SALAM TRUST

Registered charity 1166526 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE SALAM TRUST PROVIDES PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH ITS PROGRAMMES OF PRAYERS AND CELEBRATION OF THE KEY EVENTS IN THE ISLAMIC CALENDER. ACTIVITIES ARE OPENED FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE SALAM TRUST PROVIDES CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS, FRIDAY SERMONS AND EID PRAYERS.

Objects

(1)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 QURAN AND SUNNAH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD PBUH AS EXPOUNDED BY THE AHLE SUNNAH WAL JAMAH SCHOOL OF THOUGHT;(2)TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG POOR PEOPLE, 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 PROVISION OF FOOD, CLOTHING, AND ACCOMMODATION FOR THE SAID PERSONS;(3)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;(4)TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RESIDENTS OF BIRMINGHAM, WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£105k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £38,324 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its unrestricted funds to £907,073. The trustees confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate major risks and that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis. The charity is exempt from audit and underwent an independent examination which raised no material concerns.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)
“Donations received 105,000” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves so as to give flexibility to cover temporary timing differences for donations received, adequate working capital for core costs and which allow them to respond quickly to the needs of the Trust (held: £907k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserves so as to give flexibility to cover temporary timing differences for donations received, adequate working capital for core costs and which allow them to respond quickly to the needs of the Trust.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee K Hussain received £17,895 for teaching classes.
“During the year one of the Trustees Mr K Hussain received £17895 (2024 16,300 ) for teaching classes” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration for teaching services
“During the year one of the Trustees Mr K Hussain received £17895 (2024 16,300 ) for teaching classes” — page 11
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.

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 £255k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£105k£67k
31/03/2024£114k£63k
31/03/2023£112k£72k
31/03/2022£154k£55k
31/03/2021£81k£38k

Common questions

Is SALAM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £38,324 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its unrestricted funds to £907,073. The trustees confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate major risks and that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis. The charity is exempt from audit and underwent an independent examination which raised no material concerns. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.