The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2021.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)".
Haaya Foundation’s aim is to preserve the essence of the Islamic faith by empowering Muslims to achieve a full potential in their spiritual, educational, physical, socio-economic and cultural aspirations. It will act as an interchange, aiming to inspire Muslims to play a positive and pivotal role in the community and wider British society.
Haaya Foundation will advance the Islamic faith through the holding of prayer meetings, establishment of religious places, production/distribution of Islamic literature(s), youth work, welfare projects, education and community engagement, to foster meaningful civic relations and to empower attendees of all genders in becoming positive and productive British citizens.
Haaya Foundation is a focused and socially responsible charity, which endeavours to contribute through its humanitarian work to present a positive image of Islam & Muslims in the UK and across the world, by providing grants and services to individuals in need and or charities, or other organisations working to alleviate poverty.
The Charity currently has 7 trustees and over 20 volunteers who manage the day to day of the Activities.
Saturday Islamic School & Evening Madrassa
Education remains at the forefront of this mission. For both male and female, young and old we aim to establish classes for Quran, Arabic, Fiqh and many of the Islamic sciences. Special attention will be given to those new to the faith and those who wish to renew their commitment to Islam and learning.
Community Companions
This was an initiative born out of the pandemic-induced necessity. Isolation, loneliness and fear had affected the community as well as financial hardship.
Regular food parcels were delivered to those in need as well as to local hospitals during the first year of the lockdown.
This was later developed into a project to support the elderly and vulnerable in the community. Telephone Befriending was offered to those isolated and lonely. Help with filling in forms, benefit checks, guidance and sign-posting was offered. Groceries and medicine and meals would be collected and delivered to those who were house-bound. As well as this, online workshops were arranged on topics such as health and well-being, to engage, and educate attendees. A weekly Food Bank was held at the centre for the duration of the remainder of the lockdown.
New Muslim Circle
This was launched to provide a welcoming, friendly family environment for new Muslims to learn about their new way of life in a way that caters for their individual background and level of experience. Topics include the method of prayer, Arabic phrases etc.
New Muslims face unique challenges whereby their environment remains the same while their internal world has been revolutionised. There can be lapses in focus or confidence, which is why support and education is required.
We could only enjoy one session alone before the pandemic moved us into lockdown and our classes moved to WhatsApp, yet our members grew in number. We resumed in-person sessions in September 2021.
A Revert’s Winter Luncheon was held as a celebration and social event for our members.
Friday Halaqah
A Weekly Friday Halaqah has been run at the masjid since we opened our doors. During the pandemic, these sessions were taken online and provided live via YouTube and Facebook.
The aim of the halaqah has been to provide a platform for people of all ages and backgrounds to understand more about Islamic topics and to be given an opportunity to ask questions. This was also a way for the community to meet other people as they became regular attendees, to mingle and catch up while enjoying light refreshments together.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Friday Youth Hub
We welcome the Youth every Friday in our hall, where they can play pool, table tennis, PlayStation, and meet up with friends.
We have held a viewing of the Euro 2020, England v Italy, for Fathers and Sons and all brothers.
“The Night is Young” was a special sleepover to help children to boost their iman, make new friends and to have fun.
“Fajr Knights” was a community engagement programme over the course of 2 weeks, to encourage and motivate the Fajr prayer for our children.
“Be Like Muhammad” Series was held over a period of 16 weeks to teach children about the seerah of our Prophet Muhammad (sas)
Mother&Child Group Relaunch
Mother and Child group relaunched in July 2021 after a hiatus of many years. It was a blissfully successful summer scheme with a range of trips including those to Kew Gardens and London Zoo, theatre trips and planned activities in Royal Parks and Hampton Court Palace.
The group has grown to over 50 mothers and since January activities expanded to a weekly forest school in partnership with Chiswick House. There was a book reading event at HMC, and there are many other projects in the pipeline such as a women’s only swimming, and a legal clinic and mediation service.
Boxing & Fitness club
This was first launched on our Community Open Evening and Barbecue Event. A professional teacher has since been training and motivating our youth in this art of self-defence and physical exercise.
Unlock the Football Tournaments
This has been a huge success, as an inter-Masjid competition of 2 league of boys of ages 14-16, and 16 or above.
Organised between West London Islamic Centre, Ealing Masjid and Hounslow Muslim Centre, the tournament set against each other 5-a-side teams to battle it out as champions.
In a short space of time HMC has established a positive standing in the community. With its enthusiastic and dedicated band of volunteers and project leads, HMC has continued to grow, offering a wide range of activities and services
The results for the Period are set on page 4.
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The trustees considers that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.
The trustees has assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
The main risk is the shortfall in funding. All the funding's are from donations and interest free loans. The Trustees continue to secure further donations to cover the future operating cost of the mosque.
Building Plans
On the 30th of Ramadan, we have secured planning permission to demolish the present building, and in its place to construct a strategic, purpose built masjid, suitable for serving the community. We will move forward with these plans once our Qardh-e-Hasana has been repaid.
The charity is a company limited by guarantee . The charity is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association and managed by a board of Trustees.
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
The trustees are not remunerated for their services to the charity.
None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up .
During the year the mosque was under construction the charity had no permanent members of staff. All administrative tasks were carried out by the trustees, who are also the key management person ne l of the charity. The trustees are not remunerated for their services to the charity.
The report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Haaya Foundation (the charity) for the year ended 30 September 2021.
As the trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act).
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) . In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of , which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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 financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
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 financial statements to be reached.
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
Haaya Foundation is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 4-6, Hanworth Road, Hounslow, TW3 1UA, England.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's [governing document], the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
A liability is recognised when either a legal or constructive obligation is identified. Irrecoverable VAT is classified in the same way as the transaction to which it relates.
Cost of generating funds are those incurred in attracting voluntary income, in particular donations and the cost of maintaining the charity's profile within the sector.
Costs relating to the running of the mosque are those directly incurred in performing these activities.
Governance costs include those costs incurred in the governance of the charity's assets and are primarily associated with constitution and statutory requirements.
Support costs comprises cost incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and allocated to the appropriate charity activities,
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
No depreciation is provided in respect of the charity’s freehold property. This is due to the fact that the expected useful life of the property is very long and the charity have a policy of a regular maintenance and repair, this cost is written off in the accounts as and when they are incurred so the property is maintained at a high standard, because of this, the trustees consider that the estimated residual value of the property is not materially different from its carrying value and as such any resulting depreciation charge would be immaterial and it is therefore not provided.
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year.
Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value at the reporting end date. The surplus or deficit on revaluation is recognised in profit or loss.
At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any ) .
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future p aymen ts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity ’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
Government grant
Rental income
Running of the Mosque
Expenses relating to the purchase of the mosque
Consultancy
Repairs and maintenance
Legal and professional
Rates
Light and heat
Postage
Insurance
Service cost on Qard Hasana
Iftar
Bank charges
Printing, stationary and advertising
IT related expenses
General expenses
Telephone & Internet
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
Expenses relating to investment property
Investment property comprises a residential property. The fair value of the investment property has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out at 3rd April 2020 by A T & G Chartered Surveyors, who are not connected with the charity. The valuation was made on an open market value basis by reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties.
The trustees are in the opinion that the fair value of investment property has not changed since the last valuation in April 2020.
During the year the charity entered into the following transactions with related parties:
As at the period end the balanced owed to Hounslow Asian and African Youth Associations is £ 5,110 (20 20 : £23,112)