MUSLIM CULTURAL & WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF SUTTON (MCWAS)

Registered charity 1190799 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are set out in the Charity's constitution namely: to promote the Islamic religion, to advance public education in Islamic literature and culture, to promote any other charitable purpose for the benefit of Muslims resident in the London Borough of Sutton

Objects

(1)PROMOTE ISLAM (2)ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ISLAMIC LITERATURE AND CULTURE AND (3)PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF MUSLIMS RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted and restricted funds carried forward were £1,482,149, representing a net increase from the previous year. The charity reported total income of £475,647 against total expenditure of £267,506, resulting in a positive net movement in funds. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Muslim Cultural & Welfare Association of Sutton (MCWAS) (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £785k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 3.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Mohamed Rashid Moolachair
• Baris Ugur Varli
• Kamran Iftikhar Sheikh
• Kashif Barlas
• Mamun Khan
• Maryam Ijaz
• Mohamed Ali Mohamed Abubacker
• Olga Koto
• Syed Mohammad Asim Lutfullah

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

Operates in: Croydon · Kingston Upon Thames · Merton · Surrey · Sutton

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUTTON AND ERDINGTON MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION.

• SUTTON AND ERDINGTON MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION income £485k
• MARKAZ UD DAWAT WAL IRSHAD LONDON UK MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE income £358k
• STRATFORD ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE TRUST LIMITED income £266k
• CHEAM MUSLIM WELFARE SERVICES LIMITED income £238k
• ISLAMIC CULTURAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION income £470k
• SOUTH LONDON ISLAMIC CENTRE income £648k

Side by side with its peers

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