IQRA NEWPORT TRUST
To provide social, religious and recreational facilities for the Muslim Community in Newport and Wales.To provide awareness of Islamic faith to the general public and the Muslim Community.To encourage and facilitate Community and Social cohesion among other faith and other communities.To assist in the elimination of poverty among the Muslim Community in Wales.To facilitate Interfaith dial
Objects
1) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES AND PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISLAMIC BELIEFS.3) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF NEWPORT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, 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.4) TO RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND SERVICES.5) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity aims to maintain sufficient funds to operate ongoing programmes for the next three months. The trustees report that the charity remains open for daily prayers and continues to deliver various community services including food distribution and youth activities. No specific financial figures for reserves or income are provided in the text.
What the accounts disclose
“The current policy of the charity to ensure the sufficient funds available at any time to operate the ongoing programmes for the next three months” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds 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
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- MUHAMMED ABDUL ROFIQUEchair
- Dr HAFIZ MUHAMMAD SALEEM AKHTAR
- FARID AHMED KHAN
- GHULAM MURTAZA
- MOHAMED ARIF H BADAT
- MOHAMED SHAMEEM TRAFDAR
- MOHAMMED ABDUL KHALIQUE
- MOHAMMED AZAM
- SALIM EBRAHIM BADAT
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £169k | £157k |
| 05/04/2024 | £139k | £116k |
| 05/04/2023 | £219k | £111k |
| 05/04/2022 | £73k | £58k |
| 05/04/2021 | £79k | £40k |
Common questions
Is IQRA NEWPORT TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity aims to maintain sufficient funds to operate ongoing programmes for the next three months. The trustees report that the charity remains open for daily prayers and continues to deliver various community services including food distribution and youth activities. No specific financial figures for reserves or income are provided in the text.
Charities like this
- GRAVESEND AND DARTFORD MUSLIM ASSOCIATION
- ALL NATIONS CHARITABLE TRUST
- NORTHAMPTON MOSQUE AND ISLAMIC CENTRE
- ISLAMIC SOCIETY FOR WALES
- THE KOKNI MUSLIM ASSOCIATION, SHAFAYEE MAZHAB
- IPSWICH AND SUFFOLK BANGLADESHI MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE AND MOSQUE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQRA NEWPORT TRUST | £169k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GRAVESEND AND DARTFORD MUSLIM ASSOCIATION | £148k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALL NATIONS CHARITABLE TRUST | £176k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTHAMPTON MOSQUE AND ISLAMIC CENTRE | £226k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ISLAMIC SOCIETY FOR WALES | £265k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE KOKNI MUSLIM ASSOCIATION, SHAFAYEE MAZHAB | £258k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |