PORTSMOUTH JAMI MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CENTRE

Registered charity 1145914 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Mosque is open all day for daily and Friday prayers. During the week we have over 100 people whoregularly attend daily prayers and over 500 who regularly attend Friday prayers.The mosque/ Centre is also used for festivals, funeral facilities, civil marriage and nikkah, hafiz classes, Islamic awareness, inter-faith dialogue, zakat, library, etc.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN PORTSMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREAS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, RELIGIOUS SERVICES, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE TO HELP ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE RELIGION OF ISLAM.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL CLASSES.3) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTAUL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.4) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF PORTSMOUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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
£163k
Latest spending
£147k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £216,862, which the trustees consider equal to approximately 15 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £15,761 for the year, increasing total unrestricted funds from £201,101 to £216,862. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 4 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: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£163k£147k
31/01/2024£175k£134k
31/01/2023£123k£119k
31/01/2022£108k£96k
31/01/2021£90k£91k

Common questions

Is PORTSMOUTH JAMI MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £216,862, which the trustees consider equal to approximately 15 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £15,761 for the year, increasing total unrestricted funds from £201,101 to £216,862. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.