AHMADIYYA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION - Charity Commission

UK Registered Charity Number: 299081Scottish Charity Number: SC042131

AHMADIYYA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION

United Kingdom

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTSfor the year ended

30th June 2015

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Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad - Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya MuslimCommunity at the Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention - Aug 2015)

Legal and Administrative Information Page 4

Amir’s Report Page 6

Report of the Management Committee Page 18

Independent Auditors’ Report Page 22

Statement of Financial Activities Page 24

Balance Sheet Page 25

Cash Flow Statement Page 26

Accounting Policies Page 27

Notes to the Financial Statements Page 28

Tangible Assets Schedule Page 32

Graphs Page 33

3AHMADIYYA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION UK: ANNUAL REPORT 2015

CONTENTS

Ahmadiyya Muslim Association – United KingdomYear ended 30 June 2015

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND ADVISORS

Management CommitteeMr Rafiq A Hayat : Amir (National President)

Mr Mansoor A Shah FCA : Naib Amir (Vice President)Dr Chaudhry Nasir Ahmad : Naib Amir (Vice President)

Mr Mohammad Akram Ahmedi : Naib Amir (Vice President)Mr Mohammad Nasser Khan : Naib Amir (Vice President)

Dr Shabir Ahmed Bhatti : Naib Amir (Vice President)Mr Rana Mashhood Ahmed : General Secretary

Mr Sultan Lone : Finance SecretaryDr Sardar Hamid Ahmad : Secretary Tabligh (Preaching and propagation)

Mr Muhammad Ibrahim Ikhlaf : Additional Secretary Tabligh (Preaching and propagation)Mr Nisar Ahmad Orchard : Secretary Tarbiyat (Religious Training)

Mr Nomaan Raja : Secretary Ta’lim (Education)Mr Mohammad Arshad Ahmedi : Secretary Isha’at (Publications)

Mr Fareed Ahmad : Secretary Umur Kharijiyya (External Affairs)Mr Sheikh Tariq Mahmood : Secretary Umur ‘Amma (General Affairs)Mr Mirza Abdul Rasheed : Secretary Diafat (Hospitality)

Mr Hafiz Fazle Rabbi : Secretary Talimul Qur’an & Waqf Ardi (Qur’an/Temporary Devotion)

Mr Irfan Qureshi : Secretary Jaidad (Properties & Real Estate)Mr Mian Safdar Ali : Secretary Sami Wa Basri (Audio & Visual)

Mr Shakeel F Butt FCCA : Muhasib (Accountant)Mr Malik Abdul Haleem : Additional Secretary FinanceMr Said Ahmad Khan : Additional Secretary FinanceDr Tariq Anwar Bajwa : Secretary Tahrik JadidMr Mubbushar A Mirza : Secretary Waqf Jadid

Mr Jonathan C Butterworth : Additional Secretary Tarbiyat & Waqf Jadid Nau Mubai’n (New Converts)

Dr Ch Munawar Ahmad : Secretary Wasaya (Wills)Mr Irfan Chaudhry : Amin (Treasurer)

Mr Ch Masroor Ahmad : Secretary Waqf NauMr Ahmad Salam : Secretary Sanato Tijarat (Trade & Industry)

Mr Shamim A Khan : Secretary Zira’at (Agriculture)Mr Ch Waseem Ahmad : Sadr Majlis AnsarullahMr Mirza Waqas Ahmad : Sadr Majlis Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya Mr Abdullah Jheengoor : Internal Auditor

Advisors

Mr Ataul Mujeeb Rashed : (Naib Amir, Imam London Mosque)Mr Abdul Latif Khan : Secretary Rishta Nata (Matrimonial and match-making)

Mr Syed Naseer Ahmad : Secretary Rishta Nata (Matrimonial and match-making)


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Registered Address (Head Office)The London Mosque16 Gressenhall RoadLondon, SW18 5QL

Administrative AddressThe Baitul Futuh Mosque

181 London RoadMorden

Surrey, SM4 5PT

NON-EXECUTIVE ADVISORS

Regional Presidents

Mr A Ghaffar Abid : ScotlandMr Bilal Atkinson : North East

Dr Naseer Ahmad Choudhry : North WestDr Mohammad Ashraf : Midlands

Mr Abdul Sami : HertfordshireMr Sheikh Latif ur Rehman : Middlesex

Mr Naseer A Dean : LondonMr Fazal-ur-Rehman Mirza : East

Mr Mohammad Ahsan Ahmedi : Islamabad Mr Naseem Afzal Butt : SouthMr Muhammad Noman : South West

MissionariesMr Abdul Ghaffar Ahmad : Baitul Barakat Mosque – Birmingham

Mr Mubarak A Basra : AlMahdi Mosque – BradfordMr Faiz Ahmad : Tahir Mosque – Catford

Mr Ata ur Rehman Khalid : Baitul Wahid Mosque – FelthamMr Safeer Ahmad Khan : Nasir Mosque – Gillingham

Mr Daud Ahmad : Baitur Rehman Mosque – GlasgowMr Aqeel Ahmad Kang : Baitul Ghafoor Mosque – Halesowen

Mr Tahir P Selby : Nasir Mosque – HartlepoolMr Mansoor A Chatha : Baitul Amn Mosque – Hillingdon

Mr Abdul Hafeez Khokhar : Baitun Noor Mosque – HounslowMr Sabahat Karim : Baitus Samad Mosque – Huddersfield

