THE LONDON MERIT ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1130154 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Merit Education Programme for 17+ including numeracy & literacyStop smoking servicePrevention of drug abuseOverseas Turkish Student ProgrammeMerit Supplementary School Edmonton Youth Merit F.C.Edmonton Youth CentreMapping Developing and Understanding of Muslim CommunitiesAnatolian Art & Culture Institute

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF LONDON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS..

Area of benefit: LONDON

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £194,514, driven by a significant rise in cash reserves from £31,919 to £222,724. This financial strengthening occurred despite a £146,787 impairment charge on leasehold improvements. The trustees report a strong financial position and confirm the securing of a new centre to provide future stability.

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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cihat Yildiz
• ENVER GUNDOGDU
• Ismail Sik
• Kenan Boyraz
• MUSA KARABAY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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

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• ICMG EDMONTON income £119k
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• HEATHROW MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE income £188k
• LONDON GOOD NEWS CHURCH LIMITED income £1.0m
• LONDON INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION income £102k
• MEC FOUNDATION UK income £186k

Side by side with its peers

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