EBRAHIM COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Registered charity 1108141 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF TOWER HAMLETS, ENFIELD AND NEWHAM.

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

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Latest income
£502k
Latest spending
£479k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ebrahim College (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 29/08/2025)

Total income
£502k
Total spending
£479k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
5

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: Other trading activities (65% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EBRAHIM COMMUNITY COLLEGE£502k—0unclear—noted
COMMUNITY EDUCATION INSTITUTE FY2025£231k—0unclear—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM ARABIC SCHOOL FY2025£165k—0above—no doubt
ABU BAKR MASJID FY2025£455k—0unclear—no doubt
ERITREAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION UK FY2026£477k—0unclear—no doubt
AL-ISLAH SCHOOLS TRUST FY2025£283k—0unclear—no doubt

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