989. 11 is regist¢r¢d as è charity wilh (he Charity Commsssion. Appointment of trSteeS 'rn15tCC5' appoinlments are governed by the Article5 of Association a5 are terminations of trusteeshkp. Recommeiidation and selection of trustees IS the responsibility of tl)e board. Truslee induclioll trAining New Iruslees are briefed on tlieij. legal obligat10115 under Charity and company law. the conteni of ihe Meinoraiiduin hiid Articles of Association, the cojnmittee and the decision niakin8 processes and recejit aiid projected fitiancial perfoiThance of the cliarity. Org¥iii$#tlon The board Of iru5te¢s admiiii5teT5 the charity. The board mttts Tegularly during the year. The day to day operatioJ)s of the charily are I)1)aSed by senior employees.
The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Llmlted by Guarant00 Trustee$. Annual Report Ilncorporatlng the DirectOS Report} (eonllnued) Ygar onded 31 August 2025 Strueturej goY¢rnaNce Hnd manAgement (coiiiliiuedj Risk Management The tIW5tecs carry out ali annual review of tlie risks the clmrity Imay face and are satisfied tli%1 sysieins are iii place to monitor and control these I'isk5 to Imitigaie any impact Iliey Jiiay liave oji the Chai'ity in tlie fuluiE. Objettives 4nd activities Th¢ Objects of tlie Charity are Ihe advanceniejit of public edu¢aiioii in Arab language, literalllre, hisioiy and cultiiral her&tage and identity. A¢hl¢vemeiit5 aiid performAnte The Charity has continued io opeTate its Arabic school in ihe London area caterin8 for a large nuniber of pupil& Financial r¢Yiew Tl)e Cliai'ity'5 ijicome for tlie year was £62,564 {2024- £75,911) giving a deficit of £13.135 (2024 5urplus- £55). Re5ei'ves It is Ilie poli¢y of the Charity to build the unrestricted fuiids to a level equivalent to between six and twelve moDtlIE' ¢xpeiidilure iiicludiiig gi?i)Is. The truste¢5 considei. Ilial tlie reseiv¢s at Illi5 level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in fiit)ding]iiicoin¢. they will be abl¢ 10 ¢ontinue the Chaj'ity's current activities while consideration is given to ways in wl)i¢h additional funds n)ay be raised. Pl%hns for future periods The cliarity doe5 not anticipate any change in ils operation5 and expects to continue wilh its activities and objeciiv¢s as defined in its 8overning document. Srnall company provisioiis This report has been pitpared in accordance wilh il)e provisio1 applicable to companie5 eiititled to the Small compaiiies ex¢mp¢ion. The trustees, annual report was approved on i...q*..l()ZL and signed on belialf of the board of trustees by.. Mis l Auchi Director
The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Limited by Guarantee Independent ExamSner'3 Report to tho Trustees of The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Yearended 31 August 2025 repon tv the trustecs oli M)y examiiiation of the finanrial sia(emenls of The Arab Educalioiial and CiiltUTal Forum I'ihe Chaitty) for tlie yeai ended 31 Au8USt 2025. Responsibilifies bAsis of I'eporl Th¢ Iruslees are also IlJe direelors of the coinpany for lh¢ purposes of company law are re5POll5ible for the PT¢paration of ihe financial 5ta¢em¢nts. The tIW5tees ¢trnsider thai an audit is lloi r¢qiiired for this y¢ai' ¥iThdEI sectioi) 144(21 of ilie Charilies Ad 2011 (the 2011 Act) aiid ihat an independent exaiiiiiiatiun is needed. Haviiig satisfied myself that the cliariiy is iiot subject to audit ui)der compaiiy law aiid is ¢ligible for iiid¢pei)d¢nt examiiJaiion, it is niy respoiisibility lo.. examiJ)e the accounis under section 145 of the 2011 Act., to follow the proceduits laid dowi in the g¢neral Directions given by ihe clrItY Conw1155510ll Ilrtder 5ectson 145(5Kb) of tlie 2011 Aci., and to state whether parti¢iilar matters have come io my attention. INdep¢ndeiit examiner 5 5tJternent I Iiave coniplded tny examijiation. I confiim that no matters liav¢ cOle lo my attentioii in conn¢¢tion wsth tlie examinaiioj) giviiig In¢ cause lo believe.. a¢¢oun¢ing records were noi k¢pt in respect of tlie charity as required by sr¢tion 386 of the 2006 Aci; or the fJii&ncial siatemenis do not accord wilh ihose record5', or the financial statements do not comply with the a¢¢ountiiig requiremeiits of section 396 of the 2006 Act oihei. Ihan any requirement that the accounts give a 'iThJe and fair, view which is not a Ji)atter considerd as part of independent exwnilIIo', or the financial statements have not been prepar¢d in accordance wilh lh¢ methods and principl¢s of ihe Statement of R¢¢ommended PJ?clic¢ for awounting and reporiing by Lharilies applicablc to charities preparing tl)¢lT a¢¢ounts tn accOlalIce with the Finaiicial Reporting S¢andord applicable in the UK atid Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). I have no concerns and hav¢ coine acmss no thher matters in connection with the examination to whi¢h attention iould be drawn ii) this report in order to enable a proper unikrstandin8 of the accounts to bc reached. R C Patel, FCA Ind¢pendent Examii]er 7 RedbTidge Larte Easi Redbridge. Ilford Essex IG4 SET
The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Llmlt•d by Guaranlga Statèment of Financlal Actlvltlès lincludlng Income and exp•ndlturg accounti Y•ar ended 31 August 2025 2025 Uiiitsiricled tunds 2024 Total funds Totsl funds No¢9 Incvm¢ endoivmeknts Chai'itabl¢ detlVLties Inveslnitnt income 61.102 1,462 61,102 J,462 74,012 1,1199 To11 income 62,564 2,564 75,911 Expenditure Expet)diture on cliaritable activities Total expendituie 75,699 75,69Y 75,856 75.699 75,699 75.856 Net {exp¢iiditureyineom¢ and ntt 0veM¢t fund5 (13,1351 (13.1351 55 R0CElla(10ll of luttds Total fuiids brouglit forward TDtAI (uiids tari'ied forward 82,657 82,6S7 82.602 69,522 69,522 82.657 The slatelent of fiiiancial activiii¢S includes all gains aijd Ios5¢5 T¢¢ognised in the year. All income ai)d exp¢nditure derive from contijiuing artivities. Th8 notes on p8g8s 6 to 10 form part of th08e financlal 8tatemgnt$,
The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Limlt•d by Guarantee Statement of Financial Po$ltion 31 August 2025 2025 2024 Note Current a5set5 Cash at bank and in Imnd 74,196 83,917 Creditois: #mounts falling within one year 15 4,674 1,260 Net ellrrent a55¢1$ 69,522 82,657 TotHI w$sets less eurrent liabilitie5 69.522 82,657 Net a55ets 69,522 82,657 Funds of the thgrity Unrestricttd funds 69,522 82,657 Tot41 chfirity funds 16 69,522 82.657 For the year ¢ndin8 31 August 2025 the charity was eniitled to exeinpiion from audit under sectioii 477 of tlie Companie5 Act 2006 relatijig to small ¢(xnpanie5. Direelors. respon5ibiliti¢s'. The members have Jiot required ihe compai]y to obtsin an audit of ils fiiiancial statemejls for the year in question in xcordance witli sec(ion 476; The dir¢¢iors acki)owledge their responsibilities for complying witl) the requiiemejits of the Act with respecl to accouiiting records and the preparation of finajicial 5tat¢m¢nls. These fjnancial 5taten)ents have been prepared in accordaiice with the provisions opplicable to ¢oinpanies siibjert io Ilie sinall compaiiies, gime. The financial statement5 wer¢ approved by the board of trustees and avthori5ed for issue on and air signed on behalf of the board by.. Mrs l Aucl)i Director The notes on pages 6 to 10 form part of the88 Ilnanclal statements.
