ENFIELD ALEVI CULTURAL CENTRE
Principal activity of the organisation is to provide hard to reach communities with advice, information resources, guidance & practical support to improve their health, knowledge & welfare, education and living standards. The charity is also at the forefront of promoting humanism with its faith, Alevism.
Objects
1. TO ADVANCE THE ALEVI FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT ON BELIEFS SET OUT IN THE ALEVISM BOOKLET PUBLISHED BY THE BRITISH ALEVI FEDERATION.2. TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £15,703.00, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £8,948.76. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.
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
- 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: 15
- Government income: £50,215 — grants £50,215 (6); 26% of the £193,457 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/04/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £46,716 — grants £46,716 (2); 22% of the £213,907 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/04/2023
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £10,925 — grants £10,925 (2); 7% of the £168,055 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 01/04/2025 (received 07/02/2026, 6 days after the 01/02/2026 due date); year ending 01/04/2021 (received 12/05/2022, 100 days after the 01/02/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Cuma Ulguchair
- Birgul Timur
- Dr SIRVAN KARAKIS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2025 | £193k | £178k |
| 01/04/2024 | £214k | £220k |
| 01/04/2023 | £168k | £169k |
| 01/04/2022 | £146k | £146k |
| 01/04/2021 | £58k | £38k |
Common questions
Is ENFIELD ALEVI CULTURAL CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £15,703.00, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £8,948.76. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/09/2024 | £57k | Come Closer; Come Together with Art |
| Sport England | 23/09/2024 | £5k | I Wanna Dance |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/06/2024 | £15k | Purple Power |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/01/2022 | £10k | The Sewing Sisters |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/12/2020 | £7k | MAKE DO AND MEND |
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- ALEVI CULTURAL CENTRE AND CEMEVI OF ENGLAND
- BRITISH ALEVI FEDERATION
- ABERFELDY ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE
- AHLULBAYT CULTURAL CENTRE
- GIVE US A CHANCE
- Anglican International Development Ltd
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENFIELD ALEVI CULTURAL CENTRE | £193k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALEVI CULTURAL CENTRE AND CEMEVI OF ENGLAND | £421k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRITISH ALEVI FEDERATION | £361k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ABERFELDY ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE | £124k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AHLULBAYT CULTURAL CENTRE | £86k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GIVE US A CHANCE | £567k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |