BAHR

Registered charity 1142430 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BAHR ACADEMY

Educate students with the teachings of religionEducational activities Provide adult evening and weekend classes

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGIOUS AND INTERFAITH CO-EXISTENCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES (PUBLIC EVENTS, SEMINARS AND EDUCATION) PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON VARIOUS TOPICS AND ISSUES TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE FAITHS.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, BOTH SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS INCLUDING LANGUAGE CLASSES.(C) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUNDS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS;(B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.(D) THE RELIEF AND HUMANITARIAN AID OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTERS IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED.(E) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH BY OFFERING ADVICE, SUPPORT, COUNSELING AND LITERATURE.BAHR ACADEMY WILL OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE AND WITH THE MAINSTREAM ISLAM RECOGNIZED AND KNOWN AS "AHLUS SUNNAH WAL JAMA'AH.BAHR ACADEMY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADOPT THE ABOVE BELIEF SYSTEM WITH EXCEPTIONS IF NESSESARY.

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 the charity has a healthy free reserve (unrestricted funds not designated) which could be used to cover running costs in the event of unforeseen curtailment of income. The trustees report a determined focus on balancing the books and tighter controls on costs, noting that student fees remain adequate to fund teaching and general administration costs.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BAHR ACADEMY (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (65% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Muhammad Abdulmuheetchair
• Muhammed Akram
• Sadiqur Rahman

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

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