ABU HANEEFA EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1079416 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABU HANEEFA TRUST

ABU HANEEFA EDUCATIONAL TRUST (AHET) IS A COMMUNITY BASED CHARITY SET UP TO PROVIDE MORAL AND SPIRITUAL EDUCATION TO MUSLIMS IN AND AROUND SLOUGH.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR MUSLIMS, THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS BASED IN SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE. FOR THIS PURPOSE AND INCLUDING THEREAT THE PROMOTION OF THE TEACHING OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM

Area of benefit: SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE

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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Latest income

£1.2m

Latest spending

£944k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,239,354, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £244,663 for the year, funded by donations and charitable activities, with total income exceeding £1.1 million.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (held: £1.2m)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The examiner notes the accounts may need qualification due to lack of audit, as the charity failed to meet audit requirements under the Charities Act.

“The accounts may need to be qualified due to the lack of audit. Audit requirements: The charity trustees have become aware that the charity’s accounts are required to be audited in accordance with the Charities Act.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.2m

Total spending

£944k

Cost of raising funds

£393k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (54% 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: 33.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

AQEEL ABID LONEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ABDUL HAMID
HANIF KHAN

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

Operates in: Slough

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.2m	£944k
31/12/2023	£978k	£902k
31/12/2022	£896k	£752k
31/12/2021	£734k	£626k
31/12/2020	£547k	£522k

Common questions

Is ABU HANEEFA EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,239,354, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £244,663 for the year, funded by donations and charitable activities, with total income exceeding £1.1 million. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
TWO HANDS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£489k
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£173k
IHELP GLOBAL	1	£24k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AL-FALAH EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

AL-FALAH EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £277k
THE A. H. TRUST income £359k
AHLUL ISTIQAMAH TRUST UK income £160k
HAZRAT SULTAN BAHU TRUST (UK) income £3.1m
RABIA EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £131k
AL FURQAN EDUCATION TRUST income £555k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ABU HANEEFA EDUCATIONAL TRUST	£1.2m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
AL-FALAH EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£277k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE A. H. TRUST FY2025	£359k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AHLUL ISTIQAMAH TRUST UK FY2025	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HAZRAT SULTAN BAHU TRUST (UK) FY2025	£3.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RABIA EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£131k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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