MASJID-E-NOORUL ISLAM

Registered charity 1143878 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the religion of Islam in accordance with the laws dictated in the Quran, the Sunnah and the Hanafi Sunni school of thought and beliefs, as per the institution of Ahle-Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at.Provision of facilities and services including but not limited to:-Daily congregational prayers-Education & development-Nikah services-Funeral services-Promote harmony & counteract extremism

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE TO:(A) ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAWS DICTATED IN THE QURAN AND SUNNAH OF THE HOLY PROPHET MOHAMMED (PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND HANAFI SUNNI SCHOOL OF THOUGHT AND BELIEFS AS EXPOUNDED BY IMAM -E- AZAM NOMAM BEN THABIT COMMONLY KNOWN AS IMAM ABU HANIFA (INSTITUTIONALISED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE AHLE-SUNNAT-W-JAMAAT COMMONLY KNOWN AS BARELVIS) AS WELL AS THE SUFISTIC SCHOOL OF THOUGHT ("SCHOOL OF THOUGHT"); (B) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THE CROMPTON WARD OF THE BOLTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL AND ALSO GENERALLY WITHIN BOLTON (THE "AREA OF BENEFIT") SPECIFICALLY IN THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ISLAM AND IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (IN PARTICULAR ENSURING THAT THE PROVISION OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (BASED ON THE CHARITY'S INTERNAL ADMISSIONS POLICY)) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHOOL OF THOUGHT

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
£441k
Latest spending
£436k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,933,014 against total net assets of £2,522,756, indicating a strong asset base primarily derived from freehold properties valued at £1,745,588. The trustees state that at year-end the charity held enough funds to pay for its expenses for the year, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention. The charity operates without an audit requirement, relying on an independent examination which found no issues with accounting records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: enough funds to pay for its expenses for the year (held: £1.9m)
“At the year end the Masjid held enough funds to pay for its expenses for the year” — page 6
Per its FY2024 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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£829k
Total spending
£630k
Cost of raising funds
£57k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~37.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (84% 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: 6.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£441k£436k
31/12/2023£829k£630k
31/12/2022£709k£220k
31/12/2021£289k£213k
31/12/2020£320k£246k

Common questions

Is MASJID-E-NOORUL ISLAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,933,014 against total net assets of £2,522,756, indicating a strong asset base primarily derived from freehold properties valued at £1,745,588. The trustees state that at year-end the charity held enough funds to pay for its expenses for the year, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention. The charity operates without an audit requirement, relying on an independent examination which found no issues with accounting records. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.