THE COVENTRY MUSLIM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1044601 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COVENTRY MUSLIM RESOURCE CENTRE

CMCA Ltd is a community resource centre providing advice and information on welfare rights, housing, immigration and nationality laws individual support sessions and advice on education, training and employment opportunities. Run adult education classes, sports and crafts activities (some for women only) ESOL, health promotion surgeries, creche and full day care nursery - social and cultural event

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COVENTRY IN PARTICULAR MUSLIMS BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION SO AS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF COVENTRY, IN PARTICULAR MUSLIMS. B) TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF ISLAM FOR MUSLIMS AND TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR WAY OF LIFE AMONGST OTHER INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF COVENTRY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. C) TO RELIEVE POVERTY. D) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH.

Area of benefit: COVENTRY

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Coventry, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£552k
Latest spending
£432k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £120,016 for the year, resulting in total net assets increasing to £604,390. Per the trustees' report, the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted funds standing at £445,240.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (70% of income)
“Charitable activities 388,658” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Consultancy fees of £6,000 paid to one trustee for managerial services.
“The consultancy fees of £6,000 (2024- £5,500) relate to payments to one of the trustees for managerial services provided to the charity. Permission is being obtained from the Charities Commission for such payments.The costs of such services would have been substantially greater had the charity received such services from another source.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to Edgwick Family and Education Centre Limited.
“In accordance with parts 3 (xiii) and 3(xiv) of the company's memorandum, the company has loaned to the Edgwick Family and Education Centre Limited, a company registered number 04822416 whose objectives are similar to Coventry Muslim Community Association Limited. The balance due as at 31 March 2025 is £142,500 (2024:£142,500).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 18
  • Government income: £201,910 — grants £201,910 (1); 37% of the £552,025 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 17
  • Government income: £210,882 — grants £210,882 (1); 48% of the £443,481 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 17
  • Government income: £158,701 — grants £158,701 (1); 36% of the £435,243 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 04/02/2026, 4 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2024 (received 05/02/2025, 5 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 30/03/2022, 58 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£552k
Total spending
£432k
Reserves (reported)
£445k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~12.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£552k£432k
31/03/2024£443k£465k
31/03/2023£435k£501k
31/03/2022£389k£372k
31/03/2021£303k£365k

Common questions

Is THE COVENTRY MUSLIM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £120,016 for the year, resulting in total net assets increasing to £604,390. Per the trustees' report, the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted funds standing at £445,240. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COVENTRY CROSS MOSQUE AND ISLAMIC COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COVENTRY MUSLIM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED£552k—0unclear—no doubt
COVENTRY CROSS MOSQUE AND ISLAMIC COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£73k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COVENTRY MUSLIM SWAHILI ASSOCIATION FY2024£43k—0unclear—no doubt
COVENTRY SOMALI MUSLIM COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY AID LIMITED FY2026£25k—0unclear—no doubt
MACCLESFIELD MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt

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