OMAR FARUQUE MOSQUE AND CULTURAL CENTRE

Registered charity 1117040 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity has been providing and facilitating congregational prayers. Holding religious and cultural activities for the community. Children are taught Islamic studies on the weekends by a qualified teacher. The organisation takes part in community cohesion programmes with other organisations.

Objects

THE PURPOSE AND THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MOSQUE AND CENTRE ARE TO SERVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF ISLAM AND THE MUSLIMS OF CAMBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. TOWARDS THIS END, THE MOSQUE AND CENTRE SHALL:2.1) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PREAMBLE SET OUT ABOVE;2.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ISLAM, BENGALI AND OTHER LANGUAGES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND OT ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF COUNTRIES;2.3) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP

Area of benefit: CAMBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, as determined by the trustees under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or statutory requirements, and no specific disclosures were recorded.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ABDUL GOFFAR
• ABDUL MUQUITH
• AMINUR RAHMAN
• HARUN MIAH
• MAMUNUR RASHID · trustee of 1 other charity
• MIFTUAR RAHMAN CHOUDHURY
• MOSHUD CHOUDHURY
• Muhammad Afruz Miah
• SHABAZ MIAH
• YOUSUF MIAH

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

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