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ABU BAKR TRUST

Registered charity 1108415 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of children, in particular Muslims through the establishment and maintenance of educational institution(s) and mosque(s)

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £431,622 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a negative £223,029. The trustees acknowledge ongoing cash-flow issues and significant debt, including secured loans and private loans, which has led the auditors to identify a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to Note 15a (secured loans ) and Note 16a (private loans ) in the financial statements which indicate that the Trust may struggle to meet its obligations to settle loan repayment demands as they fall due. This indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Trust's ability to continue as a going concem.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MAT Global Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the Abu Bakr Trust due to serious and ongoing concerns regarding its governance, debt levels, financial management, and failure to file annual statutory returns on time. The report states that the inquiry will examine the extent of misconduct and mismanagement by current and former trustees, but it does not disclose a final outcome as the investigation was ongoing at the time of publication.
Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£118k
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Walsall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.1m£1.5m
31/08/2024£1.1m£1.7m
31/08/2023£1.3m£2.0m
31/08/2022£1.9m£2.3m
31/08/2021£2.0m£2.0m

Common questions

Is ABU BAKR TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £431,622 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a negative £223,029. The trustees acknowledge ongoing cash-flow issues and significant debt, including secured loans and private loans, which has led the auditors to identify a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MAT Global Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.7m
THE FRIENDS OF GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL CIO1£455k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£162k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED1£122k
CHK Foundation1£40k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£40k
THE LIDBURY FAMILY TRUST1£30k
THE LONGVILLE FOUNDATION1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOUNSLOW JAMIA MASJID AND ISLAMIC CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ABU BAKR TRUST£1.1m—0unclear—material uncertainty
HOUNSLOW JAMIA MASJID AND ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£1.8m—0below—material uncertainty
MASJID E TAUHEEDUL ISLAM FY2024£355k—0above—no doubt
AL-MUNTADA AL-ISLAMI TRUST FY2024£366k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW SHUL CHARITABLE TRUST (N.S.C.T.) FY2025£310k—0below—material uncertainty
MOOR PARK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.9m£80,001 - £90,0001below—material uncertainty

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