CAMBOURNE CRESCENT

Registered charity 1174750 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Fulfilling the social and spiritual needs of families living in Cambourne and the surrounding areas;Liaising with Parish and District Council for a community centre building open to all communities and groups;Islamic and Arabic Language School;Participating and promoting all local charitable causes

Objects

A)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS AND DOCTRINES OF ISLAM AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B)TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CAMBOURNE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, 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;C)EACH 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.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£187k

Latest spending

£59k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £370,516, with unrestricted funds standing at £74,187. The trustees report that the charity maintains financial sustainability through continuous donations and considers its current reserves adequate to meet its policy target of three months' operational expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Restricted Donations (58% of income)

“Restricted Donations 108,248”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months operational expenses (held: £74k)

“The Trustees regard the equivalent of three months operational expenses as an appropriate level of reserves.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

AFTAB AHMED
Arshad Siddiqui
Jakir Chowdhury
Lobna Rihawi
Sabana Parvin Rahim
Sobia Zaman

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£187k	£59k
31/12/2023	£185k	£45k
31/12/2022	£69k	£19k
31/12/2021	£54k	£19k
31/12/2020	£32k	£24k

Common questions

Is CAMBOURNE CRESCENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £370,516, with unrestricted funds standing at £74,187. The trustees report that the charity maintains financial sustainability through continuous donations and considers its current reserves adequate to meet its policy target of three months' operational expenses. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAMBOURNE TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB.

CAMBOURNE TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB income £251k
CRESCENT LEARNING CENTRE (MAKKI MASJID TRUST) income £486k
CAMBORNE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £141k
THE CMA WELFARE TRUST income £2.0m
THE CAMBRIDGE MUSLIM TRUST income £547k
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME ISLAMIC CENTRE income £219k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CAMBOURNE CRESCENT	£187k	—	above	—	no doubt
CAMBOURNE TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025	£251k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CRESCENT LEARNING CENTRE (MAKKI MASJID TRUST) FY2025	£486k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMBORNE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£141k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CMA WELFARE TRUST FY2026	£2.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CAMBRIDGE MUSLIM TRUST FY2024	£547k	—	below	—	no doubt

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