2025-04-30-accounts

Charity Registration Number: SC046492

DAWAT-E-ISLAMI SCOTLAND.

(A company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and financial Statements For the Year Ended 30[st] April 202 5

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Trustees Report: Dawate Islami SCOTLAND Financial Year End April 3 0[th] 202 5

Report for Dawat e Islami Scotland Charity Number SC046492

Registered Office Dawat e Islami Scotland Head Office

95 Niddrie Road

Glasgow G42 8PR

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In the name of Allah, Most merciful, Most Kind

Message from the chairman

I am pleased to present the accounts of Dawat e Islami Scotland for the year ended 30 April 2025.

Over the past year, we have continued to make meaningful progress in delivering our mission of serving the community and promoting spiritual, educational, and charitable initiatives across Scotland. Through the dedication of our volunteers, supporters, and donors, we have been able to expand our activities and strengthen our outreach.

Despite ongoing economic challenges, the organisation has remained financially stable. This reflects our commitment to prudent financial management, transparency, and accountability in all that we do. Every contribution entrusted to us has been utilised responsibly to maximise benefit for the communities we serve.

We have continued to invest in programmes that support education, community engagement, and welfare initiatives, ensuring that our efforts bring lasting positive impact. None of this would be possible without the continued generosity of our donors and the tireless efforts of our volunteers.

On behalf of the board, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who has supported Dawat e Islami Scotland over the past year. Your trust and commitment remain the foundation of our success.

As we look ahead, we remain focused on strengthening our services, expanding our reach, and continuing to serve with integrity, compassion, and dedication.

Yours sincerely, Khalid Mirza Chairman

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Board of Trustees

Company directors - known as trustees - make up our Board of Trustees, which directs and controls the organisation. The Board of Trustees sets our future aims and priorities, focussing on strategic planning and governance, and evaluates our performance and progress in our work to alleviate poverty and suffering. The Board of Trustees appraises the Executive management team and can make appointments to these positions as well as dismissals. The Board of Trustees also makes sure that we satisfy the regulatory requirements on us as a charity.

Recruiting and appointing trustees

All our trustees are volunteers, chosen because they have the diverse range of skills, knowledge and experience that we need to respond to the challenges of today. In recent years we have not been able to find suitable trustees and are constantly looking to improve the strength of the team

Trustees Code of Conduct

A trustee’s code of conduct policy is in place whereby all trustees must read sign and abide by

Current Trustees

1.Khalid Nazir Mirza

• 2.Ansar Mahmood

• 3.Omar Riaz

Objectives and Activities

To advance the Islamic faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the teachings of Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat. Namely Dawat e Islami. Brelwi school of thought by following the doctrines of Shah Ahmed Raza Khan, Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhadith Dehlvi, Hazrat Syed Pir Mehr Ali Shah Golarvi and Hazrat Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri; may the blessing of Allah be upon them all. The above objectives are fulfilled with various activities; namely Madressah tul Madinah

After school madrassahs providing Quranic and Islamic education to children after school. This is currently taking place in 2 centres with approx. 140 students.

In 2015 the trustees identified the need for quality training for all madrassah teachers and with this in mind, training was provided for all teachers. The trustees are now pleased to announce that all teachers are now qualified to teach, and all teachers have the necessary DBS checks done on them. All teachers are required to pass an examination to be able to teach, if the teacher is lacking then assistance is provided in the form of one-to-one training to enable them to pass the relevant examinations.

There are two levels of qualification.

1. Qaida Test. This allows the teacher to teacher the qaida: The Arabic alphabet and basic rules 2. Nazra. This enables the teacher to be able to teach the students to read the actual Quran applying the rules learned in the Qaida

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If a teacher has passed the test but has not taught for a period of 3 months, then he/she is required to take the test again.

If at any time the head teacher in the madrassah feels the need for any teacher to do the test again then he/she will be requested as such

The demand for our after school is such that we have waiting lists.

With this in mind, discussions are constantly taking place re using our buildings to full capacity, creating more teachers and creating more rooms. We are looking at the prospect of putting in another floor in our Niddrie Rd Building

Masjids.

These are the heart of any Islamic community. Providing Muslims facilities to fulfil the Islamic right of praying 5 times a day this is currently being provided in both of our centres

Madressah tul Balighan. :Quranic and Islamic classes for elders.

These are traditionally provided in the evening before the final prayer and are a 41 minute class for adults. This is currently taking place in 36 places and class size always fluctuates with an average class size of 10-12

Outreach work (known as Madani qaffilas)

This is where brothers will travel to a different masaajid in a different locality and stay there for a minimum of 3 days. During this period, they will be taught the basics of Islam as well as providing the same service to the locals in that community visiting people in the local community.

Self rectification cards (known as Madni Inamat cards)

These are provided for brothers and sisters. These self-rectification cards are filled in daily with intention to improve themselves not only from a spiritual point of view but also to improve ones character

An application has also been created for this where you can fill in the card online or on your mobile phone

Weekly Ijtems (gatherings)

Weekly ijtemas take place in all our centres.

For brothers this takes place on Thursday evening and sisters on Saturday mornings. In those towns where we don’t have buildings permission is sought from the other mosques for these weekly gatherings.

These gatherings cover topics that are traditional as well as those topics that are the need of the day; for example, drugs, alcohol, gangs, knife crime, bullying, ill effects of internet etc. All speeches are vetted and checked before use.

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Funeral services and bereavement support.

When a person in the community passes away support is provided to the family and all the Islamic funeral rights are assisted with.

This will include bathing and shrouding the deceased as well as assisted in the actual burial. Gatherings are also held pray for and to attain blessing for the deceased in our centres as well as assisting in the funeral rights of the deceased, we also provide training at our centres where we train individuals to wash the deceased and shroud the deceased

Qurbani.

Sacrificing an animal once a year at a specific time is considered obligatory on Muslims. Dawat e Islami has been able to provide this service for thousands of people in the UK and the animals were all sacrificed in Pakistan were we have a good relationship and the meat was distributed amongst the poor and needy in the country.

The chairman has visited Pakistan twice during the year to ensure that this meat is distributed correctly and also to audit other funds sent

Zakah.

Muslims are expected to donate 2.5% of their savings annually to specific good causes. Dawat e Islami has provided this service to the Muslims of UK, whereby their funds have been distributed to those people and good causes who are able to receive these funds.

Responsibilities of Directors and Trustees

The Annual Report and the Financial Statements are prepared according to the relevant law and regulations and approved by the directors.

Under company law, the directors have to prepare financial statements for each financial year, and have chosen to prepare the group and parent company financial statements according to the United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom accounting standards and applicable law).

In line with company law, the directors only approve the financial statements when they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, and of the profit or loss for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the directors must:

• Choose suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently

• Make reasonable and prudent judgements and accounting estimates

• State whether applicable UK 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 company will continue in business.

The directors must keep adequate accounting records, and these have to show and explain our transactions. The records must also disclose our financial position with reasonable accuracy at any time, and enable directors to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and the Charity Commission Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 2005. Directors also have to safeguard our assets, and this means taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud or other irregularities.

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Public benefit

We develop strategic plans to make certain that we provide maximum public benefit and achieve our strategic objectives, which fall under purposes defined by the Charities Act 2006.

The trustees along with the members have drawn up 1 year, 2-year, 5 year and 10 year plans of what they we want to achieve. The main aim is to fully utilise the facilities and buildings we already have and provide more public benefit in those areas as well as expand further in the UK to provide more facilities that will meet the objectives of the organisation and provide benefit to the local communities

Employees

We support and develop the skills of our employees. We encourage all of our colleagues to engage with the strategy and objectives, and to give their suggestions and views on performance and strategy. We are an equal opportunities employer and are proud to recruit and promote our staff based on their aptitude and ability, without discrimination. The majority of staff benefit from policies focussing on training and career development as well as regular supervision All our staff irrespective of duty are DBS checked.

In house Safeguarding training has also been provided to all employees and volunteers at level 1. Level 2 safeguarding courses are provided for all staff online.

Training been given to our staff who go out and preach to individuals

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APPENDIX 2

SC046492

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Dawat-e-Islami Scotland SC046492

Dawat-e-Islami Scotland

Additional notes (8)

Year ended 30 April 2022