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.

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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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Muhammad Abdur Rahimchair
AKLIS KHAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Abdus Sohid Chowdhury
Abul Kalam Chowdhury
Babul Islam
EMRAN CHOUDHURY
Fazlul Haque Choudhury
Horuf Miah
Latifur Rahman Choudhury
MD AMINUL ISLAM
Millat Hossen Chowdhury
Mohamed Salim Uddin
Mohammed Abdul Latif Shahed
Mohammed Jilur Rashid
Mohammed Khala Miah
Salim Ullah
Shajahan Alam
Shalim Miah
Tafajjul Hussain

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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.