SOUTH WEST LONDON ISLAMIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1186937 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Markaz Abdullah Ibn Al Mubarak, SALAFI DAWAH TOOTING

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.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Merton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£142k
Latest spending
£168k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 01/04/2022)

Total income
£712k
Total spending
£712k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lambeth · Merton · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST LONDON ISLAMIC CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH WEST LONDON ISLAMIC SOCIETY£142k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST LONDON ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£329k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH WEST ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE FY2025£41k—0below—no doubt
SOUTH LONDON ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£648k—0above—no doubt
THE SUNNI MUSLIM ASSOCIATION (SOUTH LONDON) FY2024£66k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH MANCHESTER MUSLIM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2026£300k—0unclear—no doubt

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