SOUTH WEST LONDON ISLAMIC SOCIETY
Our mission is to educate, engage and offer the best support to our community in South London in accordance to the Quran and Prophetic example as understood by the first 3 generations of pious Muslims, with sincerity, truthfulness and excellence. We run events to fight terrorism, support the vulnerable, give young paths to success, support single mothers & distributing zakat to the poor.
Objects
TO FACILITATE THE WORSHIP FOR THE MUSLIM COMMUNTY. TO TEACH THE CORRECT UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAAM TO THE MUSLIMS & NON MUSLIMS, BY FREQUENT LESSONS AND OCCASIONAL CONFERENCES. FOR THE MALES & FEMALES YOUNG AND OLD. IN AND AROUND THE BOROUGHS OF WANDSWORTH, LAMBETH AND MERTON.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £25,088 for the period, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £736,735 to £694,647. The trustees confirm that there were no funds materially in deficit and that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity holds tangible fixed assets valued at £700,000 and maintains unrestricted cash reserves of £11,647.
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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/04/2025
- Volunteers: 7
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/04/2024
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/04/2023
- Volunteers: 7
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 01/04/2021 (received 13/02/2022, 12 days after the 01/02/2022 due date).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 01/04/2022)
Trustees
- Tahir Chaudrychair
- Bourhan Ali
- Jason Mitchell
- Mohamed Mahamud
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2025 | £142k | £168k |
| 01/04/2024 | £103k | £247k |
| 01/04/2023 | £346k | £173k |
| 01/04/2022 | £712k | £712k |
| 01/04/2021 | £12k | £8k |
Common questions
Is SOUTH WEST LONDON ISLAMIC SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £25,088 for the period, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £736,735 to £694,647. The trustees confirm that there were no funds materially in deficit and that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity holds tangible fixed assets valued at £700,000 and maintains unrestricted cash reserves of £11,647. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH WEST LONDON ISLAMIC SOCIETY | £142k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WEST LONDON ISLAMIC CENTRE | £329k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTH WEST ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE | £41k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SOUTH LONDON ISLAMIC CENTRE | £648k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE SUNNI MUSLIM ASSOCIATION (SOUTH LONDON) | £66k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTH MANCHESTER MUSLIM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £300k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |