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BANGLADESH ISLAMIC CENTRE ST ALBANS

Registered charity 285054 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BANGLADESHI ISLAMIC CENTRE ST ALBANS

The charities principal objective is to operate the Mosque and related premises for cultural, social and religious development and the education of the community.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF BANGLADESH MUSLIM CHILDREN.

Area of benefit: ST ALBANS AND DISTRICT

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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Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£65k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £29,491 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,136,850. This figure includes a £750,000 revaluation of a freehold property that was previously unrecorded in the balance sheet. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants & Donations (99% of income)
“The principal funding sources of Bangladesh Islamic Centre St Albans for the year ended 31 December 2024 are 100% private donations.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Audit opinion: qualified
“The current trustees have advised that due to an internal dispute they were not in control of the organisation for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022. Those periods were not independently examined, and the current Trustees do not have access to all the records for those periods.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The current trustees have advised that due to an internal dispute they were not in control of the organisation for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022. Those periods were not independently examined, and the current Trustees do not have access to all the records for those periods.
“The current trustees have advised that due to an internal dispute they were not in control of the organisation for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022. Those periods were not independently examined, and the current Trustees do not have access to all the records for those periods.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£90k£65k
31/12/2023£90k£69k
31/12/2022£84k£100k
31/12/2021£96k£129k
31/12/2020£37k£47k

Common questions

Is BANGLADESH ISLAMIC CENTRE ST ALBANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £29,491 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,136,850. This figure includes a £750,000 revaluation of a freehold property that was previously unrecorded in the balance sheet. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.