ISLAMI DARASGAH BRISTOL

Registered charity 260804 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide Islamic education, a place of prayer (five times a day) and sessions of remembrance (dhikr) for followers of the Islamic faith.

Objects

TO COLLECT SUMS OF MONEY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAMI ACCORDING TO THE HANFI SCHOOL OF THOUGHT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE BRISTOL AND SUBURBS

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 · Education/training · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£148k

Latest spending

£51k

Registered

1970

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £17,965, which the trustees consider equal to between three and four months of operating costs, aligning with their policy to hold funds for four months' costs. The charity reports being debt-free after repaying interest-free loans used to purchase property, and notes a slight increase in income from donations compared to the previous year.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £18,381 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“The Imam Qari Mohammed Altaf Sahib was paid gross wages of £7,897 the other full time Imam Asim Malik Khan was paid £18,381.” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Jummah Donations (19% of income)

“Giving at Friday prayers amounted to £28,036” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £18k; policy: four months’ operating costs)

“the charity has free reserves of £17,965 which is equal to between three- or four-months expenditure during the year ended 31 December 2024.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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 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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

FIAZ AHMED
MATLOOB HUSSAIN
MOHAMMED IQBAL
TAHIR MAHMOOD · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£148k	£51k
31/12/2023	£165k	£73k
31/12/2022	£91k	£48k
31/12/2021	£57k	£27k
31/12/2020	£60k	£42k

Common questions

Is ISLAMI DARASGAH BRISTOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £17,965, which the trustees consider equal to between three and four months of operating costs, aligning with their policy to hold funds for four months' costs. The charity reports being debt-free after repaying interest-free loans used to purchase property, and notes a slight increase in income from donations compared to the previous year. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of ISLAMI DARASGAH BRISTOL earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £18,381 band.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHAHPORAN ISLAMIC CENTRE BRISTOL.

SHAHPORAN ISLAMIC CENTRE BRISTOL income £127k
EASTON ISLAMI DARASGAH (BRISTOL) income £206k
JAMIAT-UL-MUSLEMEEN QUWAT-UL-ISLAM MASJED income £388k
JAMIA ISLAMIA HAZARAT SULTAN BAHOO TRUST (BRADFORD) income £101k
AL RISAALAH MOSQUE AND ISLINGTON ISLAMIC CENTRE income £310k
THE MOSQUE AND ISLAMIC CENTRE OF BRENT income £9.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ISLAMI DARASGAH BRISTOL	£148k	£18,381	below	—	no doubt
SHAHPORAN ISLAMIC CENTRE BRISTOL FY2025	£127k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EASTON ISLAMI DARASGAH (BRISTOL) FY2025	£206k	—	above	—	no doubt
JAMIAT-UL-MUSLEMEEN QUWAT-UL-ISLAM MASJED FY2025	£388k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JAMIA ISLAMIA HAZARAT SULTAN BAHOO TRUST (BRADFORD) FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AL RISAALAH MOSQUE AND ISLINGTON ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025	£310k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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