AL-AQSA SCHOOLS TRUST

Registered charity 1072676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AL-AQSA PRIMARY SCHOOL

The Trust owns and runs Al-Aqsa Primary and Secondary School in Leicester.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE TEACHING OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAMTHE FURTHERANCE OF THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR MUSLIMS, THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE, INCLUDING FULL-TIME ISLAMIC EDUCATIONTHE FURTHERANCE OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM THROUGHOUT THE WORLDTO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF ANY CHARITABLE SERVICES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE LAW AND PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE SHARI'AH (ISLAMIC LAW)

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

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 holds total unrestricted funds of £892,491, representing an increase from the previous year. The trustees consider the charity to be financially secure in meeting its objectives, with net income for the year amounting to £106,283. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the financial statements.

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.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

Matched to this charity by name; verify provider identity on the regulator’s site.

• Ofsted — Al-Aqsa Schools Trust: Good (NULL) · Ofsted

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
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~12.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• IBRAHIM BRIAN HEWITTchair
• ABEDA LAHER
• Coorban Ally Dulloo
• Dr Moksudul Islam Ali
• ISMAIL NURGAT

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

Operates in: Leicester City

Income and spending

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