Mr Majid Ahmad Sialkoti : Baitul Islam Mosque – Islamabad TilfordMr Ghulam Ahmad Khadim : Baitul Ikram Mosque – Leicester

Mr Laiq Ahmad Tahir : Fazal Mosque – LondonMr Mohammad Akram Malik : Darul Aman – Manchester

Mr Naseem Ahmad Bajwa : Baitul Futuh Mosque – MordenMr Imran Ahmad Khalid : Baitul Futuh Mosque – Morden

Mr Mansoor Ahmad Clarke : Baitul Futuh Mosque – MordenMr Humayun Haneef Uppal : Baitul Shakoor Mosque – OxfordMr Mohammad A Khursheed : RhyllMr Qaiser Mehmood Malik : Baitul Afeeyat Mosque – Sheffield

Mr Usman Shehzad Butt : StevenageMr Rawahuddin Arif Khan : Baitul Ahad Mosque – WalthamstowMr Mujeeb Ahmad Mirza : Baitul Hadi Mosque – Watford


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AuditorsHaines Watts

Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors

BankersNational Westminster bank Plc250 Wimbledon Park Road,

London SW19 6ZA

SolicitorsCrescent Law

81 London RoadMorden

Surrey SM4 5HP

By the Grace of Allah, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community worldwide continues to make great strides in allareas. After busy years of the Association celebrating its first centenary since its establishment in the UK lastyear and the worldwide Jama’at (community) celebrating its 125th Anniversary, we should reflect on exactlyhow much has been achieved since it was founded by the Promised Messiah(as) in 1889. From a few membersin a remote village in India, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has now spread to over 200 countries. This isall by the sheer Grace and Mercy of Allah Who has blessed this Community with the institution of Khilafat –a divinely guided institution rooted in the true teachings of Islam and the precepts set by the Holy Prophet ofIslam(saw). In his recent sermon of 22nd May 2015, the Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community,(His Holiness) Huzur Aqdas(aba) said that:

“.. members of our Jama’at should pledge that they have to work for the cause of faith. Every adversity willturn into comfort for us and we will feel delight in our work. Indeed, we will be faced with difficulties butto march onwards and upwards is the tradition of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be onhim). It is the task of Ahmadiyya Jama’at to take the message of One God to the world and bring it in thesphere of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). It is a tremendous task and can onlybe done with God’s help and support. None of our tasks are accomplished without Divine help.....Thepledge that Hazrat Musleh Maud (Khalifatul Masih II, may Allah be pleased with him) made by the sideof his blessed father’s body should be the pledge of each one of us. We should indeed pledge to remaindistant from associating partners with Allah, try our utmost for accomplishing the mission of the PromisedMessiah (on whom be peace) and fulfil the pledge of holding aloft the banner of the Holy Prophet (peaceand blessings of Allah be on him).

Today, one of the big challenges that the Muslim world is experiencing is the emergence and growth of ISIS, anorganisation having far reaching implications throughout the world, besides the terror it is spreading in theMiddle East, Africa and Asia. The West too has felt its impact with the murder of 13 journalists in the CharlieHebdo offices in Paris on 7th January. Huzur Aqdas(aba) delivered a Friday sermon condemning the atrocityand presenting the true teachings of Islam on this subject. Soon after, he gave a very lengthy interview to theLBC radio station in London, featured as breaking news on the radio station, repeated in all their newscaststhroughout the day and attracting a record number of tweets in support of Huzur Aqdas’s(aba) comments. Other


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We are pleased to present extracts from the Annual Report for the yearended 30th June 2015 that was delivered by mr Rafiq Ahmed hayat,Amir (national President) of the Ahmadiyya muslim Association uK(the ‘Association’), at the annual general assembly of the elected anddesignated members of the 36th majlis shura (consultative body) uKheld in Baitul Futuh mosque, morden, between 6th and 7th June 2015

Amir’s Report

AhmAdiyyA muslim AssociAtion united Kingdom Year Ending 30th June 2015

members of the Association including myself were able to takepart in the debate surrounding the Paris attacks and we receivedgood coverage on Sky, BBC, LBC, Russian TV along withnational, regional and local press. Unfortunately, this situationis growing worse by the day. We should pray that Allah guidesthe misguided so-called Muslims who are involved with thesecriminal activities and who are giving Islam a bad name. TheAssociation will continue to be a strong voice in condemningsuch atrocities and portraying the true peaceful message ofIslam throughout the world.

The Association has continued to grow each year and we havehad growth through natural progression and also through somemigration. We also continue to have some people coming from Pakistan where conditions continue todeteriorate in general especially for Ahmadis. I am pleased to report the UK government has continued to besympathetic and generally asylum is granted in most cases. Huzur Aqdas(aba) has always cautioned members tobe honest and speak the truth.

The London region has seen the largest re-organisation of the Association this year. We have created 20 newbranches which now makes 50 branches in London. London Region has been divided into two regions withthe appointments of Dr Mujibul Haq Khan and Mr Naseer Dean as Regional Amirs of London A and LondonB respectively. Further divisions have also been made in Midlands Region where two additional branches werecreated. We have tried to keep an optimum number of 200-300 members per branch.

