DAGENHAM UMMAH WELFARE TRUST

Registered charity 1136651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the trust shall be to help the local community of Dagenham and thesurrounding areas:1. for the advancement of the religion of Islam in accordance with the tenetsand doctrines of the Hanafi Sunni Sect of Islam;2. to advance the Islamic religion in Dagenham and surrounding areas for thebenefit of the public, through the holding of prayer meetings.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF CLASSES AND SUPPLEMENTARY COURSES IN TOPICS SUCH AS THE HOLY QURAN AND MOTHER TONGUES CLASSES TO THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY AS NEEDED.2) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN DAGENHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND PRODUCING AND /OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE ISLAMIC FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE ISLAMIC RELIGION.3) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION.4) FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: DAGENHAM

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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Latest income
£68k
Latest spending
£89k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £85,463 to £64,877 during the year, falling below the trustees' stated policy target of retaining three to five months' forward expenditure. Despite this reduction, the trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future.

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: £65k; policy: three to five months’ forward expenditure)
“We aim to retain sufficient general funds in a range equivalent to approximately three to five months’ forward expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£68k£89k
31/03/2024£49k£63k
31/03/2023£96k£74k
31/03/2022£71k£65k
31/03/2021£54k£29k

Common questions

Is DAGENHAM UMMAH WELFARE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £85,463 to £64,877 during the year, falling below the trustees' stated policy target of retaining three to five months' forward expenditure. Despite this reduction, the trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.