HEADSTART EDUCATION CENTRE

Registered charity 1149470 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education by providing accessible educational services in accordance with the principles of Islam, in particular but not exclusively, focusing on Muslim childrens educational needs especially to those educated otherwise than in state schools.

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE TOADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOTEXCLUSIVELY, FOCUSING ON MUSLIM CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL NEEDSESPECIALLY TO THOSE EDUCATED OTHERWISE MAN IN STATE SCHOOLSAND THE ASSOCIATION OPERATING AS A CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT (WAQF)SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS EXERCISABLE IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS SAIDOBJECTS (FOR DETAILS OF THE POWERS PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANISATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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
£676k
Latest spending
£577k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £110,589 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,017,495. The trustees confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: less than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“All employees are paid less than £60,000. This note is correct” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Ms Z Khanom received £50,000 in service agreement fees.
“Ms Z Khanom-Trustee: (a) In the interest of the Charity, an amount totalling £50,000 (2024: £38,842) was paid to Ms Z Khanom as part of service agreement fees.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £607k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£676k
Total spending
£577k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~21.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£676k£577k
31/07/2024£716k£565k
31/07/2023£534k£445k
31/07/2022£515k£397k
31/07/2021£550k£399k

Common questions

Is HEADSTART EDUCATION CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £110,589 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,017,495. The trustees confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of HEADSTART EDUCATION CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the less than £60,000 band.