BW FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1121549 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Religious gatherings, inter-faith dialogue. Holding Seminars. Youth Activities. Providing Tuition facilities for GCSE and A level Subjects, open to all.Letting out halls for Marriages and parties. Holding meetings with Local MPs and Councilors. Allowing use of premises by the L B Of Harrow during Local and General Elections.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£430k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £16,980,827, with unrestricted reserves standing at £15,601,961. The trustees report that the charity's affairs are in a satisfactory position, noting that standing order donations cover operational costs while restricted funds are being utilized for the ongoing Salaam Centre construction project.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £15.6m; policy: 12 months operational costs)
“Currently the charity is undergoing a major capital build project, and all funds are raised towards the build. It is felt that there is no reason to maintain any free reserves especially as the standing order donations cover any costs that are not related to the construction – the current free reserves are negligible.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: BWF Development Company Limited
“The Foundation has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, BWF Development Company Limited, incorporated in the United Kingdom, company number 06287768, the principal activity of which is the development of building projects.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Deitch Cooper LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£430k
Cost of raising funds
£50k
Reserves (reported)
£16.5m
Employees
2

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% 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: 4.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£1.2m£430k
31/07/2024£2.4m£638k
31/07/2023£1.9m£443k
31/07/2022£1.6m£444k
31/07/2021£1.5m£400k

Common questions

Is BW FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £16,980,827, with unrestricted reserves standing at £15,601,961. The trustees report that the charity's affairs are in a satisfactory position, noting that standing order donations cover operational costs while restricted funds are being utilized for the ongoing Salaam Centre construction project. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Deitch Cooper LLP.

Who funds BW FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BW FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£45k
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£31k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED1£755k
NFL FOUNDATION UK1£12k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MUSLIM YOUTH FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BW FOUNDATION£1.2m—0below—no doubt
THE MUSLIM YOUTH FOUNDATION FY2025£210k—0above—no doubt
HIDAYA FOUNDATION FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt
HAAYA FOUNDATION FY2025£589k—0above—no doubt
AT-TAWHEED FOUNDATION FY2025£473kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
SF FOUNDATION FY2025£7.7m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.