The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Limlted by Guarantee Notos to the Finan¢lal Ststoments Yèar ended 31 August 202S CJenerAI informJ)tlo The charity ts a PLiblic bcnefil ¢n¢ity and a private Company limited by ¥114raniee, regisl¢i¢d in England and Wales and a registcred Charity in England and Wal¢s. The addies5 of Ilie registered office is 7 Redbridge Lai)e Easi, Ilford. Essex, IG4 SET. St*l¢ment ofcompliance These fiJiaJicÉal 5talen)eii15 have been prepared in complilee witli FRS 102. 'The FiiianLial R¢portiiig Standard appls¢able in the UK and the Repiiblic of Ii'¢land'. Ihe Stalemeni of Reconimeiid¢d Pr&Llice applicablc to ¢hariiies preparing their a¢¢ounis in accordance with tlie Finanrial Reporting Standard applicable iii tlie UK 4nd Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) Icliarilie5 SORP IPRS 102)) ajd Ilie Coiiipaiii¢s A¢t 2006. AceoiiThSing poli¢ies Basis of preparatio The finan¢ial slalenieiits liave been prq)ared 01) the hior¢¢4[ cost basis, as modified by the revalualioii of certain fiJian¢ial assets and liabilities and invc5tmeht properti¢s inea5ured ai fair value Ilvough iiKonie or ¢xpcnditure. The finan¢io1 slatemeiits are pr¢pared in sterlin& whi¢h is the functional curreii¢y of the eniily. Going concern In the opinion of the tiU5tees, Ther¢ are no material wicertainties about ihe Chariiy'5 abillty to continue f()r the forese¢abl¢ future. Judgement5 key sources of estlmglion uncertainty The preparalioi) of ihe financial stateiknents requires management to make judBenieiits, esliniale5 and assuniptions that affect The amounts repoited. Thes¢ estimates and judgements aiE Colltinually review¢d and aTe based on cxperienre and other factors. inrluding expectations of fulure events that ar¢ b¢lieved to be reasut)able uiider the circuJnaCes. Fund aeeountlng Unrestricted fund5 are available for use at The dis¢Tetion of the trust¢es to further any of the eliarity'5 purposes. DesigMat¢d funds are uiirestricted funds earmarked by the irusie¢s for patiicular future piDject or ¢oniinitment. Restri¢¢¢d funds are subjected to restrictions on tl)eiT expenditure declaird by tli¢ donor or throu8Ji tl)e term5 of an appeal, Ind fall into one of iwo suclasSeS.. resrri¢ted income futmls or endowment funds.
The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Limited by Guarant¥e Nofes to the Fin4neial Statements Icontlnuedj Year ended 31 August 2025 Accountink polLCi¢$ IrDJTllyJu¢rfJ Ineoming i*sources All li)¢oie is iiicluded in tlie staiement of finan¢ial activities wlieji entitleinent lia% passed to Ihe ¢harity, it is probable that the economic b¢neliis associated wilh Ihe tT%nsaction will flow to lh¢ charity and the ainoiint Can be reliably Jneasui'ed. The following specific policy is applied to the principal calegoty of inconie.. In¢om¢ from IULtion fee5 receivable and incDme from other educational activities is ¢venly re¢o¥Tiiised ov¢r the temis in the academic year. Resource5 expended Expcndiiure is recognised on an ac¢rua15 basi5 as 8 liability is iKiirred. Expenditure includes any V A'r whicli cannoi be fully recovered, and is Classified und¢r headings of Il)e 5(aiement or rinaneial activities to which it relates.. expenditure vn raisin8 funds include5 the ¢osts of all fundraising activities, events, nonry¢haritabl¢ Iradithg aclivitl¢5. and the sale of donated 8oods. expendItre on charitable activities includes all cosis incurred by È charity ii) undertaking activities thAt further ils charitable aims for the benefit of ils bei)¢ficiarie5. including those support ¢osts aiid costs r¢lating to t1 governance of the charity apportion¢d to charitable 8¢tivities. otl)er expenditure iiicludes all expet)diture that is neither lated to raising 1]d$ for the Charity nor part of its expenditure 011 chariiable actLVIti¢s. All cosls are allocated to exp¢nditure cai¢gories Jrfl¢cting ihe us¢ of tlie resouite. Direct Costs attributablc Iv a siJi8le acllvity are allo¢ited directly to ihot activity. Shared c05t5 are apportion¢d between tl)e activiiies they ¢ontribute to on a reasonabl¢. justifiable ajid consist¢Jii basis. Tangible Assets All fixed ass¢ls are initially rccorded at cos¢. Depreclativn Deprlation is calculated 50 a5 to write off the c4)st or Valuation of an asser, less its residual value. over the useful economic lif¥ of that as5d as follows.. Equiwncnt 15 zo Straight line Limited by guar5)ntee Members, Itabilily is lin)ited to £1 per mejnber.
