CENTRE FOR SPIRITUALITY AND CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT
TO ENGAGE IN CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BOTH NATIONALLY AND ABROAD WITH THE PURPOSE OF ALLEVIATING HUMAN SUFFERING WHETHER IT IS SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL.
Objects
1 TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION ACCORDING TO THE IDEALS ANDTEACHING OF THE SUFI TRADITION.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREAS OF SPIRITUALDEVELOPMENT, MEDITATION AND THE TEACHING OF THE SUFI SCHOOL OFTHOUGHT3 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THEDIRECTORS (BEING THE TRUSTEES) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,086,721, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing a strong asset base and cash reserves.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level, which equates to approximately three months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 5
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- SHAYKH HISHAM MOHAMED KABBANIchair
- FARZANA KOSAR
- Nazem Kabbani
- OMAR KABBANI
- Sajeda Kabbani
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £47k | £44k |
| 31/03/2024 | £11k | £25k |
| 31/03/2023 | £15k | £41k |
| 31/03/2022 | £37k | £56k |
| 31/03/2021 | £143k | £100k |
Common questions
Is CENTRE FOR SPIRITUALITY AND CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,086,721, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing a strong asset base and cash reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £109k |
| THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION | 1 | £29k |
| SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £7k |
| The Ethos Foundation | 1 | £5k |
| WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRE FOR SPIRITUALITY AND CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT | £47k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST | £236k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CONTAINS ART CIO | £330k | Under £60,000 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SUCCESS TEMPLE | £198k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST | £143k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FT FINANCIAL LITERACY AND INCLUSION CAMPAIGN | £847k | over £80,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |