MEDINA CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1195516 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEDINA INSTITUTE

Charitable activities benefitting those in dire need

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ISLAMIC EDUCATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QURAAN AND THE SUNNAH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) AS INTERPRETED AND ACCEPTED BY THE AHLE SUNNAH WAL JAMAA-AH SCHOOL OF THOUGHT.

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

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Latest income
£162k
Latest spending
£244k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £11,775 for the year, which was met using prior year surpluses. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £51,678 at year-end, despite a stated policy of not holding reserves but using any surplus for future charitable expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: General Donations (100% of income)
“DURING THE YEAR, THE CHARITY SECURED INCOME OF £161,772 MAINLY BEING GENERAL DONATIONS”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: not to hold any reserves but to use any surplus or reserves for future charitable expenditure (held: £52k)
“THE POLICY OF THE TRUSTEES IS NOT TO HOLD ANY RESERVES BUT TO USE ANY SURPLUS OR RESERVES FOR FUTURE CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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 £220k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£162k£244k
31/12/2023£236k£602k
31/12/2022£239k£299k

Common questions

Is MEDINA CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £11,775 for the year, which was met using prior year surpluses. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £51,678 at year-end, despite a stated policy of not holding reserves but using any surplus for future charitable expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MEDINA CHARITABLE TRUST£162k—0unclear—no doubt
AL - MEDINA TRUST FY2024£177k—0above—no doubt
MAGEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£165k—0above—no doubt
DOLLOND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
THE AIMWELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£608k—0unclear—no doubt
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£222k—0above—no doubt

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