Quba Islamic Foundation

Registered charity 1117688 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASSOCIATION FOR SOMALI WELFARE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ASWED, MASJID AL QUBA (MARKEZ QUBA ISLAMIC CENTRE)

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES,EDUCATION. ADVISE AND SUPPORT, RECREATIONAL SERVICES, HEALTH PROMOTION

Objects

A) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE 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;B) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN SOMALIA AND THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN THE UK;C) TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: LEICESTERSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net incoming resource of £111,890 for the year, increasing its total unrestricted funds to £123,234. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of twelve months of unrestricted expenditure, and the current unrestricted balance of £123,234 is significantly below this target. The charity is operated on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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 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

• Abubakar Jama Egalchair
• Jama Osman Egal

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).