MARKAZUL ULOOM

Registered charity 1090525 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust runs the Markazul Uloom, an independent education institute for Boys and Girls, which is registered with the Department of Education and Skills (DfES). It combines a college of Higher Islamic Education and a Secondary School. It offers secondary (GCSE) and further education (A levels) from 2014, as well as advanced Islamic Education and caters for the 12 to 23 age group.

Objects

(I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SCHOOL BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM.(II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM TO BE ACCORDING TO THE QU'RAN AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE IDEAL LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMED (PBUH) BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF AHLE-SUNNAT

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 · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income

£384k

Latest spending

£417k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £33,297 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus, primarily due to a significant decrease in donations. Despite this deficit, unrestricted funds remain at £1,812,165, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to approximately 12 months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity's principal funding source remains school fees, which increased to £335,307, helping to offset the drop in voluntary income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.8m)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately 12 months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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Ofsted — Markazul Uloom: Inadequate (05/07/2026) · Ofsted

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.

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Markazul Uloom (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

MOHAMMED HANIF AMLA
MUHAMMAD SALMAN BAWA
MUHAMMAD YOUSUF BAWA
Muhammad Bilal Bawa · trustee of 4 other charities
SALIM H SIDAT
YUNUS YAKUB RAVAT

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£384k	£417k
31/08/2024	£457k	£441k
31/08/2023	£349k	£378k
31/08/2022	£293k	£371k
31/08/2021	£332k	£333k

Common questions

Is MARKAZUL ULOOM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £33,297 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus, primarily due to a significant decrease in donations. Despite this deficit, unrestricted funds remain at £1,812,165, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to approximately 12 months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity's principal funding source remains school fees, which increased to £335,307, helping to offset the drop in voluntary income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MARKAZUL-ULOOM-AL-ISLAMIYYA.

MARKAZUL-ULOOM-AL-ISLAMIYYA income £187k
AL-MARKAZUL-ILMI income £218k
MIFTAH-UL-ULOOM MUSLIM TRUST income £202k
MARKAZI JAMIA MOSQUE RIZA & ISLAMIC CENTRE income £267k
AL-ISLAH SCHOOLS TRUST income £283k
AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MARKAZUL ULOOM	£384k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
MARKAZUL-ULOOM-AL-ISLAMIYYA FY2025	£187k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AL-MARKAZUL-ILMI FY2025	£218k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MIFTAH-UL-ULOOM MUSLIM TRUST FY2025	£202k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MARKAZI JAMIA MOSQUE RIZA & ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025	£267k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AL-ISLAH SCHOOLS TRUST FY2025	£283k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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