AL-ASR SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LONDON UK

Registered charity 1050383 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AL-ASR, AL-ASR SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH

Al-Asr is committed to promoting education in religious, social, moral and cultural values within society. Al-Asr aims to establish scholastic and research institutions, conduct educational seminars, publish literature, arrange educational tours abroad and support other charitable institutions.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION. (B) TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£119k

Latest spending

£119k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £52 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £924,222. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £924,222, which it states are maintained to offer a faster response to charitable causes.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum reserve for organising and setup costs (held: £924k)

“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds so that it can offer a faster response to new and existing charitable causes, with a minimum reserve for organising and setup costs.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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
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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/12/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MR S. M. S. SABZWARYchair
MOHAMMAD IQBAL DAVDANI
MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN SHAH
Mohammad Iqbal Shah
Mohsin Raza Shah
ZAHOOR ABBAS

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

Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£119k	£119k
31/12/2023	£89k	£133k
31/12/2022	£117k	£111k
31/12/2021	£120k	£85k
31/12/2020	£111k	£79k

Common questions

Is AL-ASR SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LONDON UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £52 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £924,222. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £924,222, which it states are maintained to offer a faster response to charitable causes. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST) income £536k
ASBOL LTD income £134k
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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AL-ASR SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LONDON UK	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM TURKISH ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION FY2025	£292k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£1.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST) FY2025	£536k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
ASBOL LTD FY2024	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
As-Siraj Trust FY2025	£807k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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