EMDEE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1158188 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM AND EDUCATION IN GENERAL ACCORDING TO THE TENETS OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

Objects

(I)TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG POOR PEOPLE, WIDOWS, ORPHANS, REFUGEES, VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER WELLS AND THE PROVISION OF FOOD, CLOTHING, AND ACCOMMODATION FOR THE SAID PERSONS;(II)TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS AND TENETS OF ISLAM, PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ISLAMIC EDUCATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QUR?AAN AND THE SUNNAH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) AS EXPOUNDED BY THE AHLE-SUNNAH-WAL-JAMAAH;(III)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR, THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OR THE ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES AND TRAINING CENTRES;(IV)TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AMONG THE POOR, UNDERPRIVILEGED AND PEOPLE IN NEED BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, MEDICINES OR GRANTS FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, OR PROVISION OF HEALTH FACILITIES, SUCH AS HOSPITALS AND CLINICS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID PERSONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Latest income
£198k
Latest spending
£177k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £21,126 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the balance sheet, net assets increased to £108,942, with unrestricted funds available at the discretion of the trustees. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to attention regarding compliance with accounting records or statutory requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds... to enable the charity to carry out its activities (held: £109k)
“The trustees aim to ensure that sufficient funds are maintained to enable the charity to carry out its activities.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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: Bangladesh · Belgium · Burma · Guyana · India · Panama · South Africa · The Gambia · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£198k£177k
31/03/2024£200k£212k
31/03/2023£225k£242k
31/03/2022£214k£167k
31/03/2021£152k£172k

Common questions

Is EMDEE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £21,126 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the balance sheet, net assets increased to £108,942, with unrestricted funds available at the discretion of the trustees. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to attention regarding compliance with accounting records or statutory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.