EBRAHIM COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ebrahim College is a charity and a leading provider of Arabic Language and Traditional Islamic Sciences for young people and adults. It also offers a range of other adult courses as well providing a wide range of valuable community services. The college provides most of its courses and services on a subsidised bases.
Objects
1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND SUCH OTHER COURSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.2. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £22,140 for the year ended 29 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds showing a net liability position of £1,147,344. The trustees identify the outstanding loan book and debts as the main concern for the charity's long-term viability and going concern status. To address this, the trustees have established a strategy to repay approximately £1.03 million in loans over the next eight years.
What the accounts disclose
“The outstanding loan book and debts of Ebrahim College are the main concern for the College as a going concern and its long-term viability. The trustees have been working on a long-term strategy and have plans and strategy in place to repay all outstanding Qard Hasana Loans (currently around £1.03 million) over the next eight years.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
- 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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 29/08/2025)
Trustees
- MOHAMMED SHAMS UDDINchair
- Amjadur Rahman
- M M Uddin
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 29/08/2025 | £502k | £479k |
| 29/08/2024 | £418k | £406k |
| 29/08/2023 | £447k | £328k |
| 29/08/2022 | £358k | £266k |
| 29/08/2021 | £197k | £161k |
Common questions
Is EBRAHIM COMMUNITY COLLEGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £22,140 for the year ended 29 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds showing a net liability position of £1,147,344. The trustees identify the outstanding loan book and debts as the main concern for the charity's long-term viability and going concern status. To address this, the trustees have established a strategy to repay approximately £1.03 million in loans over the next eight years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBRAHIM COMMUNITY COLLEGE | £502k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| COMMUNITY EDUCATION INSTITUTE | £231k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BIRMINGHAM ARABIC SCHOOL | £165k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ABU BAKR MASJID | £455k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ERITREAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION UK | £477k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AL-ISLAH SCHOOLS TRUST | £283k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |