MOHEBBAN AL-ZAHRA

Registered charity 1176235 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ZAHRA FOUNDATION

Provision of religious educational and linguists services

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE ISLAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESHIA ITHNA ASHARI FAITH, WITHIN MANCHESTER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THEHOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCINGAND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON SHIA ITHNA ASHARI TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE ISLAMICRELIGION.’

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £610,175 to £633,987, driven by a net income of £23,812 against charitable expenditure. The charity holds significant tangible fixed assets valued at £632,635 and maintains cash reserves of £35,080, while carrying a long-term creditor balance of £33,000.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £650k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr SADEGH ANSARIchair
• AHMAD NAIEM
• HAMID MIRZAEI
• SAYED ALI ALAWI
• SAYED FARID SARWARY

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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