Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

GREEN LANE MASJID AND COMMUNITY CENTRE 

Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre operates a mosque and an Islamic community centre on Green Lane, Small Heath in Birmingham.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/12/22£4,805£4,504£301£26£5,431£6751.84570
31/12/21£4,690£3,635£1,056£109£5,130£9833.24266
31/12/20£3,611£3,159£452£31£4,075£3,20012.23875
31/12/19£3,088£5,488£-2,399£31£3,623£2,8076.151100
31/12/18£4,717£2,515£2,202£30£6,022£4,73022.6570
31/12/17£2,492£2,673£-180£39£3,820£3,14914.1560
31/12/16£2,658£2,069£588£37£4,001£3,14018.2520
31/12/15£1,811£1,951£-140£35£3,442£3,08919200
31/12/14£2,238£1,077£1,161£47£3,538£3,24636.2310
31/12/13*£1,048£895£154£53£2,378£1782.4400
31/12/12£1,603£688£915£75£2,224£3365.9220
31/12/11£1,215£624£591£8£1,309£4168190
31/12/10£872£547£325£37£718£4239.3150
31/12/09£582£516£66£29£393£3548.2150

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 12%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 20.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 16 years

www.greenlanemasjid.org

info@greenlanemasjid.org

01217130080

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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Muslim congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 45 employees
  • 70 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Home Office£384,704
DCMS£53,360
Heart Of England Community Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Home Office - Resettlement Programme - Post Arrival Support
£384,704 19/04/2021
The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) started in March 2021 and reaffirms the UKs ongoing commitment to refugee resettlement. Resettlement relies on collaborative working with local authorities to ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£53,360 11/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre
£10,000 09/04/2020
3
We are running a 7 day a week (including late night/out of hours) emergency food/medical supply delivery campaign to people self-isolating, in financial difficulty, the elderly, and NHS staff. The ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 46-55
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/09/2008, number: 1125833
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/04/2008, number: 06552666
Gift Aid
  • 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; AR13: 54 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF SALFORD on 23/01/2024
Main office

20 GREEN LANE
SMALL HEATH
BIRMINGHAM
B9 5DB

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ( THE OBJECTS ) ARE TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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