STOCKPORT MUSLIM FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1163915 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SMF, STOCKPORT MUSLIM FOUNDATION

1) The advancement of Islam in accordance with Sunni tradition and according to the Hanafi Barelvi school of Islamic jurisprudence.2) To act as a resource for people up to 18 years old living in Stockport by providing advice and organising programmes of physical, educational & other activities.3) The relief of those in need by reason of their age, ill health, disability and financial hardship.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF ISLAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUNNI TRADITION AND ACCORDING TO THE HANAFI BARELVI SCHOOL OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED) TO FACILITATING AND ORGANISING EACH THE FOLLOWING:(A) THE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNAL DAILY PRAYERS (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS ?SALAAT?)(B) THE COMMUNAL PRAYER MADE ON FRIDAYS (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS ?JUMAAH?)(C) THE REGULAR COMMUNAL GATHERINGS FOR THE REMEMBRANCE OF GOD AND FOR THE RECITATION OF EXTRACTS OF THE QURAN (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS ?ZIKR?).(D) THE COLLECTIVE OFFERING OF PEACE AND BLESSINGS UPON THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE UPON HIM) BOTH IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COMMUNAL DAILY PRAYERS AND THE COMMUNAL FRIDAY PRAYER AND OTHERWISE (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS PRAYING ?DUROOD SHAREEF?);(E) THE REMEMBRANCE AND CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE UPON HIM) (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS ?EID MILAD UN NABI?);(F) THE COMMUNAL FUNERAL PRAYER (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS ?JANAZAA?) AND PRAYERS OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THE DECEASED (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS ?KHATAMS?);(G) THE MONTHLY PRAYERS AS AN ACT OF REMEMBRANCE AND BLESSINGS FOR SAYYIDUNA SHEIKH ABDUL QAADIR JILANI (MAY GOD BE PLEASED WITH HIM) IN EACH ISLAMIC CALENDAR MONTH (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS ?GHIYARWEEN SHAREEF?)(H) THE REMEMBRANCE AND CELEBRATION OF ALL THE SAINTS ACCEPTED BY MUSLIMS FOLLOWING THE HANAFI BARELVI SCHOOL OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE (MAY GOD BE PLEASED WITH THEM) (BEING COLLECTIVELY MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS ?AULIA ALLAH?);(I) THE PRAISING AND OFFERING OF BLESSINGS UPON THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE UPON HIM) THROUGH THE RECITATION OF POETRY AND BY ANY OTHER MEANS;(J) SUCH OTHER PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES AND EDUCATIONAL AND/OR RELIGIOUS EVENTS AS THE MEMBERS MAY DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME.4.2 TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN STOCKPORT BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.4.3 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

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
£111k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £54,435, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £29,596 for the year, having spent £81,896 against total income of £111,492.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating costs of the centre (held: £54k)
“THEIR POLICY IS TO HOLD ENOUGH FUNDS TO MEET THREE MONTHS OPERATING COSTS OF THE CENTRE.”
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.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 30 November 2025)
  • Equity: £54k
  • Average employees: 3

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Stockport

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£111k£82k
30/11/2024£94k£98k
30/11/2023£95k£100k
30/11/2022£90k£95k
30/11/2021£65k£56k

Common questions

Is STOCKPORT MUSLIM FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £54,435, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £29,596 for the year, having spent £81,896 against total income of £111,492. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.