Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

COUNCIL OF MOSQUES - TOWER HAMLETS

The Council of Mosques works primarily as a conduit of communication between the Muslim community in Tower Hamlets and the Local Authority is central.Currently, the Council of Mosques offers three main areas of service provision: 1. Capacity building and training programmes for its members and affiliates2. Consultation and advocacy on local issues3. Community cohesion activities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23		£16	£12	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/22		£20	£23	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/21		£31	£16	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20		£25	£29	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£19	£27	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£13	£27	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£7	£26	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£29	£71	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£134	£82	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£133	£115	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£103	£80	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£111	£117	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£156	£201	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£168	£114	£54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£46	£51	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.councilofmosques.com

info@councilofmosques.com

02076503040

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Tower Hamlets,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

MAFIJUR RAB Appointed: 2014

FARUK AHMED, Other trusteeship: MAZAHIRUL ULOOM LONDON,

FARUK AHMED Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: SHAHJALAL CENTRE,

MASHUK AHMED Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: ABERFELDY ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE,

MOHAMMAD ABDUL MUNIM JAHEDI Appointed: 2012

MOHAMMED SHAMSUL HOQUE Appointed: 2018

MOWLANA MOHAMMED MUSLEH UDDIN Appointed: 2021

SHAMSUL HOQUE (Chair), Other trusteeships: ESHA' ATUL ISLAM, GOREEB AND YATEEM TRUST FUND, DEUL GRAM MADRASHA WELFARE SOCIETY UK,

SIRAJUL ISLAM Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Machinist, Other trusteeships: SHAHPORAN MASJID AND ISLAMIC CENTRE TRUST, EAST LONDON MOSQUE TRUST,

ATIK MIAH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Machinist, Other trusteeship: ST PETER'S BENGALI ASSOCIATION,

DR MUHAMMAD ALI Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Case Manager Nhs, Other trusteeship: STEPNEY SHAHJALAL MOSQUE & CULTURAL CENTRE,

MOHAMMED NURUL AMIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Social Worker, Other trusteeship: POPLAR MOSQUE AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2008, number: 1124554

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR09: 19 days late,

Main office

CoM-TH
3rd Floor
46 Whitechapel Road
London Muslim Centre
London
E1 1JX

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS AND OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL GROUPS;C) PROVIDING A CLOSER NETWORK AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE MOSQUES AND OTHER ISLAMIC ORGANISATIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER FAITH COMMUNITIES;D) PROVIDING ADVICE ON COMMUNITY ISSUES;E) BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR RELIGION, ETHNIC ORIGIN OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO BRITISH SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF INEQUALITY AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO BRITISH SOCIETY;B) WORKING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENABLE THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN ORDER THAT THEY CAN ADAPT SERVICE PROVISION TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY;C) UNDERTAKING RESEARCH WITH INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ON ISSUES PERTINENT TO THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY;D) RAISING THE CONCERNS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY TO RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS OR AUTHORITIES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES;E) BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF MOSQUES AND ISLAMIC ORGANISATIONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, ADVICE & GUIDANCE, TRAINING AND OTHER MEANS SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO DELIVER PROJECTS AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS ISSUES OF INEQUALITY;F) BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LONDON.

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