AL GHAZALI MULTI-CULTURAL CENTRE

Registered charity 1098748 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AL-GHAZALI 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

Area of benefit: LIVERPOOL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Liverpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£578k
Latest spending
£338k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2026

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.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£578k
Total spending
£338k
Cost of raising funds
£44k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% 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: 7.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUNDFY2022£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2021£10kAl-Ghazali Health and Wellbeing Project
Sport England25/06/2020£2kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund18/07/2019£10kAl-Ghazali Youth Engagement Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2016£10kEid for All
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2015£10kConnecting communities: E: communication for all
UK government—£14kKnife Crime Community Fund 17-18

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GAMBIAN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AL GHAZALI MULTI-CULTURAL CENTRE£578k——unclear—no doubt
GAMBIAN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£72k—0unclear—no doubt
THE AHL UL-BAYT (A S ) ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£73k—0unclear—no doubt
AL-HUDA CULTURAL CENTRE & MOSQUE FY2026£193k—0unclear—no doubt
AL MAHADUL ISLAMI FY2025£332k—0unclear—no doubt
SHAJALAL MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE FY2026£109k——above—no doubt

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