THE ILFORD MUSLIM SOCIETY

Registered charity 293023 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education/training, religious activities. Relief of poverty etc.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SUNNI MUSLIM CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE PROPHET MOHAMMED, THE QURAN AND SUNNI LAWS OF AHLE-SUNNAL-WAL-JAMAAT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £3,522,140, which significantly exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £131,800 (six months of spending). The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Prestons & Jacksons Partnership LLP. 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ilford Muslim Society (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~160.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Faruq Ismail · trustee of 1 other charity
• IMTYAZ MOHMED VAKIL
• SADDIQ SULEMAN D KARBHARI
• Zaid Abdulhuq Ali

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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