NELSON COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1202331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NELSON COMMUNITY MASJID

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE:1/ THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN NELSON, LANCASHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING AND OTHER ESSENTIALS VIA A FOODBANK TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.2/ TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH BY PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND PRAYER, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND PASTORAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Pendle, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£368k

Latest spending

£333k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £35,385 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £82,083. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, indicating no material uncertainty regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mr W A Arshaf was paid £22,010 during the year for providing his services as a teacher.

“Mr W A Arshaf was paid £22,010 during the year for providing his services as a teacher.” — page 13

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Zaheer Mahmood Hussainchair
Christopher Michael Chilton
Kamran Yousaf
Majid Ali
Mohammad Ismaeel Hanif

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£368k	£333k
31/03/2024	£294k	£294k

Common questions

Is NELSON COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £35,385 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £82,083. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, indicating no material uncertainty regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NELSON COMMUNITY TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BEAULAND LIMITED	1	£128k
THE GOSHEN TRUST	1	£46k
THE VARDY FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION	1	£11k
THE JOICEY TRUST	1	£1k
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	1	£1k
THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£750
THE MESSAGE TRUST	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST.

NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST income £71k
NICHOLAS JONES CHARITABLE TRUST income £37k
NER FOUNDATION income £606k
THE FELLOWSHIP TRUST income £107k
NORMALYN CHARITABLE TRUST income £36k
HEXHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH income £224k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NELSON COMMUNITY TRUST	£368k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£71k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NICHOLAS JONES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NER FOUNDATION FY2025	£606k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FELLOWSHIP TRUST FY2025	£107k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NORMALYN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£36k	—	—	within	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.