MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE
Our core service is a free and confidential emotional support service service available nationally via the telephone, email, web chat and letter. The service uses male and female volunteers trained in basic counselling skills to respond to client enquiries.
Objects
A) THE RELIEF OF YOUNG MUSLIMS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF EMOTIONAL NEED, HARDSHIP AND MENTAL DISTRESS THROUGH CULTURALLY AWARE AND FAITH SENSITIVE COUNSELLING AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND FURTHER THE PROVISION OF TRAINING IN CULTURALLY AWARE AND FAITH SENSITIVE COUNSELLING.B) TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO YOUNG MUSLIMS WHOM BECAUSE OF THEIR INADEQUATE MEANS ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FROM THEIR OWN RESOURCES.C) TO EDUCATE YOUNG MUSLIMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR SPIRITUAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL CAPACITIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £148,429, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £81,322 from £229,751 in the prior year. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on continuing donations for its going concern status. Despite the financial loss, the trustees report that current reserves remain above their stated policy target of three months' expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity's policy is that unrestricted funds not designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least three month’s expenditures not covered by any specific secured grants or donations.” — page 8
“The charity is mainly dependent on continuing donations and as a consequence the going concern basis is also dependent on the continuing of donations.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/11/2022)
Trustees
- Ibrahim Peeran
- Yahya Delair
- Zahra Choudhry
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £147k | £295k |
| 31/03/2024 | £353k | £276k |
| 31/03/2023 | £218k | £216k |
| 31/03/2022 | £302k | £143k |
| 31/03/2021 | £190k | £168k |
Common questions
Is MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £148,429, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £81,322 from £229,751 in the prior year. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on continuing donations for its going concern status. Despite the financial loss, the trustees report that current reserves remain above their stated policy target of three months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE as a grant recipient include FUNDERS IN GOOD, PRISM THE GIFT FUND, CIVIC POWER FUND.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUNDERS IN GOOD | FY2025 | £85k | Grants to portfolio ventures |
| PRISM THE GIFT FUND | FY2024 | £50k | Gender Equality and Human Rights |
| FUNDERS IN GOOD | FY2024 | £21k | Portfolio grant |
| CIVIC POWER FUND | FY2024 | £1k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BARRY AND PEGGY HIGH FOUNDATION | 1 | £100k |
| LADBROKES CORAL TRUST | 1 | £58k |
| WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE MARTIN LAING FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- THE MUSLIM YOUTH FOUNDATION
- YASEEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD
- YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED
- OPEN DOOR YOUTH COUNSELLING LTD
- STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES
- YOUTH TALK LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE | £147k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |
| THE MUSLIM YOUTH FOUNDATION | £210k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| YASEEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD | £578k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED | £583k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OPEN DOOR YOUTH COUNSELLING LTD | £144k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES | £526k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |