BOW WEST ORGANISATION

Registered charity 1164195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION UK

Provides space for faith users to congregate and carry out religious activitiesProvides space for communal activities, such as sports, educational clubs, drugs awareness, etc.

Objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE SUNNI MUSLIM FAITH IN SUCH WAY AS SHALL BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PRAYER AND HOLDING OF RELIGIOUS RITES AND THE PROVISION OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION;2 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF TOWER HAMLETS, NEWHAM, HACKNEY AND BARKING AND DAGENHAM AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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 · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves (net assets) of £105,467 at the end of the financial year, representing a surplus of £20,480 for the period. The trustees report having sufficient cash flow to cover costs for six or more months and do not expect financial hardship. The charity's primary income source was donations, totaling £57,011, with additional accrued Gift Aid income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• 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
• 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 · trustee networks

• QASIM CHOWDHURY MAchair
• Golam Mohammed Farid Hossain
• HUSSAIN AHMED · trustee of 2 other charities
• Lokman Hossain
• MASHUD AHMED MA
• MIZAN CHOWDHURY
• MOHAMMAD IQBAL LATIF
• MR SYED NAEM AHMED · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mizanur Rahman
• Mohammed Ripon Ali
• Sadequl Haque

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Hackney · Newham · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

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