THE TROWBRIDGE ISLAMIC TRUST

Registered charity 1069063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious and Educational activities

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND THE TEACHINGS OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH.2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG ADHERENTS TO THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN TROWBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Area of benefit: TROWBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING AREA

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£43k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves were £13,932.01 at the end of the year, which is above the trustees' policy target of approximately £11,000. However, payments exceeded income by £8,008.14, resulting in a decrease in cash funds from £21,940.15 to £13,932.01. The trustees note that they will monitor spending closely in the following year due to this deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and collections (98% of income)
“Donations and collections comprise cash collections paid into the bank £20,141.35, card donations through the mosque’s card reader £11,208.17, regular donations by standing order and transfer £2,112.13, online donations £665.94, Ramadan and Eid donations £310.00 and Zakat £18.00.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months’ running costs (approximately £11,000) (reserves figure: £14k)
“The trustees aim to hold unrestricted reserves equal to at least three months’ running costs (approximately £11,000) so that the mosque can keep operating if donations fall.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: no related party transactions disclosed
“No trustee received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year (2024: none).” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 6

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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 13/12/2023, 43 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 31/10/2025, 1096 days after the 31/10/2022 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£35k£43k
31/12/2024£26k£26k
31/12/2023£26k£25k
31/12/2022£26k£25k
31/12/2021£23k£19k

Common questions

Is THE TROWBRIDGE ISLAMIC TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves were £13,932.01 at the end of the year, which is above the trustees' policy target of approximately £11,000. However, payments exceeded income by £8,008.14, resulting in a decrease in cash funds from £21,940.15 to £13,932.01. The trustees note that they will monitor spending closely in the following year due to this deficit. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MIDDLESBROUGH ENVIRONMENT CITY TRUST LIMITED1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ISLAMIC CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TROWBRIDGE ISLAMIC TRUST£35k——above—no doubt
ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt
ISLAMIC EDUCATION TRUST (LEICESTER) FY2025£260k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ING CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£26k—0unclear—no doubt
ISLAMIC COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ISLAMIC TRUST FY2025£86k—0unclear—no doubt

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