BUSHEY ISLAMIC CIRCLE

Registered charity 1208506 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Islamic faith for the public benefit in Hertsmere and the surrounding area by conducting prayer meetings, worship services, lectures, celebrating religious festivals, producing and/or distributing literature on Islam to enlighten others about the Muslim religion as the trustees from time to time may think fit.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN HERTSMERE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY CONDUCTING PRAYER MEETINGS, WORSHIP SERVICES, LECTURES, CELEBRATING RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON ISLAM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE MUSLIM RELIGION AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

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 · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£190k

Latest spending

£131k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £58,737 for the period, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £58,737. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be satisfactory and consistent with their policy of maintaining three to six months of operating expenditure. The charity has no material debt and the trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £59k)

“It is the policy of the CIO that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6

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
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bushey Islamic Circle 1208506 (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Anas Gaffar · trustee of 1 other charity
MOHAMMED SHAHARIA AHMED
Shoaeb Anwari

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£190k	£131k

Common questions

Is BUSHEY ISLAMIC CIRCLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £58,737 for the period, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £58,737. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be satisfactory and consistent with their policy of maintaining three to six months of operating expenditure. The charity has no material debt and the trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GUJARATI SUNNI MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE (GSMCC).

GUJARATI SUNNI MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE (GSMCC) income £206k
CHEAM MUSLIM WELFARE SERVICES LIMITED income £238k
AL RISAALAH MOSQUE AND ISLINGTON ISLAMIC CENTRE income £310k
ALMARKAZ UL ISLAMI LTD income £460k
JAMIAT-UL-MUSLEMEEN QUWAT-UL-ISLAM MASJED income £388k
ANJUMAN-E-ISHA-AT-E-ISLAM income £373k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BUSHEY ISLAMIC CIRCLE	£190k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GUJARATI SUNNI MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE (GSMCC) FY2025	£206k	—	above	3.0%	no doubt
CHEAM MUSLIM WELFARE SERVICES LIMITED FY2024	£238k	—	above	—	no doubt
AL RISAALAH MOSQUE AND ISLINGTON ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025	£310k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALMARKAZ UL ISLAMI LTD FY2025	£460k	—	no_policy	—	no doubt
JAMIAT-UL-MUSLEMEEN QUWAT-UL-ISLAM MASJED FY2025	£388k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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