STEPNEY SHAHJALAL MOSQUE & CULTURAL CENTRE

Registered charity 1079423 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEPNEY SHAHJALAL MOSQUE ( MASJID )

To advance religious education among children and adults and to provide facilities for prayer, recreation and leisure activities.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AMONGST THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN AND PERSONS VISITING THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF OLD ST DUNSTANS WARD IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAM IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE 0F THOSE PERSONS LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.TO PROMOTE GOOD RACE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS WITH OTHER ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT..

Area of benefit: OLD ST DUNSTANS WARD IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS

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 reported a net surplus of £365,792 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £3,619,739. However, the balance sheet reveals net current liabilities of £28,384, primarily driven by £1,152,500 in interest-free private loans (Qard-e-Hasanah) classified as creditors. The auditor noted that these loans were not demanded for repayment within the post-year-end period, supporting the going concern basis despite the technical current liability position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Abacus Partners (Ldn) LLP. Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~209.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 6.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ABU BOKKOR · trustee of 2 other charities
• ALI HUSSAIN
• ARZOO MIAH · trustee of 2 other charities
• Abdus Samad
• FARUK AHMED · trustee of 1 other charity
• MD ELIAS MIAH
• MOHAMMAD YUSUF CHOWDHURY
• Md Fuad Ahmed
• Md Rejaul Karim
• Md Sofijur Rahman
• Muhammad Abdul Latif
• Muhammad Shafiq Islam
• NAZRUL ISLAM ALI
• Nazmul Hasan
• SHAMIM AHMED CHOWDHURY

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

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

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