Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE MUSLIM COUNCIL OF BRITAIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 

To build a confident,engaged and prosperous Muslim Community/to strengthen family and community institutions/to participate fully in the social and political life of Britain and the European Union and to contribute fully in the social and political life of Britain/Religious Activities/Arts/Culture/Economic/Community Development
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£428£435£-7n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/21£517£497£20£51£100£531.300
31/12/20£329£293£35n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£166£308£-142n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/18£175£170£5£0£0£0n/a04
31/12/17*£71£43£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16*£58£76£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£104£76£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14?*£91£29£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£12£43£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£15£0£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£10£51£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£82£40£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£51£16£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£192£60£132£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£139£122£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£48£36£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£13£8£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2£5£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

info@mcbcf.org.uk

08452626786

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Muslim congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Culham St Gabriel's Trust - A guide for teachers of RE on arranging school visits to mosques.
£9,700 04/06/2020
The project aims to streamline the process for and increase the confidence of RE teachers in identifying and engaging with a suitable local mosque, arranging the visit and delivering a high-quality ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/01/2001, number: 1084651
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR17: 133 days late, AR16: 14 days late, AR15: 32 days late, AR14: 122 days late, AR13: 105 days late, AR12: 20 days late, AR10: 19 days late, AR09: 313 days late, AR08: 165 days late, AR05: 219 days late,
Main office

PO Box 57330
LONDON
E1 2JA

Objectives

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION ARE, BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND MORE PARTICULARLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE FAITH AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF ISLAM (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT CONCERNING THE TEACHINGS AND RELIGION OF ISLAM, AND (C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF ANY PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR NATIONALITY, RACE, ETHNIC ORIGIN AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE AND MORE PARTICULARLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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