OLDHAM CENTRAL MASJID & ISLAMIC CENTRE

Registered charity 1133257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OCMIC

Provide religious facilities for the Muslim community in the Westwood area of Oldham

Objects

A TO PROVIDE RELIGIOUS FACILITIES FOR THE FOLLOWERS OF THE ISLAMIC FAITHB TO ESTABLISH, MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE CENTRAL MASAJID IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES AND VALUESC TO OFFER PROVISION FOR ISLAMIC TEACHING AND WIDER COMMUNITY FACILITIES WHERE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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 unrestricted funds total £2,783,944 as of 31 March 2025, following a prior year adjustment reversing a revaluation surplus of £1,148,016. The charity generated a net income of £71,209 for the year and holds cash reserves of £890,959, which the trustees have ring-fenced for operational costs and capital projects.

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
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Oldham Central Masjid (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~74.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (46% 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: 11.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ABDUL KARIMchair
• ABDUL HASHIM
• ABDUL MALIK
• AFAZ UDDIN
• AFTAB MIAH
• AFTAB MIAH · trustee of 1 other charity
• AHAD MIAH · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANWARUL ISLAM
• Azizur Rahman Rumel
• Badsha Miah
• Fazlul Haque
• HABIBUR RAHMAN
• MOHAMMED ADNAN AZIZ
• MOUKTHAR ALI
• Mohammed Abdus Sattar
• Muzahid Khan · trustee of 1 other charity
• SHOPIK MIAH
• SOIL MIAH
• SOMRU MIAH
• Sadikur Rahman
• Shah Alomgir Ahmed

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

Operates in: Oldham

Income and spending

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