NOORUL ISLAM BLACKBURN

Registered charity 1202466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity advances the religion of Islam, advances education and relieves financial hardship.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF SHARI'AH, THE ISLAMIC LAW, AS EXPOUNDED BY THE FOUR SUNNI JURISTIC SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT VIZ. PREDOMINATELY THE HANAFI SCHOOL BUT ALSO THE SHAFI, MALIKI AND HAMBALI SCHOOLS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE AHLUS-SUNNAH-WAL JAMA?AH THROUGH IN PARTICULAR:(I) ESTABLISHING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE MASJID FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF PRAYERS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS RITES AND ACTIVITIES;(II) ASSISTING IN THE FACILITATING OF BURIAL RITES FOR ANY MUSLIM; AND(III) ACTIVELY PROMOTING AND PROPAGATING ISLAMIC TEACHINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ISLAMIC AND WORLDLY KNOWLEDGE THROUGH EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MADRASSA (RELIGIOUS SCHOOL) AND FOSTERING LINKS WITH SCHOOLS AND PLACES OF FURTHER EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION PREDOMINATELY IN BLACKBURN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. AND(C) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LANCASHIRE, THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND MORE GENERALLY THE WORLD BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: LANCASHIRE, THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND MORE GENERALLY THE WORLD

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£375k

Latest spending

£411k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,161,402, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately 12 months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £36,532 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,197,934 to £2,161,402.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £2.2m)

“The trustees maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately 12 months of unrestricted expenditure to support financial stability and operational continuity.” — page 3

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
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Mohammed Sharif Karoliachair
Gulam Mohamed Jhina
Mobinul Haq Chothia

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£375k	£411k
31/12/2024	£425k	£364k
31/12/2023	£45k	£76k

Common questions

Is NOORUL ISLAM BLACKBURN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,161,402, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately 12 months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £36,532 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,197,934 to £2,161,402. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
TWO HANDS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£31k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Islamic Cultural Centre (Jaame Masjid).

Islamic Cultural Centre (Jaame Masjid) income £234k
WALTHAM FOREST NOOR UL ISLAM income £2.1m
MUSLIM SOCIETY OF PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN income £146k
THE NOOR-UL-ISLAM MOSQUE income £311k
IQRA BLACKBURN income £128k
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC LINK income £441k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NOORUL ISLAM BLACKBURN	£375k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Islamic Cultural Centre (Jaame Masjid) FY2024	£234k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WALTHAM FOREST NOOR UL ISLAM FY2025	£2.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MUSLIM SOCIETY OF PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN FY2025	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NOOR-UL-ISLAM MOSQUE FY2025	£311k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
IQRA BLACKBURN FY2024	£128k	—	above	—	no doubt

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