Under Huzur’s Aqdas(aba) direction, Imam Sahib consulted all local Secretary Tarbiyat and has come up witha very comprehensive Tarbiyat plan for the UK Jama’at. It is of the utmost importance that this plan isimplemented immediately throughout the UK and regular progress reports submitted to the Centre. In orderto reform, train and prepare our youth to face the challenges of the world, we need to have more Mosques andMission houses close to each and every Jama’at. I am pleased to report that we have made good progress on thesite in Leicester and shall start on Walsall where we hope to have completion next year. We also have beenfortunate to have acquired a site in Liverpool and are negotiating on sites in Dundee and Spen Valley. We havealso achieved planning permission for the site in Southall. Whilst it is a bigger challenge in London, due to thehigh cost, we did, however, make offers for sites in Mitcham and Roehampton subject to change of use to D1,but the seller eventually sold the properties to developers. We have also acquired a residential property adjacentto our mosque in Scunthorpe which allows us a larger footprint and residential place for a missionary and the


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Go to: www.amagallery.org.uk - Click on section titled in the media! and two different links canbe accessed - the news story about Huzur Aqdas’s (aba) comments and the full interview.

Sky News – Rafiq Hayat –Amir UKwww.youtube.com/watch?v=phKwNbE39oA&featur

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potential for construction of a purpose built Mosque. The most important inauguration this year was that ofMaryam mosque in Galway, Ireland. Ireland now reports direct to the Centre, although the search for thismosque started when Ireland was part of the Association.

Our Jamia (academy for theosophical and modern languages studies and training of missionaries) is producingmissionaries 6 of whom were allocated to the UK: two assigned to London, one each to Croydon, Oxford,Watford and East Region. The new missionaries are making a big difference in Tabligh (preaching andpropagation) and Tarbiyat (spiritual and moral training and reformation) wherever they are allocated. We wouldlike to congratulate the principle of Jamia – Mr Mirza Nasir Inam Ahmad and his team for their excellent workon behalf of the Association.

Rather than just targeting the national press, we started targeting the local media in print, radio and TV throughthe local branches this year. Our message is getting to a large number of people in the country: we put full pagesummaries of Huzur Aqdas’s(aba) addresses, for instance, the address at the Conference of World Religions whichtook place in the London Guildhall and the Charlie Hebdo affair in local newspapers. The first campaign causedan issue in Luton where the Luton On Sunday newspaper published our article on the 2nd page which resultedin complaints by some local Muslims resulting in the Editor apologising to them. A delegation of our seniormembers met the editor and he was very apologetic and explained that they had made a technical mistake whichrequired an apology but re-assured us that he fully supported the Association’s viewpoint and agreed to publisha letter from us clarifying this matter. As a result, a peace conference was arranged in Luton to reach out to thelocal community with our message of peace and harmony. In October, the Radio 4 ‘Any Questions’ event washeld at the Bradford Al-Mahdi Mosque with Jonathan Dimbleby. This is the second time this programme hasbeen held in one of our mosques, the first being held at Baitul Futuh Mosque.

Each year we see the demise of many respected members of our Jama’at, may Allahgrant them a lofty status in paradise and grant solace to their families. One veryimportant person who passed away had a very long connection with the Association– Dr Maulvi Abdul Wahab bin Adam (photo right)– a former Deputy Imam of theLondon Mosque, first chairman of the Study Circle, the first African Amir who servedfor 39 years in Ghana. On 7th September, the Pan African Ahmadiyya MuslimAssociation held a special commemorative event at Fazal Mosque in memory ofMaulvi Wahab Adam.

Due to our centenary celebrations and the Conference of World Religions in February, our Peace Conferencewas delayed to November. The 2013 peace prize was awarded to Mr Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, Founder andCEO of Mary’s Meals UK, in recognition of his outstanding efforts to provide food and education to hundredsof thousands of children in the developing world and subsequently recognised by the world community as oneof the top 100 pioneers in the world.

Above: Mr Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow and right, recepient of the 2015 PeacePrize, Mrs Sindhutai Sapkal.


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National Peace Symposium took place on 14th March 2015 on the theme of ‘Religion, Freedom and Peace’.The recipient of the 2014 peace prize was Mrs Sindhutai Sapkal for her outstanding efforts to personally alleviatethe suffering of more than 1400 orphaned children in India providing them with food, shelter and education.She travelled with one of her adopted children all the way from India to receive the peace prize. The PeaceSymposium also featured the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Religious Freedom, Professor HeinerBielefeldt. Our peace conference is growing each year from strength to strength and we had almost 600 non-Ahmadi guests. Huzur Aqdas(aba) in his keynote address condemned ISIS and explained how peace can beachieved in this world.

JAlsA sAlAnA

Our 48th Jalsa Salana (annual convention) took place inlate August with representative from 97 countries and anattendance of 33,270. Huzur Aqdas(aba) reported that555,353 conversions took place over the previous year andthe Jama’at was now established in over 206 countries. Thecommunity had completed translations of the HolyQur’an in 72 different languages. A large number ofdignitaries attended, including the Secretary of State forEnergy, the Rt Hon Ed Davey MP, and the Secretary ofState for International Development, the Rt Hon JustineGreening MP. Messages of support were received from anumber of key people including the Prime Minister,Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, fourSecretaries of State: the Rt Hons Eric Pickles MP, Rt HonChris Grayling MP, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP (HealthSecretary)and Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP (ForeignSecretary)and a number of others. I would like to thankthe huge number of volunteers who played a crucial rulein the success of the Jalsa with special thanks to Afsar JalsaSalana – Mr NasserKhan, Afsar Jalsa Gah -Imam Sahib, AfsarKhidmate Khalq – MrMirza Waqas Ahmadand Lajna Imaillah –Mrs Nasira Rehmanand their deputies,assistants and teams.Besides our annual Jalsawe hosted the finalsessions of the Qadianand Bangladesh Jalsastransmitted live fromthe UK, when HuzurAqdas(aba) addressed the6000 and 4000 respectively gathering from Baitul Futuh Mosque.


