BEDFORD CENTRAL JAMEE MASJID AND ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE

Registered charity 1081598 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEDFORD JAMEE MASJID AND ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE

FIVE TIMES DAILY PRAYERS, FRIDAY PRAYERS, ARABIC CLASSES, HIFZ CLASSES, ORGANISE FUNERAL PRAYERS

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC RESIDENT IN AND VISITING BEDFORD IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE OF MUSLIM FAITH BY; (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION OF ISLAM GUIDED BY THE QURAN AND SUNNAH; (B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, COUNSELLING, TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING SERVICES AND OTHER ASSISTANCE IN MATTERS SUCH AS ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION, MONEY, DEBTS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT. (C) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD RACE RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS WITH OTHER ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: BEDFORD

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 · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £292,585 at the end of the financial year, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £40,000 (equivalent to six months of expenditure). The charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £189,100, offset by brought-forward reserves, and confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abdul Azizchair
• Joinal Abdin
• Shuhel Miah

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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