BARKING COMMUNITY FORUM

Registered charity 1191779 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Upney Community Centre

To advance the religion of Islam for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, community outreach work, religious education, and public celebration of religious festivals.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORK, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS.

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased from £393,375 to £477,383 during the year, reflecting a net income of £84,008 against charitable expenditure of £25,019. The charity holds significant tangible fixed assets valued at £601,781 and carries long-term creditors of £180,600, while maintaining a surplus for the period.

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 3 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £600k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aros Alichair
• Akther Hussain
• Anwar Miah · trustee of 1 other charity
• HARUN MIAH
• Isob Ali
• MD Shahanur Rahman
• Mohammad Abdul Mukith
• Mohammed Azmal Hussain
• Nazrul Islam Khan
• Syed Ahbab Hussain
• YOUSUF HUSSAIN KHAN

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham

Income and spending

Common questions

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• STRATFORD ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE TRUST LIMITED income £266k
• THE ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF LINCOLN income £255k

Side by side with its peers

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