ANJUMAN-E-JAAFRIAH

Registered charity 290849 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AL-ZAHRA COMMUNITY CENTRE

The advancement of the religion of Islam and education of Muslim children and adults in accordance with Shia Ithna-Ashari faith.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£258k

Latest spending

£203k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £54,823 for the year ended 30/09/2025, with total unrestricted income of £258,028 against charitable expenditure of £203,205. The trustees confirm the financial position is healthy and that reserves are adequate to support ongoing commitments. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of core operating costs

“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves (unrestricted funds not tied up in fixed assets or designated for specific purposes) sufficient to cover at least 6 months of core operating costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Saqlain Syed Shabbir Presidentchair
ARSHAD HUSSAIN SHAH H T
Ali Akbar Treasurer
Arshad Sajjad HT
KAMRAN SHABBIR SHAH SG
Munawar Hussain Shah L .T · trustee of 1 other charity
Mushtaq Shah E C
Nassar Ali Shah V P
RAZA HUSSAIN JESSA L.T
Rafiq Hussain Shah H T
Sajid Kazmi A S
Shabbir Hussain Shah A T

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£258k	£203k
30/09/2024	£215k	£180k
30/09/2023	£177k	£142k
30/09/2022	£111k	£112k
30/09/2021	£159k	£97k

Common questions

Is ANJUMAN-E-JAAFRIAH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £54,823 for the year ended 30/09/2025, with total unrestricted income of £258,028 against charitable expenditure of £203,205. The trustees confirm the financial position is healthy and that reserves are adequate to support ongoing commitments. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed. 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
DAWAT-E-HADIYAH TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM)	1	£819k
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£520k
THE SAIFEE FOUNDATION OF EUROPE	1	£502k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM.

KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM income £3.0m
ANJUMAN-E-SAIFEE (LEICESTER) income £937k
ANJUMAN-E-ZINATUL ISLAM income £201k
THE MUSLIM SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI JAMAAT OF ESSEX income £254k
ANJUMAN-E-ISHA-AT-E-ISLAM income £373k
JAMIA ALMAARIF income £131k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ANJUMAN-E-JAAFRIAH	£258k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM FY2025	£3.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANJUMAN-E-SAIFEE (LEICESTER) FY2024	£937k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANJUMAN-E-ZINATUL ISLAM FY2025	£201k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MUSLIM SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI JAMAAT OF ESSEX FY2025	£254k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANJUMAN-E-ISHA-AT-E-ISLAM FY2024	£373k	—	below	—	no doubt

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