UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS ACADEMY
To advance education for the public benefit by providing a full-time, Ofsted registered, Independent school for children to advance knowledge, understanding, and skills in National Curriculum subjects as well as Islamic curriculum subjects.We also operate a supplementary school providing after school, weekend and holiday activities.PLEASE NOTE WE DO RAISE FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC.
Objects
To advance education for the public benefit by providing a full-time, Ofsted registered, Independent school for children to advance knowledge, understanding, and skills in National Curriculum subjects as well as Islamic curriculum subjects
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £8,475 for the period ended 05/04/2025, with total receipts of £388,025 and total payments of £383,898. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to develop a formal reserves policy within the next two years, indicating that no specific target is currently in place. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would hinder a proper understanding of the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
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
Trustees
- Hawwa Mbombochair
- Ashique Siddique Rashid
- Dr Adnaan Ul Haq
- Mohammed Nooruddeen Uthmaan Hamani
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £388k | £384k |
| 05/04/2024 | £364k | £354k |
| 05/04/2023 | £249k | £250k |
| 05/04/2022 | £255k | £236k |
| 05/04/2021 | £66k | £68k |
Common questions
Is UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS ACADEMY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £8,475 for the period ended 05/04/2025, with total receipts of £388,025 and total payments of £383,898. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to develop a formal reserves policy within the next two years, indicating that no specific target is currently in place. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would hinder a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 22/09/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| UK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LTD | 1 | £66k |
Charities like this
- AL-ISLAH SCHOOLS TRUST
- AN-NOOR ISLAMIC SCHOOL
- SADR UL ULAMA ACADEMY
- KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION TRUST
- ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST
- THE UNICORN SCHOOL LTD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS ACADEMY | £388k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AL-ISLAH SCHOOLS TRUST | £283k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AN-NOOR ISLAMIC SCHOOL | £169k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SADR UL ULAMA ACADEMY | £130k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION TRUST | £179k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST | £3.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |