LANTERN OF KNOWLEDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1111331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LANTERN OF KNOWLEDGE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Homeless Feeding Programme (providing over 10,000 hot meals PA)Offer University Scholarships to under privileged studentsInterfaith & Community Cohesion Youth ActivitiesLantern of Knowledge Boys Secondary SchoolJamia Siraj Ul Uloom - Programmes include:Alimiyyah (6 yr course) Hifz, Maqtab,Tajweed Classes Adult Classes (2 yr for Male & Females)Short CoursesLantern Publications

Objects

3.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENANTS AND DOCTRINES OF SUNNI ISLAM.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENANTS AND DOCTRINES OF SUNNI ISLAM.3.3 TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY RAISING AWARENESS IN AND BY PROMOTING RESPECT, TOLERANCE AND HARMONY BETWEEN DIFFERING CULTURES, RELIGIONS AND COMMUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE TRUE VALUES OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH.3.4 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES RECOGNISED UNDER ENGLISH LAW AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NATIONALLY

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £59,819 for the year, driven by increased staffing costs and the withdrawal of charitable business rates relief. Although free unrestricted reserves were negative at the year-end due to the deficit and reduction in cash balances, the charity holds significant net assets of £1.13 million, largely comprised of tangible fixed assets. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient assets and support to continue its activities on a going-concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• 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 30/09/2025)

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 (87% 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

• IMRAN SIDYOT BSc (Hons) MRICSchair
• AMEER BADSHA
• ISMAIL SIDYOT
• MR FAROOQ ISMAILJEE

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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