PRESTON MUSLIM FORUM LIMITED

Registered charity 1064609 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PMF, PRESTON MUSLIM FORUM

to develop, support, engage and empower persons mainly but not exclusively Muslims in and around Preston in the fields of education, employment, training, health, capacity building, regeneration and community development.to ensure participation and raise awareness of issues faced by beneficiries who are disadvantaged by providing advice, guidance and counselling, with a view to releive poverty

Objects

Primarily but not exclusively for the benefit of Muslims or those of Muslim decent ('beneficiaries') in Preston and the surrounding area ('area of benefit') by:(a) Relieving the poverty, hardship and distress arising therefrom of such beneficiaries through the provision of information, advice and guidance to improve both the social and economic circumstances, mental and physical health and well-being, by whatever charitable means the Trustees think fit;(b) Advancing the education of such beneficiaries through the provision of training sessions, vocational and non-vocational classes, employment advice and other assistance in gaining employment;(c) Providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation for those who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial circumstances or social and/or economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of such persons.’

Area of benefit: PRESTON

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £329,860, resulting in a net surplus of £129,771 for the year. Total funds at the balance sheet date rose to £549,154, with unrestricted reserves standing at £18,464. The trustees acknowledge that available reserves fall short of their stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ISMAIL SULEMAN RAWATchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Martin Horton
• Sarfraz Ismail
• Yasmin Ahmed

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).