THE CAMBRIDGE MOSQUE TRUST

Registered charity 1164931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity owns and operates a mosque in Cambridge.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF A MOSQUE AND ANCILLARY PREMISES TO INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS CLASSES

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
£1.6m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £392,978 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £30,679,126 to £30,286,148. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and identified no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 2 months mosque running expenditures approximately £145,000 (held: £683k)
“It is the policy of the charity that the unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use, be maintained at a level equivalent to at least 2 months mosque running expenditures approximately £145,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Countryside Burials Limited
“During the year, the charity acquired 100% of the share capital of Countryside Burials Limited, a trading subsidiary established to support the charitable objectives of Cambridge Mosque Trust through the provision of high-quality, Sharia-compliant burial services.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cooper Young & Partners Ltd. 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.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £630k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£46k
Reserves (reported)
£681k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.6m£2.0m
31/12/2023£1.7m£2.0m
31/12/2022£956k£1.9m
31/12/2021£493k£1.6m
31/12/2020£367k£1.6m

Common questions

Is THE CAMBRIDGE MOSQUE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £392,978 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £30,679,126 to £30,286,148. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and identified no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Cooper Young & Partners Ltd.

Who funds THE CAMBRIDGE MOSQUE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CAMBRIDGE MOSQUE TRUST as a grant recipient include GIVE US A LIFT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GIVE US A LIFTFY2024£12kDonation
GIVE US A LIFTFY2025£7k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CAMBRIDGE MOSQUE TRUST£1.6m—0above—no doubt
THE CAMBRIDGE MUSLIM TRUST FY2024£547k—0below—no doubt
WOLVERHAMPTON MOSQUE TRUST FY2025£318kUnder £60,0000below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, CAMBRIDGE FY2024£325k—0unclear—noted
AL RISAALAH MOSQUE AND ISLINGTON ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£310k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CAMBRIDGE ST. BARNABAS FY2024£442k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.