Forest Gate Central Masjid

Registered charity 293676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BANGLA DESH SHOMITY, THE BANGLADESH MUSLIM SHOMITY, THE BANGLADESH SHOMITY

Religious foundation and school

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Latest income
£518k
Latest spending
£296k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,666,208, with unrestricted reserves of the same amount. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and gifts
Donations and gifts 518,011
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£518k
Total spending
£296k
Cost of raising funds
£296k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£518k£296k
31/03/2024£312k£147k
31/03/2023£303k£81k
31/03/2022£277k£282k
31/03/2021£535k£286k

Common questions

Is Forest Gate Central Masjid financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,666,208, with unrestricted reserves of the same amount. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Forest Gate Central Masjid£518k0unclearno doubt
GREENGATE JAMIA MASJID FY2024£150k0unclearno doubt
RAZA JAMIA MASJID AND ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2024£1.9m0aboveno doubt
MARKAZUL-ULOOM-AL-ISLAMIYYA FY2025£187k0unclearno doubt
ISLAMIC CENTRE OF ENGLAND LIMITED FY2024£635k0unclearno doubt
AL RISAALAH MOSQUE AND ISLINGTON ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2023£310k0unclearno doubt

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