SUPPORTING SUNNI SCHOLARS
WE SEEK TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO IMAMS AND SCHOLARS, ESPECIALLY FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS, TO SPREAD THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM THROUGH PUBLISHING AND TEACHING, RAISE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES, AND CARRY OUT OUTREACH WORK. DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ARE USED TO FUND SCHOLARS WHO CAN BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
Objects
TO ADVANCE TRADITIONAL SUNNI ISLAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE, BY FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING IMAMS AND SCHOLARS, ESPECIALLY FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS, TO SPREAD THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM THROUGH PUBLISHING AND TEACHING, RAISE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES, AND CARRY OUT OUTREACH WORK.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted reserves fell to £1,080.44 at year-end, which is substantially below its stated policy target of holding approximately three months' expenditure. The accounts report a net expenditure deficit of £10,699.64 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction in cash resources from the opening balance. While the trustees confirm the going-concern basis, they note that liquidity is monitored against donation receipts due to the low cash balance relative to annual programme expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“Available reserves were substantially below the policy objective.”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- Hamzah Mahmoodchair
- Dr Mubashir Hussain Mahmood
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £186k | £196k |
| 31/12/2024 | £145k | £137k |
| 31/12/2023 | £66k | £63k |
| 31/12/2022 | £558 | £0 |
Common questions
Is SUPPORTING SUNNI SCHOLARS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted reserves fell to £1,080.44 at year-end, which is substantially below its stated policy target of holding approximately three months' expenditure. The accounts report a net expenditure deficit of £10,699.64 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction in cash resources from the opening balance. While the trustees confirm the going-concern basis, they note that liquidity is monitored against donation receipts due to the low cash balance relative to annual programme expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| FUNDERS IN GOOD | 1 | £92k |
| SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST | 1 | £70k |
| THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION | 1 | £31k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | 1 | £10k |
| THE DWF FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- BASEERA
- MUSLIM SCOUT FELLOWSHIP
- NOORUL ISLAM BLACKBURN
- MADANI GIRLS' SCHOOL
- MUSLIM WOMEN'S COUNCIL
- ISLAMIC NETWORK
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUPPORTING SUNNI SCHOLARS | £186k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| BASEERA | £86k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| MUSLIM SCOUT FELLOWSHIP | £499k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| NOORUL ISLAM BLACKBURN | £375k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MADANI GIRLS' SCHOOL | £976k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MUSLIM WOMEN'S COUNCIL | £379k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |