NOAHS ARK (ASHFORD)
1) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND IN PARTICULAR THE SUNNI MUSLIM FAITH AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECTIVE THE MASJID & COMMUNITY CENTRE MAY BE USED TO TEACH, PROPAGATE AND PREACH ISLAM ACCORDING TO SUNNI SCHOOL OF THOUGHT2) TO PROMOTE RACIAL & RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING KOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL & RELIGIOUS GROUPS
Objects
1) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND IN PARTICULAR THE SUNNI MUSLIM FAITH AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECTIVE THE MASJID & COMMUNITY CENTRE MAY BE USED TO TEACH, PROPAGATE AND PREACH ISLAM ACCORDING TO SUNNI SCHOOL OF THOUGHT2) TO PROMOTE RACIAL & RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING KOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL & RELIGIOUS GROUPS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £190,640 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with charitable expenditure significantly exceeding total income. Despite this loss, the filing reports unrestricted net reserves of £282,126, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level, which equates to approximately three months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Asif Habib Khan
- NISAR SHAIKH
- SIKANDER PATHAN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £359k | £550k |
| 31/03/2024 | £308k | £251k |
| 31/03/2023 | £259k | £188k |
| 31/03/2022 | £255k | £228k |
| 31/03/2021 | £135k | £147k |
Common questions
Is NOAHS ARK (ASHFORD) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £190,640 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with charitable expenditure significantly exceeding total income. Despite this loss, the filing reports unrestricted net reserves of £282,126, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.