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Registered charity 1197381 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity aims to advance the Shia Muslim Faith in the United Kingdom for the benefit of the public. This is done through various activities, including religions functions, prayers, lectures, educational courses, and charitable drives donating food, blood and gifts.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE SHIA MUSLIM FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, AND PRODUCING AND/ORDISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON SHIA ISLAM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE SHIA MUSLIM FAITH.THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONSOF DIFFERENT FAITHS.(B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £8,917 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds at year-end standing at £36,486. The trustees report that this level of reserves is maintained in line with their policy of holding between three and six months' expenditure to ensure operational continuity. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accord with those records.

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 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Haidar Safa Mohammad Nasrallachair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ali Munaf Hasan
• Hassan Ali Mahmoud

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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