DAR AL-ISLAM CENTRE

Registered charity 1197956 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£295k
Latest spending
£254k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £138k; policy: three months of core operating costs)
“At year end, reserves stood at £1,648,357, of which £137,973 were unrestricted.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transfer of assets (freehold property) between the Centre and the Foundation in 2023, involving trustees who recused themselves.
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Prior period error identified during examination requiring restatement of comparatives.
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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)

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

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/01/2026£20kYouth Wellbeing and Resilience Project