NORTH LONDON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED
The NLMCC projects and services include;- Ihsan Children's Centre Service- Youth Service- Welfare & Benefit Advice surgery- Advocacy service- Immigration advice & visa service- Elderly Luncheon club-Community functions and programmes
Objects
TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING AND WORKING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY. THE CENTRE SHALL CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES IN SUCH A WAY SO AS TO PROMOTE THE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY RESIDING OR WORKING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY AS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a small net loss of £523 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £667,411 against total expenditure of £667,934. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £541,694, which is above the stated policy target of six months of operating costs, indicating a stable financial position.
What the accounts disclose
“The aim is to hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least six months of operating costs.”
“Mr Mohamed Munaf Zina is a director of Foster Care Link Ltd (04743655). Foster Care Link are utilising office space in part of the NLMCC building. They pay a service charge towards the running costs of the NLMCC. The current service charge is £17,130 per annum.” — page 23
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £461,078 — contracts £433,433 (5), grants £27,645 (11); 69% of the £667,411 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: 25
- Government income: £423,577 — contracts £168,869 (3), grants £254,708 (5); 75% of the £562,988 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £445,408 — contracts £445,408 (4); 71% of the £630,337 total gross income on the same return
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- MOHAMED MUNAF ZINAchair
- Abu Bakr Bin Yusuf
- Ayub Patel
- EBRAHIM LOONAT
- MAHMOOD BHAM
- MOHAMMED SHABIR GAJIA
- Nasser Patel
- Ummer Farouk ALIBHAI
- Yasin Balesaria
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £667k | £668k |
| 31/03/2024 | £563k | £606k |
| 31/03/2023 | £630k | £630k |
| 31/03/2022 | £660k | £660k |
| 31/03/2021 | £677k | £677k |
Common questions
Is NORTH LONDON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a small net loss of £523 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £667,411 against total expenditure of £667,934. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £541,694, which is above the stated policy target of six months of operating costs, indicating a stable financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds NORTH LONDON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH LONDON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES | FY2023 | £81k | |
| HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES | FY2024 | £12k | |
| HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES | FY2025 | £7k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney Council | 15/10/2025 | £31k | Grant to North London Muslim Community Centre |
| London Borough of Hackney | 15/10/2025 | £31k | Grant to North London Muslim Community Centre |
| Hackney Council | 04/01/2025 | £2k | Grant to North London Muslim Community Centre |
| London Borough of Hackney | 04/01/2025 | £2k | Grant to North London Muslim Community Centre |
| London Borough of Hackney | 29/11/2024 | £7k | Grant to North London Muslim Community Centre |
| Hackney Council | 29/11/2024 | £7k | Grant to North London Muslim Community Centre |
| Hackney Council | 01/04/2024 | £10k | Grant to North London Muslim Community Centre |
| London Borough of Hackney | 01/04/2024 | £10k | Grant to North London Muslim Community Centre |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH LONDON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED | £667k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LENTON MUSLIM CENTRE NOTTINGHAM | £54k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTH LONDON CENTRAL MOSQUE TRUST | £207k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED | £60k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| LONDON COLNEY ISLAMIC CENTRE | £76k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ISLAMIC CENTRE NOTTINGHAM | £344k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |