MUSLIM EDUCATION CENTRE AND WELFARE TRUST

Registered charity 1076268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARKAZ-UD-DA'WAH, MUSLIM EDUCATION AND WELFARE TRUST, MUSLIM EDUCATION CENTRE

The MECAWT offer's the Muslim community learning facilities and others a chance to ask questions.Primary goals are to build an integrated community where young Muslims grow up understanding the culture around them, and recognise the need to help guide and understand the issues that affect them. The other main objective is to encourage humanitarian and welfare work both locally and worldwide.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QURAN AND THE TEACHINGS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND THE SAHABAH-E-KERAAM (R.A.A.) ACCORDING TO THE INTERPRETATION AND ACCEPTED VIEW OF THE AHLUS SUNNAH WAL JAMAA-AH AND AS EXPOUNDED BY THE SALAFUS SAALIHEEN (PIOUS PREDECESSORS).2. TO FURTHER ISLAMIC EDUCATION INCLUDING THE TEACHING OF THE ARABIC LANGUAGE. 3. TO HELP EDUCATE YOUNG MUSLIMS SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. 4. TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF ANY CHARITABLE SERVICES.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£289k
Latest spending
£190k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,135,223, up from £1,044,351 the previous year, following a net income of £99,219. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of approximately three months' operating expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cast doubt on the charity's 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

Largest income source: Student fees (46% of income)
“Student fees 128,305”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.1m)
“The trustees consider it appropriate to hold reserves equivalent to approximately three months’ operating expenditure” — page 4
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £200k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£289k£190k
31/03/2024£312k£210k
31/03/2023£221k£167k
31/03/2022£197k£128k
31/03/2021£167k£120k

Common questions

Is MUSLIM EDUCATION CENTRE AND WELFARE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,135,223, up from £1,044,351 the previous year, following a net income of £99,219. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of approximately three months' operating expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cast doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUSLIM CULTURAL & WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF SUTTON (MCWAS).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MUSLIM EDUCATION CENTRE AND WELFARE TRUST£289k—0unclear—no doubt
MUSLIM CULTURAL & WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF SUTTON (MCWAS) FY2024£424k—0unclear—no doubt
MUSLIM COMMUNITY & EDUCATION CENTRE (MCEC) FY2025£808k—0unclear—no doubt
MUSLIM WELFARE HOUSE FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt
AL-MUNTADA AL-ISLAMI TRUST FY2024£366k—0unclear—no doubt
AL-MUSTAFA COMMUNITY TRUST FY2026£129k—0below—no doubt

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