LEEDS SWAHILI CULTURAL COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1200888 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

LSCCL provides educational support in the area of Mathematics, Science, English, RE and cultural education for the children within the age groups 5-18 years. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals in Leeds.

Objects

(1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS, IN LEEDS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF A LEARNING CENTRE TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT.(2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISUE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN LEEDS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(3)TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QURAN AND THE TEACHINGS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH).

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 unrestricted reserves stood at £200,520, while the charity reported a net income of £25,473 for the year. The trustees note that going concern is dependent on future funding streams, though they are satisfied the basis is appropriate. Total funds increased to £468,286, funded by unrestricted and restricted revenue funds.

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
• 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ghanim Abdullah
• Iddi Hasan
• MOHAMMED ALLY ISMAIL
• Mansour Aslan
• Mayasa Ramadhan
• Sheru Said

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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