Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

MIRZA SHARIF AHMAD FOUNDATION 

1. Propagation of Islam worldwide2. Building of mosques, hospitals & schools3. Scientific research & development4. Scholarships for higher education5. Emergency relief - natural disasters6. Assistance to deserving and needy
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available

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
30/09/22£2,373£1,767£606£0£9,410£9,41063.940
30/09/21£1,801£1,431£370£0£8,804£8,80473.840
30/09/20£1,943£1,295£648£0£8,434£7,88473.140
30/09/19£1,342£929£413£0£7,786£7,23693.540
30/09/18£1,041£813£228£0£7,373£5,6918440
30/09/17£1,026£814£212£0£7,145£5,44780.340
30/09/16£1,131£1,084£47£0£6,933£5,22057.840
30/09/15£1,592£674£918£8£6,886£5,17192.140
30/09/14£718£484£234£7£5,968£4,685116.240
30/09/13£945£570£375£9£5,734£4,63497.640
30/09/12£925£765£160£9£5,359£4,54171.240
30/09/11*£767£535£232£5£5,199£4,37998.240
30/09/10£671£512£159£6£4,967£4,14797.240
30/09/09£1,217£559£658£6£4,808£3,98885.640
30/09/08£727£302£425£6£4,150£3,810151.440
30/09/07*£3,841£126£3,715£6£3,725£3,725354.840

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 119%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 63.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years

www.msaf.org.uk

info@msaf.org.uk

02085447628

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Muslim congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • 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 With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 4 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/2006, number: 1115258
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/01/2006, number: 05689730
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR11: 10 days late, AR07: 242 days late,
Main office

22 DEER PARK ROAD
LONDON
SW19 3TL

Objectives

A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE MUSLIM FAITH WORLDWIDE AS EXPOUNDED BY HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD OF QADIAN, THE PROMISED MESSIAH ANDTHE FOUNDER OF THE AHMADIYYA MOVEMENT AND INTERPRETED BY HIS SUCCESSOR KNOWN AS KHALIFATUL MASIH (THE PRESENT KHALIFATUL MASIH IS HADRAT MIRZA MASROOR AHMAD KHALIFATUL MASIH V)B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCATION.C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE RESEARCH AND LEARNING.D) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS.E) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.F) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR OTHER CONFLICTS, NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE.G) HOLDING, MANAGING AND DEALING WITH PROPERTY WHICH SHALL INCLUDE (AMONGST OTHER THINGS) TO IMPROVE, MANAGE, CONSTRUCT, REPAIR, DEVELOP, EXCHANGE, LET ON OR LEASE, OTHER OTHERWISE, MORTGAGE, CHARGE, SELL, DISPOSE OF, TURN TO ACCOUNT, GRANT LICENSES, OPTIONS, RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES IN RESPECT OF, OR OTHERWISE DEAL WITH ALL ORA NAY PART OF SUCH PROPERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

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