The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Limlted by Guarantee Notes to th8 Financial Statements {¢onlinued) Yoarended 31 August 2025 Chshi'itAble Activitie5 Unrestricled '] otyl fi Lihds Fund5 Unresti'icted Funds Total Flind5 2024 2025 S¢hool fee5 61,102 61,102 74.012 74,012 IRveslJlleNt income UnrestriLled To¢al Funds Funds Unreslricled Total Funds Funds Baiik ii)terest receivable 1,462 1.462 1.899 1,899 Expenditure Chgritable activitie$ by type Unrestri¢i¢d Tot1 Funds Funds 2025 Vnreslricted Total Fui)ds Funds 2024 School ¥unning costs Suppolt ¢ostS 74,379 1,320 74.379 .320 74.846 i.oio 74,846 75,699 7.S,699 75.856 75.856 Exp¢nditurt on charit#ble 8etiviti¢$ by actiwty type Aclivities undertaken directly Support Costs Total funds Total fund 2024 S¢l)ool runiiin8 cos15 Govrrnance eosts 74,379 74.379 ,320 74.846 1.010 1.320 74,379 1,320 75,699 75,856 Analysls of Support e05ts Analysis gf support cosis activity Total 2025 'rotal 2024 Governance cos15 1.320 .320 10. Net (expendStur¢)fincome Net lexpenditure)lincom¢ is stated after chaigin[crediting)'. 2025 2024 DepreciAtion of Laiigible fjxed as5et5 98
The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (contlnuèdl Year ended 31 August 2025 11. Indcpendent examin81loD fees 2025 2024 Fees payable 10 rl)¢ independent examiner for.. Indepeiident examii)aiion of the financial slateinents 1,320 12. Staff costs Tl)e iot21 staff c051S ahd employee ben¢fJis for the reporting period are analysed a5 follows.. 2025 2024 Wages and sal&ries S2,486 51,347 The average11¢3d count of employ¢¢.$ duriiig the year was 27 (2024.. 27). The average number of full-tiine equiv4l¢nl cmployces during the year is analyscd a5 follows.. 2025 2024 Tea¢liers and administrdtors No employee Teceived employce benefits of more than £60,000 durinB the year {2024.. Ntll. 13. Trustee remuii¢r#tion exp¢n$t$ No remuneration or ot]i¢r bejiefjts fron) employjiieiit witl) the charity or a related entity were received by the trusiees. No trusiee expenses l)ave betn in¢urred. 14. Tangible fixed fis5¢t5 EquLPtn¢Dt Tolal C05t At I September 2024 And 31 August 2025 DepreckAtio At I Sep¢¢mber 2024 and 31 August 2025 Carrying amount At 31 August 2025 3,561 3.561 3.561 3,561 At 31 August 2024
The Arab Educational and Cultural Forum Company Llmited by Guarantee Notes to the Flnancial Statament$ (¢ontlnued) Year gndgd 31 August 2025 15. Creditors: amoub)ts fAlling Ilu¢ Mithiii 0* year 2025 2024 Accriials athd defeed i[LLne So¢ial securiiy aiid otlier taxes l J20 3,354 1,260 4.674 1.260 16. Analysis of cbAritable fuiids Utlrestricted funds Al I Septemki 202 Income Exprndiiure 4t 31 Au¥uS12025 General funds 82,657 62,564 175,699) Al I S¢ptcmber 2023 Income Expenditure Al 31 AugusI20!4 General fiinds 82,602 75,91 {75,856} 82.657 17. An#lysls of net ass¢ts between fund$ Unresiricted Tot81 Fujhd Funds 2025 Curreiil assets Creditors less than l y¢ar 74.196 (4,674) 74,196 {4.674) Net assets 69,522 69,522 Unrestricted Total Fuiid Funds 2024 Tangible fixed assets Ciirrent a55eis Creditor5 less than l year 83,917 (1,2611 82.656 83,917 (1,261) 82.656 Ntt Assets 18. Related parti¢5 No iwstee or other person r¢lat¢d to tlie charity had any personal intere51 11) any contracl or ti?nsaction eiiteT¢d into by the charity duTin8 the year (2024- Nil). 10-