ISLAMIC CENTRE UPTON PARK

Registered charity 1041977 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MASJID AL-HIKMAH, Madrasah Al-Hikmah

The principal activities of the charity is to to advance education in Islamic and non-Islamic studies. It also aims to provide recreational facilities to the young and the elderly in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving the condition of life for such persons. The Charity is based in the London Borough of Newham.

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Latest income

£241k

Latest spending

£138k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,806,586, representing a net increase from the previous year. However, the trustees note that current reserves are insufficient to complete the ongoing construction project, necessitating further fundraising to secure the required funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“We anticipate the cash in hand at the moment is sufficient to allow continuation of the building project however, current reserves will only allow completion of part of the project therefore there will be a fundraising taking place, to help secure funding needed to complete construction of the site in line with our published plans.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Idris Zinga
Iqbal Patel
Mohammed Idris
Rafiq Patel
Salim Mala
Tahir Patel
Yunus Patel

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£241k	£138k
31/01/2024	£209k	£145k
31/01/2023	£259k	£154k
31/01/2022	£428k	£146k
31/01/2021	£99k	£121k

Common questions

Is ISLAMIC CENTRE UPTON PARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,806,586, representing a net increase from the previous year. However, the trustees note that current reserves are insufficient to complete the ongoing construction project, necessitating further fundraising to secure the required funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH LONDON ISLAMIC CENTRE.

SOUTH LONDON ISLAMIC CENTRE income £648k
ISLAMIC CENTRE OF ENGLAND LIMITED income £635k
AL RISAALAH MOSQUE AND ISLINGTON ISLAMIC CENTRE income £310k
MARKAZUL-ULOOM-AL-ISLAMIYYA income £187k
ISLAMIC CENTRE income £134k
MARKAZ UD DAWAT WAL IRSHAD LONDON UK MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE income £358k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ISLAMIC CENTRE UPTON PARK	£241k	—	unclear	—	noted
SOUTH LONDON ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025	£648k	—	above	—	no doubt
ISLAMIC CENTRE OF ENGLAND LIMITED FY2024	£635k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AL RISAALAH MOSQUE AND ISLINGTON ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2023	£310k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MARKAZUL-ULOOM-AL-ISLAMIYYA FY2025	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.