AL GHAZALI MULTI-CULTURAL CENTRE
Al-Ghazali centre is a community centre with a range of services and activities available for the local community. The organisation consist of 5 different projects: Parents Advocacy, education project, Youth club, health and cultural project.
Objects
(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE FAITH OF ISLAM, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FORMATION OF A SCHOOL; (C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ISLAMIC CULTURE, RELIGION AND TRADITION; (D) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LIVERPOOL, IN PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATION TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION AND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in total funds of £240,921.60, driven by unrestricted and restricted income. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a strong and stable financial base with unrestricted reserves of £497,250.67 and unrestricted income of £183,794.52. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £135,115 — grants £135,115 (2); 23% of the £578,469 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £1,571,578 — grants £1,571,578 (10); 93% of the £1,687,126 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £159,342 — grants £159,342 (9); 56% of the £285,635 total gross income on the same return
Funders the charity credits
- Liverpool City Council
- Sport England
- MPAC
- The Clothworkers' Foundation
- Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust
- OUR Liverpool
- Good Things Foundation
- LCVS
- Together For Liverpool For Good
- Youth Investment Fund
- Hemby Charitable Trust
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Trustees
- Abdirahman Ahmed
- Anfal Saif
- Kamal Mashjari
- Sam Alselwi
- Shadia Abdullah
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £578k | £338k |
| 31/03/2025 | £1.7m | £363k |
| 31/03/2024 | £286k | £286k |
| 31/03/2023 | £302k | £262k |
| 31/03/2022 | £232k | £207k |
Common questions
Is AL GHAZALI MULTI-CULTURAL CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in total funds of £240,921.60, driven by unrestricted and restricted income. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a strong and stable financial base with unrestricted reserves of £497,250.67 and unrestricted income of £183,794.52. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds AL GHAZALI MULTI-CULTURAL CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AL GHAZALI MULTI-CULTURAL CENTRE as a grant recipient include SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND | FY2022 | £3k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/07/2021 | £10k | Al-Ghazali Health and Wellbeing Project |
| Sport England | 25/06/2020 | £2k | COVID-19 CEF |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/07/2019 | £10k | Al-Ghazali Youth Engagement Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/08/2016 | £10k | Eid for All |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/04/2015 | £10k | Connecting communities: E: communication for all |
| UK government | — | £14k | Knife Crime Community Fund 17-18 |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL GHAZALI MULTI-CULTURAL CENTRE | £578k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GAMBIAN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY CENTRE | £72k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE AHL UL-BAYT (A S ) ISLAMIC CENTRE | £73k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AL-HUDA CULTURAL CENTRE & MOSQUE | £193k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AL MAHADUL ISLAMI | £332k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SHAJALAL MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE | £109k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |