DAR AL-ISLAM CENTRE
Educational Activities, Arabic and Quran classes, Recreational Activities Jujitsu Classes, young children football club, Facilities for worship and events Friday prayer, Ramadan programme, Muharram Programme, Marriage, Nikah and spouse selection service, Funeral Services, Spiritual trips, Ask the Imam Service, Library Service
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS AND TENETS OF ISLAM, PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND EVENTS, FACILITIES FOR MARRIAGE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF MUSLIM SHIA ITHNA-ASHARI FAITH.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OR THE ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES, SUCH AS TUITIONS, NURSERIES AND SCHOOLS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net income surplus of £41,236 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with total income of £295,045 and total expenditure of £253,809. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and confirmed the charity is a going concern. Unrestricted reserves stood at £137,973, which is below the stated policy target of three months of core operating costs.
What the accounts disclose
“At year end, reserves stood at £1,648,357, of which £137,973 were unrestricted.” — page 5
“These relationships gave rise to a potential conflict of interest in relation to the transfer of assets between the Foundation and the Centre, which occurred in the year ended 2023. To mitigate this, Abother Al-Saraj and Mousa Baraka recused themselves from all decision-making relating to the transaction for both entities.” — page 17
“During the independent examination for these accounts, it was identified that a freehold property acquired on 7th October 2022 had not been correctly recognised in the previous financial statements. This error has been corrected by restating the prior period comparatives.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- 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
- 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
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/05/2025)
Trustees
- Mousa Barakachair
- Abother Al-Saraj
- Hussain Al-Najafi
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 28/02/2025 | £295k | £254k |
| 29/02/2024 | £262k | £231k |
| 06/04/2023 | £160k | £93k |
Common questions
Is DAR AL-ISLAM CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £41,236 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with total income of £295,045 and total expenditure of £253,809. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and confirmed the charity is a going concern. Unrestricted reserves stood at £137,973, which is below the stated policy target of three months of core operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/01/2026 | £20k | Youth Wellbeing and Resilience Project |