SRI LANKAN MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION CRAWLEY

Registered charity 1138236 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SLMWAC

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Objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE ISLAM RELIGION AMONGST THE SRI LANKANMUSLIMS IN 20 MILES SURROUNDING OF CRAWLEY AREA OFWEST SUSSEX FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THEHOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, CELEBRATION OFRELIGIOUS FESTIVALS PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTINGLITERATURE ON ISLAMIC FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THEISLAMIC RELIGION.II. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AGED BETWEEN8 AND 14 ON THE SUBJECTS OF SINHALA AND TAMILLANGUAGES WHICH ARE TWO MAIN LANGUAGES OF SRI LANKAAND TO ADVANCE THE MATHS KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUPILSAGED BETWEEN 8 AND 14 BY ORGANISING CLASSES ON THESUBJECTS.

Area of benefit: CRAWLEY

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 · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£525k
Latest spending
£116k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net incoming resource of £430,720 for the year ended 31 July 2025, significantly higher than the prior period. Total funds carried forward stood at £819,182, comprising £49,158 in unrestricted funds and £770,024 in restricted funds, primarily held for a building project. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2024 (received 06/08/2025, 67 days after the 31/05/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£525k
Total spending
£116k
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£525k£116k
31/07/2024£83k£54k
31/12/2023£110k£86k
31/12/2022£89k£68k
31/12/2021£74k£39k

Common questions

Is SRI LANKAN MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION CRAWLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net incoming resource of £430,720 for the year ended 31 July 2025, significantly higher than the prior period. Total funds carried forward stood at £819,182, comprising £49,158 in unrestricted funds and £770,024 in restricted funds, primarily held for a building project. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SRI LANKAN MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF WEST YORKSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SRI LANKAN MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION CRAWLEY£525k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SRI LANKAN MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF WEST YORKSHIRE FY2025£82k—0unclear—no doubt
SRI LANKAN MUSLIM CHARITY-UK FY2025£24k—0above—noted
ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKAN MUSLIMS - READING UK FY2025£36k——unclear—no doubt
SRI LANKAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF EAST LONDON FY2025£263k—0unclear—no doubt
SRI LANKAN MUSLIM FOUNDATION CRAWLEY FY2025£63k—0unclear—no doubt

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