LEWSEY MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1120762 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society serves the religious, social and cultural needs of the local Muslim population living and working in the Lewsey Farm and surrounding areas of Luton in Bedfordshire. It is responsible for the administration of Zakariya Masjid, Dunstable Masjid and Madresa-e-Furqaniah and works with other local organisations and faith groups for improvements to facilities and services in the community.

Objects

(I) TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM IN THE LEWSEY FARM AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS AND CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP, TALKS AND LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON ISLAM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT MUSLIMS AND THE ISLAMIC FAITH;(II) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LEWSEY FARM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH;(III) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH ISLAMIC INSTRUCTION BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(IV) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND LANGUAGE AND THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF MUSLIMS IN GENERAL; AND,(V) TO FURTHER ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE CONSISTENT WITH THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAM ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Area of benefit: BEDFORDSHIRE

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 reported a net surplus of £68,682.14 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £381,389.26 and expenditure of £312,707.12. Free/unrestricted reserves (fund carried forward) increased to £892,005.17, while the charity holds significant property assets valued at £954,206.55 against liabilities of £195,000.00. The trustees note that the organization does not have a specific reserves policy but considers the need for appropriate advice given the nature of its activities.

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 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 handling
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• BURHAN UDDIN
• IMRAN VAZIFDAR
• MOHIBUR RAHMAN

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Common questions

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEAUMONT LEYS MUSLIMS.

• BEAUMONT LEYS MUSLIMS income £109k
• ISLAMIC CULTURAL SOCIETY LUTON MOSQUE income £1.0m
• LEEDS MUSLIM COUNCIL income £176k
• MUSLIM CULTURAL & WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF SUTTON (MCWAS) income £424k
• BECONTREE HEATH ISLAMIC SOCIETY (DAGENHAM CENTRAL MOSQUE) LIMITED income £136k
• NUNEATON MUSLIM SOCIETY income £282k

Side by side with its peers

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