Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    ALHIKMAH FOUNDATION SCIO

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Charitable activities £5,956 £3,202
    Donations & Legacies £249,582 £272,625
    Other Income £115 £20,700
    Investment Income
    Total income £380,137 £255,653 £275,827 £234,083 £285,528 £341,493
    Charitable activities spending £97,545 £166,192 £197,736
    Fundraising costs 6% 3% 2% 1%
    Other spending £115 £126,296
    Total spending £44,481 £112,995 £175,833 £239,385 £277,735 £327,124
    Surplus/deficit £335,656 £142,658 £99,994 -£5,302 £7,793 £14,369
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Muslim congregations
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of religion
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Aberdeen
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Scottish Government - Alhikmah Foundation SCIO
    £6,600 18/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 28/08/2013, number: SC044230
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Masjid Alhikmah and Community Centre, 41 Nelson Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5ER

    Objectives

    6.1 to advance religion, and in particular the understanding and practice of the Islamic faith for the benefit of the Muslim community and the wider public. 6.2 to advance education, particularly in connection with the Islamic faith. 6.3 to promote religious and racial harmony, particularly through striving to nurture harmony between Muslims and non-Muslims in order to achieve mutual understanding. and 6.4 to relieve those in need by reason of age, ill -health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through providing welfare services (and on the basis that any funds received for a particular and specific cause shall only be used in furtherance of that cause). 6.5 to advance citizenship and community development. 6.6 to provide recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Muslim community and the wider public

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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