KILBURN ISLAMIC CENTRE LTD

Registered charity 1149705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KIC, QALAM, QALAM EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE LTD

The activities of the charity are to encourage Islamic culture by providing location and other facilities for local community to congregate and offer prayers sessions the charity also run after school class providing Islamic educational services to young and adult members.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ISLAM RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE UK AND TO FORM PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER OVERSEA BODIES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.

Area of benefit: CAMDEN

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
£511k
Latest spending
£468k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £43,190 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £511,479 against total expenditure of £468,289. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds carried forward were £661,169, comprising fixed assets of £650,815 and free reserves of £10,354. The charity is not required to be audited under the Companies Act 2006 and has undergone an independent examination instead.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Achieving full financial self-sufficiency incl surplus and security funds (held: £10k)
“Achieving full financial self-sufficiency incl surplus and security funds” — page 8
Per its FY2025 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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£511k
Total spending
£468k
Cost of raising funds
£36k
Reserves (reported)
£661k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~16.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (71% 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: 7.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£511k£468k
31/03/2024£348k£376k
31/03/2023£227k£378k
31/05/2022£376k£420k
31/05/2021£664k£475k

Common questions

Is KILBURN ISLAMIC CENTRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £43,190 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £511,479 against total expenditure of £468,289. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds carried forward were £661,169, comprising fixed assets of £650,815 and free reserves of £10,354. The charity is not required to be audited under the Companies Act 2006 and has undergone an independent examination instead. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.