LONDON ISLAMIC CULTURE AND RECREATION SOCIETY

Registered charity 1057815 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ICMG UK, LICARS

THROUGHOUT LONDON, BUT MAIN AREAS OF OPERATION ARE: HARINGEY, HACKNEY, EDMONTON, ENFIELD , SOUTHWARKMAIN TARGET GROUP: LOCAL MUSLIM POPULATION MAINLY TURKISH BACKGROUNDMAIN ACITIVITIES: EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND CONFERENCES FOR ELDERLY AND YOUNG, ORGANISING COMMUNITY EVENTS, CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER CHARITIES, ANNUAL HAJJ AND UMRAH AND CULTURAL TOURS, FUNERAL ASSISTANCE

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION; (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF TURKISH PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF MOTHER TONGUE AND ENGLISH CLASSES; (C) TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO PEOPLE WHICH ASSIST IN RELIEVING THEIR POVERTY OR ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION OR PROTECTING OR PRESERVING THEIR HEALTH.

Area of benefit: LONDON

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 · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £270,800 for the period, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,270,817. Although the charity holds net current liabilities of £149,317, the trustees confirm adequate resources to meet obligations, supported by a concessionary loan with a repayment holiday and no interest until 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Inam & Co Ltd. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media 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); recorded price paid £3.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 04/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% 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: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ubeyde Bilalogluchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• MEHMET ERGUZ · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mesud Gulbahar
• Rifat Gokce · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout London

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