BOLTON COUNCIL OF MOSQUES

Registered charity 1114004 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCOM

The advancement of the Islamic religion by encouraging the establishing and maintenance of Mosques. The promotion of racial and religious harmony between Muslims and non-Muslims in order to foster mutual understanding and toleration. The promotion of such other charitable purposes particular for the benefit of the Muslim Community as the trustees think fit.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE BCOM SHALL BE PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF BOLTON BOROUGH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ENCOURAGING THE ESTABLISHING AND MAINTENANCE OF MOSQUES AND PURSUING THE IMPROVED DELIVERY OF THEIR SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.(2) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND NON-MUSLIMS IN ORDER TO FOSTER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND TOLERATION.(3) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL; CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (4) THE ESTABLISHING OF AN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME, (WHETHER ALONE, OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSONS OR BODY) IN ENHANCEMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS. (5) THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES PARTICULARLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: BOLTON BOROUGH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £442,338 at the year end, representing a net movement in funds of £51,503 for the period. The trustees report that the society is in excellent shape and held sufficient funds to pay for its expenses for the year. The financial statements were independently examined rather than audited.

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.

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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BCoM - Bolton Council of Mosques (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Faisal Rai
• abdul wajid khan · trustee of 1 other charity
• asif patel · trustee of 2 other charities
• imteyaz ali

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

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOLTON CENTRAL ISLAMIC SOCIETY.

• BOLTON CENTRAL ISLAMIC SOCIETY income £990k
• MUSLIM CULTURAL & WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF SUTTON (MCWAS) income £424k
• EIC AL-MASJID TRUST income £1.1m
• JAMIA MASJID GULSHAN-E-BAGHDAD MOSQUE COMMITTEE income £272k
• MARKAZ UD DAWAT WAL IRSHAD LONDON UK MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE income £358k
• COUNCIL OF MOSQUES - TOWER HAMLETS income £150k

Side by side with its peers

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