WHITLEY BAY ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE

Registered charity 1075136 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our mission is to bring different communities together and create a harmonious and inclusive society. Through our programs and services, we strive to foster social cohesion, break down barriers, and build bridges between communities.

Objects

(!) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN THE BOROUGH OF NORTH TYNESIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF QURAN AND SUNNAH;(!!) TO PROVIDE THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN NORTH TYNESIDE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, POLITICAL OR OTHER OPTIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE MUSLIM PEOPLE, THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATINS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID PEOPLE.(!!!) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Area of benefit: NORTH TYNESIDE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£118k
Latest spending
£74k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £44,508 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £334,529. The trustees report that free unrestricted reserves stood at £130,002, which is below their stated policy target of six months' normal expenditure (approx. £36,853 per month). The charity remains solvent with net current assets of £64,308 and no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least six months of the charity's normal expenditure (approx. £36,853) (held: £130k)
“The aim is to build up unrestricted funds representing at least six months of the charity's normal expenditure (approx. £36,853).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£118k£74k
31/03/2024£105k£60k
31/03/2023£116k£86k
31/03/2022£100k£46k
31/03/2021£78k£38k

Common questions

Is WHITLEY BAY ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £44,508 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £334,529. The trustees report that free unrestricted reserves stood at £130,002, which is below their stated policy target of six months' normal expenditure (approx. £36,853 per month). The charity remains solvent with net current assets of £64,308 and no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England20/11/2025£14kWomen’s Only Swimming, Gym and Exercise
Sport England20/05/2024£10kWomens Only Swimming and Exercise
Northern Rock Foundation19/12/2002£10kGrant awarded to Whitley Bay Islamic Cultural Centre (Tyne & Wear)

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
FUNDERS IN GOOD1£92k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE UNITED KINGDOM TURKISH ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WHITLEY BAY ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE£118k—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNITED KINGDOM TURKISH ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE FY2025£219k—0above—no doubt
MUSLIM SCOUT FELLOWSHIP FY2025£499k—0below—no doubt
MARKAZ UD DAWAT WAL IRSHAD LONDON UK MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2024£358k—0above—no doubt
BRITISH MUSLIM HERITAGE CENTRE FY2024£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION AND FELLOWSHIP FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt

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