SHIRLEY MUSLIM ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1178467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SMA

To advance the Islamic faith in Shirley and the surrounding area for the benefit of the public, particularly but not exclusively, through the provision of a mosque. Educating the public in different religious beliefs including an awareness of their distinctive features and their common ground to promote good relations. Promoting knowledge and mutual understanding of all faith in the Shirley area.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH IN SHIRLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A MOSQUE.2. THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS;(B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £180,703, driven by a doubling of donation income to £181,017. The charity reports a strengthened cash reserve position with £156,558 in cash at bank, ensuring resources are adequate to meet ongoing commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Viqas Hafeez Sheikhchair
• Khoudja Kandji · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mohammad Zeeshan Zaidi

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OADBY AND WIGSTON MUSLIM ASSOCIATION.

• OADBY AND WIGSTON MUSLIM ASSOCIATION income £347k
• SHIRLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £200k
• THE KHOJA SHIA ITHNAASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF LONDON income £7.2m
• SHAH JALAL MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CENTRE income £309k
• BARKING COMMUNITY FORUM income £109k
• YORKSHIRE EDUCATION SOCIETY income £103k

Side by side with its peers

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