BRISTOL ISLAMIC SCHOOLS TRUST

Registered charity 1070273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIST

The objects of the charity are the advancement of religion and education in accordance with the trusts and doctrine of Islam.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRUSTS AND DOCTRINE OF ISLAM.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £19,676 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total incoming resources of £70,378 and resources expended of £50,702. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted funds increased to £376,056, supported by bank balances of £48,755 and fixed assets valued at £323,381. The trustees confirmed that no staff were employed and no trustee remuneration was paid during the year.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• 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
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2022)

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr GHASSAN NOUNU PHD BSCchair
• MUKHTAR AHMAD YOUNIS
• NISAR AHMED
• TAHIR MAHMOOD · trustee of 1 other charity
• TARIQ MOHAMMED KHAN

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

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