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By the grace of Allah, our auxiliary organisations continueto raise huge sums of money for various deserving causes –this year Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya was able to organiseits cheque presentation event at the House of Lords (see photo above) attracting a large number of dignitariesand proved to be an excellent way of promoting the true picture of Islam to the people of this country. Havingraised over £330,000 for various charities, they set a target of £400,000 this year and have already held asuccessful Charity Walk event at London’s Hyde Park. This is in addition to other notable work like the plantingof trees all over the UK, regular blood donation and raising thousands of pounds for the British Royal Legionthrough the Poppy Appeal.

Majlis Ansarullah UK raised £360,000 for several charities last year. I would particularly like to thank themfor their efforts in the promotion of the book Life of Muhammad(saw). Their dedicated website has up to the endof the May 2015 resulted in over 30,650 downloads of this book. This is all in addition to the efforts made bythem and the community all over the UK to distribute this excellent book.

Lajna Imaillah UK produced an excellent report for the Shura detailing the many activities including their ownLajna Twitter account and regularly updated websites keeping their members informed of activities. At all majorevents they also raise money for charities and at Jalsa alone raised £12,500 by selling refreshments and tubs ofcandy floss!

umuR KhARiJiyAhThe External Affairs team were veryactive in developing and nurturingrelationships with politicians, dignitaries,diplomats and members of different largeorganisations. The fact we now see alarge number of politicians, diplomat andother dignitaries attending our functionsshows the success of our UmurKharijiyah team helped by our localbranches. It also raised awareness ofpersecution issues and ran severalnational campaigns in this regard. Withthe current crisis in the world, our teamsare working diligently with the variousmedia outlets to promote the truepicture of Islam. We also have all partyparliamentary groups in both theEuropean and British Parliaments whopursue our interests, especially whereAhmadis find themselves in very dire situations in Pakistan, Indonesia and other Muslim countries.

“As part of the FirstWorld Warcommemorationsour mosques turnedoff their lights tomark 100 yearssince the start ofWorld War One.This received goodcoverage in themedia and was wellreceived by charitiesand politicians.”


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WAqF JAdid And tAhRiK JAdidBoth departments continue to work hard in raising aware of these funds and maintained the high standard wehave set for ourselves in particular in Waqf Jadid where the previous year we achieved the first position in theworld ranking after Pakistan and this time we were very close to achieving the same position. For 2014, WaqfeJadid collected just under £1,260,000 representing an increase of almost £170,000 from last year. For TahrikJadid, the total collection was just under £1,366,000 which represents an increase of just over £165,500 fromlast year.

JAidAdThis year Mr Nasser Khan began to oversee the activities of the Properties and Real Estate department whilsta new Secretary Jaidad, Mr Irfan Qureshi, was appointed. This new structure is enabling us to work moreefficiently. Our Jaidad teams are working hard on new projects mentioned earlier and are also involved inrefurbishment of our properties.

geneRAl secRetARyOur General Secretary Department is very busy department dealing with a large number of reports to and fromthe local branches and sending instructions to them. They also undertake a variety of other tasks includingorganising the Majlis Shura, Majlis Amila meetings, co-ordinating office bearer refresher courses, correspondingwith other departments and many other tasks including most recently being involved in the creation and logisticplanning of 20 new branches in London.

tABlighPreaching and propagation of the faith is a big challenge: to be truly successful, we need to distinguish betweenthe awareness campaign and true Tabligh that can only happen on a 1-2-1 basis. The local branches and theauxiliary organisations do a wonderful job in raising awareness in the society at large. In the various events wehold, we also have a number of contacts which can be our target audience. Last year we allocated a very largebudget to the Tabligh department and I am aware that some work has started in line with their programme butwe now need to increase our efforts.

tA’limThe education department has been very busy over the year. Many Jama’ats are holding regular Ta’lim classesat least once a week in accordance with the national Ta’lim syllabus. This year, the Noor Centre where theJama’at provides support in various subjects including English, Mathematics, Science and the Ta’lim Syllabusto students from years 7 to GCSE was moved to Ashcroft College, Southfields. By the Grace of Allah, the student

Building work in the old Isha’at storage area to developinto a new MTA studio and Isha’at area.

Building work above the Baitul Futuh bookshop to createaccomodation facilities for new misssionaries.


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numbers have grown from 35 students last year to 100 registered students for the Saturday session. A similarsetup has been attempted in the Midlands and North West Region but more work is needed to be donehere and then the Noor tuition template will be expanded to other regions. Career guidance surgeries wherestudents can seek career advice were also held. An e-learning portal has also been developed and will allowmembers to log in and have access to Ta’lim material. Two successful student experience events were alsoheld – one in Bradford and the other in London.

diyAFAtThe demands of hospitality and catering have increased in response to the expansion of the community.This department operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year looking after a large number of guests arrivingfrom abroad and catering for all their needs. The total number of meals provided last year amounted to over600,000. They provide an excellent service to the whole of the Jama’at.

tARBiyAtOur Secretary Tarbiyat travelled up and down the country and held Tarbiyat workshops and meetings withthe Jama’ats to encourage members to attend prayers at mosques/local salat centres. Another very importanttask the Tarbiyat department is doing is sending summary of Huzur’s Aqdas(aba) sermons via WhatsApp andtext messaging. They also held Tarbiyat days in Jama’ats throughout the country for members of the Jama’atto regularly pray together, to eat together and to discuss Tarbiyat topics together. Through its dedicatedefforts, the Islahi Committee resolved a number of disputes although, unfortunately, in some cases it wasnot possible to achieve success. I would like to thank Dr Shabir Bhatti and his team for the hard work theyhave carried out during the year.

tAlimul quR’An The department held a number of National Talimul Qur’an classes throughout the year where memberswere taught how to improve their recitation/translation of the Holy Qur’an with the aim of producingteachers. The Department also promoted the Waqf Arzi scheme and visited a number of Jama’ats throughoutthe UK where Qur’an classes were also held. The Al-Hafizoon classes were also held regularly every week.

FinAnce & giFt Aid The Department works very hard and their teams continued to visit the regions and local branches. Theyalso held a number of finance workshops and increased awareness and transparency of the Association’sfinancial position thus creating trust and giving confidence to the members. The teams have worked veryhard in trying to increase our total income through this challenging economic climate. The Departmenthas also been proactive in highlighting and monitoring the expenditure especially the running costs incurredby missions and branches. They have also continued to inform members about the gift aid scheme, throughwhich we are able to generate a further 20% donation made by a taxpayer.

sAmi BAsRi Each event and programme requires the full dedicated support of the audio-video department. Teams werealso involved in the research and design of permanent audio/visual systems implemented in our variousmosques around the country. In addition to this, CCTV’s were upgraded at various centres. MTA UK hasbeen busy in producing documentaries, news items and other programmes which have been broadcast onMTA International, internet sites and external satellite channels. As the requirement for translation grows,the multilingual translation department provided translation facilities in different languages from differentbackgrounds.


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RishtA nAtAThe match-making and marital affairs department has been able to establish regional committees throughoutthe UK and held regional seminars. The Rishta Nata website has been utilised heavily by the parents as well asmarriageable boys and girls seeking Rishta to find a suitable match for their respective potential partner.

ishA’AtThe literature and publications department maintainedstock, ran two central and seven regional bookshops,serviced several branches, mosques and mission housesand liaised with Wakalat Isha’at for availability of stock,future orders and reprints and managed the bookstall atthe Jalsa Salana (photo right) and the London Bookfairheld in Olympia this year. The team was also involved invisiting local Jama’ats in the UK to establish libraries inmosques and mission centres where missionaries areresident. At present the storage facilities at the Isha’atwarehouse in Baitul Futuh are undergoing major development that will now also include an extension forMTA.

WAqF nAu The Waqf Nau (literally new dedication) Department has been very busy throughout the year and held itsfirst residential Tarbiyati class for Waqfe Nau boys aged 15 and over at Darul Amaan, Manchester. TheDepartment also held Regional Tarbiyati classes for boys aged between 7 and 15 years old in fifteen locationsthroughout the country simultaneously. They liaised with Jamia to use the Jamia students that were allocatedto Waqfe Arzi duties in the different locations. A mini syllabus and a class plan was developed and given toeach teacher to be taught at these classes to ensure consistency. Very successful National Ijtemas were alsoheld. As part of the boys national Ijtema, workshops were held on media and research, leadership, teaching,Jamia, languages, engineering and medicine.

umuR A’AmA The public and miscellaneous affairs department continues to work diligently. An Asylum and Immigrationsection obtains reports from the Headquarters and Presidents of local branches and issues letters to theapplicant’s solicitors confirming their attachment and activities. The department also gives clearance formembership registration after receiving reports from the relevant countries. It also deals withmisunderstandings and holds meetings to resolve disputes. The social and welfare section visited variousdetention centres to help and guide the detainees in the fast track.

sAnAto tiJARAt In addition to helping find employment for members, the trade and industry department assisted the Londonregion with their London Careers Fair which generated a good number of leads for members who neededspecific follow up and guidance, and helped raise the profile of the service the department offers. The teamsalso assisted MKA at three Regional Ijtemas to run Business Workshops. It also held two “Invest in MyBusiness” events. An Entrepreneurs Forum was also held with successful entrepreneur who had very goodtrack record on the restaurant and food business.

WAsAyA The wills and legacy department maintained records of musis contacts, assets and income returns up to dateand correspondence with Rabwah. All Musis were sent the declaration/verification forms regarding payments


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of Chanda Hissa Amad known as Schedule C (b) forms together with the statements of their account up toJune 2014. In the event of the demise of a musi/musiah, the department works quickly in preparing his/herrecords immediately. The department also attended various meetings and Ijtemas to encourage membersto join the blessed scheme of Wasiyat.

ZiRA’At The department has been busy throughout the year in beautifying our premises with horticulture andgrowing plants and won several awards.

AminThe treasurer works closely with the Finance Department and is responsible for safe custody of cash andnon-cash (jewellery, share certificates, financial securities, etc) assets including the proper issuance ofreceipts upon receiving such items and swift banking of cash received in the Centre. On average, we issue1,400 receipts a month. In addition, the administration of Qarza Hassana Loans and Amanat is alsoundertaken.

