Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

OLDHAM CENTRAL MASJID & ISLAMIC CENTRE 

Provide religious facilities for the Muslim community in the Westwood area of Oldham
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,810,740 available, equivalent to 120 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 14 years

oldhamcentralmasjid.org.uk

info@ocmic.org.uk

01616522793

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£529£380£149£0£3,811£3,811120.3340
31/03/22£486£374£112n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/21£488£339£149n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/20£373£278£94n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/19*£407£295£112n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18*£410£259£152£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£458£240£218£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£230£163£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£272£142£130£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£261£236£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£384£280£103£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£272£39£233£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£732£685£47£9£746£74613.100

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 39%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 120.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 24 months
Quick Ratio: 551.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Oldham,
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?
  • 3 employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/12/2009, number: 1133257
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR19: 82 days late, AR18: 219 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 47 days late, AR13: 223 days late, AR12: 288 days late, AR11: 99 days late,
Main office

88 FEATHERSTALL ROAD NORTH
OLDHAM
OL9 6BX

Objectives

A TO PROVIDE RELIGIOUS FACILITIES FOR THE FOLLOWERS OF THE ISLAMIC FAITHB TO ESTABLISH, MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE CENTRAL MASAJID IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES AND VALUESC TO OFFER PROVISION FOR ISLAMIC TEACHING AND WIDER COMMUNITY FACILITIES WHERE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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