AL AKRAM TRUST
Al-Akram Trust runs an education centre providing a full time Muslim primary school that was established in 2003 and a girls secondary school that started in 2011. The trust also runs adult classes and other educational activities. The charity operates in inner city Derby in the East Midlands.
Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; THE ADVANCEMENT OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION; THE ADVANCEMENT OF ISLAMIC FAITH;
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £516,382 to £486,857 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees maintain a designated cash reserve policy of £10,000 to meet immediate requirements, while the charity holds a bank loan of £105,000.
What the accounts disclose
“At this stage the Trustees have a reserve policy whereby £10,000 is the designated cash reserve at any time to ensure that the Trust can meet its immediate requirements.” — page 2
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Dr ARSHID PIRACHAchair
- Dr NASSER ALI ZAMAN
- SAFDAR HUSSAIN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £425k | £454k |
| 31/08/2024 | £399k | £412k |
| 31/08/2023 | £362k | £348k |
| 31/08/2022 | £354k | £330k |
| 31/08/2021 | £365k | £347k |
Common questions
Is AL AKRAM TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £516,382 to £486,857 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees maintain a designated cash reserve policy of £10,000 to meet immediate requirements, while the charity holds a bank loan of £105,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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- DARUL-ARQAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- ELRAHMA CHARITY TRUST
- THE DAKRI CHARITABLE TRUST
- DAR-AL-ARQAM (HOUSE OF ARQAM) TRUST
- JAMI MOSQUE AND ISLAMIC CENTRE (BIRMINGHAM) TRUSTEES LIMITED
- IBAD-UR-RAHMAN TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL AKRAM TRUST | £425k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DARUL-ARQAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST | £478k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| ELRAHMA CHARITY TRUST | £798k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE DAKRI CHARITABLE TRUST | £113k | — | 0 | within | 24.4% | no doubt |
| DAR-AL-ARQAM (HOUSE OF ARQAM) TRUST | £213k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| JAMI MOSQUE AND ISLAMIC CENTRE (BIRMINGHAM) TRUSTEES LIMITED | £1.4m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |