Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

BRISTOL MUSLIM CULTURAL SOCIETY 

Summary of main objectives:1. Offer drop-in advice advocacy and information to the community on wide range of issues.2. Act as a representative and consultative body for Muslim communities in raising issues of concern to the public, private and voluntary sector.3. Develop activities for young people and women4. Support and develop Muslim infrastructure
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/03/22*£34£19£16n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21*£23£20£3n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£27£31£-5n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£36£39£-3n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18£34£35£-1£0£0£0n/a025
31/03/17*£43£41£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£41£43£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£55£44£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£29£30£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£22£51£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£100£132£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£198£237£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£246£180£65£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£185£211£-25£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years
(21 years as a company)

www.bmcs.org.uk

bmcs@bmcs.org.uk

07903700331

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 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
Quartet Community Foundation - The Community Iftar Project
£3,770 28/01/2020
3
To provide three community iftar evenings which will be held in three secondary schools across different parts of Bristol, to increase community cohesion.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-54
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/10/2007, number: 1121092
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/07/2002, number: 04495887
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR22: 58 days late, AR21: 2 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR15: 13 days late, AR13: 69 days late, AR12: 205 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 215 days late, AR09: 6 days late,
Main office

EASTON BUSINESS CENTRE
FELIX ROAD
BRISTOL
BS5 0HE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING, THOSE ADHERING TO THE MUSLIM FAITH, ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE MUSLIM PEOPLE AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS, ADVANCE EDUCATION, AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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