AdditionAl secRetARy tARBiyAt And WAqF JAdid FoR neW AhmAdis Two New Ahmadi audiences took place with Huzur Aqdas(aba) who gave specific instructions to theDepartment and the New Ahmadis. For the Jalsa, the team had a marquee where the new Ahmadis couldcome to get registered and a plan for each day of the Jalsa was provided to them. A website especially fornew Ahmadis was developed in September to serve as a channel of communication between the team andnew Ahmadis. The team started a pilot weekly educational programme for New Ahmadis in LondonRegion commencing January 2015.

WeBsitesTwo new developments took place on the web front. Firstly, the AmA gallery website underwentredevelopment which is still in progress but has seen a significant increase in its popularity over the pastfew months. Huzur Aqdas(aba) was given a detailed report on the site and approved its expansion and overthe year, we will see some further new features. Overall it acts as a hub for all other Jama’at sites as well asproviding links to captioned photo galleries. With its new development, just the last 2 months photo viewshave totalled over 250,000 views. The Urdu and English Q&A section is being expanded together withsections on Huzur Aqdas(aba) press articles and Friday Sermons. I thank Mr Tanveer Khokhar and his webteam of Mr Abid Ahmed from Leeds and Mr Muhammad Arif for the Urdu section and the manyphotographers especially Mr Tariq Chowdhry.

humAn ResouRces The HR Department set up a biometric attendance system at the Association offices, enrolled employeesinto a pension scheme, arranged in house/external courses for staff and offered help and guidance. Thedepartment also updated HR manual, employees’ handbook and other related documents in accordancewith current legislations.

itIT continues to play a vital role helping and supporting many activities in the Association with mostdepartments making effective use of technology. We are continuing to improve the AIMS system and thisis in daily use by the General Secretary, Finance and Wasaya.

AhmAdiyyA Bulletin The Ahmadiyya Bulletin is one of the main ways we share information with all our members. It continuesto be sent regularly to all Ahmadi households on our database. We continue to feature updates on local


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and regional events as well as providing an invaluable archive of the major national events. The standardand the quality of the magazine continue to improve.

homeoPAthyThe Homeopathy team continues to provide alternative medicine operating from both the Fazl Mosque andBaitul Futuh sites. It also supervises the activity of about 30 Regional/local branch based dispensaries aroundthe UK.

cemeteRies Mr Nisar Orchard took care of the Association’s cemeteries and has also been instrumental in organising thefuneral arrangements for a large number of Association’s members. He also provides full support to the bereavedfamilies.

umARA And missionARiesI would like to thank Imam Sahib, Regional Missionaries and Regional and Naib Umera for the excellent supportthey have given to the Jama’at. They have done an excellent job and travelled many miles all over the countryto attend various Tabligh, Talim and Tarbiyat functions and events. Their leadership in these matters is veryimportant for local as well as regional levels. The Regional Amirs assisted in our Mosque building projects,improved the financial contributions from their respective branches. Reporting has improved substantially andI can personally judge improvement through these reports. The local branches are the life and blood of thenational entity.

PRoFessionAl Bodies The Engineers Association under the chairmanship of Mr Akram Ahmedi is doing excellent work on a numberof projects in Africa such as providing water aid and solar energy. The Lawyers Association is providingassistance to the Association and I thank the Chairman Mr Anas Khan. Our Medical Association has also beenvery active this year. I would like to thank Dr Syed Muzaffar Ahmad and the team who continue to providemedical coverage on Disaster Relief Projects and major Association events. The Pan African Association underthe Chairmanship of Mr Tommy Kallon has been very active and has held many successful functions over theyear.

qAdhA BoARd I would like to thank the Qadha board under the chairmanship of Dr. Zahid Khan for arbitrating upon some ofthe most difficult issues facing the Association. I have full confidence that all the decisions made are based onhonesty, truth and justice.


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mAsRooR cRicKet touRnAment We have now hosted the Seventh International T20 Masroor Cricket Tournament. This year we hadrepresentation from 24 teams who took part all of whom played to an excellent standard both in terms ofindividual and team performances. We would like to congratulate the teams from England and Germany whoplayed in the final with England winning the trophy this year.

humAnity FiRst We are very proud that Humanity First continues to increase its activity and areas of influence in the provisionof service to humanity. It addition to its regular projects, for the Ebola outbreak, Humanity First lead a publicawareness (sensitization) campaign across Sierra Leone. The teams visited mosques, churches to assist theirlocal congregations, provided information to the public at bus and coach stations and in markets, visited 866Community Centres, 244 Villages and 136,428 people were sensitized. A fund raising dinner was held whichraised £32,000. A telethon fundraising event was held in April 2014, broadcast live across the world on ourYouTube channel. The campaign received tremendous support and donations from all over the world. HumanityFirst Team also carried out work helping victims of the Pakistani Floods and aid was sent to India and Syria.

mtAWe are also fortunate to have the central MTA International organisation within the UK and we have the specialhonour of many UK members working for them.

mARKAZIn the UK, we are very fortunate that because of Huzur Aqdas’s(aba) presence here, the Central organisationshave representatives in this country. Due to this proximity it makes our work easier because of the excellent co-operation that has been built up over the years. I would like to thank them all for their moral support andco-operation.

hAZRAt AmeeRul momineenWe are particularly fortunate in the UK as we have the institution of Khilafat here with us and it is the guidance,support and especially the prayers of Huzur Aqdas(aba) that is the driving force that blesses our community. It isindeed through the agency of Khilafat that enables the community to progress in every way and overcome anyof the obstacles that try and hinder our development. Such importance of Khilafat was explained by HuzurAqdas(aba) in his sermon of 29 May 2015 when he stated:


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“Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) said it is incumbent on every believer who feelscompassion for faith and sincerity for the Jama’at and wishes for God’s work to carry on with dignity andIslam regains the honour it had in the time of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him)and the endeavours of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) in this regard are not negated, to workwith the Khalifa night and day! He said words of the Khalifa should be relayed again and again and againto the Jama’at until even those of little intelligence understand them.”

