WALTHAM FOREST MUSLIM BURIAL TRUST

Registered charity 1013323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WFMBT

Deals with the burial of deceased muslims.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION BY MAINTAINING LAND BELONGING TO THE CHARITY ON THE EAST SIDE OF FOLLY LANE, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON E17, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE BURIAL OF MUSLIMS ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £3,620 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £175,228 and total expenses of £171,608. The trustees report that the cemetery is maintained properly and the trust is working with local authorities to obtain planning permission for new burial spaces. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or statutory requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr ABDUL QAYYUM SHEIKHchair
• Dr Muhammad Abdullah Esakji
• Dr Naheed Khan-Lodhi
• Mohammed Nasser Shaikh · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

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