MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA UK

Registered charity 1179477 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAN

MANUK is a religious charity that promotes the interest of Muslims. We provide space for prayers, organisations of programmes and projects aimed at promoting Islamic Knowledge and understanding, community cohesion and development, interfaith programmes to foster mutual respect and understanding, provision of supplementary Islamic education, trainings and workshops, community engagement programmes

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF MUSLIMS OF NIGERIAN ORIGIN RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND IN PARTICULAR (I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS, AND (II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH.

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£649k
Latest spending
£406k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £51,960 in 2024, which the trustees note was more than their policy target of £101,437. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £243,187 for the year, driven by significant fundraising efforts for mosque rebuilding. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue activities, with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £52k; policy: three months operating expenditure, equivalent to £101,437)
“The unrestricted reserves of the Association at 31 December 2024 increased to £51,960 (2023: £24,022) was more compare to the target.”
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Muslim Association of Nigeria UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£649k
Total spending
£406k
Cost of raising funds
£274k
Reserves (reported)
£101k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (75% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 42.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£649k£406k
31/12/2023£595k£312k
31/12/2022£717k£420k
31/12/2021£522k£482k
31/12/2020£522k£482k

Common questions

Is MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £51,960 in 2024, which the trustees note was more than their policy target of £101,437. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £243,187 for the year, driven by significant fundraising efforts for mosque rebuilding. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue activities, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£1kGrant to Old Kent Road Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£5kGrant to Muslim Association of Nigeria
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£1kGrant to Muslim Association of Nigeria

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JAMIAT UL MUSLIMIN, MANCHESTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA UK£649k—0below—no doubt
JAMIAT UL MUSLIMIN, MANCHESTER FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
NUNEATON MUSLIM SOCIETY FY2025£282k—0above—no doubt
THE ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF MANCHESTER FY2024£145k—0unclear—no doubt
MILTON KEYNES MUSLIM ASSOCIATION FY2024£382k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MUSLIM COUNCIL OF BRITAIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2024£348k—0unclear—no doubt

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