I request all members to make a personal pledge that they will endeavour to strengthen their bond with Khilafatand put into practice the words of wisdom from Huzur Aqdas(aba). I would like to take this opportunity to thankHuzur Aqdas(aba) for his kindness not only to me but also to the whole of the UK Jama’at. Let us please not forgetthat it is with Huzur Aqdas’s(aba)constant prayers and guidance that enables the Jama’at to prosper

Finally, I would not have done my service if I had not thanked Allah for all the blessings He has and continuesto shower upon our Jama’at. We can only show our gratitude through our constant supplication to Him.

Rafiq hayatAmir (National President) UK

RePoRt oF the mAnAgement committee - Year ended 30 June 2015

The members of the Management Committee are pleased to present their report together with the financialstatements of the Association for the year ended 30 June 2015.

Legal and administrative information is set out on Pages 1 and 2 and it forms part of this report. The financialstatements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the financialstatements and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities and Trustee Investment(Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006, the Charities (Accounts andReports) Regulations 2008, the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice onAccounting and by Charities (SORP) 2005.

objectives and ActivitiesThe objects for which the Charity is established are:

• The propagation of Islam as expounded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the founder of theAhmadiyya Movement, and his successor, the Khalifatul Masih and generally to promote comparativestudy of religion.

• The advancement of education amongst the members of the Association and such other persons as theManagement Committee of the Association may determine from time to time. .

• The provision, as far as possible, of maintenance of orphans and widows and for such other persons asare unable by reason of some physical or other infirmity or handicap to maintain themselves.

• The relief of poverty.

The activities of the Association are as follows:

• Propagation of Islam• Building of mosques • Religious education institute for Waqf-e-Nau children• Emergency relief – natural disasters; and• Assistance to deserving and needy.

A comprehensive Annual Report of the activities of the Association can be obtained on request from theGeneral Secretary of the Association.

Financial ReviewThe Association is reliant entirely on voluntary donations from its members in the United Kingdom. Thegeneral public is not solicited for funds for attaining the objectives of the Association. The total income forthe year amounted to £15,257,728 (2014: £13,910,600). The Statement of Financial Activities includesfurther details. The Management Committee is pleased to report that £14,577,946 (2014: £11,976,715)was expended on the charitable objectives during the year.


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structure, governance and management

The Association is an unincorporated charity and is governed by a Trust Deed or its Constitution which setsout its objects and powers. The Constitution of the Association was adopted on 21stApril 1987 and theAssociation was registered as a charity by the Charity Commission (No 299081) on 11th May 1988. Underthe Constitution, the members of the Majlis Amila constitute the Management Committee and are electedevery three years at the Majlis Shura (Consultative Council) which is held once a year. The ManagementCommittee serves for a period of three years. The administration of the Association is carried out by theManagement Committee which meets once a month.

The Managing Committee has formally established a sub-committee, “The Finance Committee”, which dealswith the day to day financial matters of the Association. The Finance Committee also prepares the annualIncome and Expenditure Budget for the approval of Majlis Shura. The Finance Committee meets once aweek and comprises:

1. Mr Rafiq Ahmed Hayat ....................................... President2. Mr Ataul Mujeeb Rashed ..................................... Vice President & Imam3. Mr Rana Mashhood Ahmed ............................... General Secretary4. Mr Mansoor Ahmed Shah FCA ......................... Vice President5. Dr Chaudhry Nasir Ahmad ................................ Vice President6. Mr Mohammed Akram Ahmedi ........................ Vice President7. Mr Mohammed Nasser Khan ............................. Vice President8. Dr Shabbir Ahmed Bhatti .................................... Vice President9. Mr Sultan Lone ..................................................... Finance Secretary10. Mr Irfan Chaudhry ............................................... Treasurer

The induction process for a newly appointed member of the Majlis Amila comprises an initial meeting withthe Amir followed by a review of the prescribed powers, the responsibilities of the appointed member of theManagement Committee and the role of the Finance Committee. Information supplied as part of theinduction process includes a copy of the relevant responsibilities for a post within the Association, a copy ofthe latest annual report and financial statements, copies of the minutes of the Majlis Amila, a copy of theCharity Commission’s guidance “The Essential Trustee: What You Need to Know” and HMRC’s Fit andProper Person

statement of management committee’s responsibilities

The Management Committee is responsible for preparing the Annual Report and Financial Statements inaccordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. TheConstitution of the Association requires the Management Committee to prepare financial statements foreach financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the Association's financial activities as at thebalance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income andexpenditure, for the financial year. In preparing those financial statements, the Management Committeeshould follow best practice and:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; follow applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice; and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the

Association will continue on that basis.


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The Management Committee is responsible for ensuring that proper accounting records are kept whichenable it to ascertain and disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the Association andwhich enable it to ensure that the statements comply with applicable law. It is also responsible for safeguardingthe assets of the Association and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraudand other irregularities.

