THE CMA WELFARE TRUST

Registered charity 1099574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of Community Centre and activities to fulfill the needs of the Muslim community and to provide prayer facility for the Muslims of Cheadle and surrounding areas.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £0.4 million for the year, with total incoming resources of £2.0 million against expenditure of £1.6 million. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £8.8 million, though free unrestricted reserves excluding fixed assets were £0.1 million, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover four to six months of running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four to six months of ongoing running costs (held: £8.8m)
“The Trustees maintain available unrestricted reserves to provide coverage for approximately four to six months of ongoing running costs.” — page 14
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MMBA London Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cheadle Masjid (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £2.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 29/04/2026)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reserves (reported)
£184k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Stockport

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
29/04/2026£2.0m£1.6m
29/04/2025£1.6m£1.3m
29/04/2024£1.8m£1.0m
29/04/2023£2.0m£629k
29/04/2022£1.7m£442k

Common questions

Is THE CMA WELFARE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £0.4 million for the year, with total incoming resources of £2.0 million against expenditure of £1.6 million. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £8.8 million, though free unrestricted reserves excluding fixed assets were £0.1 million, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover four to six months of running costs. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by MMBA London Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MILTON KEYNES MUSLIM ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CMA WELFARE TRUST£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
MILTON KEYNES MUSLIM ASSOCIATION FY2024£382k—0unclear—no doubt
RAZA JAMIA MASJID AND ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
HEATHROW MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£188k——unclear—no doubt
BOW MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£183k—0above—no doubt
AL MAJID WELFARE TRUST FY2025£304k—0unclear—no doubt

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