CAMBRIDGE MUSLIM COLLEGE

Registered charity 1137219 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the religion of Islam for the public benefit in accordance with the beliefs and practices of the four recognised Sunni schools of thought, including the provision of education and training of Muslim leaders and scholars to work in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and through this to promote and advance religious and racial harmony.

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Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves stood at £7,670,839, with free/unrestricted reserves of £1,263,868, which the trustees confirm remains above their stated policy target of four to six months of unrestricted expenditure (£600,000 to £900,000). The charity reported a net income of £121,665 for the year, supported by incoming resources of £1,878,174 against expenditure of £1,797,022. The trustees and auditors both confirm the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four to six months of unrestricted expenditure, estimated at £600,000 to £900,000 (held: £1.3m)
“The Trustees aim to maintain reserves equivalent to four to six months of unrestricted expenditure, estimated at £600,000 to £900,000.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Chater Allan LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cambridge Muslim College (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £3.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£378k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 20.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.9m£1.8m
31/08/2024£2.0m£2.3m
31/08/2023£1.6m£1.8m
31/08/2022£2.7m£1.3m
31/08/2021£3.3m£922k

Common questions

Is CAMBRIDGE MUSLIM COLLEGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves stood at £7,670,839, with free/unrestricted reserves of £1,263,868, which the trustees confirm remains above their stated policy target of four to six months of unrestricted expenditure (£600,000 to £900,000). The charity reported a net income of £121,665 for the year, supported by incoming resources of £1,878,174 against expenditure of £1,797,022. The trustees and auditors both confirm the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Chater Allan LLP.

Who funds CAMBRIDGE MUSLIM COLLEGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMBRIDGE MUSLIM COLLEGE as a grant recipient include RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUST, ZOUQ FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£48k
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£44k
ZOUQ FOUNDATIONFY2023—funded the tuition and accommodation fees of disadvantaged students enrolled on the Contextual Islamic Studies & Leadership course

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAM INTERNATIONAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CAMBRIDGE MUSLIM COLLEGE£1.9m——above—no doubt
CAM INTERNATIONAL FY2025£4.7m—0above—no doubt
IQRA NEWPORT TRUST FY2025£169k—0unclear—no doubt
ISLAMIC SHAKHSIYAH FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE CAMBRIDGE MALAYSIAN EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
BARKING COMMUNITY FORUM FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt

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