Risk managementThe Management Committee has overall responsibility for ensuring that the Association has appropriatesystem of controls, financial and otherwise. It is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Associationand hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities and toprovide reassurance that:

its assets are safeguarded against unauthorised use or disposition; proper records are maintained and financial information used within the Association or for publication

is reliable; and the Association complies with relevant laws and regulations.

As part of the Association’s risk management process the Managing Committee acknowledges itsresponsibility for the Association’s system of internal control and reviewing its effectiveness. It is alsorecognised by the Management Committee that such a system is designed to manage rather than eliminatethe risk of failure to achieve the Association’s objectives and can only provide reasonable, not absolute,reassurance against material misstatement or loss.

The Management Committee, through the Finance Committee, has set policies on risk and internal controlswhich cover the following:

the responsibility of management to implement the Management Committee’s policies and identify andevaluate risks for their consideration on an ongoing basis;

consideration of the type of risks the Association faces; the level of risks which they regard as acceptable; the likelihood of the risks concerned materialising; the Association’s ability to reduce the incidence and impact on its activities of risks that do materialise; the costs of operating particular controls relative to the benefits obtained; and arrangements for monitoring and reporting risk and control matters of importance, together with details

of corrective action being undertaken.

As part of the above process the Finance Committee has considered the major risks to which the Associationis exposed and has reviewed those risks and established systems and procedures to manage those risks.

ReservesThe Finance Committee has examined the requirement for free reserves which are those unrestricted fundsnot set aside for fixed assets, designated for specific purposes or otherwise committed. The FinanceCommittee considers that, given the nature of the Association’s regular income, the funds at its disposal aresufficient to meet all its needs.


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InvestmentsInvestment decisions are taken by the Finance Committee.

Public benefitIn shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the Trustees have considered the CharityCommission guidance on public benefit and believe that Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK meets thenecessary requirements. The remainder of this report and the separate Annual Report clearly illustrate thebenefit to the public at large from the activities undertaken by the charity.

Post Balanace Sheet EventA huge fire erupted in the communal kitchen stores on 26 September 2015 and quickly flared throughout thefront part of the Association’s administrative community centre in Baitul Futuh Morden requiring more than70 fire-fighters. Fortunately, there was no loss of life. The Baitul Futuh Mosque, Tahir Hall, Aftab KhanLibrary, Isha’at stores and the studios were unaffected. The old part of the former milk dairy comprising hallsand offices was gutted, rendered beyond salvage, and resulted in a loss of some files and vouchers. However,membership data and income and expenditure transactions was available in offsite backups and the Associationwas able to resume its work within a week. Some departments have had to be accommodated in makeshifttemporary accommodation on site.

The damage caused by the fire was insured. At the date of this balance sheet negotiations with the insurers onthe final settlement figure are continuing. Moreover, the Association intends to improve the facilities andmake the facia attractive. As such, there will be additional costs that shall be funded by the Association fromits resources.

Meanwhile, the Trustees are most thankful to the Metropolitan Police and emergency services and in particularits neighbours and countless others who offered help and support to the Association in the immediate aftermathof the fire.

AuditorsA resolution to reappoint Haines Watts, Chartered Accountants as auditors for the ensuing year will beproposed at the next meeting of the Management Committee.

Approved and authorised for issue by the Management Committee and signed on its behalf on 29 March2016.

Mansoor ShahVice President


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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF AHMADIYYAMUSLIM ASSOCIATION –UNITED KINGDOM


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We were engaged to audit the financial statements of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association United Kingdom for the yearended 30 June 2015 which comprise of the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash FlowStatement and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation isapplicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted AccountingPractice).This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with the regulations made under section154 of the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment(Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). Ouraudit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees those matters we are required to stateto them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept orassume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for thisreport, or for the opinions we have formed.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and auditorAs explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities, the Trustees are responsible for the preparationof financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view.We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance withregulations made under section 154 of that Act, and section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment(Scotland) Act 2005 and report in accordance with regulations made under that Act. Our responsibility is to auditand express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards onAuditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical Standardsfor Auditors. Because of the matter described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph, however, we were notable to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion.

scope of the audit of the financial statements An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to givereasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud orerror. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the charity’s circumstancesand have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimatesmade by the trustees; and the overall presentation of the financial statements. In addition, we read all the financialand non-financial information in the Amir’s Report and Trustees’ Report to identify material inconsistencies with theaudited financial statements and to identify any information that is apparently materially incorrect based on, ormaterially inconsistent with, the knowledge acquired by us in the course of performing the audit. If we become awareof any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

Basis for disclaimer of opinion on financial statementsThe audit evidence available to us was limited because most of the physical accounting records were destroyed duringa fire on 26 September 2015. As a result of this we have been unable to obtain sufficient and appropriate evidenceconcerning some elements of the financial statements.

disclaimer of opinion on financial statementsBecause of the significance of the matter described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion on Financial Statementsparagraph, we have not been able to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence in respect of all the underlyingtransactions to provide a basis for an audit opinion. Accordingly we do not express an opinion on the financialstatements.

matters on which we are required to report by exceptionArising from the limitation of our work referred to above:

we have not obtained all the information and explanations that we considered necessary for the purpose of ouraudit; and

we were unable to determine whether adequate accounting records have been kept.

Haines WattsStatutory AuditorAissela, 46 High StreetEsherSurrey

K10 9QY

30th March 2016

Haines Watts is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.


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The notes on pages 28 to 31 form part of these financial statements.

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